Health
Dairy not linked to increased heart disease: study
'Blessed are the cheesemakers', misheard a character in the film The Life of Brian. Now nutritional scientists have shown that Monty Python may have been spot on.
May 9, 2017
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European Journal of Epidemiology
Health
Proof that magnesium could prevent fractures
Magnesium could hold the key to preventing one of the most preventable causes of disability in middle-aged to elderly people, according to new research led by academics at the Universities of Bristol and Eastern Finland.
Apr 12, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Physical activity in dementia
It has been recognised for over 60 years that regular physical activity provides health benefits. Our bodies are designed to be stimulated by physical exertion. Fitness is associated with lower all-cause mortality, along ...
Jun 8, 2016
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Cardiology
Newly diagnosed diabetes increases risk of heart attack, stroke even among statin users
Postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed diabetes have a significantly increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease whether or not they take statin drugs, according to the results of a new study led by researchers ...
May 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza vaccine had no affect on fetal mortality risk
A fresh study from Karolinska Institutet can quell any fears there might be of an increased risk of fetal and neonatal mortality for mothers who have been inoculated with the Pandemrix vaccine for H1N1-influensa while pregnant. ...
Nov 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
No link found between PTSD and cancer risk
In the largest study to date that examines Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a risk factor for cancer, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), have shown no evidence of an association.
May 13, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Growing up on a livestock farm halves the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases
New research conducted at Aarhus University has revealed that people who have grown up on a farm with livestock are only half as likely as their urban counterparts to develop the most common inflammatory bowel diseases: ulcerative ...
Jul 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hot Pot with chicken causes campylobacter infections in Switzerland
In Switzerland, between 7000 and 8000 persons fall ill with a campylobacter infection annually. This makes it the most frequent bacterial disease transmitted through food. Contamination of chicken meat with campylobacter ...
Jul 3, 2014
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Addiction
Smoking cessation in old age: Less heart attacks and strokes within five years
Smokers increase their risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke with every cigarette they smoke. Conversely, those who quit smoking even at an advanced age will have a considerable decrease in their risk after ...
Feb 20, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survival in Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain
Data from the 1970s and 1980s show that people affected by cancer survived significantly longer in West Germany than cancer patients behind the Iron Curtain. Looking at a diagnosis period from 1984 to 1985 in the former German ...
Aug 23, 2012
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