Articles Index

Can Green Tea Prevent Prostate Cancer?
Green tea may help prevent prostate cancer. In cultures where green tea is drunk regularly, prostate cancer is much less common. Find out what researchers think the prostate cancer-green tea link might be.

Manage Diabetes with Tai Chi
Tai chi may help manage diabetes. People with diabetes who took part in Tai Chi classes showed improvement over a 3-month period. Find out how Tai Chi could help improve diabetes control.

Diabetics - Does the Shoe Fit?
Diabetics often develop problems in their feet that, if untreated, can lead to complications and even amputation. Turns out that a large number of these problems can be prevented if diabetics would just wear the right sized shoes.

Milk and Prostate Cancer Link?
Milk and prostate cancer risk is a controversial topic. Some studies showed that dairy consumption and prostate cancer risk were linked. Finally a large study was completed that has better data on this topic. Find out about prostate cancer risk and milk/dairy consumption.

Worry and Anxiety Impact Longevity
Worry, anxiety and being neurotic can shorten your life expectancy. Men who worry or are anxious have poorer health outcomes over time. Increase your longevity through relaxation and being calm.

Alzheimer’s Disease And Life Expectancy
The life expectancy of someone with Alzheimer’s disease is hard to figure out. There are often multiple factors at work to impact life expectancy and longevity. Researchers were able to work through the statistics and figure out the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on life expectancy and mortality.

Patients Versus Doctors
Should you give control completely over to your doctor or should you be searching the internet and designing your own treatment? This is a questions facing more and more patients. Patient empowerment believers think the patient should have more knowledge and control but it turns out that, at least for hypertension and cholesterol, doctor control brings better outcomes.

Can Cholesterol Be Too Low?
Is low cholesterol too much of a good thing? A study shows that a cholesterol below 150 is linked to and increased chance of getting stomach cancer. No need to panic -- even with the increase, the chance of getting stomach cancer is tiny compared to the chance of having a heart attack or stroke if your cholesterol is too high.

Life Expectancy in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
Alzheimer's disease and dementia patients have an average life expectancy of 4.5 years at the time of diagnosis. This varies greatly by age at diagnosis and gender. Longevity and Alzheimer's disease/dementia have not been studied before. Alzheimer's disease and dementia may be preventable or delayed by keeping your mind engaged with mental fitness exercises like puzzles and games

Get a Handle on Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (also called syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome) is a collection of risk factors for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Early diagnosis and treatment of metabolic syndrome can reduce the risk of heart attacks, stroke and diabetes. Start with exercise and healthy eating and be sure to follow any orders from your doctor.

Prostate Cancer Treatment, Longevity and LIfe Expectancy
Prostate cancer treatment is complex. Knowing which treatment will give the greatest life expectancy is a difficult decisions. Doctors and patients much choose among prostatectomy, radiotherapy, watchful waiting, hormone therapy and other treatments. Looking over past data, researchers have learned the survival rates for each of these treatments in a Swiss population.

Live Longer, Ask Questions
People who have a good understanding of their medical situation have a better chance of survival than patients who are confused by information o doctor's orders.