Archive: 11/01/2016
Exercise reduces heart disease risk in depressed patients
Symptoms of mild to minimal depression were associated with early indicators of heart disease in a research letter published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, but the study found regular exercise ...
Jan 11, 2016
Researchers reveal predictive staircase to leukemia
McMaster University researchers have taken a giant leap in identifying the early stages of a deadly cancer and predicting how it will develop in individuals.
Jan 11, 2016
Most top-selling, over-the-counter sexual treatments unproven, some could be harmful
From horny goat weed to ginseng and maca, over-the-counter dietary supplements sold to improve male sexual health contain a wide variety of "natural" ingredients. Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center reviewed ...
Jan 11, 2016
Stage increase in lung cancer more frequent after open vs. closed thoracic surgery
An increase in the stage of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to cancer positive lymph node (LN) discovery was more common following open chest surgery for lung lobe removal of early stage lung cancer compared to the ...
Jan 11, 2016
Five percent of Ontario residents account for majority of health care costs
Five percent of Ontarians account for 65% of provincial health care costs for individual care, with the top 1% accounting for one-third of these costs, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Jan 11, 2016
Deadly bacteria more prevalent than previously thought: study
An often deadly and difficult to treat bacterial disease is much more prevalent than previously thought and kills tens of thousands of people worldwide each year, researchers said Monday.
Jan 11, 2016