HEALTH WATCH: Six pack a day or being teetotal raises mortality rate
By Michael Greger MD NEARLY 5,000 breast cancer deaths a year may be attributable to just light drinking (up to...
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HEALTH WATCH: Poultry, fish, eggs, share red meat dangers
By Michael Greger MD A LANDMARK study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that choline in eggs, poultry, dairy and fish produces the...
HEALTH WATCH: Soda health threat remains high
By Dr Cory Couillard Just about every week, it seems, a new study warns of the potential health risks of...
Major investment plan for Gorgas Institute
A LONG TERM $100 million investment plan for Panama’s famed Gorgas Institute is in the works. (more…)
HEALTH WATCH: Spicing Up Christmas For a Seasonal High
By Michael Gerber MD IN MY research on cinnamon I ran across a peculiar paper dealing with Christmas”cheer” coming from some surprising...
Nicaragua dengue epidemic out of control
A DENGUE epidemic described as uncontrollable has hit Nicaragua with close to 6,000 cases and at least eight new infections...
HEALTH WATCH: Daily walking reduces breast cancer risk
By Dr Cory Couillard New research has found women who walk an hour every day can reduce their risk of...
Panama to build National Cancer Center
PANAMA’S Ministry of Health has announced a best value tender with separate evaluation for design, construction and financing of a...
HEALTH WATCH: Save children from lead poisoning
World trade and the globalisation of goods can literally bring lead poisoning to our front doors. Lead paint found on...
Veggie diet could help in war on cellulite
By Michael Greger MD Two theories about the build-up of subcutaneous fat, involving the chemical spermine and the hormone adiponectin,...
HEALTH WATCH: Lung cancer smoking gun found
By Dr Cory Couillard Air pollution has long been known to cause heart and lung diseases, but evidence now supports...
HEALTH WATCH: Flax seed and breast cancer
By Michael Greer MD A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of flaxseeds in breast cancer patients found that flaxseeds appear...
