Health
‘Fruit-Juice-Infused Chocolate’ Less Fat
NEW ORLEANS (UPI) — A new process produces “fruit-juice-infused chocolate,” which retains the lush, velvety “mouth-feel” of chocolate but less fat and sugar, British chemists say. Study leader Stefan A. F. Bon of the University of Warwick said the technology would allow the manufacture of chocolate with fruit juice, vitamin C water or diet cola […]
Walking As Good As Running For Health
BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI) — Walking briskly is as good as running to lower the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, U.S. researchers say. Principal study author Paul T. Williams of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Life Science Division in Berkeley, Calif., and colleagues analyzed 33,060 runners in the National Runners’ Health Study and […]
Seniors Who Eat Fish May Live Longer
BOSTON (UPI) — Older adults — age 65 and older — who eat fish and have the highest levels of fatty acids have a 27 percent lower mortality risk, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Dariush Mozaffarian of the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues at the University of Washington also found seniors with the […]
U.S. Eating A Diet Low In Saturated Fat
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (UPI) — From the 1970s to 1994, U.S. adults eating a diet low in saturated fat rose from 25 percent to 41 percent, but little changed through 2010, officials say. A report by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found an increased percentage of […]
U.S. Youth Ages 15-24 Half Of STDs
ATLANTA (UPI) — Sexually transmitted diseases affect individuals of all ages, but STDs take a particularly heavy toll on young people, U.S. health officials say. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta estimated U.S. teens and adults ages 15-24 make up just 27 percent of the sexually active U.S. population, […]
Marked U.S. Crosswalks Are Accident Prone
CORVALLIS, Ore. (UPI) — More pedestrian crashes occur in marked U.S. crosswalks than anywhere else on roads, especially at “permitted” left turns, a researcher says. David Hurwitz of Oregon State University said opposed to a “protected” left turn, in which a solid green arrow gives a driver the complete right of way in a left-turn […]
Heart Failure Affects Whites More
CHICAGO (UPI) — U.S. black men have a lower risk of heart failure, but that’s because black men die sooner and heart failure is a disease of the elderly, researchers say. “Heart failure is a disease of the aging, and on average, black men in America tend to have higher competing risks for death earlier […]
CDC: Prepare Water Wells Before Disaster
ATLANTA (UPI) — Floods, earthquakes and other disasters can damage or contaminate wells if not tightly capped or grouted but preparation can protect wells, U.S. officials say. “In the event of a flood the sediment and flood water could enter the well and cause contamination. Dug wells, bored wells, and other wells less than 50 […]
Beef: One-Quarter Of Food Borne Illness
ATLANTA (UPI) — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study says meat and poultry account for nearly a quarter of all food borne illnesses, a U.S. researcher says. Dr. John Painter, an epidemiologist at the CDC, said many think beef is a common cause of food borne illness, but it accounted for only one-quarter […]
FDA Changes Label Of Nicotine Gum, Patches
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said over-the-counter nicotine gum, patches and lozenges will no longer advise to limit use to 12 weeks at most. Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said when nicotine replacement therapy products were first marketed some 30 years ago to help […]
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