Green Onions Blamed in Outbreak
...Hundreds of people fell ill with Hepatitis A after eating at Chi-Chi's Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania, restaurant. "There is currently no industry-accepted means of testing produce for Hepatitis A virus. And there is no effective way to wash Hepatitis A off of green onions, as the public health authorities h...Tomatoes Might Inhibit the Development Of Prostate Cancer
...while researchers suggest patients should focus on eating whole tomato products while the benefits of lycopene supplements are studied.......omy is of special concern since it interferes with eating and drinking. Children are especially prone to dehydration because they do not realize the importance of maintaining their normal fluid intake despite pain....Reducing The After Effects of Tonsillectomy
...omy is of special concern since it interferes with eating and drinking. Children are especially prone to dehydration because they do not realize the importance of maintaining// their normal fluid intake despite pain. A new study reveals that a tonsillectomy procedure using less energy than the standard el...The disease ,linked to eating infected beef was first reported in the United Kingdom in 1996 and since there is no known cure for the degenerative, fatal brain disorder.// Charlene is the only person living in the United States with the human form of mad cow disease, according t...Mad Cow Disease Might Be Linked to Blood Transfusions
The human disease believed to be caused by eating beef from cattle with mad cow disease may also be ... -- the patient could have gotten the disease from eating tainted beef rather than from the transfusion -- the authors note statistical analysis shows that is...Estrogen Found To Protect the Colon Against Cancer
...sts say there are no known harmful side effects to eating soy protein but they say that it is more beneficial to eat the food and not the supplement....Eating Fiber Reduces The Risk Of Heart Disease
A new study shows eating dietary fiber specifically from fruits and cereals lowers the risk of heart disease. Previous research has suggested // a connection between higher intake of fiber and lower risk of heart disease. However, few studies have actually looked at the diet...Low Fat Dairy Products Ideal For Patients With Gout
...e actually found a definite link. Results showed eating a lot of meat significantly raised the risk for men to develop the condition. Eating a lot of seafood made matters even worse. But men who ate high quantities of dairy products appeared to be protected from the disease.Surprisingly, researchers say d...Weight Loss Supplements Questioned
...rs conclude saying that there is no substitute for eating well and remaining physically active....Lack of Exercise Found To Lead To Obesity In Kids
... obesity. Researchers assessed the // exercise and eating habits of nearly 900 children who were either at risk of becoming overweight or were already considered overweight. They also documented how often the children watched television. Results of the study show a lack of vigorous physical activity is the......le and angry. When these same people resume normal eating habits, they tend to eat more and are unable to fe...spreading out calorie intake throughout the day by eating a 500-calorie breakfast, a 500-calorie lunch, a 300-calorie “second lunch” later in the day, and a 5...... feel that other external influences on children's eating habits and leisure activities need to be debated widely in society....Strategies That Might Lower Blood Pressure Questioned
...rcent changes in diet, and the patients were still eating healthier after six months. Although the changes weren’t significant enough to immediately lower the blood pressure, researchers say that these patients will have a lower risk of stroke in the future....The Effects Of Fish On Pregnant Women Questioned
... reduce their risk of having asthmatic children by eating oily fish. Results show asthmatic // mothers who ate oily fish, such as salmon and trout, during pregnancy were about 70-percent less likely to have children with asthma. In fact, researchers say the more oily fish a woman consumed, the less likely h...Fruits found To Be Good For Eyes
...of dietary records kept by the participants showed eating fruit was associated with a lower risk of developi...ascular ARM, in both men and women. Interestingly, eating more vegetables did not show the same effect. Neither did intake of any of the individual antioxidan...High-Protein Diet Found To Reduce Fertility
... defect. Thus researchers say the data shows that eating a diet of 25 percent protein results in elevated ammonium levels in the female reproductive tract, which has been shown to alter fetus development. Based on the available data researchers suggest that a high protein diet is not advisable while trying...Dietary Changes Could Reduce The Risk for Stroke
...a prudent diet. Furthermore, women who had Western eating habits were more likely to smoke, less likely to take vitamins, and less active. Thus researchers conclude saying that people should examine the different components of their diet and try to make some positive changes.......hat older patients can avoid the risk of stroke by eating broiled or baked fish. In the study, researchers found those who ate fish; one to four// times a week had 28% less risk of developing an irregular heartbeat(known as atrial fibrillation), than those who ate fish less than once a month. And people ......lation based studies have shown that what they are eating is what is lowering their risk of these cancers and not that they are taking supplements," he says Dr.Kumar....