Cigarette smoke, alcohol damage hearts worse as combo

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Tobacco smoke-filled air is bad for cardiovascular health, and drinking alcohol at the same time only makes it worse, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).


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Hip Bone Density Helps Predict Breast Cancer Risk

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Measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September ...

Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system

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Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that ...

'Lazy eye' discovery of how an old gene learns new tricks

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have made a discovery which could lead the way for new treatments into a rare eye disorder which if not treated can result in permanent blindness in childhood.

Antimicrobial sutures reduce infections in brain shunt surgery, study finds

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Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure.

Anti-HIV therapy boosts life expectancy more than 13 years

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The life expectancy for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased by more than 13 years since the late 1990s thanks to advancements in antiretroviral therapy, according to researchers ...
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