News tagged with prevention strategies


Low back pain world's highest contributor to disability, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Low back pain is the highest contributor to disability in the world, according to a pivotal international study released today.

Health created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Set of criteria for 'hypersexual disorder' proposed as new mental health condition

(Medical Xpress)—The idea that an individual might suffer from a sexual addiction is great fodder for radio talk shows, comedians and late night TV. But a sex addiction is no laughing matter. Relationships are destroyed, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Geneticists verify cholesterol-cancer link

University of Rochester Medical Center scientists discovered new genetic evidence linking cholesterol and cancer, raising the possibility that cholesterol medications could be useful in the future for cancer prevention or ...

Medical research created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast cancer risks acquired in pregnancy may pass to next three generations

Chemicals or foods that raise estrogen levels during pregnancy may increase cancer risk in daughters, granddaughters, and even great-granddaughters, according to scientists from Virginia Tech and Georgetown University.

Cancer created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ginkgo biloba extract does not prevent Alzheimer's dementia

Ginkgo biloba extract does not significantly reduce the likelihood of diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in older people, according to the results of the largest ever Alzheimer's prevention study in Europe, published in Lancet Ne ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New antiviral treatment could significantly reduce global burden of hepatitis C

(Medical Xpress)—Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) – a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens, young adults bear disproportionate share of STDs

In the heat of the moment, it's a good bet sexually transmitted infections are the last thing on a teen's or young adult's mind. Thus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, young people ages ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens targeting strength, cardio fitness battle insulin resistance

(HealthDay)—Lower levels of abdominal muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in youth are independently associated with adverse levels of fasting insulin, insulin sensitivity, and β-cell function ...

Diabetes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research shows oral supplement increases body's storage of antioxidant

(Medical Xpress)—Oral supplementation of glutathione is effective in increasing the body's stores of the antioxidant, said Penn State College of Medicine researchers in study results presented at a conference today (April ...

Medical research created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New DNA sequences hone in on breast, ovarian cancer risk

Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have identified new DNA sequences associated with breast cancer—the most common cancer among women, with an average risk of developing the disease of 10 percent—and ovarian cancer, ...

Cancer created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Five genetic variations increase risk of ovarian cancer

An international research collaboration has found five new regions of the human genome that are linked to increased risks for developing ovarian cancer. Duke Medicine researchers played a leading role analyzing genetic information ...

Cancer created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRSA colonization in groin tied to clinical infections

(HealthDay)—Groin colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) leads to an increased risk of developing active MRSA infection later among HIV-infected patients, according to a stud ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research stresses the importance of 'test and treat' HIV strategy

A new study involving a McMaster researcher calls for an aggressive "test and treat" approach to HIV-positive individuals in Africa. The study measures the importance of different routes of transmission in 18 African countries ...

HIV & AIDS created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify genetic root to early-onset prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is often considered an elderly man's disease, and little is known about the approximately 2% of cases that arise in men who are aged 50 years or younger. Research published in the February 11th issue of the ...

Cancer created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study suggests genetic predisposition to brain injury after preterm birth is sex-specific

In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report that variation in a gene involved in inflammation is ...

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0