Breastfeeding Cuts Moms’ Heart Risk

Breastfeeding Cuts Moms’ Heart Risk
Study Shows Breastfeeding Cancels Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes

By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD,FACC

April 21, 2009 — Breastfeeding cuts a woman’s risk of heart disease and diabetes long after her infant has grown up, new data strongly suggest.

Pregnancy increases a woman’s risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. But breastfeeding cancels out this risk, says Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Read more…

Low Birth Weight Linked to Heart Risk

Low Birth Weight Linked to Heart Risk
Higher White Blood Cell Count for Low-Birth-Weight Babies May Explain Heart Disease Risk

By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

April 2, 2009 — Low-birth-weight babies have been shown in numerous studies to have an elevated risk for heart disease in adulthood, and now a new study may help explain why.
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Heart Screening for Diabetes Patients?

Heart Screening for Diabetes Patients?
Study Shows Screening Doesn’t Reduce Heart Attacks Among People With Diabetes

By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD,FACC

April 14, 2009 — Heart disease is a major killer of type 2 diabetes patients, with fatal heart attacks and strokes often occurring with few warning signs.

Routine screening for coronary artery disease has been suggested as a way to identify diabetes patients who are most at risk, but a new study shows no evidence to support the practice. Read more…

Blueberries May Banish Belly Fat

Blueberries May Banish Belly Fat
Diet Rich in Blueberries May Boost Heart Health

By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

April 19, 2009 — Busting belly fat may be yet another of blueberries’ health benefits.

A new study shows rats who ate a diet rich in blueberries lost abdominal fat — the kind of fat linked to heart disease and diabetes — as well as experienced other health benefits like lowered cholesterol and improved glucose control even if their diet wasn’t otherwise heart-healthy. Read more…

Healthy Menu Items May Sabotage Your Diet

April 23, 2009 — Maybe next time you see a tossed salad in a restaurant you should look the other way — especially if you’re on a diet — because just seeing the healthy food on a menu may induce you to make a fattening choice, new research indicates. Read more…

top 3 issues for this week on staying healthy

Experts’ Best Diet Tips for Weight Loss To get answers about what really works for weight loss, WebMD turned to eight noted diet and nutrition experts for their own favorite diet tips.

Acai: Weight Loss Wonder Fruit? Some ads are touting the acai berry as a miracle weight loss cure. We cut through the hype to bring you the bottom line about acai and weight loss. Read more…

Top 12 Healthy Frozen Dinners

Top 12 Healthy Frozen Dinners

Roasted poblano chilies, steak tips with Portobello mushroom, pumpkin squash ravioli … these sound like mouth-watering restaurant entrees, but you can get them at your local supermarket. Just stroll down the freezer aisle to find these and many other enticing frozen dinners that can be ready in minutes. Read more…

3 important healthy issues

Not All Diets Pass the Heart-Healthy Test Despite claims that many foods and diets are heart healthy, a new review shows only some show strong evidence of lowering heart disease risk.

Exercise Prescription Coming Your Way? When doctors prescribe exercise for sedentary adults, those patients boost their physical activity, a Spanish study shows. Read more…

Health tips May 2009 Laughter Healthy for Diabetes Patients

Blueberries May Banish Belly Fat A new study shows rats who ate a diet rich in blueberries lost abdominal fat — the kind of fat linked to heart disease and diabetes — as well as experienced other health benefits.

Very Low Blood Sugar Linked to Dementia New research that suggests a link between dangerously low blood sugar and dementia in older patients with type 2 diabetes raises more questions about the strategy of aggressively treating diabetes patients to achieve tight glycemic control.

Laughter Healthy for Diabetes Patients Watching a funny video for 30 minutes per day could lower heart disease risk factors for high-risk diabetes patients, researchers report.

Swine influenza Swine Flu informations

Swine influenza virus (referred to as Swine influenza viruses or SIV) refers to influenza cases that are caused by Orthomyxoviruses endemic to populations of pigs. SIV strains isolated to date have been classified either as Influenzavirus C or one of the various subtypes of the genus Influenzavirus A.[1]
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