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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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TRANS FAT
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Many of our boioved Ameriton food
has high amounts of Irons fat - includ
ing, cookies, candy bars, crackers,
and fried foods.
(MS) - Sometimes the food topic of
the day proves to have a short shelf
life, while iu other cases the hot topic
sheds important light on something
consumers might otherwise not be
aware of. Such was the case recently
when trans fats rose to the forefront of
the food discussion. Trans fats result
See TRANS FAT, pg. 20
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DID YOU KNOW...
"Between infamy and 15
years of age, the leading
cause of death by disease
among children in the Unit
ed States is cancer."
(MS) - Though cancer can be a
frightening foe, especially for children,
the combined 5-year survival rates
for children continue to get better,
increasing by nearly 25 percent from the
1970 s to the 19905. Part of that success
is no doubt thanks to an increase in
funding for research, which, according to
the National Cancer Institute Financial
Management Branch increased by
nearly S4O million between 2001 and
2005. While more and more research is
conducted into curing pediatric cancer,
the number of new cases expected each
year is still close to 10,000. Among the
major types of child cancers, leukemia
(cancer that affects the blood) and brain
and central nervous system tumors
account for more than half of the new
cases each year. Parents interested in
learning more about pediatric cancer
can visit the Childhood Cancers Home
Page atwww.cancer.gov/cancertopics/
types/childhood cancers.
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"According to the National
Breast Cancer Foundation®
(NBCF), a diet high in fat
increases a woman's risk
for breast cancer because
fat triggers the hormone
estrogen."
(MS) - Estrogen, in turn, fuels tumor
growth. Because exercise reduces a
woman’s estrogen level, exercising at
least 4 hours per week also reduces a
woman’s risk for breast cancer. While
diet and exercise are entirely within an
individual’s control, other factors that
increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer
are not. Perhaps the most widely known
risk factor is family history. Women who
have had a mother, grandmother, sister,
or daughter diagnosed with breast cancer
are at a greater risk than those who
haven’t. NBCF recommends that any
women with a family history of breast
cancer have a baseline mammogram at
least five years before the age of breast
cancer onset in any close relatives. In
addition, regardless of family history,
NBCF recommend all women see their
physician for a breast cancer exam once
per year.
Local doctors are
looking for Type 2
Diabetics to participate
in a medical research
study evaluating the
safety and effectiveness
of an investigational
diabetes medication that
will be administered to
participants once a week,
once every two weeks, or
once every four weeks,
depending on which group
they are assigned.
To be eligible for this
study, you must be:
• Between the ages of 18
and 75 years
• Medically-diagnosed
with Type 2 Diabetes
• Receiving treatment for
your diabetes either by:
- a metformin-only
based medication
for at least 3 months
HEALTHCARE GUIDE 2007
"While it f s yet to be prov
en, researchers have long
felt that high levels of di
etary fat increase the risk
of prostate cancer."
(MS) - Countries with a high level
of heart disease, such as the United
Kingdom and the United States, often
have a high level of prostate cancer as well.
Why? While there is no concrete answer,
logic suggests certain environmental
factors likely contribute to this trend.
One such environmental factor is diet.
While it’s yet to be proven, researchers
have long felt that high levels of dietary
fat increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Far Eastern countries have traditionally
had lower rates of cancer than their
Western counterparts, possibly thanks
to their typically low-fat diets. In
addition, reports cited by the Prostate
Cancer Foundation have noted that
rates of prostate cancer have increased
in U.S. residents who are descendants
of Japanese migrants, further lending
credence to the fact that diet may play a
role in a person’s risk of prostate cancer.
Perhaps not coincidentally, since the
19505, when Japan began to Westernize,
the country has experienced large
increasesin the incidence and mortality
of colon, breast and prostate cancer.
See PROSTATE, pg. 20
prior to screening,
OR
- a diet and
exercise program,
with no antidiabetic
medication for at
least 3 months prior
to screening.
Qualified participants
will receive study-related
medical evaluations and
study medication at no
cost. Reimbursement for
time and travel will also
be provided.
To learn more about this
study, please contact:
Middle GA Drug
Study Center, LLC.
478-988-4820
Study Information by PPD, Inc. 0418071730
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