Unsaturated Fats Cut Gallstone Risk
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A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable oil, nuts and fish may help fend off more than heart disease and diabetes: It appears to prevent gallstones, too.    Men who ate more of the unsaturated fats found in such foods lowered their risk of gallstones by nearly one-fifth, according to a 14-year study published in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine...
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Being obese or gaining weight more than  normal increases the risk of kidney stones, especially in women  who ordinarily run half the chance that men do of developing  the painful deposits, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Taking vitamin D tablets could substantially reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A high-fat diet may make people more vulnerable to a potentially lethal side effect of the drug ecstasy, new animal research suggests.
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A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable oil, nuts and fish may help fend off more than heart disease and diabetes: it appears to prevent gallstones, too.
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Having too little vitamin D has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, a US study has concluded.
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Scientists say they have found why a diet rich in olive oil may cut the risk of developing breast cancer.
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A new FDA policy means that firms marketing olive oil products can claim that &quot;limited and not conclusive scientific evidence&quot; suggests that eating about two tablespoons of olive oil each day might reduce the risk of heart disease.
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A GLASS of fresh milk could help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, new research has found. According to data to be presented to a World Dairy Summit in Melbourne today, people with an above average
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NEW YORK  - When it comes to heart health,   virgin olive oil may have an edge over other vegetable fats,   new research suggests.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat has a large gallstone, a Palestinian hospital official said yesterday, as the weakened Palestinian leader broke his Ramadan fast and underwent more medical tests at the urging of his doctors.
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A compound in blueberries appears to be effective in lowering cholesterol, according to a study using cells from rat livers. The compound, called pterostilbene, has the potential to be developed into a natural
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MONDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Certain amounts of vitamin D may be able to prevent up to half of breast cancer cases and two-thirds of colorectal cancer cases in the United States, according to two studies by researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues at other centers.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Women with certain genes get an extra protective boost when they take fish oils called marine n-3 fatty acids that may reduce the risk of breast cancer.
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Taking vitamin D cut the risk of pancreatic cancer nearly in half, according to a new study that is being called the first to show such a benefit.
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Eating just one meal high in saturated fat &#151; in this case, carrot cake and a milkshake &#151; can quickly prevent "good" cholesterol from protecting the body against clogged arteries, a small study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Taking 1,000 to 2,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D each day may safely reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to pooled data from published studies.