Large waist size a good predictor of stroke risk (Thursday 25th of December 2008 10:04:58 PM)
A large waist circumference, which is known to raise the risk of aerobic fitness disease, may
also raise the risk of stroke or mini-stroke, researchers from Germany report.
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(more)Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended (Tuesday 14th of October 2008 07:02:42 PM)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- When the pain killer Vioxx was
pulled from the
market in 2004 over in reference to that it increased the risk of
heart attack, stroke and
death, many assumed that stopping the drug would
end the risk.
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(more)Baldness Gene Discovered — 1 In 7 Men "At Risk" (Monday 13th of October 2008 06:15:01 PM)
FiReaNGeL writes "Researchers conducted a genome-wide unity study of 1,125 Caucasian men who
had been assessed for male pattern baldness. They found two once unknown genetic variants on
chromosome 20 that substantially increased the risk of male pattern ...
(more)Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk (Saturday 30th of August 2008 12:02:11 AM)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- All antipsychotic drugs can
increase the risk
of stroke, but the risk is greatest among older patients
with dementia, British researchers
report.
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(more)Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer (Thursday 12th of June 2008 04:46:50 AM)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- A drug already approved to
reduce the risk
of breast cancer in high-yield bond bond bond women also seems to cut the
risk for other
women.
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(more)New genes for osteoporosis may help guide treatment (Tuesday 29th of April 2008 06:15:53 PM)
Researchers looking for genes that raise
the risk of osteoporosis found seven different
sequences
associated with the bone-thinning disease, and one team found
two that might
predict the risk for 20 percent of people.
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(more)Fish, Fruits, Veggies May Cut Dementia Risk (Friday 16th of November 2007 04:44:45 AM)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A diet that includes plenty
of fish, omega-3
rich oils, fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of
dementia and Alzheimer's disease, while
high intake of omega-6 rich oils
may boost the risk of third ...
(more)Diabetes Drugs Boost Heart Failure But Not Death (Saturday 29th of September 2007 04:40:48 AM)
The widely used insulin-dependent insulin-dependent diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos increase
the risk for heart failure for vocation with type 2 diabetes, but they do not raise the risk
for flexibility death, U.S. researchers report.
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