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Exposure to arsenic, lead, copper and cadmium linked to increased risk of heart disease

30.08.2018 Health Problems

Exposure to arsenic, lead, copper and cadmium is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease, finds a comprehensive analysis of the evidence published by The BMJ today. In recent years, exposure to environmental toxic metals such as arsenic, lead, copper, and mercury have become a major global health concern. Arsenic and cadmium, for example, are […]

Genetic susceptibility to lower vitamin D levels and calcium intake not linked to fracture

30.08.2018 Health Problems

Having a genetic predisposition to lower vitamin D levels and calcium intake is not associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture, conclude researchers in The BMJ today. Their findings add to the ongoing debate over the benefits for the general population of vitamin D supplementation, which is recommended by clinical guidelines to prevent fractures. The findings also back recent […]

Diabetes in bay area Chinese population linked to fat fibrosis

06.08.2018 Health Problems

A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent put on weight—a finding that could help explain why Asians often develop type 2 diabetes at a much lower body weight than Caucasians. The research, published online May 28, 2018 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, could be […]

CDC: Salmonella outbreaks in 44 states linked to backyard poultry

04.08.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—At least 212 people in 44 states have been sickened in Salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twenty-six percent of the patients are children younger than 5. Thirty-four people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. People who became ill said they got live […]

Changes in bacterial mix linked to antibiotics increase risk for type 1 diabetes

25.07.2018 Health Problems

A single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes. This is the finding of a study in mice led by researchers from NYU Medical School and published online July 24 in the journal eLife. The study centered on the intestinal microbiome, the mix of bacterial species that live in the digestive tract, and that […]

Sleep disturbances linked to increased dementia risk

22.07.2018 Health Problems

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that sleep disturbances in midlife or in late life are associated with a higher risk for developing dementia in old age. The results are published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. The results show that in midlife, when participants were in their 40s or 50s, insomnia was associated with […]

Low/no calorie soft drinks linked to improved outcomes in advanced colon cancer patients

22.07.2018 Health Problems

Drinking artificially-sweetened beverages is associated with a significantly lower risk of colon cancer recurrence and cancer death, a team of investigators led by a Yale Cancer Center scientist has found. The study was published today in the journal PLOS ONE. “Artificially sweetened drinks have a checkered reputation in the public because of purported health risks that have never really been […]

Switching to certain antidiabetic drugs linked to increased risk of major complications

22.07.2018 Health Problems

For people with type 2 diabetes, switching to sulfonylurea drugs to control blood sugar levels is associated with an increased risk of complications compared with staying on the drug metformin, finds a study in The BMJ today. As such, the researchers say that continuing metformin when introducing sulfonylureas is safer than switching. Metformin is a “first-line” therapy (the first drug […]

Sleep disorder linked with changes to brain structure typical of dementia

06.07.2018 Health Problems

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with changes to the structure of the brain that are also seen in the early stages of dementia, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal. OSA, where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep stopping breathing, is known to reduce levels of oxygen in the blood. The new […]

Recorded penicillin allergy linked to increased risk of ‘superbug’ infections

28.06.2018 Health Problems

Patients who have a penicillin allergy recorded in their medical records are at an increased risk of developing the drug resistant ‘superbug’ infection MRSA and healthcare-associated infection C difficile, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The risk is largely due to the use of more ‘broad spectrum’ antibiotics as alternatives to penicillin, which may be fuelling the development […]

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