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Patients with gum disease ‘should be assessed for heart disease’
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Patients with moderate-to-severe gum disease (periodontitis) should receive evaluation of, and possibly treatment to reduce, their risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, say experts.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breastfeeding may lower risk of symptoms in mothers with bowel diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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In mothers with inflammatory bowel disease, breastfeeding is not associated with an increased risk of disease flares and may actually protect against an exacerbation of symptoms, researchers have found.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No evidence for US racial disparities in hospital treatment of asthmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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There are no longer any significant racial/ethnic disparities regarding the inpatient treatment of asthma attacks in the USA, results of a study suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Two eggs a day ‘does not increase cholesterol levels’Email this article to a colleague.
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Eating two eggs a day, as part of an energy-restricted weight-loss diet, does not increase levels of ‘bad’ or total cholesterol, results of a UK study show.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Selenium may worsen prostate cancer in some menEmail this article to a colleague.
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High levels of selenium in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease, results of a US study suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inactivity increases hospitalisation risk in asthma patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Asthma patients with low levels of physical activity are significantly more likely to be admitted to hospital for at least one overnight stay than their active counterparts, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Midlife migraine with aura linked to brain lesions in elderly womenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women who suffer from migraines with aura are more likely to show evidence of brain lesions in old age than other women, researchers have found.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Age does not influence recurrence risk in early breast cancer patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Young women with an early type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ do not have a greater risk of cancer recurrence after undergoing breast-conserving treatment than their older counterparts, study results show.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sleep disorder treatment reduces mortality risk in stroke patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A type of treatment called continuous positive airway pressure reduces mortality risk in stroke patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Further evidence for hormone therapy link to breast cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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The recent decline in the number of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the USA is much more pronounced in wealthy urban areas than in poor and rural areas, which reflects differences in the use of hormone replacement therapy and access to information regarding the risk of breast cancer, say US researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High soy intake linked to reduced risk of lung disorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eating a lot of soy-based foods is associated with improved lung health and a reduced risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study results suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Call for improved genetic testing for cholesterol disorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Most people in England and Wales with a genetic disorder that causes high cholesterol levels are unaware that they have the condition because of lack of testing, results of a pilot audit suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Radiotherapy linked to soft tissue cancer risk in breast cancer survivorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Breast cancer patients who receive radiotherapy face an increased risk of developing other soft tissue cancers called sarcomas and should receive regular check-ups for at least 20 years, say US researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spring peak in suicide rates high among mood disorder patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The seasonal spring peak in suicide rates is particularly high among patients with a history of mood disorders, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crohn’s disease on the rise in FranceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Results of a study conducted in northern France show that the incidence of Crohn’s disease in the country is increasing, particularly among young people.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Migraines linked to heart attack and stroke riskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women who suffer from migraines with aura are more likely to have a stroke or heart attack than those who do not experience such headaches, and the association varies with migraine frequency, study results suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hope for more effective pain relief for cancer patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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German researchers have found that two substances released by tumours make nerve cells particularly sensitive, a finding that make lead to the development of novel drugs to block the severe pain often experienced by cancer patients.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bowel disorder patients often seek online information about their diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The majority of patients with inflammatory bowel disease use the internet to gather information about their condition, results of an Italian study suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 24, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Music therapy could help rehabilitation after heart attack or strokeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have found that people’s blood flow and respiratory rates synchronise with musical patterns, suggesting a potential role for music therapy in rehabilitating cardiac or stroke patients.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 24, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Length of hospital stay linked to mental impairments in bipolar patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A longer stay in hospital is associated with greater impairments in certain mental abilities at discharge in patients with bipolar disorder, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 24, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pulmonary rehabilitation reduces lung disease progression over three yearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 3-year course of pulmonary rehabilitation can improve physical performance and slow disease progression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer is major cause of death in schizophrenia patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cancer is the second most common cause of death, after suicide, in schizophrenia patients, say researchers who call for greater efforts to improve cancer prevention and early detection in patients with the mental health disorder.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Intensive smoking cessation support doubles heart patients’ chance of quittingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Smokers admitted to hospital due to heart disease are twice as likely to quit the habit if they are given intensive smoking cessation support rather than standard advice on stopping smoking, research suggests.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Body mass index does not influence prostate cancer survivalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Being overweight or obese does not increase prostate cancer patients’ risk of dying from the disease, results of a US study show.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Green tea compound may slow prostate cancer growthEmail this article to a colleague.
