Health
Italy's 100 club to reveal its secrets
Some of the secrets of an Italian village that has long fascinated scientists because of its high number of active centenarians are set to be revealed this weekend.
Sep 3, 2016
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Failure to publish trial results exposes patients to risks without providing benefits
Turin, Italy: Although the publication of results of clinical trials carried out in the USA within 12 months of their completion has been mandatory since 2007, an astoundingly high number of Phase III radiotherapy trials ...
Apr 29, 2016
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Health
Italians over 100 increase threefold but life expectancy stalls
The number of centenarians in Italy has more than tripled in less than 15 years despite the growth in life expectancy stalling last year, a health report published Tuesday revealed.
Apr 26, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Coffee consumption habits impact the risk of mild cognitive impairment
A new study by researchers at the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy, Geriatric Unit & Laboratory of Gerontology and Geriatrics, IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy, and Istituto ...
Jul 28, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
PET adapted treatment improves outcome of patients with stages I/II Hodgkin Lymphoma
Final results of the randomized intergroup EORTC, LYSA (Lymphoma Study Association), FIL (Fondazione Italiana Linfomi) H10 trial presented at the 13th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma in Lugano, Switzerland, ...
Jul 15, 2015
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Health
Heightened hospital weekend death risk common in several developed countries
The heightened risk of death after admission to hospital at the weekend—the so-called 'weekend effect'—is a feature of several developed countries' healthcare systems, and not just a problem for hospitals in England, ...
Jul 6, 2015
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Health
A world apart: Two women with birthdates in 1800s still alive
When Susannah Mushatt Jones and Emma Morano were born in 1899, there was not yet world war or penicillin, and electricity was still considered a marvel. The women are believed to be the last two in the world with birthdates ...
Jun 29, 2015
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Health
Single motherhood before age of 50 linked to poorer health in later life
Single motherhood between the ages of 16 and 49 is linked to poorer health in later life in several different countries, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
May 14, 2015
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Cardiology
Texas the front line on high school ECG debate
Cody Stephens was trying to shed some of the 290 pounds from his 6-foot-9 frame before graduating high school and attending his first college football training camp three summers ago when he took a nap and didn't wake up. ...
May 3, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorders
Home-based treatment of autism
Much can still be done to improve autism treatment besides finding a cure. The MICHELANGELO project, which ended in March, has developed a set of technologies for personalised, home-based behaviour monitoring and treatment ...
Apr 22, 2015
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