DrCarney.com Blog Science Category

These are some postings for the Science Category on the DrCarney.com Blog Web Site.

1. Statin use and thyroid cancer: a population-based case-control study.

   Regular intake of statins may promote the development of thyroid cancer in women.

2. Dr. Carney Speaks to USDA for New Dietary Guidelines

   ​The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as well as the US Department of Health and Human Services has invited 20 nationally recognized food and nutrition "experts" to serve on their 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, meeting five times starting in March of 2019 and ending in March of 2020. Three of these meetings...

3. Processed Meat Intake and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Middle-aged Women.

   Avid consumption of processed meats may increase a middle-aged woman's susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

4. Statins and the risk of herpes zoster: a population-based cohort study.

   The use of statin medications may up the risk of herpes zoster infection.

5. Dietary Flavonoids Lower Alzheimer’s Risk

   Alzheimer's dementia is a major threat to the health of aging Americans. About 1 in 10 people, age 65 years and above, will develop Alzheimer's disease. Currently, an estimated 5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer's type memory loss, and this number is expected to rise to about 13.8 million by 2050. Alzheimer's disease is debilitating, destroying m...

6. Association between processed meat intake and asthma symptoms in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort.

   Habitual intake of processed meats can aggravate the symptoms of asthma in an individual.

7. Antidepressant medication use and breast cancer risk.

   Regular intake of paroxetine and tricyclic antidepressants may fuel the development of breast cancer.

8. Whole Grains May Protect Against Esophageal Cancer

   Esophageal Cancer is one of the most deadly cancers of the digestive tract. In the United States, it accounts for 1% of all cancers diagnosed in this country.The incidence of esophageal cancer has risen by more than 700% in the past four decades, making it the fastest growing cancer in the United States, according to the Nationa...

9. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and breast cancer survival: a population-based cohort study.

   The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may heighten the risk of a woman's risk of dying prematurely from breast cancer.

10. Red Meat Increases Stomach Cancer Risk

    Numerous studies have examined the impact of diets on incidence of stomach (gastric) cancer, including whether certain foods increase or decrease the risk of this cancer. One food that has been highlighted in these studies is red meat. So the question is, does frequent consumption of red meat promote the development of stomach cancer?In a Chin...

11. By how much does fruit and vegetable consumption reduce the risk of ischaemic heart disease?

    A significant reduction in ischemic heart disease risk is associated with habitual consumption of fruits and vegetables.

12. Dietary Fiber and Metabolic Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Related Mechanisms.

    High dietary ingestion of fiber may help to keep metabolic syndrome at bay.