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Smoking affects heart surgery outcome even a year after quitting
Smoking cessation even a year prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery does not fully normalize the changes smoking has made to the saphenous (leg) veins used for the surgery and may lead to later graft failure, ...
Health
Jan 02, 2013 |
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Obesity may be declining among preschool-aged children living in low-income families
"Obesity and extreme obesity in childhood, which are more prevalent among minority and low-income families, have been associated with other cardiovascular risk factors, increased health care costs, and premature death. Obesity ...
Overweight and Obesity
Dec 25, 2012 |
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Autopsy-based study examines prevalence of atherosclerosis among US service members
Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors associated with a higher ...
Cardiology
Dec 25, 2012 |
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Badger sleeping habits could help target TB control
Sleeping away from the family home is linked to health risks for badgers, new research by the University of Exeter and the Food and Environment Research Agency has revealed.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 19, 2012 |
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9/11 cancer study won't settle debate over risks
The most comprehensive study of potential World Trade Center-related cancers raises more questions than it answers and won't end a debate over whether the attacks were really a cause. ...
Cancer
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Rationing soft drink sizes: A good public health move
New York City's limit of a maximum 16-ounce size of sugar-sweetened drinks for sale in eating establishments is a positive public health move and should be replicated in Canada, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Health
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Study shows COPD is not independent risk factor for lung cancer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are two of the most important smoking-related diseases worldwide, with a huge combined mortality bur¬den. Many consider the presence of COPD itself to be an independent ...
Cancer
Dec 15, 2012 |
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We're living longer but with more disability
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010), has found people around the world are living longer but often with many years of compromised health.
Health
Dec 14, 2012 |
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Psychosocial distress associated with increased stroke risk
People over age 65 with high psychosocial distress face increased risk of stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Cardiology
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Unhealthy behaviors could slow progress in reducing heart disease, stroke
Poor eating and exercise habits could be the game-changer in the fight against heart disease and stroke deaths, according to the American Heart Association's "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update 2013," published in ...
Cardiology
Dec 12, 2012 |
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Q+A: Should cervical cancer tests start later?
UK health authorities have recommended women start having pap smears later in life, suggesting women wait until they are at least 25 before having their first cervical cancer screening. ...
Cancer
Dec 12, 2012 |
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Maintaining weight loss as important as losing it for older women
When you're postmenopausal and overweight, losing weight is a good thing, but gaining back just a few pounds may actually be detrimental to your cardiovascular health.
Health
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Putting electronic cigarettes to the test
Electronic cigarettes are experiencing somewhat of a boom at the moment. An estimated two million people in Germany have already turned to the vapor cigarette, which many view as a healthy alternative to ...
Addiction
Dec 07, 2012 |
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Self-injury in young people is gateway to suicide
(Medical Xpress)—Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)—deliberately harming one's body through such acts as cutting, burning or biting—is a primary risk factor for future suicide in teens and young adults, finds a new longitudinal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Predicting the age at menopause of women having suffered from childhood cancers
This study provided important data about the fertility window of women who had suffered from childhood cancer and information concerning the associated risk factors, but did not confirm the greater risk of premature menopause ...
Cancer
Dec 04, 2012 |
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