#research

Carol Michaels

Jun 16, 2015

Supplements in excess shown to increase risk of cancer

University of Colorado Cancer Center investigator Tim Byers, MD, MPH, has research that indicates that over-the-counter supplements may...

Carol Michaels

Oct 18, 2014

Women with Breast Cancer are Not Meeting Exercise Guidelines

Exercise is thought to lower the risk of other diseases among breast cancer survivors, increase their overall quality of life and reduce...

Carol Michaels

Jul 1, 2014

Does stretching decrease the risk of injury?

Historically, it has been generally accepted that stretching decreases the risk of injury. Accordingly, it is common practice for...

Carol Michaels

May 28, 2014

Elderly People Who Exercise are Less Likely to Become Disabled

While exercise has long been promoted as the elixir of youth, a large clinical trial conducted partly at Tufts University finally...

Carol Michaels

Feb 6, 2014

Vitamin D Confusion

Does Vitamin D supplementation plat a role in serious conditions? Can “vitamin” really help so many disease such as cancer and MS? Do...

Carol Michaels

Jan 4, 2014

Breast Cancer Risk in Families with Mutations in PALB2

BACKGROUND Germline loss-of-function mutations in PALB2 are known to confer a predisposition to breast cancer. However, the lifetime risk...

Carol Michaels

Oct 20, 2013

Exercise v Drugs in the Treatment Of Disease

The results of clinical trials of drugs for coronary heart disease and other illnesses found that exercise might work just as well or...

Carol Michaels

Sep 13, 2013

Breast Cancer and Metabolism

A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of...

Carol Michaels

Sep 5, 2013

Healthy Eating and Exercise can Decrease Biomarkers

A pair of Yale Cancer Center interventional studies involving breast cancer survivors found that lifestyle changes in the form of healthy...

Carol Michaels

Mar 19, 2013

Hospitals Should Be A Good Role Model & Serve Healthy Food

Have you ever been to one of the leading hospitals in the world – and seen a McDonald’s inside the building? Have you asked the CEO of a...

Carol Michaels

Feb 1, 2013

Bone Density And Beer

We all know about the dreaded beer belly, but can beer actually be beneficial to your health? Beer and Bone Density: A 2009 study done by...

Carol Michaels

Jan 4, 2013

The Fat and Breast Cancer Connection

There is a connection between fat and breast cancer, especially in those diagnosed with cancer after menopause. Breast cancer remains...