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Medical study shows epidurals and spinal anesthetics are safer than previously reported

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The largest ever prospective study into the major complications of epidurals and spinal anaesthetics published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia today concludes that previous studies have over-estimated the risks of sev ...





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Study estimates radiation dose, cancer risk from coronary artery calcium screening

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study based on computer modeling of radiation risk suggests that widespread screening for the buildup of calcium in the arteries using computed tomography scans would lead to an estimated 42 additional radiation-induced ...


Using relative utility curves for risk prediction

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A relative utility curve is a simple method to evaluate risk prediction in a medical decision-making framework, according to a commentary published online October 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


A serving of soy a day can help keep breast cancer away

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is estimated that 40,170 women will die from breast cancer in 2009, and while much less common in men, they are not immune to the disease. It is estimated that 1,910 diagnoses of invasive breast cancer ...


Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor.


Antioxidants not associated with increased melanoma risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antioxidant supplements do not appear to be associated with an increased risk of melanoma, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Dermatology.


Report: Prostate cancer screening has yet to prove its worth

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.


Reducing risk of hospitalization in the elderly

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older adults who have less strength, poor physical function and low muscle density are at higher risk of being hospitalized compared to adults with more strength and better function. That's the finding of a new study in the ...


What proportion of psychotic illness is due to cannabis?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (11) | comments 12

In this week's PLoS Medicine, a team of researchers from Australia and the US, led by Louisa Degenhardt at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, makes the case for estimating the role that cannabis has worldwide as a r ...


Lower risk of dementia for married or cohabiting people

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- People who live alone have twice the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease in later life compared with married or cohabiting people, according to a research study led by Miia Kivipelto from ...


Smokeless tobacco safer than smoking

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created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smokeless tobacco products, as used in Europe and North America, do not appear to increase cancer risk. A large meta-analysis, published in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has shown that snuff as used in Scandinavia has no ...



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