Monthly Archives: July 2014

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Brown Fat May Protect Against Diabetes and Obesity in HumansA new study in 12 men with and without brown fat has shown for the first time that when activated by mild exposure to cold, brown fat increases blood glucose disposal, insulin sensitivity, and energy expenditure in humans.Interventions to activate brown fat… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Hidden Sugar Sources are Everywhere! Today, most North Americans down an astounding 2,900 calories a day, and 680 of those are from sugar. You should be getting more of your sugars from natural food sources like fresh fruit or veggies but most people do not. On average, you’re swallowing 32 teaspoons… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Menopause: Hormone Therapy Does Not Slow Atherosclerosis Hormone therapy (HT) in newly menopausal women mitigates vasomotor symptoms, including hot flushes, and improves some markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).  However, HT has no effect on the progression of atherosclerosis, researchers report in an… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Diabetes Drug Linked to Lower Dementia RiskLong-term use of the diabetes drug pioglitazone (Actos, Takeda Pharmaceuticals) may protect against dementia, an observational study suggests.The study was presented here at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2014. Abstract #P2-295 Presented July 14, 2014.Pioglitazone is a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) agonist used to… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.comSmoking & Passive Smoking Cause Hearing Loss Smokers are 15.1% more likely to develop hearing loss compared with non-smokers and passive smokers (those regularly exposed to second-hand smoke).   Moreover, passive smokers (people who do not smoke but are exposed to smoking because they are in the presence of people who smoke) were found… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Study: Acetaminophen No Better Than Placebo For Lower Back Pain  The New York Times’ “Well” blog reports that “a large, rigorous trial has found that acetaminophen works no better than a placebo” for lower back pain. The AP also reported that investigators “assigned more than 1,600 people with acute lower back pain to either acetaminophen–with a maximum… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Spanking The Gray Matter Out Of KidsThe more you physically punish your children for their lack of self-control, the less they have, Sarah Kovac says.Spanking or other forms of corporal punishment can alter children’s brains, research showsKids who were regularly spanked had less gray matter in prefrontal cortexes, studies sayThese areas of… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Using a Nicotine Patch During Pregnancy = Higher ADHD RiskSmoking during pregnancy has been linked to a higher chance of the child having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a new study suggests women who use nicotine replacement products may also have children with an elevated risk.That doesn’t necessarily mean that nicotine causes… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Genetics Not Environment for Autism RiskNearly 60% of the risk for autism is genetic, and most of that risk is due to inherited gene variants that are common in the population, a large Swedish study shows.“We show very clearly that inherited common variants comprise the bulk of the risk that sets… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Low Melatonin = Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer Epidemiological and experimental studies suggest the hormone melatonin, which plays a role in regulating the sleep-wake cycle, may play a role in the development of prostate cancer, as lower melatonin levels have been associated with an increased risk of prostate (and breast) cancer…. Read more »