The breast cancer drug letrozole, marketed as Femara, may be more effective than tamoxifen at preventing the return of breast cancer and improving survival among older women with hormone-sensitive breast cancers, a new study reports. In the study, published online Oct. 21 in The Lancet Oncology, the researchers updated data from an ongoing study...
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The DASH diet (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) is usually prescribed for adults to help them control their high blood pressure. But a study finds that the eating program may also help teen girls gain less weight. In the “Best Diets Overall” category, the Dash came in first, with three tying for second: the...
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Coeliac disease spelled Celiac disease in North America, is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy onward. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea, failure to thrive (in children), and fatigue, but these may be absent, and symptoms in other organ systems have been described....
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The suit against Taco Bell is all about a meat mixture that contains binders and extenders, and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as “beef.” According to the suit filed by the Alabama law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles said the...
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Natural Cut Fries With Sea Salt, the company’s product development team found a way to leave the potato skins on, make the fries crispier and give them a much tastier flavor. What they didn’t manage to do, however, is make the fries an actual all-natural product. That, says CMO Ken Calwell, would be too...
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Jonny Bowden, a Los Angeles nutritionist who has written eight books, including, most recently, Living Low Carb: Controlled-Carbohydrate Eating for Long Term Weight Loss, says the ideal office snacks are “well constructed mini-meals.” That means food that contains protein, fat and fiber and delivers 200 calories or less. It’s tough to find all those...
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Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron for decades before diet and exercise became a national obsession, died Sunday. He was 96. The cause was respiratory failure due to pneumonia. LaLanne had been ill for the past week according to his longtime agent Rick...
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Fourteen of the fifteen most popular prescription drugs last year were cheap generics, demonstrating just how far the brand-name drug industry has fallen. The only branded drug that makes the list is Pfizer’s cholesterol drug Lipitor. For all slides, prescription data is from IMS Health and prices are from drugstore.com; prices are for a...
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Environmental Working Group (EWG) analyzed the labels of 173 unique bottled water products and company websites to determine if companies disclose information on where water comes from, how or if their water is treated, and whether the results of purity testing are revealed. The nonprofit also looked at how effective (and advanced) any water...
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Dave Hisey’s oldest daughter, diagnosed with leukemia nearly five years ago when she was 13, is in remission. His 12-year-old son has another year of chemotherapy for a different type of leukemia. And his 9-year-old daughter is scared she’ll be next. Hisey is not alone in fearing the worst. Just about every mom and...
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