Health
Probability of dying from road injury has dropped worldwide in all but 5 nations
Road injuries have become more frequent but less fatal over the past three decades, according to a new scientific study.
Jan 9, 2020
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Nearly 9 million injured worldwide by fire, heat, and hot substances in 2017
Heat-related incidents resulted in nearly 9 million injuries and more than 120,000 deaths worldwide in 2017, according to a new scientific study.
Dec 19, 2019
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Health
Concussions common among college students, more prevalent off the field than on
Concussions are more than twice as prevalent among college students than previously believed and significantly more likely to occur off the playing field than on, according to a three-year study published Dec. 18 in the journal ...
Dec 18, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Black/white breast cancer subtype incidence in men differs from trends in women
Incidence rates for hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancers are considerably higher in black men than white men, in stark contrast to lower incidence rates of those cancer subtypes in black versus white women. That's ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
End-stage renal disease patients at higher risk for syphilis
(HealthDay)—End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are at a higher risk for contracting syphilis, according to a study recently published in the Clinical Kidney Journal.
Dec 2, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Four studies look at global burden of digestive diseases
(HealthDay)—Global burdens of colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and stomach cancer increased from 1990 to 2017, according to four studies published online Oct. 21 in The Lancet Gastroenterology ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Anorexia nervosa among young children in the UK and Ireland on the up
The annual number of new cases of anorexia nervosa among 8 to 12 year olds in the UK and Ireland is around double that of a previous estimate in 2006, indicates research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Oct 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal and pancreatic cancer rates up 10% in last 30 years, major study reveals
The results of a major study across 195 countries, presented today at UEG Week Barcelona 2019, indicate that global death rates for pancreatic cancer and incidence rates for colorectal cancer both increased by 10 percent ...
Oct 22, 2019
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Diabetes
Poor glycemic control may up risk for stroke, death in T2DM
(HealthDay)—Poor glycemic control is associated with increased risks for stroke and death among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
Oct 11, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer data provide insights into occurrence, overdiagnosis, and treatment advances
Critical questions about progress in the fight against cancer cannot be answered simply by looking at rates of cancer incidence, a special report published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. H. Gilbert Welch, MD, ...
Oct 2, 2019
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