Health
Chemicals in makeup, sunscreen may raise odds for dangerous pregnancy complication
Chemicals commonly found in sunscreen, makeup and other personal care products could be putting pregnancies at risk, a new study warns.
Aug 14, 2024
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Cardiology
When less is more: New protocol limits use of SPECT MPI
A new stress test protocol that investigates reducing the use of perfusion imaging in low risk patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for possible angina symptoms was found to be diagnostically safe, revealed ...
May 5, 2013
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Cardiology
Elevated troponin linked to mental stress ischemia in heart disease patients
Some people with heart disease experience a restriction of blood flow to the heart in response to psychological stress. Usually silent (not painful), the temporary restriction in blood flow, called ischemia, is an indicator ...
Apr 3, 2016
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Health
Stress test abnormalities reveal more than just cardiovascular risks, study finds
The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine.
Sep 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds mammograms lead to unneeded treatment
Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a million women have been treated for cancers that never would have threatened ...
Nov 21, 2012
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Diabetes
Blood test could determine diabetes risks
A blood test could potentially be used to assess a patient's risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found.
Feb 21, 2024
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Neuroscience
Study: Birth-control pills affect the body's ability to regulate stress
Women have used birth-control pills since the 1960s, but researchers still do not know everything about the body's complex reaction to the small, hormone-laden pill.
Jul 7, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Poor stress responses may lead to obesity in children
Children who overreact to stressors may be at risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to researchers at Penn State and Johns Hopkins University.
Feb 15, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Voting in national elections causes stress and emotional arousal, study finds
With Election Day 2012 just weeks away, a recent study provides scientific evidence that voting in national elections is actually a stressful event with measurable hormonal changes.
Oct 11, 2012
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Cardiology
Noninvasive imaging helps predict heart attacks
Noninvasive CT angiography and stress tests can help predict which patients are likely to suffer a heart attack or other adverse cardiovascular event, according to a new study appearing online in the journal Radiology.
Mar 14, 2017
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