How Adults Can Prevent Disease Archives

Diet Tips for Postmenopausal Women: Lessons from the Women’s Health Initiative

The Women’s Health Initiative had mixed results on what postmenopausal women should and should not eat to prevent disease and cancer. What we did learn is that sticking to a diet can be tricky.

Are Some Birth Control Pills Too Risky?

YAZ, Yasmin, Beyaz, and other drospirenone hormonal birth control pills have been found to have an increased risk of serious blood clots. However, the FDA has not taken the pills off the market or demanded a black box warning.

Are Processed Red Meats More Unhealthy than Other Red Meats? What About Other Processed Foods?

Doctors tell you to not eat too much red meat or processed foods, but research shows processed red meats, like bacon and hot dogs, are the biggest problem.

NCHR’s Comments on USPSTF Draft Research Plan: Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women

USPSTF, April 11, 2018, We strongly support the efforts of the USPSTF to draft a research plan to identify benefits and harms of tobacco cessation interventions in broad populations, including pregnant women. We encourage the USPSTF to consider: 1. the necessary evidence to establish the short-term and long-term benefits of tobacco cessation on an individual and population level 2. potential fetal outcomes, including developmental and birth-related outcomes. 3. the harms associated with electronic nicotine delivery systems, as these products have been touted as safer alternatives that may also serve as quit aids.

Exercise Helps Older People Stay Sharp and Remember More

Exercise has so many health benefits, but did you know that it is also a fountain of youth for our brains? Some research suggests that, just by being active, seniors can improve their ability to think, focus, plan, and recall words, as well as perform many other brain activities.