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High Urate Levels in Blood Linked to Reduced Parkinson's Risk

...artile of blood urate concentration had 55 percent lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease than men in the bottom quartile. This difference was not explained by differences in age or other risk factors for Parkinson's disease. The authors hypothesize that urate's antioxidant properties may help damp...

First-borns Have Higher IQs Than Their Younger Siblings

...arily show that younger siblings suffer from their lower IQ. "There is considerable evidence that first-borns and later-borns are good at different things," Sulloway said. Sulloway cited Darwins example, saying that he was the fifth of six children, and didn't fare very well in some of his classes at ...

Questions Over Drugs to Prevent Heart Complications During Surgery

...or after surgery (the perioperative stage) to help lower blood pressure. But doctors in Australia now warn that the benefit of using these drugs at this time remains unclear. They cite several large international studies that found no benefit from perioperative blockers. Two studies from Denmark and...

Morning Sickness may Signify Lower Breast Cancer Risk

...who suffer from morning sickness have a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life tha...nce from the current analysis did suggest that the lower risk of developing breast cancer observed with nausea and vomiting was stronger as the symptoms beca...

Four Percent of American Adults Never Had Sex

...percent of Mexican-American adults have had sex, a lower percentage than any other ethnic group. The report also said 16 percent of adults first had sex before the age of 15, while 15 percent abstained from sex until age 21 or older. The data was compiled between 1999 and 2002, the Atlanta-based CDC said...

More Fat Leads to Less Coronary Artery Calcification

...n why participants who gained weight over time had lower mortality rates, said Trevor Orchard, M.D., profes...holesterol, triglycerides, high blood pressure and lower levels of HDL, or good cholesterol. Controlling for kidney disease, another common complication of d...

Charity Slot Machines a Thing of the Past in Norway

...- their share of the profits will be significantly lower than what they have been accustomed to. "We're trying to cut costs, we're rationalising, we're going through our expenses with a fine-toothed comb," said Apeland. "But we will not cut back on our charity activities." The same goes for the Society...

Best-performing Hospitals Has Reduced Cardiovascular Mortality

...ion's best- performing hospitals have a 39 percent lower risk-adjusted mortality rate when compared with w...ls, the best-performing hospitals had a 46 percent lower risk-adjusted mortality for heart failure and a 44 percent lower risk-adjusted mortality for interve...

Chronic Metamphetamine Abuse is Related to Cardiovascular Disease

... Our data suggest that even methamphetamine use at lower doses may be enough to increase VEGF to potentially detrimental levels, Janda said. In addition to Janda and Dickerson, both of Scripps Researchs Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, authors of the st...

Common Antidepressants Linked to Increased Bone Loss in Older Adults

...nt. Total hip bone mineral density was 3.9 percent lower among SSRI users than among men who didn't use any...ilarly, spine bone mineral density was 5.9 percent lower among SSRI users than among non-users. There was no significant difference in either hip or spine ...

Desert Droughts Shorten Mountain Snow Cover, Reveals Study

...esearchers said. The connection between dust and lower snow reflectance is already established, but the amount of impact measured and modelled in this system stunned us, said Tom Painter from the University of Colorado at Boulders National Snow and Ice Data Centre, who led the study. The fact that dust...

Obesity Linked to Lower Tuberculosis Risk in Older Chinese Population

... study of Chinese people has linked obesity with a lower risk of tuberculosis in the countrys older populat...ive tuberculosis were taller on average, but had a lower body weight and BMI (22.5 vs. 24.3) at the beginning of the study than those who did not. BMI outs...

Ban on Smoking is Not a Magic Wand to Reduce Health Inequalities, UK Campaigners Warn

... occupation groups. But with more resistance among lower socio-economic groups to quitting, this seems unli...last three years. But its 50% success rate is much lower in Speke, Breckfield and Granby - three of the most deprived wards in England. Ailsa Rutter is d...

Obesity is Related to Lower Tuberculosis Risk

...weight Chinese individuals age 65 and older have a lower risk of developing tuberculosis than those at a no...ive tuberculosis were taller on average, but had a lower body weight and BMI (22.5 vs. 24.3) at the beginning of the study than those who did not. BMI outsid...

Antidepressents may Lower Bone Density in Older People

...nt. Total hip bone mineral density was 3.9 percent lower among SSRI users than among men who didnt use any ...ilarly, spine bone mineral density was 5.9 percent lower among SSRI users than among non-users. There was no significant difference in either hip or spine de...

Non Communicable Diseases to Be the Cause of Deaths in Poor Countries by 2115-World Bank

...redicts rising life expectancy for all age groups, lower fertility rates and better control of infectious diseases. It says changing lifestyles with more cigarette smoking, bad diets and lack of exercise mean that poor countries face a future when common diseases become major problems. "Many studies tend ...

Children With Chronic Illness Die in Hospitals

... the odds of dying at home remaining significantly lower among black and Hispanic children compared to white children. This study cannot tell us why these racial and ethnic disparities exist, said Feudtner. If they reflect different preferences among these groups, then the differences would be much less...

Whites Have Highest Risk of Diabetes in U.S

...can (25.4), and American Indian youth (25.0), with lower rates among Hispanic and Asian-Pacific Islander youth. For children age 0 to 4 years and 5 to 9 years, most DM was type 1, regardless of race/ethnicity. The incidence of type 1 DM was highest among non-Hispanic white children, and lowest among Amer...

Babys Poop is of Interest for Researchers

...er's vaginal or rectal environments. They had much lower bacterial levels than the other babies for the first week of life. The twins also showed the most similarity in their microbial community profiles, leading to speculation that combinations of genetics and environment can shape a microbial community...

Bright Bodies Weight Program Lowers Diabetes Risk, BMI in Obese Kids

...behaviour modification and supervised exercise can lower BMI, improve body composition and increase insulin sensitivity. This is a family problem. The child can't do it alone," said Savoye-Desanti, who stresses that the success of the Bright Bodies program relates to regular contact between the families an...

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