University of Colorado Cancer Center investigator Tim Byers, MD, MPH, has research that indicates that over-the-counter supplements may actually increase cancer risk if taken in excess of the recommended daily amount. Taking extra vitamins and minerals may do more harm than good. This research started 20 years ago with the observation that people who ate more fruits and vegetables tended to have less cancer. Researchers wanted to see if taking extra vitamins and minerals woul

Exercise is thought to lower the risk of other diseases among breast cancer survivors, increase their overall quality of life and reduce their mortality from breast cancer and other diseases. Unfortunately, only one in three women living with breast cancer is meeting current physical activity guidelines. More women with breast cancer should increase their participation in physical activity after the diagnosis of breast cancer. About one in eight U.S. women will develop breas

Historically, it has been generally accepted that stretching decreases the risk of injury. Accordingly, it is common practice for stretching exercises to be included in a warm-up session. In fact, it has been suggested that stretching is the most common routine recommended by sports coaches and sports medicine professionals (Witvrouw et al., 2004). This myth is based on the idea that pre-exercise stretching reduces the risk of injury through improvements in range of motion an

While exercise has long been promoted as the elixir of youth, a large clinical trial conducted partly at Tufts University finally provides strong proof for the claim: It found that elderly people who walked and did basic strengthening exercises on a daily basis were less likely to become physically disabled compared to those who did not exercise regularly. Researchers recruited sedentary people ages 70 to 89 years who had trouble walking more than a quarter-mile. Half of them

Does Vitamin D supplementation plat a role in serious conditions? Can “vitamin” really help so many disease such as cancer and MS? Do people benefit from large doses of D? Have their been any side effects of supplementation? The media bombarded the public with reports claiming that vitamin D could be of help to so many diseases. It seems that everyone is taking it. Rigorous studies are needed to confirm whether vitamin D is the wonder drug. And more recently, several studi

BACKGROUND Germline loss-of-function mutations in PALB2 are known to confer a predisposition to breast cancer. However, the lifetime risk of breast cancer that is conferred by such mutations remains unknown. METHODS We analyzed the risk of breast cancer among 362 members of 154 families who had deleterious truncating, splice, or deletion mutations in PALB2. The age-specific breast-cancer risk for mutation carriers was estimated with the use of a modified segregation-analysis

The results of clinical trials of drugs for coronary heart disease and other illnesses found that exercise might work just as well or better than prescribed medications. The Harvard Medical School study reported that carefully monitored physical exercise was just as effective as drugs for treating people with or recovering from coronary heart disease or preventing diabetes. For stroke, exercise was more effective. For heart failure, drugs tended to work better. The scientist

A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues. Metabolic imbalance is often caused by elevated carbohydrate intake, which can lead to over-activating a molecule called C-terminal binding protein (CtBP). This over-acti

A pair of Yale Cancer Center interventional studies involving breast cancer survivors found that lifestyle changes in the form of healthy eating and regular exercise can decrease biomarkers related to breast cancer recurrence and mortality. The abstracts are scheduled to be presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago May 30-June 3rd. “The findings of both studies support a growing body of research that suggests lifestyle interv

Have you ever been to one of the leading hospitals in the world – and seen a McDonald’s inside the building? Have you asked the CEO of a hospital renowned for its cardiac care why they serve chili cheeseburgers and curly fries in their cafeteria and heard, “People are here with family emergencies – they need comfort food” There something bizarre about a hospital making money to treat ailments created by the food the hospital itself serves. Researchers at the UCLA School of Me

We all know about the dreaded beer belly, but can beer actually be beneficial to your health? Beer and Bone Density: A 2009 study done by Tufts University researchers studied the association between alcohol intake and bone mineral density. What they found was moderate consumption of alcohol may be beneficial to bone in men and postmenopausal women. In men, high liquor intakes (more than two drinks a day) were associated with significantly lower BMD. Beer and Heart Disease: Mo

There is a connection between fat and breast cancer, especially in those diagnosed with cancer after menopause. Breast cancer remains the most common type of cancer for women. A large percentage of the population is overweight. This has always been huge health concern for diabetes and other diseases. Doctors and public health officials have long been promoting lifestyle changes to stave off heart disease and diabetes, but fewer people associate better diets and exercise with