http://www.doctorwascher.com Weekly Global Health Research Update Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:20:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers" VITAMIN D REDUCES RISK OF COGNITIVE DECLINE & DEMENTIA Regular readers of this column are already well aware of the preventive effects of Vitamin D with respect to falls in the elderly, certain cancers, and cardiovascular ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/vitamin-d/vitamin-d-reduces-risk-of-cognitive-decline-dementia.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers" ALL FORMS OF HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT) INCREASE BREAST CANCER RISK One of the most common questions that I am asked is if there are any safe forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women who ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/breast-cancer/all-forms-of-hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt-increase-breast-cancer-risk.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers" IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME: CAUSE DISCOVERED? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a poorly understood cluster of gastrointestinal (GI) tract symptoms that typically includes varying degrees of abdominal bloating and crampy pain, diarrhea, constipation, and the frequent discharge ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/weekly-health-update/irritable-bowel-syndrome-cause-discovered.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers" SOY, CURCUMIN & PROSTATE CANCER RISK Because chronic inflammation within the prostate gland is through to be an important risk factor for prostate cancer, anti-inflammatory dietary supplements and medications may be able to reduce the risk ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/prostate-cancer/soy-curcumin-prostate-cancer-risk.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers" GREEN TEA EPICATECHIN REDUCE HEART DAMAGE & CHF Epicatechin is a member of a group of dietary antioxidants known as flavonoids.  Epicatechin is found in a variety of plant-based foods, but is particularly abundant in green ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/heart-disease/green-tea-epicatechin-reduces-heart-damage-chf.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers" DIACYLGLYCEROL (DIGLYCERIDE) COOKING OIL REDUCES OBESITY   Diacylglycerols (also known as diglycerides) are dietary fatty acids that are found, in small concentrations, in many vegetable-based cooking oils, including canola and soybean oils.  However, triacylglycerols, known more ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/weekly-health-update/diacylglycerol-diglyceride-cooking-oil-reduces-obesity.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers"  IMPORTANT NEW ADVANCE IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT: INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPY The surgical management of breast cancer has undergone several very important revolutions over the past 20 years.  When I began medical school, there was essentially only one ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/weekly-health-update/important-new-advance-in-the-breast-cancer-treatment-intraoperative-radiation-therapy.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers"    I would like to take the occasion of this Memorial Day weekend to sincerely thank the millions of active duty service members, veterans, and families of The Fallen, for their selfless and courageous service to ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/weekly-health-update/medical-research-studies-%e2%80%9cspin%e2%80%9d.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers"  SOY & CURCUMIN REDUCE PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) Regular readers of this column are already aware that the regular consumption of foods containing soy isoflavones may be associated with a reduced risk of developing prostate cancer, ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/weekly-health-update/soy-curcumin-reduce-prostate-specific-antigen-psa.html   Welcome to Weekly Health Update "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers"  COFFEE & THE RISK OF DEATH FROM HEART DISEASE & CANCER Last month, I reviewed research showing that increased coffee consumption was associated with a decrease in inflammation and an increase in HDL cholesterol (the “good ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/weekly-health-update/coffee-the-risk-of-death-from-heart-disease-cancer.html