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Sweetened drinks are linked to heart failure

Sweetened drinks are linked to heart failure

Soda has been shown to increase weight gain, and the high fructose corn syrup and aspartame have both shown detrimental health effects. New research from Consumer Reports shows that soda is linked to cancer. More research has shown that it can also increase stroke risk, and cause diabetes. According to […]

by November 14, 2015
Tomatoes may reduce kidney cancer risk

Tomatoes may reduce kidney cancer risk

A new study from Wayne State University shows that lycopene-rich foods such as tomatoes may reduce kidney cancer risk, specifically renal cell carcinoma (a type of kidney cancer). Cathryn Bock, Ph.D., M.P.H., associate professor of Oncology at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine and her team discovered this after analyzing […]

by March 3, 2015
Common warning signs of a heart attack

Common warning signs of a heart attack

Heart disease is a major epidemic, and is the leading cause of death here in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 600,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year, which is 1 in every 4 deaths. Heart attacks are […]

by May 3, 2014