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the United States for the treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes (type II
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University of Virginia researchers surveyed nearly 200 men with prostate cancer and found that 43% use some form of alternative medicine -- most commonly vitamins, herbs, and prayer. Younger patients and those with aggressive cancers were more likely to use alternative therapies, yet only one in four told their doctors about it.
Men whose diets contain large amounts of calcium could be at increased risk of developing prostate cancer, suggest results of a recent study. Researchers found that men who ate 2.5 or more servings of dairy produce a day were as much as 33% more likely to develop prostate cancer compared to men who ate the least dairy products.
New research suggests that body weight during young adulthood may have a significant impact upon longevity. Drs. Maria M. Corrada, Annlia Paganini-Hill, and Claudia H. Kawas questioned more than 10,000 adults aged 75 and over about their height, weight,u00a0 and physical activity levels, and followed them for 20-years.
Recent study results suggest that some post-surgery complications could be avoided in some critically ill patients by giving them the antioxidant vitamins C and E while they are in hospital. Dr Avery B Nathens of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, and colleagues found that trauma patients who received the vitamins from the time of admission until the time of release from hospital spent less time in intensive care following surgery, were significantly less likely to have multiple organ failure, and also spent less time on a mechanical ventilator.
