Health Studies in the News

We’re drink a cup of morning Joe because it kick-starts us from bed to the office with a caffeine-filled punch! Because we’re so used to hearing about the negative side effects of consuming too much coffee—we’re actually surprised when we hear the beneficial health advantages to this morning guilty pleasure brew. Well brace yourselves, current […]

Common painkillers like Aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen, won’t just help alleviate your pain – they might reduce your risk of developing skin cancer as well. The news stems from a study conducted in Denmark and published in the journal Cancer. The results of the research showed that individuals who routinely took non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs were […]

Announcing a recent breakthrough for heart disease patients! Canadian scientists discovered that they can create life-giving patches from a patient’s own stem cells to repair damaged or diseased hearts. The findings provide a hopeful alternative for current stem cell therapies that use donated bone marrow stem cells, but risk being rejection by the receiving heart […]

U.S. scientists have some welcome news for those who miss bread, but have serious gluten allergies, like Celiac Disease. Up until now, those with gluten allergies or severe intolerance have had one choice if they want to squelch abdominal pain—to abandon all foods containing wheat, barley and rye. However, it’s a daily struggle to kick gluten completely […]

Older people, especially those with Alzheimer’s and Dementia, are prone to fractures and injuries due to falls. However, researchers at the University Health Network in Toronto, have uncovered a disturbing trend in broken bones and bruises in senior radiology patients that signal elder abuse. “There’s a typical distribution of [fractures and soft tissue] injuries…around the […]