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A substance found in green tea may help slow the growth of prostate cancer, results of a US study suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lung disease patients may benefit from expert-led education programmesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease lack knowledge about their condition and would benefit from education programmes led by lung specialists, say researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stomach acid-suppressing drugs linked to hip fracture riskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Stomach acid-suppressing drugs called proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists are effective for the treatment of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and other digestive disorders, but they may be associated with an increased risk of hip fractures, say researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inflammatory bowel disease patients at increased risk of ‘superbug’ infectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are more likely to become infected with the ‘superbug’ MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) during a stay in hospital than other patients with gastrointestinal disorders, research suggests.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dietary carotenoids may reduce breast cancer risk in younger womenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Premenopausal women can reduce their risk of developing breast cancer by eating a diet that is high in carotenoids, results of a US study suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teens ‘too busy’ to use asthma medicationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many teenagers with asthma say they are “too busy” to take their medications and often do not believe in their benefits, survey results show.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mood and sleep symptoms distinguish bipolar from attention disorder in young childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elevated mood and decreased sleep can distinguish bipolar disorder from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in very young children, study results suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anaemia worsens outcome after heart attack in patients with heart failureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Anaemia, where haemoglobin levels in the blood are too low, signals a poor outcome in heart attack patients who develop heart failure, a large study suggests.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Red yeast rice may provide alternative cholesterol-lowering optionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Red yeast rice supplements, together with lifestyle changes, can help reduce cholesterol levels in people who cannot tolerate treatment with statin drugs, research suggests.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Atypical depression linked to suicide risk in bipolar patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Atypical depression is associated with an increased risk of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder, say researchers in findings that may help identify bipolar disorder patients who are at risk of taking their own lives.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Childhood obesity increases heart disease riskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Obesity in childhood, even in the absence of high blood pressure and other risk factors, increases a child’s risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke in later life, researchers have found.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer mortality rates significantly higher in menEmail this article to a colleague.
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Men are significantly more likely than women to develop cancer and die from the disease, a UK report shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cannabis use affects early treatment of schizophreniaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Schizophrenia patients who use cannabis are more likely to drop out of treatment and fail to take their medications on time and in the correct doses than those who do not use the drug, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes does not reduce risk of allergies in childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children with Type 1 diabetes do not have a lower risk of developing allergies than other children, but they may experience less frequent or severe allergy symptoms, results of an Italian study suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smoking may cause insulin resistanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nicotine may contribute to the increased risk of heart disease in smokers by promoting the development of a pre-diabetic condition called insulin resistance, study results suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fear plays major role in cancer screening decisions among womenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fear plays a major role in cancer screening decisions made by women, but many women have misconceptions about screening and their risk of breast and cervical cancer and would benefit from more information, results of a review show.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Function impairments common in remitted bipolar patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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People with bipolar disorder who have not experienced mood symptoms for some time and are considered to be in remission still experience significant impairments in various areas of their lives, such as personal relationships, mental abilities and working life, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obesity linked to migraine frequency in childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Obesity is associated with an increased frequency of migraine headaches in children, but is not associated with the severity of such headaches, researchers have found.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure during pregnancy linked to future risk of hypertension and diabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women who experience high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy face an increased risk of developing hypertension and Type 2 diabetes in later life, researchers have found.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Insulin resistance linked to asthma-like symptomsEmail this article to a colleague.
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People with insulin resistance face an increased risk of asthma-like symptoms, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Enzyme linked to bowel disease inflammationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have identified an enzyme that plays a key role in the severity of intestinal inflammation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fall in hormone therapy use linked to decrease in breast cancer incidenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The decrease in the incidence of breast cancer in the UK since 1999 may be partly due to a reduction in the use of hormone replacement therapy, say researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Disenfranchised bowel disease patients at risk of early hospital self-dischargeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Study results show that around one in every 76 US patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are admitted to hospital for emergency treatment leaves the hospital early against medical advice.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin supplement use common in breast cancer patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many women with breast cancer take high-dose antioxidant supplements while undergoing treatment for the disease, even though the consequences of doing so are not known, researchers have found.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mental health patients account for 15% of hospital bed daysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia account for around 15% of NHS hospital bed days in England, study results show.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gene test may improve prostate cancer diagnosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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A genetic blood test used in combination with conventional prostate-specific antigen screening can significantly increase the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, researchers claim.
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
