Depression elevates heart failure risk
A new study shows that women who are depressed are more likely to develop heart failure A connection between depression and heart disease has been shown by many research studies. Now researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in the US have shown that women who// are depressed are more likely to suffer from heart failure. The study included 2000 participants - 1000 men and 1500...HRT elevates breast cancer risk in Black women.
According to a large study by Boston University, Black women who received long term hormone replacement therapy are facing a greater risk of breast cancer.// The study was published in the April 10, 2006 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. This study is unique because there are previous studies on white women but very few on black women and so it would benefit....Middle Age Obesity Elevates Risk Of Old Age Heart Disease, Diabetes
Middle- age obesity greatly increases the risk of hospitalization and death from heart disease and diabetes in older age, even in the absence of established// risk factors, says a study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. An assistant professor of preventive medicine, Lijing Yan and colleagues at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, evaluate...Mutation In PALB2 Elevates Risk of Cancer
Cancer is a complex and common disease caused by a combination of both genetic and environmental factors. Recent research shows that the constitutional mutation in PALB2 gene elevates the risk of breast cancer four-fold. // Previous studies have shown that genes are responsible for at least 5–10 per cent of all cases of breast cancer. The two major familial breast cancer sus...