1. A Potato a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?
If you're watching your weight, you've probably been told to stay away from potatoes. However, new research shows potatoes can actually reduce blood pressure without causing weight gain.

2. New Supplement Effective in Relieving Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects more than 27 million people in the U.S., causing joint pain and stiffness. This new study shows that chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased pain and improved hand function in patients with OA of the hand. In addition, chondroitin sulfate improved grip strength and relieved morning stiffness.

3. Virus Destroys Parkinson's Symptoms (2nd week)
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurological disorders with as many as 60-thousand Americans diagnosed every year. Patients may have tremors, stiffness, and loss of motor control as the disease progresses. Now, a new study is showing experimental gene therapy may hold real promise for some patients.

4. Fruit Preservation Could Boost Antioxidant Levels (2nd week)
Century old food preserving technology more than doubles the levels of certain healthful natural antioxidants in fruits, according to this study.

5. Tool Tells Patients How Long They Have Left
Cancer patients with advanced disease often want to know how long they have left to live. Now, a new scoring system may be able to accurately predict how long these patients will survive, according to a new study.

6. Vitamin A: A Lifesaver?
A new study suggests children in low- and middle-income countries should be given vitamin A supplements to prevent death and illness.

7. Common Cause of ALS Discovered
Until now, the disease process of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes victims, eluded scientists for years and prevented development of effective therapies. The discovery provides a common target for drug therapies and shows that all types of ALS have the same makeup.

8. Bacteria Living in Soil May Kill Cancer
A strain of bacteria that specifically targets tumors could be used as a transporter to deliver drugs in frontline cancer therapy. The harmless soil-dwelling strain is expected to be tested in cancer patients in 2013.

9. Cancer Killers: Mint & More!
Ok women it’s time to move past the chip aisle, skip the diet frozen meals and take a stroll through the produce section. We’ve heard it before, but women should be eating three servings of fruits and four servings of vegetables every single day. We are breaking down the top foods that pack the healthiest punch!

10. Dogs Detecting Seizures Before They Strike
It can happen at any time, any where, each year. Millions of Americans suffer seizures – caused when signals in the brain misfire. But now, new technology and man’s best friend may stop them before they start.