Questions you should ask yourself before getting cryogenically frozen
A dying 14-year-old child recently won the right to be cryogenically frozen after her death following a UK court battle. In a letter to the judge, the child wrote: "I think being cryo-preserved gives...
View ArticleExperts urge for wider prescription of statins in treatment and prevention
World-renowned researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University as well as Harvard Medical School address the possible but unproven link between statins and...
View ArticlePiling on the pregnancy pounds does no harm to baby in the long-term
A study from the University of Aberdeen has found that mothers' weight gain in pregnancy is not linked to increased risk of premature death in their adult children.
View ArticleStudy finds premature death rates diverge in the United States by race and...
Premature death rates have declined in the United States among Hispanics, blacks, and Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs)—in line with trends in Canada and the United Kingdom—but increased among whites and...
View ArticleEight a day is clearly best for the heart
You've heard it a thousand times, that little catchphrase with the magic number encouraging you to eat "five a day" of fruits and vegetables for better health. But it turns out that the real magic...
View ArticleLack of fruits and vegetables increases global heart disease burden
Globally, increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables could save millions of years lost to disability and premature death from heart disease, according to a study presented at the American...
View ArticleResearchers warn of hazards of smoking and need for wider use of varenicline...
More than 35 million Americans are trying to quit smoking. Smoking cigarettes causes 480,000 premature deaths each year due mainly to a two-fold risk of cardiovascular disease and a 20-fold risk of...
View ArticleExperts recommend screening for AF in older people to cut risk of stroke and...
Screening for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) in people aged 65 and over and treating it with anticoagulant medications could greatly reduce the risk of stroke and premature death, say the...
View ArticleBaby deaths soar 30% in Venezuela: ministry
Deaths of babies soared by 30 percent last year in Venezuela, hit by shortages of food and medicine in an economic and political crisis, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
View ArticleUrine test helps with monitoring non-adherence to blood pressure lowering pills
University of Manchester researchers together with their UK and overseas collaborators have found out that more than one third of 1,400 people with high blood pressure have not been taking their blood...
View ArticleWorld first study reveals increase in premature deaths in Australian nursing...
The first comprehensive study of deaths in Australian nursing homes has been published today (29 May), revealing a more than 400 per cent increase in the incidence of premature and potentially...
View ArticleCan pain increase the risk of dying early?
Pain that interferes with daily life, rather than pain per se, was associated with an increased risk of early death in a recent analysis.
View ArticleSurgeon urges new focus on diabetic ulcers
Foot ulcers are a prevalent complication for millions of people with diabetes. Estimates indicate that as many as one-third of people with the disease will develop at least one foot ulcer over the...
View ArticlePremature infants at greater risk of SIDS
Premature infants still have a greater risk compared to full-term babies of dying of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths despite recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics that...
View ArticleWeight gain from early to middle adulthood may increase risk of major chronic...
Cumulative weight gain over the course of early and middle adulthood may increase health risks later in life, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health....
View ArticleMany kinds of happiness promote better health, study finds
A new study links the capacity to feel a variety of upbeat emotions to better health.
View ArticleNorth-South England health divide bigger than ever
Dying early (under age 75) is 20% more likely in northern compared with southern England according to research led by The University of Manchester:
View ArticleNew recommendations aim to help pregnant women with HIV make informed choices
New recommendations on antiretroviral drugs for pregnant women living with HIV can help women make more informed choices about benefits and harms, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today.
View ArticleSmokers who quit have metabolite levels that resemble those of nonsmokers
Even after years of smoking, the body has a remarkable ability to repair itself. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, scientists report that certain metabolic changes occur...
View ArticleInterventions for alcohol and hypertension could save hundreds of lives...
Routine screening and interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use for people with hypertension in primary care could save hundreds of lives across the European Union, according to a study...
View ArticleResearchers identify gene that influences nicotine dependence
A DNA variant—located in the DNMT3B gene and commonly found in people of European and African descent—increases the likelihood of developing nicotine dependence, smoking heavily, and developing lung...
View ArticleHomicide is the largest contributor to years of lost life among black Americans
Homicide is the largest contributor to potential years of life lost among black Americans, according to a study published today and conducted by researchers at the Indiana University School of Public...
View ArticlePollution impact on global burden of disease undercounted
Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated nine million premature deaths in 2015, a global report has found.
View ArticleESMO calls for cancer-specific targets to be included in NCDs' global and...
ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology, was present at the WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) that finished last Friday in Montevideo, Uruguay.
View ArticleNew study reports sex differences in lupus-related premature death
Researchers have shown that women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the U.S. have an average 22-year shorter life expectancy compared to the general population, versus a 12-year average...
View ArticleLow-income earners are more likely to die early from preventable diseases
Australians with lower incomes are dying sooner from potentially preventable diseases than their wealthier counterparts, according to our new report.
View ArticleAir pollution may kill more Africans than HIV/AIDS
AIDS and malaria epidemics receive much attention from international health organizations, but a sneakier killer is on the loose in Africa. Air pollution may now be the continent's number one killer,...
View ArticleStop worrying about not getting enough exercise and being too stressed – you...
It's January, so it's likely that you have set yourself goals to be more physically active and less stressed in 2018. Paradoxically, better goals would be to stop worrying about how much exercise...
View ArticleCould melatonin be the key to healthy aging?
A new British Journal of Pharmacology review highlights the role of melatonin—a hormone that is produced at night—in regulating sleep and the body's biological, or circadian, clock. Research suggests...
View ArticleCycling networks could prevent up to 10,000 premature deaths in European cities
A study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health has found that expanding designated cycling networks in cities could provide considerable health and economic benefits.
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