Heart Attacks Down Following Countywide Smoking Ban

jane2007 submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.medicalnewstoday.com)

Heart attacks among non smokers in Monroe County, Indiana, US, fell by more than two thirds following a smoking ban in the county.

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Heart disease death is increasing

New genetic variant associated with prostate cancer in African-Americans

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Two tiny genetic variations may provide the best clues yet for finding more precise ways to estimate prostate cancer risk and improve screening and early detection for men of African descent.

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Women prescribed drugs linked to birth defects not often advised to use birth control

richard submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.eurekalert.org)

Although prescription medications that may increase the risk of birth defects are commonly used by women in their childbearing years, only about half receive contraceptive counseling from their health-care providers, according to a large-scale study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The study found that one in six women of reproductive age filled a prescription for a medication labeled by the FDA as increasing the risk of fetal abnormalities.

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Gene variant increases risk of blindness

bianjie submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.eurekalert.org)

Researchers have found a gene variant that can more than double the risk of developing the degenerative eye disease, age-related macular degeneration.

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Selenium Supplements May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Selenium, an antioxidant included in multivitamin tablets thought to have a possible protective effect against the development of type 2 diabetes, may actually increase the risk of developing the disease, an analysis by researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown.

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Study: Some bone cancer drugs problematic

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U.S. scientists have determined the use of certain drugs to fight cancer-related bone problems might increase the risk of disease or infection.

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Cancer risk in HIV, transplant patients

bianjie submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.unsw.edu.au)

HIV/AIDS and kidney transplant patients are at much greater risk of contracting 20 different types of cancer than the general population, according to research from the University of New South Wales. The land mark paper has been published in the Lancet.

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New heart disease risk score will help minimize health inequalities

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A new score for predicting the risk of heart disease gives a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing the disease -- and which adults are most likely to benefit from treatment.

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New 'asthma gene' could lead to new therapies

bianjie submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.eurekalert.org)

A gene that is strongly associated with a risk of developing childhood onset asthma was identified by an international team of scientists, whose findings are published today in the journal Nature.

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