How a sweet treat may be able to lower blood sugar and more [Video]

For Monday, July 1, WGN’s Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information, including:

A new study by researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology reveals strawberries lower heart disease risk by improving glucose control.

The study was small, just 36 women and 32 men but the results yielded some big hope for consuming strawberries to improve health.

The best results in study participants ages 20-62 came after they ate strawberries every day for four weeks.

They fared better than the control group who did not enjoy daily strawberries.

Exercise may be able to offset one of the most lasting side effects of chemotherapy.

Physical activity prevents nerve damage from cancer treatment.

Chemo often leads to nerve damage with lasting pain and dysfunction.

Medication has been ineffective at preventing neuropathy.

German researchers say 70-90 percent of cancer patients experience chemotherapy-induced pain, numbness, burning, or tingling in their limbs.

Those …