Research Updates

• Americans’ Weight Gain Costs Airlines
• Antibacterial Soaps No Better at Cleaning Your Hands
• Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs
• Decorated Needles Can Calm Patients
• Fatalistic Beliefs about Cancer Cause Many to Ignore Cancer Prevention Advice
• FDA Approves a New AIDS Pill - Atripla
• Health Status Declines in Young Adulthood
• Lutein and Fish Oil Can Slow Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
• More Than One-Third of Americans Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Secondhand Smoke Takes Its Toll
• Stress Impairs Memory and Cognitive Functioning
• Tobacco, Poor Diet, and Physical Inactivity Leading Causes of Death in U.S.
• UC Berkeley Wellness Letter Suggests Three-Year Wait and See Before Taking a New Drug

Cancer

• Cancer Deaths in U.S. Decline First Time in Over 70 Years
• Cancer Prevalence
• Cancer Prevention
• Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives
• Colon Cancer and Meat
• Depression Raises Colorectal Cancer Risk
• Fatalistic Beliefs about Cancer Cause Many to Ignore Cancer Prevention Advice
• Fatty Acids and Prostate Cancer
• Half of Cancer Deaths Are Preventable
• Reduce Colon Cancer
• Scorpions Help Brain Cancer
• Smoking and Breast Cancer

Cardiovascular Disease

• Healthy Lifestyle Can Reduce High Blood Pressure
• Few Americans Follow the “Big Four” Habits to Prevent Heart Disease
• Policosanol and Cholesterol Levels
• Prevalence of High Blood Pressure
• Vegetable Protein and Blood Pressure

Colds/Flu

• New Study Finds Echinacea Ineffective for Colds
• Lowering Your Risk for a Cold

Diabetes

• Diabetes Prevalence
• Jolt of Java May Protect Against Diabetes
• Obesity Key Factor in Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic
• Waistline Good Indicator of Diabetes Risk

Eye Health

• Take a Vision Break from Your Computer
• Visual Impairment in the U.S.

Oral Health

• Best Way to Attack Plaque for a Healthy Smile

Osteoporosis

• Anti-Acid Supplement Boosts Bone Mass

Women's Health

• Attention Ladies: Rhubarb May Cool Hot Flashes
• Low-Fat Diets Have No Effect on Risk for Breast and Colon Cancer or Heart Disease in Postmenopausal Women
• NWHIC Breastfeeding Web Site Voted #1