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Tips For Heart-Healthy Cooking

Posted by martin on October 27th, 2009

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Best tips on how to make your diet more heart friendly.

1. Swap nonfat yogurt for sour cream.
Using nonfat yogurt instead of sour cream in this recipe for Salmon Cakes With Creamy Ginger-Sesame Sauce cuts out 4 grams of fat and 2 grams of saturated fat, and doubles the calcium, says Ellie Krieger, a registered dietitian and host of the Food Network’s Healthy Appetite.

Quick tip: Straining yogurt in a paper towel for at least 30 minutes will eliminate some of the water, giving it a rich, creamy texture closer to that of sour cream.

2. Say bye to butter with canola oil.
Krieger also suggests eliminating some of the butter in desserts and replacing it with heart-healthy canola oil, which is rich in monounsaturated fat. The neutral taste lets the remaining butter flavor shine through while slashing fat. Her Double-Chocolate Brownies, for example, call for only 2 tablespoons of butter, about 1 gram of fat per brownie in a recipe that yields 24.

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Vitamin D,Calcium Needed For Better Bones

Posted by admin on October 27th, 2009

Calcium Needed For Better Bones

Attention to bone health is important for all ages, not just older adults. Researchers are finding a number of factors that can affect bone from conception forward. The dietary and lifestyle habits of a mother can affect the bone status of her unborn child. The years of childhood and adolescence, are when bones become longer and stronger. During middle and older age, the goal is to maintain the bone that has been acquired.

Through all these stages, nutrition is key. Vitamin D appears to play a large role beginning during pregnancy. Pregnant women need to cover their own needs as well as the needs of their child. With all the new research on this important vitamin, there is controversy as to exactly what that requirement should be, but many suggest at least a baseline intake of 1000 IU a day, some say as much as much as 2000 or more, especially for a mom of multiples. (more…)

Swine flu vaccine available on campus

Posted by admin on October 26th, 2009

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The swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, has claimed several lives throughout the state of Alabama, and there have been some cases of UA students getting the virus on campus. However, the Student Health Center hopes to help students by providing the new FluMist vaccine, used to combat the swine flu virus. (more…)

Farmed Trout on List of Healthy Fish Choices

Posted by admin on October 23rd, 2009

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Salmon, tuna, and other fish are loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, so they must be good for you, right? Not so fast—some types of fish have more mercury than others, and others are harvested from the ocean or farmed in a way that’s harmful to the environment.

Now, a new list has come to the rescue: It sorts through the confusion by rating fish in terms of levels of omega-3 fatty acids, mercury and other toxins, and in terms of their sustainability or ocean-friendly status. (more…)

Full Results of AIDS Vaccine Trial Confirm Modest Benefit

Posted by admin on October 21st, 2009

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The full results of a landmark trial of an AIDS vaccine show that the shot did have limited success in protecting recipients from HIV.

But the study, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, also suggests that this effect fades with time and may not work well for those at highest risk from HIV, such as people who engage in risky sexual practices or abuse intravenous drugs.

“Although our study provided preliminary evidence that an HIV vaccine regimen has the potential to prevent infection, it did not have the power to address two intriguing questions: vaccine efficacy may have decreased over the first year after vaccination, and vaccine efficacy may have been greater in persons at lower risk of infection,” wrote the researchers who tested the vaccine on more than 16,000 young adult volunteers in Thailand. (more…)

Glucosamine Fails Osteoarthritis Test

Posted by admin on October 21st, 2009

Health News

Glucosamine takes a hit in a new study that finds it doesn’t prevent cartilage loss in people with osteoarthritis of the knee, University of Pittsburgh researchers report.

Many arthritis sufferers take glucosamine supplements in an attempt to reduce pain or to slow the disease’s progression, but previous studies have questioned its effectiveness. (more…)

Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars

Posted by admin on October 20th, 2009

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Infant car seats have saved countless young lives, but those same seats are also responsible for injuring thousands of youngsters when improperly used outside a vehicle, a new study found.

More than 43,000 infants in the United States required emergency room care between 2003 and 2007 after falling in car seats that were improperly placed on tables, counters and other elevated surfaces. Accidents were even reported after seats rolled over on soft surfaces, such as beds and sofas, the study discovered. (more…)

Health Messenger-Recent Health Tips

Posted by admin on October 19th, 2009

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Feeling run-down? Can’t seem to get back the pep you once enjoyed? Well you’re not alone, thousands of people are experiencing symptoms of feeling overly tried during the day due to lack of energy.

For people in their forties and older it’s due to stress, anxiety, depression, not enough sleep, poor eating habits, and the lack of physical exercise. (more…)

Natural Health Boosters You Need Now

Posted by admin on October 19th, 2009

Health News

Maybe you take some echinacea when you feel a cold coming on or sip a little chamomile tea to soothe an upset tummy. Smart moves. But which natural health boosters should you take regularly—and when?

The answers are extra important during tough financial times, when more and more Americans are buying vitamins and supplements as they struggle to afford traditional health care. (more…)

Scientists hope work with poison gas can be a lifesaver

Posted by admin on October 15th, 2009

Health News

A wiry, slightly hunched man presses in a few numbers, the electronic lock gives way with a beep and the group presses into the crowded laboratory, plastered with ominous warnings about toxins and biohazards.

Guiding the visitors at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is Mark Roth, a 50-year-old biologist with a tall forehead, thinning red hair and a perpetual wry smile. He asks his assistant, Jennifer Blackwood, if the rat is ready. It is. She turns a dial, and the sealed enclosure starts to fill with poison gas — hydrogen sulfide. An ounce could kill dozens of people. (more…)

Posts Tagged ‘Health News’

Tips For Heart-Healthy Cooking

Vitamin D,Calcium Needed For Better Bones

Swine flu vaccine available on campus

Farmed Trout on List of Healthy Fish Choices

Full Results of AIDS Vaccine Trial Confirm Modest Benefit

Glucosamine Fails Osteoarthritis Test

Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars

Health Messenger-Recent Health Tips

Scientists hope work with poison gas can be a lifesaver

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