Using a web application to qualify individuals for treatment with a non-prescription statin closely matched the results of clinician assessments in determining a person's eligibility for taking statins to lower cholesterol, ...
Apr 8, 2024
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The risk of cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction and stroke, has been shown to be roughly twice as high in people living with HIV than the general population, creating an urgent need to test prevention ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Over the past few years, the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry in UNC's School of Medicine have been working together to spearhead the development of a new "enhanced primary care" model to provide ...
Apr 11, 2023
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Fresh fruit and vegetables prescribed by doctors could be an effective way to improve the health of Australians with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published today in the Journal of Nutrition.
Aug 22, 2022
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Some blood lipid biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease risk are also associated with a lower risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggest the findings of a large epidemiology study published online in the Journal ...
Sep 13, 2021
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Africa has escaped the "exponential" rise in coronavirus cases seen elsewhere probably due to low population density and a hot and humid climate, the UN health agency said.
Sep 25, 2020
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Could remnants of DNA from a now extinct human subspecies known as the Denisovans help boost the immune functions of modern humans?
Jun 15, 2020
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In Latin America, a region experiencing ever-increasing growth in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths, Uruguay and Costa Rica stand out as success stories.
May 22, 2020
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After six years of research, Brazilian scientists have discovered that the presence of the Leishmania RNA virus in disease-carrying parasites leads to more aggressive forms of leishmaniasis, a discovery they say opens the ...
Dec 16, 2019
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