Archive: 11/09/2018

Your genes determine how your heart rate responds to exercise

Your genes can determine how your heart rate and blood pressure respond to exercise—and may act as an early warning of future problems with your heart or blood vessels—according to new research published in The Journal ...

Sep 11, 2018

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North-South chronic 'pain divide' evident in England

England has a North-South 'pain divide', with a clear geographical split in the prevalence and intensity of chronic pain and the use of potentially addictive opioids for symptom relief, reveals research published in the online ...

Sep 11, 2018

UK heart failure patients twice as likely to die as their Japanese counterparts

Patients with heart failure in the UK are twice as likely to die six months after a hospital admission for their condition as their Japanese counterparts, finds the first analysis of its kind published in the online journal ...

Sep 11, 2018

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Racial/ethnic disparity in use of low-vision devices

(HealthDay)—Among Medicare beneficiaries with self-reported vision impairment, Hispanic individuals and those from other races/ethnicities are less likely to report using low-vision devices than white individuals in a model ...

Sep 11, 2018

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Medicaid work requirements don't impact many enrollees

(HealthDay)—Medicaid work requirements will only impact a small proportion of persons and may only generate minimal savings, according to two research letters published online Sept. 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Sep 11, 2018

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Total of 43,371 new cases of HPV-associated cancers in 2015

(HealthDay)—A total of 43,371 new cases of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers were reported in 2015, with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) being the most common HPV-associated cancer, according to ...

Sep 11, 2018

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Data age in clinical trials is about three years at publication

(HealthDay)—The median data age in clinical trials in journals with a high impact factor is about three years at publication, according to a study published in the Aug. 10 issue of JAMA Network Open.

Sep 11, 2018

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Algorithm can discriminate cardiovascular disease risk

(HealthDay)—The Cardiovascular Disease Population Risk Tool (CVDPoRT) algorithm, which includes 12 variables, can discriminate cardiovascular disease risk, according to a study recently published in CMAJ, the journal of ...

Sep 11, 2018

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Mediterranean diet tied to lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay)—High adherence to the Mediterranean diet score is tied to lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in some populations, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Sep 11, 2018

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Going vegetarian to cut colon cancer risk

(HealthDay)—There's no disputing the fact that regular colonoscopies, now suggested to start at age 45 for those with an average risk of colorectal cancer, can help prevent the disease by finding—and removing—precancerous ...

Sep 11, 2018

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