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an independent service from Current Medicine Group.
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- Jun 2, 2009
- Vitamin D not linked to prostate cancer risk A man’s risk of developing prostate cancer is not associated with his levels of vitamin D, results of a European study confirm.
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- Jun 2, 2009
- Suspension of hormone replacement therapy does not improve breast screening accuracy Taking a short break from postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy does not improve the accuracy of breast cancer screening mammography, say US researchers.
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- Jun 2, 2009
- Growth hormone may help reduce symptoms in children with Crohn’s disease Taking growth hormone may not only improve the growth of children with the inflammatory bowel condition Crohn’s disease, but also help reduce symptoms and disease activity, say researchers.
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- Jun 2, 2009
- Risk of second stroke highest within 24 hours of first ‘mini’ stroke Nearly half of all people who suffer a major stoke after experiencing a “mini” stroke, called a transient ischaemic attack, experience the second event within 24 hours of the first, study results show.
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- Jun 1, 2009
- US football players ‘have normal cardiovascular disease risk profile’ Men who play in the US National Football League have higher rates of high blood pressure (hypertension), similar rates of high cholesterol, and lower rates of smoking and impaired fasting glucose than a group of healthy young adult men of the same age, research shows.
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- Jun 1, 2009
- Woodworking more likely to cause respiratory problems for women than men Female woodworkers are more likely to develop respiratory symptoms associated with the occupation than their male counterparts, researchers have found.
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- Jun 1, 2009
- Occupation is a common cause of adult asthma Exposure to substances in the workplace accounts for nearly 18% of all adult-onset asthma cases, say researchers who recommend that doctors should routinely consider occupational background when assessing patients for asthma.
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- Jun 1, 2009
- Reflux disease in China linked to obesity and urban living Obesity and living in urban areas is associated with an increased risk of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in China, results of an exploratory study suggest.
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- May 29, 2009
- Heart disease shares genetic link with dental disease German researchers have found a genetic link between dental disease and heart disease.
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- May 29, 2009
- Standard breast cancer chemotherapy improves survival of older women A clinical trial has reinforced the benefits of standard chemotherapy in addition to surgery or surgery and radiation for older women with early-stage breast cancer.
