A few months ago, Women’s Health reported that excessive calcium consumption was linked to a higher risk of mortality. New research now provides more insight on the subject: In a study recently accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers report that taking calcium supplements—up to 1,000 mg a […]
A few months ago, Women’s Health reported that excessive calcium consumption was linked to a higher risk of mortality. New research now provides more insight on the subject: In a study recently accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers report that taking calcium supplements—up to 1,000 mg a […]
Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today: Puppy Rx: The American Heart Association says that owning a dog is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. [New York Times] Set your DVR: Neil Patrick Harris will be hosting the 2013 Tony Awards. After he rocked it the last […]
If your doctor had a way to peek into your health future and determine that you had a higher—but not definite—risk of developing cancer, heart disease, or any number of other scary illnesses, would you want to know? It’s a question to start considering now that a procedure called genomic sequencing is set to become […]
If you’re debating between chopping off your locks or keeping them long, consider this: Having longer hair may decrease your risk of getting melanoma on your head and neck, according to a new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Researchers used data collected for the French regional melanoma registry Observatoire des Mélanomes de […]
If you’re debating between chopping off your locks or keeping them long, consider this: Having longer hair may decrease your risk of getting melanoma on your head and neck, according to a new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Researchers used data collected for the French regional melanoma registry Observatoire des Mélanomes de […]
If you’re debating between chopping off your locks or keeping them long, consider this: Having longer hair may decrease your risk of getting melanoma on your head and neck, according to a new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Researchers used data collected for the French regional melanoma registry Observatoire des Mélanomes de […]
If you think you’re doing yourself a favor by ordering an omelet at brunch, think again. Eating an excessive amount of eggs may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke—even for people without traditional risk factors—according to a new study from the New England Journal of Medicine. Even more surprising: the reason why eggs […]
Need some extra motivation to slather on the sunscreen every a.m.? People who have had non-melanoma skin cancer may have an increased risk of developing another type of cancer in the future, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine. Seeing as how skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer […]
In case you’re still on the fence about quitting your soda habit, consider this: Drinking just one sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can drastically increase your odds of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the journal Diabetologia. Researchers from Imperial College in London analyzed data from the European Prospective Investigation […]