Approximately 30% of breast cancer patients who receive chemotherapy treatment gain weight, though it is unclear why this phenomenon occurs in some women but not in others. Beyond weight gain, chemotherapy is also known to ...
Oct 21, 2020
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The number of deaths globally due to smokeless tobacco has gone up by a third in 7 years to an estimated 350,000 people, a new study suggests.
Aug 13, 2020
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More Australians and Americans are dying from cardiovascular disease attributable to excess weight, particularly in younger people, new research finds.
Aug 5, 2020
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A new Cleveland Clinic study has identified genetic factors that may influence susceptibility to COVID-19. Published today in BMC Medicine, the study findings could guide personalized treatment for COVID-19.
Jul 15, 2020
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New UK Biobank research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in BMC Medicine, has found that black and south Asian ethnic groups have a higher risk of testing positive with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes ...
May 29, 2020
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Care Under Pressure – a project led by the University of Exeter has developed guidance and recommendations to optimize strategies to tackle mental ill-health in doctors and medical students. This work is particularly relevant ...
May 20, 2020
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A training programme that teaches GPs how to identify domestic violence and abuse (DVA) victims has led to a 30-fold increase in DVA referrals, according to a collaborative study of 205 general practices led by Queen Mary ...
May 6, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Obesity in children is associated with an increased risk for premature mortality in young adulthood and with an increased risk for anxiety and depression, according to two studies published online in March in ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Outdoor classroom breaks involving 15 minutes of self-paced exercise may improve children's attention, memory and wellbeing, according to new research.
Apr 20, 2020
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Two new studies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden underscore health risks associated with childhood obesity. Children with obesity have a three times higher risk of mortality in early adulthood compared with children in ...
Mar 18, 2020
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