MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dense'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808668&cid=t_101622_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Feating-meat-and-gaining-weight%2F2010.08.01 A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is reporting an association with eating meat and weight gain. This is a fairly robust epidemiological study, but at the same time is a good example of how such information is poorly reported in the media, leading to public confusion. The data is taken from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition–Physical Activity, Nutrition, Alcohol, Cessation of Smoking, Eating Out of Home and Obesity (EPIC-PANACEA) project. This is a long-term epidemiological study involving hundreds of thousands of individuals, and is therefore a great source of data. We are likely to see many publications from from it. This one looked at the association of meat eating –- poultry, red meat, and processed meat -– with tota... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808668 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:00:44 +0100 3808668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832371&cid=t_101622_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F24%2Fmodified-chemo-regime-increases-survival-in-advanced-ovarian-cancer-patients-but-adds-toxicity%2F Women with advanced ovarian cancer lived longer and without their tumors growing after receiving a modified regimen of a standard chemotherapy drug combination, Japanese researchers reported last week. In a large phase III clinical trial, women who received carboplatin every 3 weeks and a reduced dose of paclitaxel (Taxol®) once a week for 3 weeks [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832371 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:44:57 +0100 2832371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=956050&cid=t_101622_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F16%2Ffood-porn-hardees-and-the-920-calorie-burrito.html by Pat Salber Perhaps the folks over at Hardee's fast food haven't heard the country is in the midst of an obesity epidemic.  They have just unveiled a new breakfast offering, the Country Breakfast burrito.  It consists of a two egg omelet filled with bacon, sausage, diced ham, cheddar cheese, hash browns and sausage gravy.  Surrounding this protein load is a flour tortilla.  The burrito weighs in at 920 calories.  That's right, 920 calories, about half of what you should ingest in a day.  This little baby also has 60 grams of fat.  All those calories and all that fat will only set you back $2.69.According to a story by the Associated Press, Brad Haley, Hardees' marketing chief, says that the burrito offers the sort of big breakfast item normally found in sit-down restaurants with... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=956050 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:16:54 +0100 956050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=817600&cid=t_101622_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F23%2Fwhat-tests-do-we-really-need%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer, PreventionWouldn't it be great if we could receive full-body scans every year to check for early signs of cancer and other disease? Even if possible and affordable -- right now, scans cost about $900 -- it still wouldn't be such a great idea.Full-body scans often result in false alarms. People with harmless abnormalities may end up facing more tests, more risks, and more worry in order to rule out illness. The scan itself can present health hazards too. It exposes patients to more radiation than a chest X-ray and could slightly increase the risk of cancer, especially for those scanned every year.How do we know, then, if something has gone awry in our bodies? Well, we can do our self-exams -- breast exams, testicular exams, skin exams... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=817600 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 817600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=695201&cid=t_101622_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F6%2F26%2Fangry-moms-and-school-food.html When I wrote about the food industry marketing sweetened, energy dense foods to kids in my post titled: "Is the food industry playing games with your children:  You bet it is," I got the usual spate of email comments telling me that it is not industry, rather it is parents, that should be faulted. After all, these folks argue, parents, not kids buy and serve the food. (Yeah, but I contend the industry wouldn’t market this stuff to kids if it didn't pay off…but that is another story.)Now, the NY Times tells the story of an angry mom taking on junk food in her kids’ schools. The story, titled Child Nutrition: Two Mothers, a Camera and a Look at School Lunches, was emailed to me by Karen, my husband’s daughter and the mother of our l... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=695201 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:01:08 +0100 695201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478722&cid=t_101622_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F16%2Fstill-unknown-but-not-so-significant%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Prevention, Cancer SurvivorsThe doctor who read my mammogram and ultrasound results today is the same doctor who detected in my recent MRI something of unknown significance. Today, the unknown remains. But the significance is not so significant.This doctor saw an unusual pattern of tissue in my right breast when she viewed my Friday MRI results, some sort of enhancement she didn't see in the left breast or on the MRI I had a year ago. But today's mammogram looked good and today's ultrasound did too. So I guess if three different imaging tests don't turn up anything truly suspicious and there doesn't appear to be anything to biopsy, then all is well. For now.All that must be determined now is when I will report back for more screening to chart the state of the de... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478722 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478722