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Dental plaque may increase risk of premature cancer death

Persistent dental plaque may increase the risk of dying early from cancer, suggests an observational study published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Dentistry created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Baldness linked to increased risk of coronary heart disease

Male pattern baldness is linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease, but only if it's on the top/crown of the head, rather than at the front, finds an analysis of published evidence in the online journal BMJ Op ...

Cardiology created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cutting daily sitting time to under 3 hours might extend life by 2 years

Restricting the amount of time spent seated every day to less than 3 hours might boost the life expectancy of US adults by an extra 2 years, indicates an analysis of published research in the online journal BMJ Open.

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Chronically fatigued patients face huge inequalities in accessing specialist services

New research has identified the true extent of inequalities faced by adults who require access to specialist Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [CFS] or Myalgic Encephalopathy [ME] services in England. The findings, published in the ...

Health created Aug 17, 2012 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Online treatment dramatically cuts suicide risk

(Medical Xpress)—Australian research, published in the British Medical Journal Open, shows a dramatic reduction in both depression and suicidal thoughts in patients who participated in a study involving intern ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fast walking and jogging halve development of heart disease and stroke risk factors

Daily activities, such as fast walking and jogging, can curb the development of risk factors for heart disease and stroke by as much as 50 percent, whereas an hour's daily walk makes little difference, indicates research ...

Cardiology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Web info on 'designer vagina' procedures poor and often inaccurate

(Medical Xpress)—The quality of internet information available for women opting for "designer vagina" procedures is "poor," and in some cases, inaccurate, reveals a small study led by academics at the UCL ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Workplace bullying ups risk of prescriptions for anxiety, depression, insomnia

Witnessing or being on the receiving end of bullying at work heightens the risk of employees being prescribed antidepressants, sleeping pills, and tranquillisers, finds research published in BMJ Open.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vitamin D can help infection-prone patients avoid respiratory tract infection

Treating infection-prone patients over a 12-month period with high doses of vitamin D reduces their risk of developing respiratory tract infection – and consequently their antibiotic requirement. This according to a new ...

Health created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physicians admit feeling under qualified and lacking necessary education to treat obesity

Your primary care physician may be your first choice for assistance with most health-related issues, but according a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, primary care physicians ...

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Schizophrenia sufferers miss out on heart disease diagnosis

(Medical Xpress)—Those diagnosed with schizophrenia are less likely than the general population to have a recorded diagnosis of heart disease, a new report published in BMJ Open has found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Removing branding from cigarette packets stubs out their appeal

Women say they get less satisfaction and less enjoyment from smoking cigarettes that come in plain, standardised packs - according to new research released today (Thursday).

Health created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Half a unit of alcohol a day best for health: study

(Medical Xpress) -- Cutting the amount we drink to just over half a unit a day could save 4,600 lives a year in England, according to a modelling study by Oxford University researchers published in the journal ...

Health created May 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low prevalence of type 2 diabetes among regular black tea drinkers

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is low in countries where consumption of black tea is high, suggests a mathematical analysis of data from 50 countries, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Diabetes created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High salt intake linked to social inequalities

People from low socio-economic positions in Britain eat more salt than the well off, irrespective of where they live, states a paper led by Warwick Medical School published on Tuesday in the BMJ Open journal .

Health created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast