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Daily aspirin may help fight prostate cancer, but not breast cancer

(HealthDay)—Two new studies paint a complex portrait of aspirin's impact on cancer risk and mortality, with one suggesting the drug may lower the risk of dying from prostate cancer and the other seeing ...

Cancer created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People of normal weight with belly fat at highest death risk: study

People who are of normal weight but have fat concentrated in their bellies have a higher death risk than those who are obese, according to Mayo Clinic research presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Electrical storm is a potent risk factor for mortality and morbidity

Electrical storm (ES) is a potent risk factor for mortality and morbidity, according to research presented today, August 26, at the ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Federico Guerra from Italy. Data was also presented on which patients ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel blood test predicts sudden death risk patients who would benefit from ICDs

A novel blood test that predicts sudden death risk in heart failure patients is set to help physicians decide which patients would benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). The findings were presented at ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel anti-platelet therapy reduces risk of cardiac events in patients with history of heart attack

According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), adding vorapaxar, an investigational platelet blocker, to standard antiplatelet therapy significantly reduces the long-term risk of recurrent cardiovascular ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Close relative's early death may raise your heart risk: study

(HealthDay) -- People with a parent or sibling who died young from heart disease have a much higher risk of developing early heart disease themselves, a new Danish study indicates.

Cardiology created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast density does not influence breast cancer death among breast cancer patients

The risk of dying from breast cancer was not related to high mammographic breast density in breast cancer patients, according to a study published August 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Cancer created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physical activity associated with lower risk of death in patients with diabetes

Higher levels of physical activity were related to lower risk of death in patients with diabetes, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine.

Diabetes created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High dietary antioxidant intake might cut pancreatic cancer risk

Increasing dietary intake of the antioxidant vitamins C, E, and selenium could help cut the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to two thirds, suggests research published online in the journal Gut.

Cancer created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New metric for obesity strongly correlated to premature death

Researchers have developed a new metric to measure obesity, called A Body Shape Index, or ABSI, that combines the existing metrics of Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference and shows a better correlation with death ...

Health created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Frequent antenatal screening dramatically reduces maternal mortality on Thai-Myanmar border

Frequent antenatal screening has allowed doctors to detect and treat malaria in its early stages on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, dramatically reducing the number of deaths amongst pregnant women.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why smoking is 'BAD' for the Fallopian tube -- and increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy

Cigarette smoke reduces the production of a Fallopian tube gene known as "BAD", which helps explain the link between smoking and ectopic pregnancy. The finding, from scientists led by Drs Andrew Horne and Colin Duncan at ...

Health created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Living alone puts people with heart problems at risk for death

According to the United States Census Bureau, approximately one in seven American adults live alone. Social isolation and lack of social support have been linked to poor health outcomes. Now a new study at Brigham and Women's ...

Cardiology created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Policies needed to tackle inequalities in deaths from heart disease in England

Although improved treatment uptake for coronary heart disease in England has resulted in a dramatic fall in death rates over recent years, improvements in major risk factors vary substantially between richer and poorer people, ...

Cardiology created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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