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Too Much Calcium in Blood May Increase Risk of Fatal Prostate Cancer
( 5-Sep-08 )
Men who have too much calcium in their bloodstreams may have an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, according to a new analysis from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin.
Low-birth-weight Children Should Have Blood Pressure Checked
( Pediatrics 5-Sep-08 )
Blood pressure in low-birth-weight children younger than 3 years of age not only can be measured but should be, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Obese 5 Times Greater Risk of Hospitalization for Asthma
( KPR 5-Sep-08 )
Obese people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the condition than non-obese people with asthma, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Exercise Tackles Flawed Memory
( BBCNews 4-Sep-08 )
Exercise may help improve mental performance in adults with mild memory problems, research suggests.
Connection Between A Mother's Mood And Her Baby's Sleep
( UMHS 4-Sep-08 )
If there's one thing that everyone knows about newborn babies, it's that they don't sleep through the night, and neither do their parents. But in fact, those first six months of life are crucial to developing the regular sleeping and waking patterns that a child will need for a healthy future.
Millions Unaware Of Their Heart Disease Risk
( Independent 4-Sep-08 )
Checks are urgently needed to find almost four million people who may be unaware that they are at high risk of heart disease, specialists have warned.
ACOG Directs Attention To Health Risks Of Noncoital Sexual Activity
( ACOG 4-Sep-08 )
When counseling patients about preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), it's important for physicians to ask direct questions about both intercourse and noncoital sexual activity, according to a new Committee Opinion issued by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Cholesterol Drug Cancer Warning
( BBCNews 4-Sep-08 )
Patients have been urged to keep taking a cholesterol-lowering treatment despite a study linking it to higher cancer risk.
UK Psychologists Research The Roller-Coaster Of Life
( BPS 4-Sep-08 )
Everyone has their ups and downs, but psychologists presenting their research at the British Psychological Society Developmental Section Conference at Oxford Brookes University held on the 2 September 2008, have discovered that for many of us, the highs and lows of the roller-coaster of life may run along very similar tracks.
Antipsychotics In Children And Adolescents: The Risks And Benefits
( ECNP 4-Sep-08 )
Many of the psychiatric disorders observed in adults have their onset in childhood or adolescence. The presence of a major mental illness is certainly no less serious in children than in adults - in fact, childhood onset of several psychiatric disorders predicts a worse illness course.
Simple Information Leaflets Reduce Stigma Towards People With Mental Illness
( RCP 4-Sep-08 )
A simple, illustrated leaflet can be effective in reducing negative attitudes towards people with mental illness, according to a study published in the September issue of the Psychiatric Bulletin.
Decade Of Chickenpox Vaccination Has Cut Incidence In US By 90%
( MNT 4-Sep-08 )
A study reviewing a decade of chickenpox prevention in the United States found that vaccination has resulted in a dramatic 90 per cent reduction in the disease, but even though the coverage was high, the single dose system did not confer sufficient immunity to stop the disease spreading. Experts are backing the 2-dose system that was introduced in 2006.
Loss Of Sleep, Even For A Single Night, Increases Inflammation In The Body
( Elsevier 4-Sep-08 )
Loss of sleep, even for a few short hours during the night, can prompt one's immune system to turn against healthy tissue and organs.
Rates Of Oesophageal Cancer In UK Among The Worst In Europe
( BOF 4-Sep-08 )
Call for national research study to investigate the causes of oesophageal cancer.
Link Shown Between Middle-Ear Disease And Schizophrenia
( RCP 4-Sep-08 )
New research suggests middle-ear disease could increase people's vulnerability to developing schizophrenia.
Are Diabetes And Obesity Linked To Periodontitis
( UIC 4-Sep-08 )
The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a two-year federal grant to continue a study on how periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the tissues surrounding teeth, is linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Positive Exercise Testing In Athletes: What Does That Mean?
( ESC 4-Sep-08 )
In competitive athletes >35 years of age with a high-risk profile for future cardiovascular events, an exercise test is mandatory to rule out/confirm the presence of (silent) underlying ischemic heart disease
Does Treatment Of Depression Improve Prognosis After Heart Attack?
( ESC 4-Sep-08 )
Depression and heart disease are the two leading disorders with the strongest contributions to the global burden of disease. Depression and heart disease are also intertwined. In recent years, much attention has been given to depression following heart attack and its effects on prognosis.
World Cancer Declaration Sets Ambitious Targets For 2020
( UICC 4-Sep-08 )
A summit of more than 60 high-level policymakers, leaders and health experts have adopted a global plan aimed at tackling the growing cancer crisis in developing countries.
Solution To World's Worst Mass Poisoning Case
( QUB 4-Sep-08 )
A solution to the world's worst case of ongoing mass poisoning, linked to rising cancer rates in Southern Asia, has been developed by researchers from Queen's University Belfast.