News tagged with long term health


Cosmetic breast implants may adversely affect survival in women who develop breast cancer

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.

Cancer created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A sad legacy—Victims of childhood asbestos exposure

(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, ...

Cancer created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study finds most children eat four times the daily salt limit

(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.

Health created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Workplace link to one in six cases of adult asthma among UK baby boomers

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.

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Five year-olds who watch TV for 3+ hours a day more likely to be antisocial

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | 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

Being neurotic, and conscientious, a good combo for health

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lifestyle changes among disadvantaged groups key to tackling diabetes

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.

Diabetes created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Skimmed / semi-skimmed milk does not curb excess toddler weight gain

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.

Health created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marker in premies' saliva predicts readiness to feed by mouth

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 ...

Pediatrics created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Feeling lonely linked to increased risk of dementia in later life

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.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

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

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