News tagged with risk factor modification
Lifestyle changes remain important in fighting peripheral arterial disease
Modifying the risk of peripheral arterial disease (or PAD)—with healthy lifestyle changes—remains vital to one's health, note researchers in a recent issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. And while ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Japanese entrepreneurs aim for Silicon Valley
For an emerging generation of Japanese innovators, the dream isn't a job for life at a big company. They have new ambitions, and they're determined to go places. Especially Silicon Valley.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Glucosamine-like supplement suppresses multiple sclerosis attacks
A glucosamine-like dietary supplement suppresses the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis, according to a UC Irvine study.
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Even low doses of insecticides put honeybees at risk
Scientists in France have discovered that honeybees are at a higher risk of dying from infection by Nosema ceranae (N. ceranae) when they are exposed to low doses of insecticides. The results, presented in ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Study of golf swings pinpoints biomechanical differences between pros and amateurs
When it comes to hitting a golf ball hard, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified several biomechanical factors that appear to separate the duffers from the pros.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Epigenetic 'memory' key to nature versus nurture
Researchers at the John Innes Centre have made a discovery, reported this evening (July 24) in Nature, that explains how an organism can create a biological memory of some variable condition, such as quality of nutrition or tem ...
Jul 24, 2011 |
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Hunting for the good news in the human genome
One of the most common and most disabling birth defects, spina bifida strikes about one in 1,000 births in the United States -- nearly as many as Down’s Syndrome. The cause of this often devastating ...
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Benefits of bariatric surgery may outweigh risks for severely obese
Bariatric surgery can result in long-term weight loss and significant reductions in cardiac and other risk factors for some severely obese adults, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Mar 14, 2011 |
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New insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring's health
Poor diet during pregnancy increases offspring's vulnerability to the effects of aging, new research has shown for the first time.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 07, 2011 |
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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 ...
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Trial will test whether surgery is the best option for type 2 diabetes
A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study is to understand whether surgery can control diabetes, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 10, 2011 |
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