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Exercise Affects Men's, Women's Hearts Differently? THURSDAY, March 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The formula doctors use to evaluate treadmill stress tests, and thereby assess heart health, doesn't account for important differences between men and women, a new study contends. A revised formula would ...
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Queen's University Belfast in cancer 'breakthrough' Queen's University Belfast researchers say they have made a discovery that may mean women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer could be treated with drugs, rather than surgery, in future. Until now, for women carrying the BRCA1 gene, preventive ...
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Keeping Blood Pressure Low Halves Risk of Second Stroke: Study THURSDAY, March 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Controlling blood pressure after suffering a stroke can reduce the odds of having another stroke by more than half, a new study finds. But fewer than one-third of patients maintain a consistently low blood ...
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Slight Drop in Rate of Advanced Cancers, CDC Says THURSDAY, March 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of invasive cancers in the United States fell slightly from 2009 to 2010, and widespread adoption of colon cancer screening and other measures could push those rates even lower, a federal government ...
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FDA advisers back Exact Sciences colon cancer test WASHINGTON -- A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers has voted to endorse an experimental stool test that uses DNA to detect colon cancer and precancerous growths. The FDA's panel of genetic experts voted 10-0 that the benefits of Exact ...
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| FDA Panel Rejects Novartis Drug for Heart Failure A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted 11-0 against the approval of a Novartis AG drug for acute heart failure, but the company said it plans to persist in developing the drug. Novartis said it had presented its best evidence gathered thus far, ...
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Smoking bans cut asthma and premature births by 10%, study says Laws banning smoking in public places have had a positive impact on child health, an international study in the Lancet suggests. Researchers found a 10% reduction in premature births and severe childhood asthma attacks within a year of smoke-free laws ...
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House 'doc-fix' bill delays ICD-10 by at least a year The implementation date of the nationwide conversion to the ICD-10 family of diagnostic and procedural codes would be delayed by at least a year under a House Ways and Means Committee bill aimed at providing the annual fix to the physician ...
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New disease spread by common “lone star” ticks in Florida PALM BEACH, Fla. (PBP) -- A tick species common to Florida may be behind the spread of a newly discovered disease named the Heartland virus, which has sickened at least eight people since 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Depressed Diabetics May Face Higher Risk of Kidney Disease THURSDAY, March 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- When people with diabetes are depressed, their odds of developing chronic kidney disease nearly double, a new study suggests. Chronic kidney disease, which can lead to kidney failure, is a progressive ...
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The Diet That Lowers Your Diabetes Risk 27% The claim: Sticking to a Mediterranean-style diet will lower your risk for diabetes by 21%, finds research presented at a conference of the American College of Cardiology. The research: The Greek study team analyzed 19 prior reports featuring 5.5 years of ...
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Connecticut Father Fires Back at Court in Custody Case The father of a Connecticut teenager in the middle of a custody battle with the state of Massachusetts said a court ruling that described him and his wife as verbally abusive was “one-sided” and “slanted.” Justina Pelletier, 15 years old, of West Hartford, has ...
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Women Are Hardest Hit by Alzheimer's Disease, Association Says The heavy toll Alzheimer's takes on women also reaches into the workplace, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Among caregivers who were also employed while providing care: • Twenty percent of women, compared to 3 percent of men, went from ...
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Autism estimate rises to 1 in 68 NEW YORK — The government's estimate of autism has moved up again to 1 in 68 U.S. children, a 30 percent increase in two years. But health officials say the new number may not mean autism is more common. Much of the increase is believed to be from a ...
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Beer may help reduce carcinogens in grilled meats Research results showed black beer as being highly effective in reducing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels when high temperatures are used to grill meat. — AFP picPORTO, March 27 — Researchers have long been in search of ingredients that can ...
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Garbage in, garbage out in the age of big data As we move into the age of big data, it's important that we understand the limitations and risks of bad information and poor programming. UK tech site The Register reports that Google Flu Trends has been a dismal failure with the service over-reporting the ...
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Obese Women May Have 25% Increased Risk for Stillbirth Nearly 1 in 4 stillbirths may be linked to maternal obesity, with the risk even higher as gestational age and obesity levels increase, according to a large population-based study published online March 27 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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WNY Runners Training for Boston Marathon Western New York runners are training for the Boston Marathon that's coming up next month. 2 On Your Side talked to runners who were there last year during the bombing and why they are choosing to return. Loading… Post to Facebook. WNY Runners ...
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Possible tampering prompts recall of diet drug Alli GlaxoSmithKline Plc is recalling its weight-loss drug Alli in the U.S. and Puerto Rico after receiving complaints from consumers in seven states. The customers reported that bottles contained tablets and capsules of various shapes and colors, rather than the ...
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| MannKind's Upcoming Catalyst(s) MannKind (NASDAQ: MNKD ) faces an advisory committee meeting on Tuesday that will make a recommendation about whether the FDA should approve its inhaled insulin drug Afrezza. But investors will get a sneak peek of what the FDA is thinking when the ...
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New CDC Numbers Coming Tomorrow How many more American children will have their lives - their families' lives radically changed by autism? Autism is a tough road - no matter how "affected." It changes everything in the same way that Alzheimer's does - think I'm kidding? I'm not. We need ...
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