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| | Good cholesterol, blood pressure levels and more appear to reduce tumor risk, study finds | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 People who are diligent about keeping their heart healthy have a good chance of staving off cancer as well, researchers report. Individuals who don't smoke and who maintain a healthy body-mass index (BMI), normal blood pressure and two to four othe... » Read the full article |
| | Researchers say type AB raised chance of attack by 26%, but there's no proof of cause-and-effect | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 People with certain blood types may be at heightened risk for stroke, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data on nearly 62,000 women taking part in the Nurses' Health Study and about 28,000 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.... » Read the full article |
| | Associated with emotional stress, clinical condition mimics a heart attack | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 Broken heart syndrome -- a temporary heart condition brought on by extreme physical or emotional stress -- occurs overwhelmingly in women compared to men, a new study suggests. Whether preceded by the sudden death of a loved one, a frightening medi... » Read the full article |
| | Researchers studied children with two rare genetic disorders | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 Scientists who identified a gene linked to separation anxiety say their finding could lead to more targeted treatments for anxiety disorders. The researchers assessed separation anxiety in children with two rare genetic disorders called 7q11.23 dup... » Read the full article |
| | Older males more likely to get preventive medications, researchers say | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 Women and younger men account for a large number of heart attacks in the United States but are less likely than older men to receive preventive medications that lower heart attack risk, a new study indicates. Researchers... » Read the full article |
| | Weight gain, loss of sex drive common complaints, study finds | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 One in five male breast cancer patients stops taking the drug tamoxifen early due to side effects caused by the medicine and may be at increased risk for cancer recurrence, new research suggests. Tamoxifen is the standard of care for the hormone tr... » Read the full article |
| | Procedure keeps stents open, reduces bleeding in high-risk patients, researchers say | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 Balloons coated with a drug used to open blocked stents in heart arteries restore blood flow and also reduce bleeding in some high-risk patients, new research shows. Bare-metal stents, implanted to keep a blood vessel in the heart open during angio... » Read the full article |
| | But overall, use of antibiotics fell nationwide about 12% between 1999 and 2007 | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 Overall outpatient use of antibiotics in the United States fell about 12 percent between 1999 and 2007, but alarmingly high use in the Southeast could speed the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers warn. The findings were rele... » Read the full article |
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