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Cannabis use doubles chances of vehicle crash

Drivers who consume cannabis within three hours of driving are nearly twice as likely to cause a vehicle collision as those who are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol claims a paper published today in the British ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Frequent house moves during childhood ups risk of subsequent poor health

Frequent house moves during childhood seem to increase the risk of poor health in later life, suggests research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Heart hormone helps shape fat metabolism

It's well known that exercising reduces body weight because it draws on fat stores that muscle can burn as fuel. But a new study at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) suggests that ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new screening method for prostate cancer

A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows novel PSA velocity (PSAV) risk count testing may provide a more effective way for physicians to screen men for clinically ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleep deprivation tied to increased nighttime urination in preadolescence

Nighttime visits to the bathroom are generally associated with being pregnant or having an enlarged prostate, but the problem can affect youngsters, too. A new study sheds light on why some children may need to urinate more ...

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Potatoes lower blood pressure in people with obesity and hypertension without increasing weight

The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing ...

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise can improve the health and wellbeing of cancer patients

Exercise can improve the health of cancer patients who have completed their main cancer-related treatment finds a study published in the British Medical Journal.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Flexible sigmoidoscopy shown to increase detection of colorectal cancer

Repeated screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy (FSG) increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one-fourth and in men by one-third, according to a study published Jan. 31 in the Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exposure to common environmental bacteria may be source of some allergic inflammation

Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it ...

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created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New agent improves kidney transplant survival in mice, likely to speed replacement of other organs

New research published online in the FASEB Journal details a new antibody, called "OPN-305" that may significantly improve survival outcomes for those receiving donated kidneys and other organs. OPN-305 works by preventing inflam ...

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created Jan 31, 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 ...

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

ESC cardiologists 'intrigued' by novel approach to heart failure

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes an "intriguing" study, published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, featuring a completely novel approach for improving endothelial function in hea ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Elevated risk factors linked to major cardiovascular disease events across a lifetime

In one of the largest-ever analyses of lifetime risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers have found that middle-aged adults who have one or more elevated traditional risk factors for CVD, such as high blood pressure, ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Will you have a heart attack or stroke?

Will you have a heart attack or a stroke in your lifetime? Your odds may be worse than you think.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies blood-forming stem cells' growth

Scientists with the new Children's Research Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified the environment in which blood-forming stem cells survive and thrive within the body, an important step toward increasing ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast