News tagged with long term health


First contact: Early intervention key in diagnosis and treatment of serious mental illness

Early symptoms of major mental illness can be subtle personality changes. Therefore, initial warning signs can often be missed, or even ignored due to conventional wisdom that suggests it's better to wait for true behavioral ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vitamin D does not boost kids' brainpower, study finds

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.

Health created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Frequent house moves during childhood ups risk of subsequent poor health

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.

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Contact allergies may trigger immune system defences to ward off cancer

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 ...

Cancer created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fidgeting your way to fitness

Walking to the photocopier and fidgeting at your desk are contributing more to your cardiorespiratory fitness than you might think.

Health created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug side effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s

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).

Medications created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cancer survivors spend more on health care

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.

Cancer created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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