New study links tanning beds to non-melanoma skin cancer
Indoor tanning beds can cause non-melanoma skin cancer – and the risk is greater the earlier one starts tanning, according to a new analysis led by UCSF.
Cancer
Oct 02, 2012 |
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New genetic regions linked to bone-weakening disease and fractures
Thirty-two previously unidentified genetic regions associated with osteoporosis and fracture have been identified by a large, worldwide consortium of researchers, including Stanford Prevention Research Center chief John Ioannidis, ...
Genetics
Apr 15, 2012 |
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Reliability of neuroscience research questioned
New research has questioned the reliability of neuroscience studies, saying that conclusions could be misleading due to small sample sizes.
Neuroscience
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Biostatisticians identify genes linked to heart disease
Recently, large studies have identified some of the genetic basis for important common diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, but most of the genetic contribution to them remains undiscovered. Now researchers at the ...
Genetics
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Patient expectations of acute bronchitis not consistent with the best evidence
New research from the University of Georgia exposes a large discrepancy in the length of time patients expect an acute cough illness, also called acute bronchitis, to last and the reality of the illness. This mismatch may ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Expert suggests tried-and-true strategies to strengthen your relationship
What are you doing to keep your relationship alive? A University of Illinois study highlights the importance of five relationship maintenance strategies that couples can use to preserve or improve the quality of an intimate ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 09, 2013 |
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Higher levels of obesity associated with increased risk of death
In an analysis of nearly 100 studies that included approximately 3 million adults, relative to normal weight, overall obesity (combining all grades) and higher levels of obesity were both associated with a significantly higher ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 01, 2013 |
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Perceived stress may predict future risk of coronary heart disease
(Medical Xpress)—Are you stressed? Results of a new meta-analysis of six studies involving nearly 120,000 people indicate that the answer to that question may help predict one's risk of incident coronary heart disease (CHD) ...
Cardiology
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Broad analysis of many radiation studies finds no exposure threshold that precludes harm to life
(Medical Xpress)—Even the very lowest levels of radiation are harmful to life, scientists have concluded in the Cambridge Philosophical Society's journal Biological Reviews. Reporting the results of a wide-ranging analys ...
Health
Nov 15, 2012 |
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People with severe psoriasis nearly twice at risk for diabetes
An analysis of 27 studies linking psoriasis in 314,000 individuals with diabetes has found strong correlation between the scaly skin rash and the blood sugar disorder that predisposes patients to heart disease, say UC Davis ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Study finds little evidence of health benefits from organic foods
You're in the supermarket eyeing a basket of sweet, juicy plums. You reach for the conventionally grown stone fruit, then decide to spring the extra $1/pound for its organic cousin. You figure you've just made the healthier ...
Health
Sep 03, 2012 |
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Meta-analysis confirms benefit of statins in those with no previous history of vascular disease
Even people at low risk of heart problems would benefit from statins, cheap drugs that lower levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol in the blood.
Cardiology
May 16, 2012 |
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Study finds high rate of victimization among gays, lesbians and bisexuals
(Medical Xpress) -- A new analysis of hundreds of existing research studies shows that lesbians, gays and bisexuals experience high rates of victimization.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 07, 2012 |
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Good long-term outcomes for drug-eluting stents
(HealthDay) -- Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) suggests that drug-eluting stents (DESs) significantly reduce repeat revascularizations, with no increase in stent thrombosis (ST), mortality, ...
Cardiology
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Drug-Eluting stents reduce risk of thrombosis
(HealthDay) -- Cobalt-chromium everolimus eluting stents (CoCr-EES) are associated with a significantly lower rate of stent thrombosis within two years of implantation, compared with other bare-metal and drug-eluting ...
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