Researchers at St George's Hospital Medical School in London have designed a simple questionnaire called SCOFF to help detect the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and

March 11 — British researchers said on Monday they had isolated a “hunger hormone” that dramatically boosts human food consumption, raising the prospects of new

WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Mar 25 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday released the final report of the White House Commission

Moderate coffee drinking likely plays a small role in the development of hypertension, associated with only small increases in blood pressure over years of follow-up,

DALLAS, TX — March 26, 2002 — Long-term exposure to ingested arsenic, a contaminant in artesian well water in many parts of the world, has

from Journal of Clinical Hypertension Thomas G. Pickering, MD, DPhil, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY We have heard a lot lately about

LONDON (Reuters Health) Mar 21 – The European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) confirmed on Thursday that its scientific committee had initiated a Community-level review on

A year long study has found that isoflavones given to premenopausal women does not affect their ovulatory cycles. Investigators undertook the study in light of

By Louise Gagnon Special to DG News MONTREAL, QC — February 4, 2002 — Treating iron deficiency anaemia through diet supplementation using iron sprinkles has

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 15 – The idea that honey provides a kind of natural immunotherapy against symptoms caused by aeroallergens does not appear

Eating tomato products may reduce a man's risk of developing prostate cancer. The benefits may be related to the antioxidant properties of lycopene, a carotenoid

Infants fed formula containing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids after weaning showed better maturation of cortical function than infants fed formula without supplementation. In the first

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters Health) Mar 07 – Italy's Health Ministry has suspended the sale of weight-loss products containing sibutramine, an anti-obesity drug patented by Abbot

Impaired glucose tolerance is present in 25 percent of obese children and 21 percent of obese adolescents, some of whom also have clinically asymptomatic or

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 12 – Soy formula is generally well tolerated by infants with cow's milk allergy and soy allergy rarely develops, according

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters Health) Mar 07 – Italy's Health Ministry has suspended the sale of weight-loss products containing sibutramine, an anti-obesity drug patented by Abbot

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 04 – Daily soy isoflavone use significantly reduces menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women and may also help prevent cardiovascular disease,

Eating tomato products may reduce a man's risk of developing prostate cancer. The benefits may be related to the antioxidant properties of lycopene, a carotenoid

03/04/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Moderate alcohol consumption – one or two drinks per day – decreases cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women by up to 13

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 03/04/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Low intakes of dietary magnesium may increase supraventricular ectopy. Thus, people who live in areas with