Regimens: Excess Protein Can Take a Toll
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Patients with ulcerative colitis who consume lots of red meat or alcohol have a sharply higher risk of relapse, researchers reported last week.
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SEATTLE - Postmenopausal women who take combination estrogen-plus-progestin hormone-replacement therapy for one year experience a twofold increase in breast density â- known risk factor for breast cancer â - a quadrupled risk of having an
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Scientists show how the proteins that cause vCJD bypass the body's defences and enter the bloodstream.
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We know that the trend toward super-thin models is pushing some of them to go on potentially deadly diets. Whatâs it doing to the rest of us?
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NEW YORK  - Despite the importance of  nutrition in managing type 1 diabetes, eating disorders and  unhealthy weight-control tactics are not uncommon in young  women with the disease -- and the combination can lead to  serious complications, a new study shows.
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Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that offers insight into how diets work.
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Many cancer survivors gobble down vitamins, but research shows that sometimes supplements can do more harm than good.
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Researchers say targeting a protein may overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to drugs.
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A case in which being too buff can lead to a serious problem.
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SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- In an era of highly complex medications with highly complex mechanisms and even more complicated names, take comfort that some basic (and pronounceable) lifestyle changes can have an impact on cancer outcomes.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with high doses of  medicinal steroids (aka, glucocorticoids) more than doubles the  risk of cardiovascular disease, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A protein powder that mixes amino acids, vitamins and minerals may help beat fatigue during intense exercise, a small study suggests.
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When a child develops diabetes, it&#39;s critical to know if it&#39;s the type that requires insulin treatment or the other version that can be controlled with diet and exercise.
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Compared with women who were of normal weight and taking a placebo, overweight women taking estrogen plus progestin raised their risk of venous thrombosis 3.8 times, while obese women experienced 5.6 times the risk.
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Low levels of a key protein may help doctors to identify women at risk of pre-eclampsia mid-way through pregnancy, research suggests.
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Two studies finding that lowering a protein called CRP may be beneficial in patients with severe heart disease raise questions about how to use that information.
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Reducing the levels of a protein secreted during inflammation may be as powerful in slowing heart disease as lower cholesterol.