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Specific bacterial species may initiate, maintain Crohn's

Patients newly diagnosed with pediatric Crohn's disease had significantly different levels of certain types of bacteria in their intestinal tracts than age-matched controls, according to a paper in the October Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Healthy behaviors in midlife significantly increase odds of successful aging

Engaging in a combination of healthy behaviours, such as not smoking, moderate alcohol consumption, exercise, and eating fruits and vegetables daily makes it significantly more likely people will stay healthy as they age, ...

Health created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Type 2 diabetes may increase the risk of Barrett's Esophagus

Patients with Type 2 Diabetes may face an increased risk for Barrett's Esophagus (BE), regardless of other risk factors including smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according ...

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College education and moderate alcohol intake linked to lower COPD risk

College education and alcohol consumption may be linked to risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Oakland, California, followed 126,019 people who supplied ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

COPD readmission may be tied to unmodifiable risk factors

National efforts are underway to reduce 30-day readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, new research suggests that COPD readmissions may be related to risk factors that cannot be modified, including ...

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Young people who go out drinking start earlier and consume more and more alcohol, Spanish study shows

Teenagers and university students are unaware of the negative consequences of alcohol consumption or the chances of developing an addiction as a result. In addition, they start at a younger and younger age ...

Addiction created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Enhanced minimum-pricing strategy on alcohol could result in less harm for consumers

(Medical Xpress)—Consumers tend to switch to less potent alcoholic beverages when minimum prices are raised for cheap, strong drinks, new research from the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) ...

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Antidepressants linked to increased risk of stroke, but risk is low

Research shows that use of popular antidepressants is linked to an increased risk of some strokes caused by bleeding in the brain, but that the risk is low, according to a multi-study analysis published in the October 17, ...

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A family history of alcoholism may add to damaging effects of prenatal alcohol exposure

Prenatal exposure to alcohol (PAE) can lead to serious deficiencies associated with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), such as impairments in general intelligence, adaptive function, ...

Addiction created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recovery of brain volumes with abstinence may vary for different brain regions

Chronic alcohol abuse can severely damage the nervous system, particularly cognitive functions, cerebral metabolism, and brain morphology. Building upon previous findings that alcoholics can experience brain volume recovery ...

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Common medical screen predicts liver cancer risk in general population

Enzyme levels in the blood routinely monitored by physicians as liver function indicators are also the best predictor of liver cancer risk for the general population, a team of scientists in Taiwan and The University of Texas ...

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Alcohol dependence seems to shorten life more than smoking, especially among women

While researchers and clinicians know that the mortality rates among alcohol dependent (AD) individuals are high, most of that knowledge is based on studies of clinical populations. A new study is the first to examine excess ...

Addiction created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Large-scale study confirms link between creativity and mental illness

(Medical Xpress)—People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing and schizophrenia. This according to researchers ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Peer influence: Facebook, Twitter, alcohol and drugs

(Medical Xpress)—When it comes to alcohol and drug use, peers can be just as influential online as they are in person, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health say.

Addiction created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast