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VIA:  Health.Com By:  Ed Edelson/HealthDay Reporter Although the case for coffee and exercise playing a part in the prevention of prostate cancer has not yet fully been proven, but the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study does show a clear association with both activities. Data on 50,000 men that participated in the study shows a common diagnosis […]

VIA:  Health.Com Provided By:  Healthwise Most men develop osteoporosis as a result of: •    Smoking, which increases the rate of bone loss. •    Not getting enough weight-bearing exercise. •    Taking certain medications, such as corticosteroids (for example, prednisone). •    Having low levels of the male hormone testosterone. •    Drinking too much alcohol. Click here for […]

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VIA:  Health.Com Peanut Butter-and-Jelly Sandwich Cookies Ingredients 1/4 cup margarine, softened 1/4 cup no-sugar-added creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup “measures-like-sugar” calorie-free sweetener 1/4 cup sugar 2 large egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt Cooking spray 3/4 cup low-sugar strawberry spread Preparation Preheat oven […]

VIA:  Health.Com This 20oz Raspberry Delight smoothie only has 240 calories, 0g fat and 3g fiber. This sandwich only has 300 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated) and 920mg sodium. This all fruit 16 oz Strawberry Whirl has 200 calories, 0g fat, 4g fiber and 42g sugar. This sandwich without mayo has 420 calories, 15g fast […]

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VIA:  Health.Com Oral Glucose-Tolerance Test: This test is commonly performed on pregnant women.  The typical test includes drawing your blood once, then drinking a glucose solution and then the nurse or doctor will draw blood from the patient every 30 to 60 minutes for up to 3 hours. Fasting Blood Sugar: Patient fasts overnight and […]

VIA:  Health.Com Salmon Salad With Vinaigrette Ingredients 1 pound green beans, trimmed 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon minced shallots 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided 4 (3-ounce) salmon fillets 4 cups mixed salad greens 1/4 cup vertically sliced Vidalia or […]

VIA:  Health.Com By:  Harriett Brown Source:  Health Magazine Her doctor told her: “I have no idea what it is. Wait for it to go away.” It didn’t go away. “I could no longer think straight, no matter how hard I tried or what I did,” Price says. Worse, she suffered three straight miscarriages. Finally, four […]

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VIA:  Health.Com By:  Jennifer Thomas/HealthDay Reporter The high cost of chronic disease is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States as legislators grapple with financial strains on Medicare and the larger issue of health-care reform, the researchers say. Factors driving the increase in diabetes cases include the aging population and continued high […]

VIA:  Health.Com By:   Ed Edelson/HealthDay Reporter When age and known stroke risk factors were included in the analysis, single men had a 64 percent higher risk of fatal stroke than married men, according to a report presented at the American Stroke Association’s annual stroke conference in San Antonio. This study also asked men to […]

VIA:  Health.Com Ingredients 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper Cooking spray Cooking spray […]

VIA:  Health.Com By:  Denise Mann The study conducted by Sabina Sieri, PhD, of the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, a national institute for cancer research in Milan, Italy, has found that carbohydrates with a high glycemic index tend to be the carbs that effect the heart.  This is not say that a diet high […]

VIA:  Health.Com By:  Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter Studies have proven that teenage girls who drink more than once a week are more likely to develop non-cancerous breast disease in their 20’s and breast cancer later in life.  Catherine Berkey, a biostatistician at Harvard Medical School in Boston, said that benign breast disease is known to […]