Updated: 2012-02-29 02:42:40
Health News Selenium Supplements May Help or Harm Print E-mail TUESDAY , Feb . 28 HealthDay News While getting the right amount of selenium in your diet can boost your immune function and lower your risk of death , you can get too much of a good thing . Higher-than-normal levels of selenium may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes , hair loss and certain cancers , a new review of evidence finds . There is a U-shaped relationship between selenium intake and health . As selenium intake goes up from a low value , health improves until the bottom of the U-shaped curve is reached , but then adverse or even toxic effects begin to be seen , said Margaret Rayman , the author of the review of selenium research , and a professor of nutritional medicine at the University of Surrey , in
Updated: 2012-02-28 10:38:40
Health News Chemo Brain' May Linger 20 Years After Breast Cancer Treatment Print E-mail MONDAY , Feb . 27 HealthDay News Chemo brain , the name given to the mental fog and related memory problems that can occur during and after chemotherapy , may last for two decades after breast cancer treatment , new research suggests . In the new study , 196 women with breast cancer who were treated with chemotherapy roughly 21 years earlier performed worse on tests of their memory , processing speed and other thinking cognitive skills when compared to their counterparts who had never been diagnosed with cancer . Participants had all been treated for breast cancer with a chemotherapy combination that included the drugs cyclophosphamide , methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil between 1976 and 1995. This
Updated: 2012-02-28 10:38:39
, : Health News Sleeping Pills Linked to Raised Risk of Death , Cancer : Study Print E-mail MONDAY , Feb . 27 HealthDay News Prescription sleeping pills may help you get some much needed rest at night , but using them routinely might also make it more likely that you will die or develop certain types of cancer , research . suggests A new study suggests that those who take these medications are four times more likely to die than people who don't take them . What's more , the research shows that sleeping pill use is also associated with a raised risk for certain cancers . The findings appear online Feb . 27 in the journal BMJ Open Sleeping pills linked to these risks included benzodiazepines such as temazepam non-benzodiazepines such as Ambien zolpidem Lunesta eszopiclone and Sonata zaleplon
Updated: 2012-02-24 17:16:27
. Health News Why Cancer Symptoms May Elude . M.D Print E-mail FRIDAY , Feb . 24 HealthDay News Diagnosing cancer is more difficult in certain groups of patients , according to a British . study Researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 41,000 patients with 24 types of cancer who were treated in 158 hospitals across England . They found that 77 percent of those who saw their family doctor about suspicious symptoms were referred to a hospital after only one or two . consultations However , the study found that women , young people , non-white patients and patients with less common cancers were more likely to see their family doctor three or more times before they were referred to a . hospital The researchers identified large differences in the promptness of family doctors in England
Updated: 2012-02-10 04:03:51
As the name implies, the role of HGH Human Growth Hormone is to regulate the development and maintenance of the important functions of your body. HGH pituitary gland responsible for production and secretion of human growth hormone is the master hormone in our body that controls the production of the other entire hormone. Slowdown in [...]
