Health
Nuts and seeds: A snack that's good for the heart
Eating nuts and seeds frequently can reduce the risk of heart disease, shows a major new study review.
Mar 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression is too often deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short
A plumber who shows up to fix a leaking toilet with a single tool is not likely to succeed. The same is true if a mental health professional offers only one approach for a complex problem like depression.
Mar 15, 2023
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Health
In EU, a food fight over nutrition labels
Europe is taking longer than planned to concoct an EU-wide food-labelling system after a colour-coded scheme created in France did not go down well in culinary rival Italy.
Mar 9, 2023
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Medications
Study finds use of methotrexate is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer
The immunosuppressive drug methotrexate (MTX) can be linked to an elevated risk of three types of skin cancer, a new study by University of Gothenburg researchers shows. Patients receiving the drug include those with moderate ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Medications
Trust in health care is essential for dealing with antibiotic resistance
Do many Swedes obtain antibiotics without a prescription, and what drives their behavior when this happens? The answers are important when it comes to dealing with antibiotic resistance, which is a serious challenge for the ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
Increased risk of cancer in children born to mothers with epilepsy using high-dose folic acid during pregnancy
High-dose folic acid is protective against congenital malformations if the mother is at particular risk of having a child with congenital malformations. Treatment with antiseizure medication in pregnancy is associated with ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer may face higher cancer risk
A new study of more than 8 million children in Nordic countries suggests the possibility that children born after use of a fertility procedure known as frozen-thawed embryo transfer may have a higher risk of cancer than children ...
Sep 1, 2022
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Medical economics
Patients like public health services best, study finds
In many countries, health services have traditionally been publicly managed and financed. But in recent decades, several countries have undergone major health reforms, inspired by more market thinking.
Aug 16, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Frozen embryo transfers in IVF linked to greater risk of maternal hypertension in pregnancy
Concerns have been raised over the past few years that pregnancies derived from frozen embryo transfers in IVF might increase the maternal risk of hypertensive disorders, particularly pre-eclampsia, complications which may ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Declines in reported cancers in early phase of COVID-19 pandemic in the Nordic countries
A study from Karolinska Institutet and the Nordic cancer registries shows that cancer notification rates declined in the Nordic countries during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in April–May 2020 compared to previous ...
Apr 29, 2022
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