http://www.bami.us/wordpress Information you can trust Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:31:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Light to moderate drinking may keep women from gaining too much weight, according to the researchers from the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. In their recent 13-year study of normal-weight women younger than 50, those who drank light to moderate amounts of alcohol daily, gained less weight and had a ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/10/does-a-drink-a-day-really-help-with-weight-control/ Avodart (dutasteride) may both prevent prostate cancer and improve the predictive power of the blood test, PSA, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.  In their recent study of men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the medication was associated with a 40% lower incidence of prostate cancer diagnosis than ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/09/avodart-dutasteride-may-prevent-prostate-cancer/ Recent attention has been focused on three commonly used, over-the counter supplements and weight loss pills which contain chromium.  According to test results by Consumer Labs, a private provider of independent testing of health products, a carcinogenic form of chromium, known as hexavalent chromium, was found in three of these products that are currently on the market.  (The ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/06/a-carcinogenic-form-of-chromium-found-in-3-weight-loss-supplements/ Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of disability, yet most Americans don't know the warning signs of a heart attack, according to the CDC. "Some heart attacks are sudden and intense — the "movie heart attack," where no one doubts ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/05/do-you-know-the-warning-signs-of-a-heart-attack/ More and more products with  unidentified and harmful ingredients are finding their way into the booming U.S. "Dietary Supplement" marketplace. They are freely advertised on the radio and TV, and are readily available online as well as on the shelves of local grocery stores, pharmacies, and health food stores across the U.S.  This booming multibillion dollar market ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/05/just-because-its-on-the-store-shelf-does-not-mean-its-safe/  A woman's future risk of heart disease and stroke may be associated with the number of births she has in her lifetime, say researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. In their large recent study, women who gave birth two times had the lowest risk of future cardiovascular disease, whereas women with no, ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/03/moms-risk-of-heart-disease-linked-with-number-of-births/ In a recent study, obese participants on low-fat diets lost more weight long term than those on a low-carb plan. In fact, those on low-carb diets had gained back nearly all their weight after three years, while those on low-fat diets continued to lose.   The reason for these findings, the researchers speculated, was that low-carb ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/02/low-fat-diets-more-successful-than-low-carb-diets-long-term/ For every hour teens spend watching television, there is a 13% increased risk of low attachment to parents and a 24% increase in the risk of having low attachment to peers, according to a recent study out of New Zealand.  Source: "TV, Computers Linked to Weak Relationships", MedPage Today,  March 1, 2010 Source: Richards R, et ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/02/excessive-tv-and-computer-use-weakens-teen-and-parent-relationships/ Listen to music you like for 15 to 20 minutes a day -- and consider it a healthful a practice like regular exercise and a healthy diet, says Dr. Michael Miller from the Center for Preventive Cardiology, in an article by Health Day. Involve your child in music on a daily basis, says the Nemours ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/03/01/pleasant-music-is-good-for-the-mind-and-body/ The decline in breast cancer rates among women over age 50 is linked to less use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), according to Harvard Researchers. In their study of more than 350,000 women, the decline was most significant for cases of estrogen receptor-positive cancer and among affluent, white women who were ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/02/22/breast-cancer-drop-linked-to-decreased-use-of-hrt/