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Study identifies risk factors associated with death of extremely low birth weight infants after NICU

Preterm infants born with extremely low birth weights have an increased risk of death during the first year of life. Although researchers have extensively studied risk factors that could contribute to the death of preterm ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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

Older women with normal T-scores may not need bone mineral density screening for 15 years

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and other organizations have recommended that women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis using bone mineral density (BMD) screening. However, how often women should ...

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FDA examines level of arsenic in apple juice

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is considering tightening restrictions for the levels of arsenic allowed in apple juice after consumer groups pushed the agency to crack down on the contaminant.

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

Risk factors for CCSVI are similar to risk factors for developing MS, study shows

The first study to investigate risk factors for the vascular condition called CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency) in volunteers without neurological disease has identified what the researchers call a remarkable ...

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created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart disease: Long-term study proves benefit of statins

Statins safely reduce the risk of cardiovascular illness even years after treatment is stopped, according to a probe into the popular cholesterol-busters published on Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11

Childhood obesity -- what are the health risks?

It is widely suspected that the current wave of obesity among children will result in greater rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes over the next few decades. But a second systematic review of research into childhood ...

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diet and supplements: What's good and bad for kidney disease patients

Two studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information on dietary benefits and dangers in kidney disease patients.

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

Neuromuscular warm-up associated with reduced lower extremity injuries in adolescent female athletes

Integrating a coach-led neuromuscular warm-up prior to sports practice appeared to reduce the risk of lower extremity injuries in female high school soccer and basketball athletes, according to a report in the November issue ...

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created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study examines whether age for initial screening colonoscopy should be different for men, women

An analysis of results of more than 40,000 screening colonoscopies finds that men have a higher rate of advanced tumors compared to women in all age groups examined, suggesting that the age that individuals should undergo ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prevention of bedsores in long-term care homes cost-effective, study shows

For all long-term care residents, pressure reduction foam mattresses were cost-effective 82% of the time compared to standard mattresses, with average savings of $115 per resident, the researchers showed. Foam cleansers for ...

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created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Climbing the social ladder seems to lessen high blood pressure risk

Social mobility - upwards - seems to curb the risk of developing high blood pressure among those born on the lower rungs of the ladder, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Yearly zoledronic acid at lower-than-standard doses increases bone density

A lower dose of zoledronic acid than currently recommended for prevention of bone fractures due to osteoporosis decreases bone resorption and increases bone density, and may be effective in reducing the risk of osteoporotic ...

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created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women's risk of heart disease after gestational diabetes differs by race

New research finds that gestational diabetes, or pregnancy-related diabetes, may not raise the risk of heart disease independent of other cardiovascular risk factors except in certain high-risk populations, such as Hispanics. ...

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created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swine flu killed more Britons last winter than in pandemic

More people in Britain died after contracting swine flu last winter, with most deaths among young and middle-aged adults, than during the pandemic a year earlier, official figures showed on Wednesday.

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