PLoS Medicine
Researchers quantify how many years of life are gained by being physically active
In a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, researchers have quantified how many years of life are gained by being physically active at different ...
Health
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Air pollution and hardening of arteries
Long term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries", according to a study by U.S. researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Health
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Common pregnancy conditions risk future diabetes
Two common conditions in pregnancy may be risk factors for future diabetes according to a Canadian study of over one million women published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Diabetes
Apr 16, 2013 |
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HIV self-testing: The key to controlling the global epidemic
A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the answer to controlling the global epidemic. This major systematic review, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University ...
HIV & AIDS
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Antipsychotic meds not that helpful for depression, study finds
(HealthDay)—For people who don't fully respond to antidepressants, adding commonly prescribed antipsychotic drugs appears to be only slightly effective and is linked to unwelcome side effects, a new study ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Resistance to first line anti-malarial drugs is increasing on the Thai-Myanmar border
Early diagnosis and treatment with antimalarial drugs (ACTs—artemisinin based combination treatments) has been linked to a reduction in malaria in the migrant population living on the Thai-Myanmar border, despite evidence ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Over million pregnant women infected with syphilis world-wide
Syphilis still affects large numbers of pregnant women world-wide, causing serious health problems and even death to their babies, yet this infection could be prevented by early testing and treatment, according to a study ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Whole genome sequencing better at tracing TB outbreaks than standard test
A new form of genetic testing of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis can provide better information on TB transmission and also trace TB outbreaks more accurately than the current standard test, according to a study from ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Age-related macular degeneration common cause of vision impairment in Kenya
Despite current beliefs, the degenerative eye condition age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision impairment and blindness in sub-Saharan Africa, requiring an urgent review of vision services, according ...
Ophthalmology
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Increasing severity of erectile dysfunction is a marker for increasing risk of cardiovascular disease and death
A large study published in PLOS Medicine on January 29, 2013, shows that the risk of future cardiovascular disease and death increased with severity of erectile dysfunction in men both with and without a history of cardio ...
Cardiology
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Study finds growing 'weight extremes' in the developing world
(Medical Xpress)—Obese and overweight people are gaining weight rapidly in low-and middle-income countries while those who are severely undernourished are not experiencing similar weight gains, according to a University ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Researchers show a better way for curbing TB where the disease is rampant
(Medical Xpress)—Those who live and die behind prison walls don't usually get much public attention. Incarceration is, after all, meant to remove criminals from society. But contagious and potentially deadly ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Strong tobacco control policies in Brazil credited for more than 400,000 lives saved
High cigarette prices, smoke-free air laws, marketing restrictions and other measures, all part of Brazil's strong tobacco control policies, are credited for a 50 percent reduction in smoking prevalence between ...
Health
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Lives could be saved by removing age restrictions on rotavirus vaccination
A study published in this week's PLOS Medicine, which suggests that the additional children's lives saved by removing the age restrictions for rotavirus vaccination in low- and middle-income countries would be much greate ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Current genetic tests unlikely to improve antidepressant treatment, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Genetic markers cannot predict which patients with major depression will respond to anti-depressant drugs, according to a large collaborative study led by researchers at King's College ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2012 |
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