News tagged with reduced risk

The pros and cons of Helicobacter pylori

(Medical Xpress) -- The debate over the bacteria Helicobacter pylori continues as a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that people carrying H. pylori have a reduced risk of diarrhea from other bacterial ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Cell surface mutation protects against common type of malaria

A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, research led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Coffee may protect against endometrial cancer

Long-term coffee consumption may be associated with a reduced risk for endometrial cancer, according to a recent study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Ca ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

High fiber diet linked to reduced risk of colorectal cancer

Eating a diet high in fibre, particularly from cereal and whole grains, is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, finds a new study integrating all available evidence published in the British Medical Journal ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vegetarian diet, physical activity protect against diabetes in black population, study shows

New research shows that following a vegetarian diet and exercising at least three times a week significantly reduced the risk of diabetes in African Americans, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes when compared ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Medical Minute: Cancer prevention

People often ask their physicians what they can do to prevent cancers. Various supplements and unorthodox treatments to clean out the system and purge toxins are promoted by convincing arguments as a way to improve health ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Hormone therapy associated with reduced colorectal cancer risk

The combination of estrogen plus progestin, which women stopped taking in droves following the news that it may increase their risk of breast cancer, may decrease their risk of colorectal cancer, according to a report published ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0