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• Blacks Less Likely to Recognize Overweight and Obesity, Study Shows

  Researchers say failure to recognize excess body weight poses significant health concerns Overweight black Americans are two to three times more likely than heavy white Americans to say they are of average weight – even after being diagnosed as Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:50 PM by admin | 3 Comments Filed under: African-American, Obesity, Research

• In Defense of Patients

  By David L. Katz, MD, Yale University I recently gave a talk on evidence-based holistic care at the Yale School of Medicine’s inaugural conference dedicated to ‘integrative medicine,’ generally defined as the blend of conventional and Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:02 AM by admin | 1 Comments Filed under: Alternative Medicine, Health, Research

• Research Believe It or Not

  By David L. Katz, MD, Yale University Last week, the New York Times reported that a major study of lung cancer screening published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2006 was funded, indirectly, by the tobacco industry- and raised some troubling Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 12:08 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Behavior, Cancer, Health, Research

• Aerobic Exercise is Best Fitness Program for Patients with Stable Heart Failure

  Walking and bicycle riding improve heart's size and pumping ability Countless exercise programs claim to trim the thighs, abs and buttocks, but how many offer to reshape a flabby heart? According to new research, aerobic exercise does just that for patients Read More... Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 11:28 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Cardiovascular Disease, Exercise, Research

• Diet and Exercise Key to Surviving Breast Cancer, Regardless of Obesity

  Breast cancer survivors who eat a healthy diet and exercise moderately can reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by half, regardless of their weight, suggests a new longitudinal study from the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, Read More... Posted Monday, October 01, 2007 9:26 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Breast Cancer, Diet, Exercise, NCI, Research