Archive: 14/02/2018

Higher cigarette taxes may increase use of chewing tobacco and cigars in adolescents

Raising cigarette taxes to combat smoking may increase the use of cigars and smokeless tobacco, such as chewing tobacco, in adolescents according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, involving ...

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Asthma linked to infertility but not among women taking regular asthma preventers

Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to research published in the European Respiratory Journal.

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Study suggests possible link between highly processed foods and cancer

A study published by The BMJ today reports a possible association between intake of highly processed ("ultra-processed") food in the diet and cancer.

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Blood thinners may raise stroke risk in over-65s with kidney disease

People over 65 years old may be increasing their stroke risk by taking anticoagulants for an irregular heartbeat if they also have chronic kidney disease, finds a new study led by UCL, St George's, University of London and ...

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First study of radiation exposure in human gut Organ Chip device offers hope for better radioprotective drugs

Chernobyl. Three Mile Island. Fukushima. Accidents at nuclear power plants can potentially cause massive destruction and expose workers and civilians to dangerous levels of radiation that lead to cancerous genetic mutations ...

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Gov't says health costs to keep growing faster than economy

U.S. health care spending will keep growing faster than the overall economy in the foreseeable future, squeezing public insurance programs and employers who provide coverage, the government said Wednesday.

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Scientists find key proteins control risk of osteoarthritis during aging

More than 30 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis making it one of the most common age-related diseases.

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Researchers study influence of fat storage in the heart on cardiovascular disease

Michael Nelson, assistant professor of kinesiology at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a new five-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the link between fat storage in ...

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Can learning stress-reducing techniques help reduce seizures?

Learning techniques to help manage stress may help people with epilepsy reduce how often they have seizures, according to a study published in the February 14, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American ...

Feb 14, 2018

Higher biopsy rates for women undergoing screening breast MRI

(HealthDay)—Women undergoing screening breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have higher biopsy rates and significantly lower cancer yield findings compared with screening mammography alone, regardless of personal history ...

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