Fasting diets reduce important risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Intermittent energy restriction diets such as the 5:2 diet clears fat from the blood quicker after eating meals compared with daily calorie restriction diets, reducing...
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The use of immunotherapy to treat metastatic breast cancer
Breast cancer, in the stage with distant metastases, is an incurable disease with a 5 years survival rate of about 5-10% (1). Immunotherapy has recently...
New EHRA Practical Guide on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants launched
Barcelona, Spain - March 19, 2018: A new version of the EHRA Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in...
Siblings of cot death victims have four-fold cot death risk
Barcelona, Spain - March 19, 2018: Siblings of cot death victims have a four-fold higher risk of cot death, according to research presented today at...
European Society of Cardiology guidelines on syncope launched today at EHRA 2018
Barcelona, Spain - March 19, 2018: European Society of Cardiology guidelines on syncope were launched today at EHRA 2018 and published online in the European...
Study finds the heart can terminate atrial fibrillation itself after local gene therapy
Barcelona, Spain - March 19, 2018: The heart is capable of terminating arrhythmias itself after local gene therapy, potentially avoiding the need for patients to...
Undark Magazine publisher receives Endocrine Society’s journalism award
CHICAGO--MIT Knight Science Journalism Program Director and Undark Magazine publisher Deborah Blum received the Endocrine Society's annual Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism,...
High omega-6 levels can protect against premature death
Credit: UEF Could omega-6 fatty acids protect you against premature death? The answer is yes, according to a new University of Eastern Finland study. While...
Decoding the chemistry of fear
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 19, 2018) Ask a dozen people about their greatest fears, and you'll likely get a dozen different responses. That, along...
Mothers living with food insecurity less likely to breastfeed exclusively to 6 months
Mothers with babies living in households with food insecurity -- inadequate or unpredictable access to food because of financial issues -- are less likely to...
Large study on cancer in the Métis people of Canada
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) The incidence of all cancers combined was similar for Métis men and significantly higher for Métis women compared to non-Aboriginal men...
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages increase stigma for low-income groups, Aboriginal peoples
When considering taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in Canada, policy-makers should look at lessons learned from tobacco taxation, especially how taxation could increase inequalities and stigma, argues...
Vulnerable populations: A special CMAJ focus
Canada's major medical journal, CMAJ, will champion the health of vulnerable populations with a special focus on groups that experience adverse health outcomes because of...
Social, public health services crucial in fight against HIV/AIDS
ANN ARBOR--Patients at risk for HIV need to be linked to services--such as mental health and syringe exchange programs--that will help them stay in care,...
A small, daily dose of Viagra may reduce colorectal cancer risk
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 19 , 2018) - A small, daily dose of Viagra significantly reduces colorectal cancer risk...
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