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Race an important links to the risk of advanced colorectal cancer

..., Native Americans, and Hispanic whites had higher risks of dying from colorectal cancer, while Asians/Pacific Islanders had a lower risk compared to non-Hispanic whites. More interestingly within the category of Asian/Pacific Islander, risk of stage IV disease and/or death was lower for Chinese, Japanese,...

Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

...itis. High exposure to tobacco smoke increased the risks of RA&IP and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in girls. . If the mother smoked more than ten cigarettes per day during pregnancy, the risk of chronic joint sickness increased significantly for girls. But this coherence seems to apply only to girls and...

Low dose Radiation Exposure May Cause Cancer

...-rays done in the hospitals can cause an increased risks to cancer. A lifetime radiation levels below 100 millisieverts maybe safe. This dose is a little more than the dose from natural background levels and about 1,000 times the dose one receives from a single chest X-ray, However CT scan of the whole...

Dementia and memory linked to IQ of the teens

Having a higher IQ as a teenager may minimize your risks of developing dementia and memory lapse in // old age. In a study done by the scientists of the University Memory and Aging Center and other institutes, researchers have been able to discover that teenage intelligent quotient (IQ) may be related to...

Gastric bypass surgery reduces risk of heart disease

... weight reduction may have the potential to reduce risks of // heart disease. One of the most common proc... research also links it with a variety of physical risks like that of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, sleep apnea and even cancer. The...

FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Tysabri, a New Drug for MS

...get additional information soon about the possible risks of PML from the patients who have received Tysabri in the clinical trials. The FDA urges health care providers and patients to report adverse event information to FDA via the MedWatch program by phone (1-800-FDA-1088), by fax (1-800-FDA-0178) or by ...

Infertility Associated With Increased Cancer Risk

...vestigations that have found higher ovarian cancer risks among patients with fallopian tube dysfunction or pelvic inflammatory disease," Dr. Brinton's team explains. "This lends further support to the notion of inflammation as an important agent in ovarian carcinogenesis." SOURCE: Epidemiology 2005;16:5...

Monitoring Drug Safety

...rmation to health providers and patients about the risks and benefits of medicines. Specific proposals for immediate and fundamental steps to improve the way the FDA manages drug safety information was announced. These proposals would focus on making FDA's review and decision-making processes more indepen...

Advent of New, More Effective and Personalized Medicines

...ir therapeutic benefits and minimize the potential risks for each patient. Doctors will eventually be able to analyze a patient's genetic profile and prescribe the best available drug therapyand dose from the start. FDA also approved the first laboratory test, the Amplichip Cytochrome P450 Genotyping Test...

Men tend to deny being overweight

...participants to be grossly unaware of their health risks from carrying excess weight. About 65% of the men ...are of physical inactivity increasing their health risks along with their bulging body weighs. The campaign is designed to make men aware of the risks assoc...

New study reveals how to strike a balance between heart-healthy fats

...chieving optimum dietary benefits for lowering the risks of cardiovascular disease. They have taken two heart healthy oils such as sunflower oil that is rich in PUFA, and olive oil that is rich in MUFA. The PUFA rich diet did reduce the total and LDL cholesterol levels in people, as expected. However, the...

Fibre Rich Food A Boon For Lowering Cholesterol

...should consume diets rich in fibres and reduce the risks of heart diseases. Patients with high cholesterol ...should consume diets rich in fibres and reduce the risks of heart diseases. Patients with high cholesterol levels can also benefit from these diets. Generall...

Anger can cause health problems

... out that hostility may be one of the major health risks and can even cause death from cardiac related issues. In one study, reserachers had found that for men with a history of cardiovascular disease and postmenopausal women with history of heart disease, the risk of a second heart attack may incresae un...

FDA gives “black box warning” against three asthma drus

...ug should carry clearly the warnings regarding the risks for worsened breathing. Adavir and Serevent are manufactured by Glaxosmithkline, which contains a compound Salmeterol. Novartis manufacturers the drug Foradil which contains a different long-acting beta-agonist. The U.S. Advisory panel has advised ...

Testosterone patch for women Rejected For safety Reasons

...nel members also raised serious concerns about the risks of cardiovascular disease and breast cancer associated with a drug that appeared to offer women, on average, little more than one extra episode of sexual activity a month, compared with placebo. Panel members also say that don't want to expose seve...

Beer good for the health

...ly to happen to people on larger doses daily. The risks increase with the doses. So moderation is the key to prevention. Source: Reader’s digest...

Eating disorder occurs due to increased weight consciousness

...t the amount of excess body fat and the associated risks of carrying this extra weight. It can be applied to both men and women. It is advisable to use ‘Body Mass Index’ along ‘Waist to Hip Ratio’ to get a complete picture of your weight status. Use the calculator link below to find your BMI. For more in...

Scientists Warn Against Food Borne Illnesses

... meeting said that often people are unaware of the risks involved in having food borne illnesses. A healthy...r panelists noted that such specific statements of risks could be difficult to determine. Another survey found that older Americans confidence is the food s...

Monkeys offer genetic clues to adult blindness

...nd may even prevent it in some people. The early risks associated with macular degeneration have been difficult for researchers to study in humans and, as a result, doctors know little about this aspect of the disease, Dawson said. Unlike most other animals, a rhesus monkey's eyes have the same complex ...

Elderly Women Remain At Risk From Hypertension

...atment and control are less than optimal and those risks for cardiovascular disease are substantial, reports the researcher Lloyd-Jones. Lloyd-Jones and co-researchers Jane C. Evans and Daniel Levy, M.D., from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute analyzed data from almost 5,300 Framingham Study p...

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