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Canadians Urged to Renovate Houses to Check Radon Gas Radiation

...nce 1988, but says new research showing a stronger link to lung cancer has prompted the change to 200, with support of the provinces and territories. Officials estimate that people spending 75 per cent of a lifetime (of 70 years) inside a home with a main floor radon concentration of 800 becquerels have...

New Evidence Links Smallpox Vaccination Side Effects to Genetic Factors

Boffins have found new evidence that supports the link between genetic factors and certain adverse reactions related to smallpox vaccination . Immunization with live virus particles, as in the smallpox vaccine, is sometimes found to cause reactions that range from fatigue to serious illness. The stud...

Breast Reduction Surgery Among Boys Rising in US

...ns or obesity, many surgeons are also beginning to link it with increased abuse of steroids. They have hopped up their testosterone levels, and so when they get off the stuff, there is a change in the hormonal milieu, said Dr. Guy, the Florida plastic surgeon. It can reset itself, but many times if they...

UK Facing Major Sexual Health Crisis Among Teens

...rsity, is quoted in the report. He describes the link between alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behavior as "fuel for a sexual health crisis". The study said alcohol consumption needs to be cut, both by making it difficult for teenagers to buy it and by getting messages out at a young age. It said ther...

Emotional Stress Could Be a Factor in Causing Alzheimers: Study

... develop Alzheimers disease, but the nature of the link between the two has been elusive, says lead researcher Dr. Paul E. Sawchenko, a professor in the Neuronal Structure and Function Laboratory. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, suggests that the brain-damaging effects of negative ...

Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis

...ng RA. The second study similarly highlights the link between of smoking and RA but, contrary to previously noted relationships between RA with active inflammation and impaired glucose tolerance, observes better glucose tolerance as a predictor of RA. In the multivariate model, a lower glucose level a...

Ontario Grants Fast-Track Compensation Rights for Work-Related Illnesses

...s said there was not sufficient enough evidence to link certain cancers to firefighting, and instead preferred to work on a case-by-case basis. However, new studies have increasingly shown that firefighters are more likely to die of cancer than others. <B...

Placental Problems in Women Linked With Caesarean Section

...onal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology shows a link between the development of placenta praevia// and placental abruption during the subsequent pregnancies of women who previously had a caesarean section. Placental praevia is defined as the implantation of the placenta over or near the internal ope...

American Cancer Society Launches Major New Study

...s and recommendations. Those studies confirmed the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, showed that obesity increases the risk of several cancers, and linked aspirin use to a lower death rate from colon cancer. The current study, CPS-II, began in 1982 and is still ongoing. But changes in lifest...

AMSA Launches General Practice Student Network

...try,” said Mr. Rotella. “The GPSN will serve to link these students together, and help promote the benefits and advantages of a life in General Practice.” Added Mr. Mitchell, “we must consider the urgency of Australia’s medical workforce crisis, particularly in community care and rural areas. The la...

Doctors Warned Against Encouraging Elective Caesareans

...tudy is the largest to date and shows an important link between caesareans and subsequent pregnancy complications. 'More than 1 percent of pregnancies with a prior caesarean section had one of these events, which had a 50 percent increase compared to women without previous caesarean section. 'This has...

Anti-osteoporosis Drugs Could Result in Irregular Heart Rhythm, New Study

Research has revealed some disturbing link between Reclast, made by Novartis AG and Fosamax manufactured by Merck and Co and irregular heart rhythm//, though only in a small number of women users. Both are known bone-building drugs. The signs of a problem seem to be more pronounced with Rec...

FDA Advisory Against Anti-depressants to Be Expanded to Cover Young Adults too

...he added, however, "There is no established causal link between Zoloft and suicide in adults, young adults or children." The proposed labeling changes would note that studies have not shown this increased risk in adults older than 24 and that adults 65 and older taking antidepressants have a decreased r...

Testosterone Cream – Ineffective in Enhancing Libido in Female Cancer Survivor

...s an extension to a previous study which pointed a link between androgen therapy and increased sex drive in women with sufficient estrogen levels, this new study was conducted on 150 post menopausal cancer survivors. The women were divided into two groups. One group got a testosterone cream and the othe...

Migraine and Pregnancy – Is the Combo Pregnant to Trigger Strokes

Boston – There is a definite link between pregnancy, migraine and stroke, US researchers said. The combination appears// to be a deadly one. In fact, Cheryl Bushnell, assistant professor of neurology at the Duke University Center for Cerebrovascular Disease in Durham, explained tha...

Research Finds No Link Found Between Autism and Celiac Disease

...any grains, is ingested. The study also found no link between the level of antibodies and the severity of autism. 'Further research to determine the relationship between the levels of these antibodies in autistic children and the severity of autism would be beneficial,' said Vazirian. Source-Eureka...

Link Between Migraine Attacks in Teens and Suicidal Tendencies

... suicide. Researchers are not very clear about the link between headache and depression, though it is pretty clear that serotonin levels in the brain have a bearing upon mental health. The study is published in the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology....

Global Warming 55 Million Years Ago Too, Thanks to Fossil Fuels

...from marine sediments. "The dating allows us to link the (PETM) to what we see as a massive surge of volcanic activity," Storey told Discovery News. "It was an enormous surge." And it left behind more than 2 million cubic miles (10 cubic km) of basalt. "This is almost perfect because you have that as...

U of M Study Shows No Link Between Self-weighing and Depression in Women

...sota School of Public Health. 'With no significant link to depression associated with self-weighing, the results suggest that daily weight monitoring could be a healthy way to keep tabs on BMI levels and weight gain.' Researchers examined data from a survey of enrolled members of the Group Health Cooper...

Brief Intervention on HIV and Alcohol Risk Encourages Safer Sex

...o conducted the study. In order to focus on the link between alcohol, STIs, and HIV, the US and South African team of researchers sought to study the impact on sexual risk behaviours and alcohol use of a single brief counseling intervention surrounding HIV and alcohol. In a randomised, controlled tr...

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