The ghost of cholesterol has at last been laid to rest. In the cover story this issue, WDDTY panel member Dr John Mansfield has collated all the research into the nutritional causes of heart dise ...
Have you ever wondered why the French are carefree about tobacco smoking and wine consumption? Their diet is high in sugars and fats, and vegetarianism is virtually unknown to them a perfect recip ...
Over the years, many studies have documented the profound beneficial effects of regular exercise. For instance, physically active individuals have been found to have:
Brisk walking is as good for the heart as vigorous exercise, according to figures from the ongoing Nurses' Health Study. ...
Everywhere I look in medicine these days, I am seeing improbable connections.
In our cover story this month, we’ve discovered that macular degeneration tends to be present in people with heart problems,
Atherosclerosis where fats narrow the main arteries, sometimes leading to a heart attack can be helped by taking beta-carotene, new research has discovered. ...
Long term use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the Pill greatly increases the risk of breast cancer in older women, researchers have found. ...
When doctors can't get a grip on a particular disease, they begin experimenting with ever fiercer treatments on the assumption that the more powerful the weaponry, the greater the likelihood of va ...
People with angina have significantly lower levels of vitamins C, E and carotene(from vitamin A) than healthy individuals and could benefit from higher levels of these nutrients. ... ...
We all know that fatty fish and supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent a second, and perhaps fatal, heart attack - but researchers have now found that the same diet can also help healthy people live longer too.

