by phc | Mar 27, 2013 | Diabetes, Healthcare News
Researchers continue to unlock the importance of vitamin D in the body. Researchers have shown that poor vitamin D levels in the body have been associated with a higher prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, or both in adults and adolescents. In a...
by phc | Mar 22, 2013 | Healthcare News
New guidelines have been released by the American Academy of Neurology concerning sports concussions and when a player can be released. Previously the guidelines tried to classify the severity of concussions at the time they occurred and then based return-to-play...
by phc | Mar 21, 2013 | Healthcare News
Duke University Medical Center recently published the results of a study on the role of anxiety and depression on heart disease. [1]The study involved 934 patients who were carefully screened to make sure they met the criteria that the researchers were using for this...
by phc | Mar 19, 2013 | Healthcare News, Kids Health
A recent study conducted on preschool children drew some interesting conclusions. The study focused on information on the types of milk 10,700 US children drank and their body mass index (BMI) at ages 2 and 4. Researchers found that giving children low fat 1% milk did...
by phc | Mar 18, 2013 | Cancer, Women's Health
Researchers have released a new study which indicates that breast cancer survivors will have better outcomes on low fat diets. The research showed that consuming at least half a serving of high-fat dairy per day increased the risk of dying from the disease. What was...