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We are getting fatter, whichever way we turn

We are getting fatter - no matter which way we look at it, a Deakin University analysis of two popular obesity testing methods has found.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds potential link between daily consumption of diet soft drinks and risk of vascular events

Individuals who drink diet soft drinks on a daily basis may be at increased risk of suffering vascular events such as stroke, heart attack, and vascular death. This is according to a new study by Hannah Gardener and her colleagues ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New brain vaccine aims to turn fatal disease into chronic illness

When U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy was diagnosed with a glioblastoma of the brain in May 2009, doctors understood there was little chance he could survive it. He died that August.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Today's teens will die younger of heart disease

A new study that takes a complete snapshot of adolescent cardiovascular health in the United States reveals a dismal picture of teens who are likely to die of heart disease at a younger age than adults do today, reports Northwestern ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

First-time divorce rate tied to education, race

New research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University shows there is substantial variation in the first-time divorce rate when it is broken down by race and education. ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Regular exercise improves health of people with long-term kidney disease

There are many reasons why people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often lose fitness and have increasing difficulty performing normal daily tasks, but new research shows scientific evidence for the benefits of regular exercise ...

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Herbivore populations will go down as temperatures go up, study says

As climate change causes temperatures to rise, the number of herbivores will decrease, affecting the human food supply, according to new research from the University of Toronto.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds promising drug treatment for improving language, social function in people with autism

Most drug therapy interventions for people with autism have targeted psychiatric problems, including aggression, anxiety and obsessive behavior. Now, University of Missouri researchers are examining the use ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood pressure drugs may lengthen lives of melanoma patients

Beta-blocker drugs, commonly used to treat high blood pressure, may also play a major role in slowing the progression of certain serious cancers, based on a new study.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts: 366 million people now have diabetes

An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer from diabetes and the global epidemic is getting worse, health officials said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is marriage good for the heart?

Giving your heart to a supportive spouse turns out to be an excellent way to stay alive, according to new research from the University of Rochester. Happily wedded people who undergo coronary bypass surgery ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Melanoma screening by physicians associated with finding more cancers than patient self-detection

Physician-based screening for melanoma is associated with higher rates of physician-detected melanoma and detection of thinner melanoma, according to a report published Online First today by Archives of Dermatology, one of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Poll: Obesity hits more boomers than others in US

(AP) -- Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Given their waistlines, heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, ...

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created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer death rate gap widens based on education

(AP) -- The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reported Friday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Death rates among those with high blood pressure decreasing, but still high

Death rates have decreased among people with high blood pressure but remain far higher than in those without it, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0