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Variability, high blood pressure increase stroke risk
Recent studies have shown that it is variability in patients’ blood pressure that predicts the risk of a stroke most powerfully and not a high average or usual blood pressure level........
Published : Monday 22 Mar 2010 16:44 | Read More
Recent studies have shown that it is variability in patients’ blood pressure that predicts the risk of a stroke most powerfully and not a high average or usual blood pressure level........
Published : Monday 22 Mar 2010 16:44 | Read More
Infertile men at higher prostate cancer risk
Infertility increases a man's risk of prostate cancer, a new research has found. The study showed that infertile men have an increased risk of developing high-grade prostate cancer, which is more likely to grow and spread quickly. The study's result.......
Published : Monday 22 Mar 2010 10:39 | Read More
Infertility increases a man's risk of prostate cancer, a new research has found. The study showed that infertile men have an increased risk of developing high-grade prostate cancer, which is more likely to grow and spread quickly. The study's result.......
Published : Monday 22 Mar 2010 10:39 | Read More
Rare ATM gene mutations, plus radiation, ups second breast cancer risk
Rare mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene, combined with radiation exposure, might put a woman more at risk of developing a second cancer in the opposite breast, according to a study. Breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of .......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 15:01 | Read More
Rare mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene, combined with radiation exposure, might put a woman more at risk of developing a second cancer in the opposite breast, according to a study. Breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of .......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 15:01 | Read More
Higher doses of statin may lead to fatal kidney failure
Higher doses of cholesterol lowering drug Zocor, sold generically as simvastatin, may increase risk of a condition which can lead to fatal kidney failure, a drug watchdog has warned. According to an analysis of clinical trial data in America, large do.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 15:42 | Read More
Higher doses of cholesterol lowering drug Zocor, sold generically as simvastatin, may increase risk of a condition which can lead to fatal kidney failure, a drug watchdog has warned. According to an analysis of clinical trial data in America, large do.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 15:42 | Read More
Parents putting babies at risk by using slings incorrectly, say experts
Experts have raised concerns about the safety of babies in the way parents carry them in slings. Experts have warned that babies can suffocate within two minutes if the sling is pushed against their face or if they are carried in a curled position that.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 13:58 | Read More
Experts have raised concerns about the safety of babies in the way parents carry them in slings. Experts have warned that babies can suffocate within two minutes if the sling is pushed against their face or if they are carried in a curled position that.......
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 13:58 | Read More
Pietersen to groundsmen: Prepare good Test pitches or risk killing the game
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has asked groundsmen to prepare good Test pitches or risk killing the game. Englands hard-fought first Test win over Bangladesh on a flat slow track in Chittagong was in stark contrast to the excitement of Twenty20 cric.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 12:29 | Read More
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has asked groundsmen to prepare good Test pitches or risk killing the game. Englands hard-fought first Test win over Bangladesh on a flat slow track in Chittagong was in stark contrast to the excitement of Twenty20 cric.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 12:29 | Read More
Shift workers at increased irritable bowel syndrome risk
Shift workers face a significantly increased risk of developing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and abdominal pain compared to those working a standard day-time schedule, says a new study. The study has been published in the American Journal of Gastroe.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 11:39 | Read More
Shift workers face a significantly increased risk of developing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and abdominal pain compared to those working a standard day-time schedule, says a new study. The study has been published in the American Journal of Gastroe.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 11:39 | Read More
Stress during pregnancy ups offspring's asthma risk
Stress during pregnancy may increase offspring's risk of asthma, say researchers. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston investigated differences in immune function markers in cord blood between infants born t.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 11:00 | Read More
Stress during pregnancy may increase offspring's risk of asthma, say researchers. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston investigated differences in immune function markers in cord blood between infants born t.......
Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 11:00 | Read More
Hair loss reduces prostate cancer risk in men
Men who are facing a future with less hair should stop fretting at the retreating hairline, as a recent study suggests hair loss 'almost halves the risk of prostate cancer'........
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 1:19 | Read More
Men who are facing a future with less hair should stop fretting at the retreating hairline, as a recent study suggests hair loss 'almost halves the risk of prostate cancer'........
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 1:19 | Read More
Tourists putting dolphins at risk in Zanzibar
Washington, March 17 - ANI: A study of bottlenose dolphins living off the coast of Zanzibar has found that the many tourist boats operating in the area are harassing the animals, preventing them from resting, feeding and nurturing their young. The res.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 12:27 | Read More
Washington, March 17 - ANI: A study of bottlenose dolphins living off the coast of Zanzibar has found that the many tourist boats operating in the area are harassing the animals, preventing them from resting, feeding and nurturing their young. The res.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 12:27 | Read More
Increased intake of leafy greens, nuts can cut colon cancer risk in men
Toronto, March 17 - ANI: For men, boosting the intake of magnesium, a mineral found in leafy greens, nuts and legumes, can help significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer, says a new research from Japan. Magnesium has been shown to guard against hi.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 12:41 | Read More
Toronto, March 17 - ANI: For men, boosting the intake of magnesium, a mineral found in leafy greens, nuts and legumes, can help significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer, says a new research from Japan. Magnesium has been shown to guard against hi.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 12:41 | Read More
Thin smokers at increased lung cancer risk
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 17 - ANI: A research in China has revealed that smokers who are thin are more at risk of suffering from lung cancer than people who are fat. According to Chinas Xinhua news agency, researchers from the National University of Singapor.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 12:45 | Read More
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Kuala Lumpur, Mar 17 - ANI: A research in China has revealed that smokers who are thin are more at risk of suffering from lung cancer than people who are fat. According to Chinas Xinhua news agency, researchers from the National University of Singapor.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 12:45 | Read More