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Raised risk of prostate cancer in Black men

Raised risk of prostate cancer in Black men

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Black men living in England are three times more likely to get prostate cancer than White men and tend to be diagnosed five years younger, researchers have found.





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Murders, Traffic Deaths Connected

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you want to know how many people are killed in car accidents in a particular U.S. state, look to its prisons. Regions with higher murder rates also tend to have a greater number of traffic fatalities, according to a new ...


Widowed facing higher mortality risk, MSU researcher finds

Widowed facing higher mortality risk, researcher finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Married people in the United States are living longer these days, but the widowed are experiencing a higher mortality rate, according to new research by a Michigan State University sociologist.


IVF insurance coverage yields fewer multiple births, researchers find

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The proportion of in vitro fertilization (IVF) multiple births was lower in the eight states that provide insurance coverage for couples seeking IVF treatment, primarily due to fewer embryos transferred per cycle, Yale School ...


Yoga boosts heart health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of ...


Study finds rise in rate of undesirable events at start of academic year

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The rate of undesirable events in teaching hospitals increases at the beginning of the academic year, regardless of trainees' level of clinical experience, concludes new research from Australia published on BMJ.com today.


Study Finds Eating Fruits and Vegetables Lowers Risks of Heart Disease

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of adults aged 70 or older found that increased servings of fruits and vegetables were significantly associated with a decrease of cognitive impairment, and that those eating three or more servings ...


Ecstasy may be linked to sleep apnea

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New research shows that recreational users of the drug known as ecstasy may be at a higher risk for sleep apnea. The study is published in the December 2, 2009, online issue of Neurology.


Be overweight and live longer

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrary to what was previously assumed, overweight is not increasing the overall death rate in the German population.


Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical ...


Patients starting dialysis have increased risk of death

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Compared to the general population, patients starting dialysis have an increased risk of death that is not attributable to a higher rate of death from cardiovascular causes, as previously thought, according to a study in ...



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