People with prehypertension had a lower risk of stroke when they took blood pressure-lowering medicines, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Dec 8, 2011
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Despite several decades of urging from doctors and government officials to cut back on salt, a culprit in high blood pressure, most Americans aren't paying much attention.
Nov 22, 2011
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Consumption of 3 to 6 alcoholic drinks per week is associated with a small increase in the risk of breast cancer, and consumption in both earlier and later adult life is also associated with an increased risk, according to ...
Nov 1, 2011
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An excellent study among experimental mice has reported very dramatic differences between the effects of alcohol administered in moderation on a daily basis and the same total weekly amount of alcohol administered on only ...
Sep 20, 2011
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This paper provides an extensive analysis of the proportion of the risk of upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers in the population (the population attributable risk) that may be due to alcohol consumption and/or smoking. ...
Sep 6, 2011
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The findings, which come from a Journal of Diabetes analysis of 11,515 men and 13,569 women in China, indicate that nutrition in early life may play a role in the development of subsequent metabolic disorders.
Aug 22, 2018
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A study by University of Seville researchers has analysed the relationship between alcohol and road safety. Specifically, it looked at the impact of both social habits and legal regulation of alcohol consumption, such as ...
Dec 19, 2017
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Selenoprotein P, a kind of hepatokine hormone secreted from the liver, has been found to cause so-called 'exercise resistance,' which prevents physical exercise. Research results now reveal this as one of the reasons that ...
Mar 28, 2017
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Europe is the heaviest drinking region of the world, with consumption levels in some countries approximately twice the global average. Alcohol is the world's No. 1 risk factor for poor health and premature death among the ...
Nov 13, 2015
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Wine and beer in moderate doses may protect against venous thrombosis, but consumption of more than 14 standard drinks per week increases the risk of the same condition, in particular pulmonary embolism, in both men and women, ...
Jul 4, 2013
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