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'White-coat effect' elevates greyhounds' blood pressure

The "white-coat effect" is not reserved for only the human patients who see their blood pressure rise in response to the stress of a doctor visit.

Biology / Other

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seniors' sex lives are up -- and so are STD cases

Across the nation, and especially in communities that attract a lot of older Americans, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an active - if not always healthy - sex life.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Death rates among those with high blood pressure decreasing, but still high

Death rates have decreased among people with high blood pressure but remain far higher than in those without it, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood biomarker associated with prevalence, severity of Alzheimer's, but not risk of development

Higher levels in blood of the protein clusterin, also known as apolipoprotein J, are significantly associated with the prevalence and severity of Alzheimer's disease, but not with the risk of onset of new disease, according ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

To better detect heart transplant rejections, scientists test for traces of donor's genome

Heart transplant recipients and their physicians are likely more concerned with the function of the donated organ than with the donor's DNA sequences that tag along in the new, healthy tissue. However, researchers at the ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High blood pressure linked to steeper decline in walking speeds in seniors

Researchers have found a link between high blood pressure and a greater drop in average walking speeds in older adults, according to results from a new National Institutes of Health-funded study. The drop seems to occur even ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New gene sites affecting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease discovered

NAFLD is a condition where fat accumulates in the liver (steatosis) and can lead to liver inflammation (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH) and permanent liver damage (fibrosis/cirrhosis). NAFLD affects anywhere from 11% ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart patients should be referred to cardiac rehabilitation before leaving hospital

Healthcare practitioners can increase the number of patients with heart disease referred to a cardiac rehabilitation program by 40 per cent, helping them to reduce their risk of dying and improve their quality of life, say ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hearing loss associated with development of dementia

Older adults with hearing loss appear more likely to develop dementia, and their risk increases as hearing loss becomes more severe, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Medical Minute: What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

There are approximately 200,000 people each year found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm and about 32,000 are repaired electively each year.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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