On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 9, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Statins Fight Cataracts
Statins reduce the risk of cataracts in middle aged men, according to a new study from Tel Aviv University.
2. Anorexics Have Excessively Fatty Bone Marrow
A recent study reveals that the bone marrow in the knees of young women with anorexia nervosa has a significantly higher fat content that that of healthy young women.
3. Beer Could Help Prevent Osteoporosis
Beer is a great source of dietary silicon, which is key for bone density, leading researchers in the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California, Davis, to say that drinking beer could help prevent osteoporosis.
4. Dangers of Third-Hand Cigarette Smoke
If your residence was previously inhabited by a smoker, you should consider throwing out the furniture, ripping up the carpet, and tearing out the drywall, according to researchers on “third hand” cigarette smoke.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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Lab Notes: Statins Fight Cataracts; Anorexics Have Excessively Fatty Bone Marrow