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Bad Cholesterol May Get Higher on Guggulipid
Guggulipid doesn’t lower cholesterol, despite the hype. In fact, it might make your bad cholesterol levels worse. Guggulipid doesn’t...
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Bends treatment may cut meningococcal impact
Doctors in Melbourne are hoping hyperbaric therapy normally used to treat the bends could reduce the impact of a debilitating […]
Breast cancer risk not increased among antihistamine users
Despite animal studies that have linked antihistamine use with breast cancer, women who use the medications do not have an […]
Contrast digital mammography helps visualize cancer in dense breasts
Preliminary results from a Canadian study suggest a role for contrast-enhanced digital mammography in women with dense breasts and suspicious...
Bisphosphonates reduce skeletal morbidity of metastatic cancer
Bisphosphonate therapy has a beneficial effect on most skeletal outcomes in cancer patients with bone metastases, according to a report […]
High-frequency tumor-susceptibility allele identified
A high-frequency, low-penetrance polymorphism of transforming growth factor-beta type 1 receptor (TGFBR1) predisposes carriers to the development...
Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Doesn’t Increase Risks of Dying
There’s some reassuring news for breast cancer survivors who want to have a baby. New research shows just because you […]
CDC: West Nile doubles again
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) — West Nile virus activity has again doubled, now affecting more than 1,400 people in the United […]
HIV ‘treatment holiday’ may harm
Patients who take a break from their HIV drugs on the instructions of their doctors may risk the condition getting […]
Dark chocolate may lower blood pressure
A small German study suggests that eating dark chocolate can lower your blood pressure – a delicious instance in which […]
Pan products were ‘harmful’: TGA
PAN Pharmaceutical products were so badly manufactured, consumers could have died, been seriously injured or become ill, the Therapeutic Goods...
Congestive Heart Failure – Oxygen Uptake Associated to Poor Prognosis
Prolonged oxygen uptake, known as VO2, during moderate exercise has been associated with poor prognosis in congestive heart failure patients....
Heart Disease – Viruses Worsen Dementia In Elderly
According to Finnish researchers, viruses that cause cold sores and their cousins can worsen the risk of dementia in elderly […]
Short telomeres may increase risk of certain cancers
Genetic instability associated with telomere dysfunction, manifest as short telomeres, may increase the risk of smoking-related cancers,...
Predictive nomogram for prostate cancer may reduce unnecessary biopsies
A nomogram combining readily available clinical, laboratory, and transrectal ultrasound data can be used to predict the presence of prostate […]
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