News tagged with medical risk
Deaths from heart attacks halved in last decade
The death rate from heart attack in England has halved in the last decade, claims a research paper published today in the British Medical Journal.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Study: Men at higher risk for mild memory loss than women
Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that occurs between normal aging and dementia, than women, according to a study published in the January 25, 2012, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease
Eating food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death, finds a paper published in the British Medical Journal today.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Cabazitaxel with radiation and hormone therapy may improve prostate cancer survival
Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center has started a Phase I clinical trial investigating the latest prostate cancer chemotherapy drug to extend survival, Cabazitaxel, in combination with radiation and hormone therapy. This first-of-its-kind ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Medical physicists say fear of diagnostic radiation is overblown
An association of physicists in the medical field has warned patients not to decline diagnostic radiation procedures because of perceptions that the tests may be harmful.
Jan 12, 2012 |
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UK demands data on breast implant ruptures
(AP) -- Britain's health secretary has demanded that private U.K. clinics supply data by the end of the week on how many French-made PIP breast implants have ruptured in Britain.
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Italy seeking women with French breast implants
(AP) -- Italy's health ministry on Thursday asked hospitals to track down women who received silicone breast implants made by a suspect French company due to concerns the implants may be unsafe.
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Self-affirmation may break down resistance to medical screening
People resist medical screening, or don't call back for the results, because they don't want to know they're sick or at risk for a disease. But many illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS and cancer, have a far a better prognosis if ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Salt policy makers eat too much salt at work
Salt policy makers in the Netherlands are consuming more than the average daily recommended salt intake of 6 grams in one hot meal at their work canteens, finds a study in the Christmas issue published in the British Medical Jo ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Alzheimer's drug candidate may be first to prevent disease progression
A new drug candidate may be the first capable of halting the devastating mental decline of Alzheimer's disease, based on the findings of a study published today in PLoS One.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Studies identify most common causes, risk factors for stillbirth
Common causes for stillbirth include obstetric complications and placental abnormalities, while factors that could be known at the start of pregnancy, such as previous stillbirth or pregnancy loss, were associated with an ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Study participants at risk for Alzheimer's talk about their genetic test results
If you had a family history of developing Alzheimer's disease, would you take a genetic test that would give you more information about your chances?
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Study shows medical marijuana laws reduce traffic deaths
A groundbreaking new study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Tools for predicting diabetes exist but are not used, research shows
New research from Queen Mary, University of London suggests that many cases of diabetes could be prevented by making use of existing prediction tools.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Risk of second cancer in cancer survivors mainly confined to the same cancer type as the first
Cancer survivors have more than double the risk of a second primary cancer of the same type, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), whereas the risk of a second primary cancer of ano ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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