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17/11/2020

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Common prostate cancer treatment may impair cardiorespiratory fitness, raise risk of CV death

Prolonged androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) can impair cardiorespiratory fitness and increase risk of cardiovascular death in prostate cancer patients with high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study in JACC: ...

Nov 17, 2020

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Patient engagement program for heart failure patients improved outcomes

A novel patient engagement tool led one in five patients with heart failure to a more effective treatment regimen of generic medications, according to late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association's ...

Nov 17, 2020

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Remotely delivered program improves blood pressure, cholesterol control in 5,000 patients

Despite being known risk factors for poor cardiovascular outcomes, blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol remain undertreated among a large proportion of patients. To address this gap, a team from Brigham ...

Nov 17, 2020

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New potential clues in diagnosing, treating Alzheimer's found in retinas

A study led by the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery has identified certain regions in the retina—the lining found in the back of the eye—that are more affected by Alzheimer's disease than other areas. The findings ...

Nov 17, 2020

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Exercise and the brain: Here's three ways physical activity changes its very structure

Regular exercise changes the structure of our bodies' tissues in obvious ways, such as reducing the size of fat stores and increasing muscle mass. Less visible, but perhaps even more important, is the profound influence exercise ...

Nov 17, 2020

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Millions of people are on treatment for HIV: Why are so many still dying?

Twenty years ago, treatment for HIV was a rare luxury in South Africa. Exorbitant costs and President Thabo Mbeki's government's fierce opposition to providing antiretroviral treatment (ART) kept it out of the public sector.

Nov 17, 2020

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Coronavirus: Inequalities in healthcare may explain worse outcomes for BAME people

With Britain now in its second lockdown, and the government predicting that the second wave could be worse than the first, it's critical to examine why there are large racial disparities in the effects of COVID-19 and what ...

Nov 17, 2020

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Female hormone therapy not tied to retinal vascular occlusion

(HealthDay)—Filling a prescription for female hormone therapy (FHT) is not associated with an increased risk for retinal artery occlusion (RAO) or retinal vein occlusion (RVO), according to a study published online Nov. ...

Nov 17, 2020

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Hospital mortality higher for critically ill with COVID-19 versus flu

(HealthDay)—The risk for hospital mortality is higher for critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection compared with influenza, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Nov 17, 2020

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Study projects the number of COVID-19 contagions to reach its peak in Spain in late November

The number of infections from COVID-19 will continue increasing rapidly until November, reaching its peak near the third week of the month. Furthermore, the number of people hospitalized will increase until early December, ...

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