A new study of men and women in England, Scotland and Wales suggests that Low levels of vitamin D may contribute to chronic pain in women.  The study did not find a similar link for men.
The study had 6824 participants and is published in the journal Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.
Women with vitamin D levels in [...]

Stanford researchers are reporting a new and better way to test whether a breast cancer is likely to recur.Until now, the best way to predict likely breast cancer recurrence is whether tumor cells have invaded the lymph nodes near the breast. New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that looking at the [...]

A new study finds that or more drinks double the risk of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women
“This is the first prospective study to report a significant association between alcohol and endometrial cancer,” says Veronica Wendy Setiawan, assistant professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “Previous studies have shown that alcohol [...]

Another reason for adequate vitamin D, especially for moms.
According to a Canadian study, vitamin D levels of pregnant women is linked to baby’s incidence of enamel defects and early-childhood tooth decay.  The study is the first to show that pregnant women’s vitamin D levels may affect the dental health of their infants.
Researchers analyzed the vitamin [...]

Big babies at birth are often admired, yet it may be a sign of trouble later in life according to data from a large new study that suggests that heavy birthweight babies twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis . The study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
The findings are based on data from [...]

If you did not already know it, a healthy diet is better for you than a not so healthy one, says this study.
A new study reported by HealthDay news finds that a diet ow in saturated fats and sugar and high in vegetables, fruits and whole grains translates into lower death rates from from heart [...]

For both men and women, those who smoked more than two packs a day were about 50 times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who never smoked.The largest study of its kind ha fond that women who smoke get lung cancer at the same rate as men.  This contradicts some evidence that women [...]

The effectiveness of the flu vaccine is gamble. Months before the flu season, officials at the World Health Organization and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services take a guess as to what flu virus strain will hit in the coming winter. Even if they quess right, the effectiveness of the vaccine has been [...]

A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health finds that when sttes fund stop smoking initiatives it works, potentially, providing savings in health care costs.
According to researchers the study examined, “ the association between cumulative state anti-tobacco program expenditures and changes in adult smoking prevalence” for data between 1985 and 2003.
“It appears [...]

A new study from King’s College London adds more evidence that exercise is a true anti-aging formula.
“A sedentary lifestyle increases the propensity to aging-related diseases and premature death. Inactivity may diminish life expectancy not only by predisposing to aging-related diseases, but also because it may influence the aging process itself,” study author Lynn F. Cherkas, [...]