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ne risk factor for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, may be sugary drinks. Analysis of data collected on 42,883 men in the “Health Professionals Follow- Up Study,” published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, linked a daily 12-ounce serving of a sugar-sweetened drink to a 19 percent increase in the relative risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Sugar-sweetened beverages were associ- ated with higher levels of unhealthy triglycerides and C-reactive protein (a byproduct of inflammation), and lower levels of high- density lipoprotein, or HDL, the “good” cholesterol.
Sugary Drinks Linked to Heart Disease O
Senior study author Frank B. Hu, Ph.D., a physician and professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, cautions that diet sodas are not a good alternative. “Some studies have found a relationship between diet soda and metabolic disease,” he notes.
Garlic May Help Alleviate Cystic Fibrosis T
he American Society for Microbiology reports that by age 18, about 80 percent of patients with
cystic fibrosis are chronically infected with the bac- terium pseudomonas aeruginosa, which promotes an inflammatory response that destroys lung tissue. The infection frequently leads to serious related health issues. According to collaborative research led by Tim Holm Jakobsen, Ph.D., and Michael Givskov, Ph.D., of the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, garlic, which acts as a powerful natural antibiotic, could help. The onion-related herb contains ajoene, the major component of a multitude
of sulfur-containing compounds, which is produced when garlic is crushed. Ajo- ene inhibits the expression of 11 key genes controlled by cell-to-cell communica- tion and is regarded as crucial to the ability of the bacterium to cause disease.
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BREAKS FROM EMAIL BOOST FOCUS AND PERFORMANCE
“vacation” from email might be a simple prescription for improving work performance, suggests a new study by the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and U.S. Army researchers. “We found that when you remove email from workers’ lives, they multitask less and experience less stress,” says UCI Informatics Professor Gloria Mark, who co-authored the study. Participants reported feeling better able to do
their jobs and stay on task, and they were happier to interact with others in person. Also, getting up and walking to someone else’s desk instead of emailing provided physical exercise.
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