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Cosmetic breast implants seem to adversely affect the survival of women who are subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer, finds a small study published on BMJ website today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cosmetic-breast-implants-adversely-affect.html Cancer Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:30:01 EST news286562904 Five year-olds who watch TV for three or more hours a day are increasingly likely to develop antisocial behaviours, such as fighting or stealing by the age of seven, indicates research published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-year-olds-tv-hours-day-antisocial.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:48:32 EST news283456081 Switching to skimmed milk in a bid to curb excess toddler weight gain doesn't seem to work, indicates research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-skimmed-semi-skimmed-curb-excess-toddler.html Health Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:30:01 EST news282829244 What a mother eats before and during pregnancy can impact on her offspring in many ways, a University of Aberdeen researcher will tell a conference in Edinburgh today (February 7). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-early-healthy-nutrition-vital-life.html Health Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:10:01 EST news279528732 At a time when 25% of the adult population is considered to be obese and the annual cost of the national obesity epidemic is estimated at £5 billon, a Plymouth-based research project that introduced young men and older people to sustainable and healthy food activities points to innovative partnership solutions. The research showed how participants underwent a range of social and behavioural improvements around food and diet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-food-cultures-cooking-reveals-appetite.html Health Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:00:02 EST news278840086 The workplace may be responsible for around one in six cases of adult asthma among the British baby boomer generation - those born in the late 1950s - reveals research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-workplace-link-cases-adult-asthma.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:30:02 EST news278007604 Feeling lonely, as distinct from being/living alone, is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia in later life, indicates research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-lonely-linked-dementia-life.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:30:01 EST news274381812 Under certain circumstances neuroticism can be good for your health, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study showing that some self-described neurotics also tended to have the lowest levels of Interleukin 6 (IL-6), a biomarker for inflammation and chronic disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-neurotic-conscientious-good-combo-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:57:17 EST news272041025 (Medical Xpress)— Deakin University study has found seven in ten children are eating more than the recommended upper limit of salt each day, putting their health at serious risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-children-daily-salt-limit.html Health Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:19:05 EST news268903115 Researchers at the University of Southampton together with colleagues at King's College London have embarked on a unique study that will shed new light on the risk of heart disease and diabetes in later life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-secrets-small-blood-vessels-reveal.html Cardiology Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:35:05 EST news267705294 (Medical Xpress)—"Wittenoom kids" who spent their childhoods exposed to asbestos in the north-west of Western Australia are now developing a range of cancers or dying at a rate well above the average population, according to a new study by researchers from The University of Western Australia for the UWA-affiliated Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR).  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-sad-legacyvictims-childhood-asbestos-exposure.html Cancer Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:44:25 EST news265959770 Unhealthy behaviors like being overweight, smoking and heavy drinking explain almost half of the social inequalities in type 2 diabetes, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-lifestyle-disadvantaged-groups-key-tackling.html Diabetes Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:30:01 EST news264782916 Tufts Medical Center researchers have shown that presence of a gene strongly linked to appetite regulation is highly predictive of a premature infant's readiness to feed orally. An analysis of just a drop of an infant's saliva could be the key to preventing many feeding problems and the expensive medical complications that can occur when infants are fed by mouth too early. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-marker-premies-saliva-readiness-mouth.html Pediatrics Mon, 21 May 2012 18:11:06 EST news256842630 Many athletes with asthma may not be using the best treatment for their condition and could be putting their long term health at risk, according to a roundup by journalist Sophie Arie published by the BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-athletes-asthma-wrong-treatment.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:30:09 EST news254505709 High levels of vitamin D do not seem to boost teens' academic performance, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-vitamin-d-boost-kids-brainpower.html Health Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:30:01 EST news253378775 Frequent house moves during childhood seem to increase the risk of poor health in later life, suggests research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-frequent-house-childhood-ups-subsequent.html Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:02 EST news247768692 Contact allergies (reactions caused by direct contact with substances like common metals and chemicals) may help prime the immune system to ward off certain types of cancer, suggests research published today in the online only title BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-contact-allergies-trigger-immune-defences.html Cancer Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:51:25 EST news229657873 Walking to the photocopier and fidgeting at your desk are contributing more to your cardiorespiratory fitness than you might think. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-fidgeting.html Health Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:25:37 EST news228479118 A side effect of many commonly used drugs appears to increase the risks of both cognitive impairment and death in older people, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-drug-side-effect-linked-health.html Medications Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:21:26 EST news228108027 Approximately 12 million people in the United States are cancer survivors. On average, their medical care costs $4,000 to $5,000 more annually than the care of people who have never had cancer, according to Penn State researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-cancer-survivors-health.html Cancer Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:14:46 EST news227178863