http://www.doctorwascher.com Weekly Global Health Research Update Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:10:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to Weekly Health Update New research shows that high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking account for the vast majority of all deaths caused by cardiovascular disease.   THE FOUR CRITICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISKS THAT YOU CAN CHANGE As I mention in my recent bestselling book, A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/diet/the-four-critical-cardiovascular-disease-risks-that-you-can-change.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update New research shows that behavioral therapy combined with an exercise program may be the most effective treatment for chronic pain.     EFFECTIVE NEW TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC PAIN According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, chronic pain afflicts nearly 1 out of every 3 American men, women and children, ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/cancer/effective-new-treatment-for-chronic-pain.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION MAY HELP SEVERE, REFRACTORY DEPRESSION Depression is both a common and a potentially very serious mental health disorder.  According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly 10 percent of the adult population in the United States can currently be classified as having active ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/weekly-health-update/deep-brain-stimulation-may-help-severe-refractory-depression.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update YOGA IMPROVES CHRONIC FATIGUE IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS Breast cancer remains the most common serious cancer to afflict women, and the second most common cause of cancer-related death in women (second only to lung cancer).  In 2012, most patients with breast cancer will undergo surgery, chemotherapy, radiation ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/cancer/yoga-improves-chronic-fatigue-in-breast-cancer-survivors.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update KIDS, VEGETABLES, DIET, AND REWARDS My now 10 year-old daughter used to eat almost everything that we put in front of her when she was a toddler.  Lately, however, she has decided that all she wants to eat is macaroni and cheese or mashed potatoes.  My now ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/nutrition/kids-vegetables-diet-and-rewards.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update MEAT CONSUMPTION AND COLORECTAL CANCER RISK As I discuss in my bestselling evidence-based book, A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race, our dietary habits have an enormous impact on our risk of developing cancer, and particularly cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.  Colorectal cancer risk, specifically, has ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/cancer/meat-consumption-and-colorectal-cancer-risk.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update New research suggests that sweet potato greens may have a role in prostate cancer prevention and treatment. SWEET POTATO GREENS AND PROSTATE CANCER As I discuss in my bestselling evidence-based book, A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race, even conservative clinical research assessments ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/cancer/sweet-potato-greens-and-prostate-cancer.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update New research suggests that the over-the-counter drug orlistat can significantly improve weight loss when combined with a low-fat diet. ORLISTAT (ALLI or XENICAL) SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES OBESITY Approximately two-thirds of the population in the United States is overweight, while at least a third of all people are ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/uncategorized/orlistat-alli-or-xenical-significantly-reduces-obesity.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update New research confirms that physicians frequently suffer from mental illness, and are more reluctant than non-physicians to seek help. PHYSICIANS AND MENTAL ILLNESS While physicians are less likely than the general population to die from heart disease or cancer, we doctors are significantly more likely to die from ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/depression/physicians-and-mental-illness.html Welcome to Weekly Health Update A new clinical study has found that our level of empathy and compassion may be determined by the oxytocin receptor gene, and that even strangers can detect which version of this gene we possess. OXYTOCIN GENE VARIATIONS MAY DETERMINE KINDNESS A fascinating new study reveals how profoundly ... http://www.doctorwascher.com/weekly-health-update/oxytocin-gene-variations-may-determine-kindness.html