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Type 1 diabetes testing may be cheaper, faster

Work by researchers at The University of Western Australia could revolutionise testing for Type 1 diabetes around the world.

Diabetes created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk factors ID'd for massive blood loss in scoliosis surgery

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing scoliosis surgery, the risk of massive blood loss is increased with preoperative Cobb angles bigger than 50 degrees and for those undergoing osteotomy or fusion of more ...

Surgery created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight loss may prevent, treat osteoarthritis in obese patients

Weight loss may prevent and significantly alleviate the symptoms of osteoarthritis, a progressive disease of the joints known as "wear and tear" arthritis, according to a literature review appearing in the March 2013 issue ...

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Maternal obesity increases the risk of frequent wheezing in offspring

The fact that excess weight during pregnancy has negative consequences is not new information. A new study now concludes that the children of mothers obese before falling pregnant are four times more likely ...

Pediatrics created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Virus and genes involved in causation of schizophrenia

For the first time, an international team of researchers has found that a combination of a particular virus in the mother and a specific gene variant in the child increases the risk of the child developing schizophrenia.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cholesterol levels rise, fall with changing seasons

Cholesterol levels seem to fluctuate significantly with the turning seasons, which may leave some people with borderline high cholesterol at greater cardiovascular risk during the winter months, according to research being ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Age matters in weight gain: Overweight at young age takes toll

Being overweight, especially from a young age, appears to lead to a bigger heart later in life, a condition that has been linked to serious heart problems and even death, according to research being presented at the American ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher heart attack rates continue six years after Katrina

New Orleans residents continue to face a three-fold increased risk of heart attack post-Katrina—a trend that has remained unchanged since the storm hit in 2005, according to research being presented at the American College ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Heart attack rates rise with plunging GDP in Greece's financial crisis

Heart attack rates have spiked in Greece since the start of the country's financial crisis, especially among women and residents older than 45, according to a study of patient records being presented at the American College ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High BMI linked to heart attack, stroke in young women

A nationwide study of women in Denmark who are of child-bearing age finds that those who are obese appear to have a much greater risk of heart attack or stroke, according to research being presented at the American College ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tooth loss associated with cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic heart disease

Poor dental health, especially tooth loss, is associated with several established cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes, smoking, blood pressure, obesity and other novel risk factors, according to research being ...

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Secondhand smoke exposure linked to signs of heart disease

Nonsmokers, beware. It seems the more you are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke—whether it was during your childhood or as an adult, at work or at home—the more likely you are to develop early signs of heart disease, ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Donor smoking and recipient obesity tied to higher rates of death and lung injury after lung transplantation

(Medical Xpress)—A multi-institution study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has identified several important risk factors, including a donor's smoking history and recipient ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alzheimer's risk gene discovered using imaging method that screens brain's connections

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at UCLA have discovered a new genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease by screening people's DNA and then using an advanced type of scan to visualize their brains' connections.

Neuroscience created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Visceral fat causally linked to intestinal cancer

Visceral fat, or fat stored deep in the abdominal cavity, is directly linked to an increased risk for colon cancer, according to data from a mouse study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Associ ...

Cancer created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast