Diet Care

SAM-e May Work as an Add-On Therapy in Treating Major Depression
By
Denise Mann
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD
Sept. 3, 2010 — SAM-e plus prescription antidepressants may spell relief for hard-to-treat depression, according to a new study published in the August 2010 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Short for S-adenosyl methionine, SAM-e is a [...]

Quiz Gives Your Kitchen a Cleanliness Grade
By
Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD
Sept. 2, 2010 — Just how clean is your kitchen? An online quiz rates your hygiene practices with a letter grade — and gives you the information you need to keep your food safe from bacteria.
That’s according to a CDC report in [...]

Sept. 2, 2010 — The long-term use of oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis drugs such as Actonel, Boniva, and Fosamax may be associated with a doubling in esophageal cancer risk, but the risk to individual users remains small, researchers say.
Compared to people who had never taken the medications, long-term users of the bone-building drugs known as oral [...]

Sept. 2, 2010 — Prescription drug use in the U.S. has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report.
The study, published in the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief No. 42, says the percentage of Americans who took at [...]

Taking antihistamines may relieve allergy symptoms, but these commonly used medications can also make it harder to fasten your belt. A new study carried out at Yale University shows that people who take antihistamines are more likely to be obese or overweight than those who don’t.
Antihistamines and Weight Gain
When Yale researchers looked at the body [...]

Study Shows Marijuana Isn’t a ‘Gateway’ to Other Drugs as Teens Turn Into Adults
By
Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD
Sept. 2, 2010 — New research finds little support for the hypothesis that marijuana is a “gateway” drug leading to the use of harder drugs in adulthood.
Teens in the study who smoked marijuana were more [...]

Caloric intake is really important when you are going to do any activity that is exerting. On Saturday mornings, I usually wake up early to accomplish at least one item from my home to do list. In an effort to get as much as I can accomplished, I frequently forget, or purposefully ignore, having breakfast. [...]

Study Shows Older People See Rise in Self-Esteem When Reading Negative News on Youth
By
Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD
Sept. 1, 2010 — People over 50 get a self-esteem boost when they read negative news about young adults, a study shows.
Researchers also say young people, when given the choice, would rather read about people [...]

Anyone who can’t stand being pregnant another day may want to know how to naturally induce labor. Before you try any of these natural ways to induce labor, it is important to keep in mind that nothing is full-proof. While some women may find that one of these natural methods works for them, another may [...]

Study Also Shows Higher Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Failure Patients With Low Vitamin D Levels
By
Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
Aug. 31, 2010 (Stockholm, Sweden) — Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of death and hospitalization in people with heart failure, researchers report.
The study doesn’t prove that low vitamin [...]