Cooking Sweet Corn Boosts its Ability to Fight Cancer and Heart Disease
Hurrah for hominy. Cooking sweet corn, whether you cream it, steam it or keep it on the cob, unleashes beneficial nutrients that can substantially reduce the chance of heart disease and cancer.
Hormone Therapy Study Stopped Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit
The NHLBI of the National Institutes of Health has stopped early a major clinical trial of the risks and benefits of combined estrogen and progestin in healthy menopausal women due to an increased risk of invasive breast cancer.
Researchers Discover Blood Stem Cells
New discovery marks an important step in the quest to master diabetes, cancer, heart disease, sight-robbing retinal disorders and a multitude of other medical conditions.
Diets High in Red Meat Linked to Stomach and Esophageal Cancers
Dietary factors are recognized as contributing to the development of stomach and esophagus cancers.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Report Diabetic Women Less Likely to Undergo Mammograms
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that women with diabetes were significantly less likely to undergo screening for breast cancer by mammography than patients in a control group.
Ohio State Scientists Bake Heart Healthy Soy Bread
A team of scientists at The Ohio State University has somethin' in the oven: the first soy bread that's both good for your heart and easy on the taste buds, too.
Study Suggests Women May Need More Vitamin C
Recent findings by researchers at NIDDK and Vanderbilt University indicate that the RDA of vitamin C may need to increase to 90 milligrams a day for young women.
New Diet-Cancer Research Shows Variety to be Key to Cancer Prevention
Researchers studying the diet-cancer link are devoting a new level of scientific attention to a dietary factor that many people take for granted - variety.
