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Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

19.09.2019 Health Problems

People with persistent back pain or persistent headaches are twice as likely to suffer from both disorders, a new study from the University of Warwick has revealed. The results, published in the Journal of Headache and Pain, suggest an association between the two types of pain that could point to a shared treatment for both. The researchers from Warwick Medical […]

NIH-funded study suggests teen girl ‘night owls’ may be more likely to gain weight

16.09.2019 Kids Health

Teen girls—but not boys—who prefer to go to bed later are more likely to gain weight, compared to same-age girls who go to bed earlier, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings by researchers at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, and other institutions appear in JAMA Pediatrics. A total of 804 adolescents (418 girls and […]

Doctors more likely to recommend antihistamines rather than cough & cold medicine for kids

29.07.2019 Kids Health

For respiratory infections in children under 12, physicians are increasingly more likely to recommend antihistamines and less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines, a Rutgers study found. Antihistamines are widely used over-the-counter to treat various allergic conditions. However, these medicines have little known benefit for children with colds, and some older antihistamines cause sedation and occasionally agitation in children. […]

Patients with diabetes are 40 percent more likely to be readmitted to the hospital

01.05.2019 Health Problems

Patients with diabetes and low blood glucose have higher rates of death following hospital discharge, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The cost for hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge is estimated to be close to $25 billion per year in the U.S. Patients with diabetes are frequently admitted to […]

Mental health claimants more than twice as likely to lose their benefit as non-psychiatric claimants

22.01.2019 Health Problems

People who are mentally ill are 2.4 times more likely than claimants with non-psychiatric conditions to lose their existing benefit following a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility assessment, research has found. Published in the British Journal of Psychiatry Open, the study from the University of York analysed government data of claimants moving from an existing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) entitlement […]

Breast cancer up to five times more likely to metastasize even 10 years after childbirth

17.01.2019 Health Problems

A study by researchers at University of Colorado Cancer Center and Oregon Health & Science University published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network shows that breast cancers diagnosed in young women within 10 years of giving birth are more likely to metastasize, and thus more likely to cause death, than breast cancers in young women who […]

Adolescents who self-harm more likely to commit violent crime

04.01.2019 Health Problems

Young people who self-harm are three times more likely to commit violent crime than those who do not, according to new research from the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. The study also found young people who harm themselves and commit violent crime—”dual harmers”—are more likely to have a history of childhood maltreatment and lower self-control than […]

Two genomic tests identify groups of patients most likely to benefit from new drugs

14.11.2018 Health Problems

New results from a long-running trial to identify which new drugs or combinations of drugs are most effective in which types of breast cancer, show that two genomic tests are bringing the era of truly personalised medicine ever nearer. Professor Laura van ‘t Veer, leader of the Breast Oncology Program at the University of California San Francisco, USA, told the […]

Unwanted or unplanned babies likely have more troubled close relationships

15.08.2018 Health Problems

Findings appearing in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships show people who believe they resulted from unwanted or unplanned pregnancies tend to have more insecure relationship styles as adults. “You could have learned about your birth status from your parents or sibling, you could have heard it from someone else, or maybe you did the math and figured out […]

The cause of prostate cancer progression to the incurable stage has likely been uncovered

22.07.2018 Health Problems

Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland have discovered novel genes and mechanisms that can explain how a genomic variant in a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs11672691 influences prostate cancer aggressiveness. Their findings also suggest ways to improve risk stratification and clinical treatment for advanced prostate cancer. The study is published in the journal Cell. Three billion base pairs […]

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