Health
How healthy is your diet?
(HealthDay)—As Americans, we're making some headway in our efforts to improve the quality of our diet, but we're far from ideal levels.
Jun 13, 2018
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Medications
People with opioid use disorder have high suicide rate
(HealthDay)—Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) seem to have a high rate of suicide, according to a perspective piece published in the April 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Apr 26, 2018
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Health
Whether sustained or sporadic, exercise offers same reductions in death risk
For decades, Americans have been inundated with a confusing barrage of messages about how best to counteract the health risks of sedentary lifestyles: walk 10,000 steps a day; do a seven-minute workout from a phone app; flip ...
Mar 22, 2018
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Cardiology
Drinking sugary drinks may be associated with greater risk of death
Adults over the age of 45 who consume large amounts of sugary beverages including soft drinks, fruit drinks and fruit juices may have a higher risk of dying from heart disease or other causes, compared to those who drink ...
Mar 21, 2018
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Cardiology
Mono-unsaturated fats from plants, not animals may reduce risk of death from heart disease and other causes
Diets rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids from plants were associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes compared to diets rich in mono-unsaturated fats from animals, which were linked to a higher ...
Mar 21, 2018
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Cardiology
Blacks have more exposure to air pollutants raising heart disease risk, death
Blacks often have higher exposure to air pollution than whites, which may partially explain their higher risk heart disease and death compared to whites, according to new research in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular ...
Mar 15, 2018
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Pediatrics
Safe-sleep recommendations for infants have not reduced sudden deaths in newborns
An analysis of trends in sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) over the past two decades finds that the drop in such deaths that took place following release of the 1992 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) "back to sleep" ...
Feb 14, 2018
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Cardiology
Obesity, other risks play large role in sudden cardiac arrest among the young
Obesity and other common cardiovascular risk factors may play a greater role in sudden cardiac arrest among younger people than previously recognized, underscoring the importance of earlier screening, a Cedars-Sinai study ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Health
New research shows shorter fitness test still accurately predicts risk of mortality
Queen's University researcher Louise de Lannoy has determined a short, five minute treadmill test can predict the risk of mortality. This risk is determined independent of other traditional risk factors including age, weight, ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals substantial impact of chronic diseases on cancer risk
Several common chronic diseases together account for more than a fifth of new cancer cases and more than a third of cancer deaths, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Feb 1, 2018
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