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Quantity and frequency of drinking influence mortality risk
How much and how often people drink - not just the average amount of alcohol they consume over time - independently influence the risk of death from several causes, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). view more (2008-03-05)
Women overestimate effectiveness of breast screening
Women either overestimate or are poorly informed about the effectiveness of breast screening, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. But these are the very women who attend for screening. To give them the facts might deter them from being screened, so creating a... view more (2001-10-12)
Stress of deployment increases risk of child abuse, neglect in military families, UNC study shows
Rates of abuse and neglect of young children in military families in Texas has doubled since October 2002, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows, raising concerns about the impact of deployment on military personnel and their families across the country. view more (2007-05-09)
Whooping cough-making a comeback?
Whooping cough (pertussis) is most easily diagnosed in young children because they develop a characteristic cough-paroxysms of coughing followed by a long inspiration that makes a whooping sound. view more (2006-02-14)
Pregnant smokers raise their child's risk of stroke, heart attack
Women who smoke during pregnancy can cause permanent vascular damage in their children — increasing their risk for stroke and heart attack. view more (2007-03-05)
One in five women sexually assaulted in North Carolina
Almost one in five women in the US state of North Carolina has been sexually assaulted, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. There was a high rate of risk factors for serious ill health among the assaulted women, the findings show. Over 2000 women in North Carolina... view more (2002-03-11)
Short legs associated with precursor of diabetes and heart disease
Short-legged men have an increased risk of heart disease and a condition that leads to diabetes, insulin resistance syndrome, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2001-11-09)
Media invitation: Annual European Congress of Rheumatology - EULAR 2004
Date: 9-12 June 2004 Venue: International Congress Centre, Berlin, Germany More than 8,000 clinicians, scientific researchers, nurses and researchers as well as patient groups will attend. Over 1000 papers and scientific posters will review new developments in: - Molecular and cellular aspects of... view more (2004-05-06)
Cough and phlegm cause fourfold increase in COPD incidence
Young adults (ages 20 to 44) with normal lung function who later develop chronic cough and phlegm have a fourfold higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). view more (2007-01-02)
Women's dissatisfaction with body image greater in more affluent neighbourhoods
The more affluent the area in which she lives, the more dissatisfied a woman is likely to be with her body image, indicates research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2002-02-08)
COX-2 Inhibitors Significantly Reduce Risk of Cancer
Results from a new, five-year study show that regular use of popular prescription pain relievers may reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 71 percent and may offer similar benefit in the prevention of prostate, colon and lung cancers. view more (2006-04-04)
Living In A Time Of Plague: The Population Biology Of Emerging And Re-emerging Pathogens - Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society Of London Series B Vol. 356, No. 1411. Cover Date: 29 July 2001
LIVING IN A TIME OF PLAGUE: THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING PATHOGENS "We are living in a time of plague: infectious diseases continue to exert a huge toll in human and animal lives and suffering," says Professor Mark Woolhouse. "New diseases continue to emerge and medicine and... view more (2001-07-15)
Harvard Six Cities Study Follow Up: Reducing Soot Particles Is Associated with Longer Lives
An eight-year follow up to the landmark Harvard Six Cities Study has found an association between people living longer and cities reducing the amount of fine particulate matter, or soot, in their air. view more (2006-03-16)
Cold homes linked to poor health among the over 50s
Older people living in inadequately heated homes are three times as likely to suffer from chronic ill health, reports a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2001-11-09)
Employment status has no bearing on domestic violence
Being out of work does not increase the likelihood of violent rows between couples, finds a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. But excessive drinking in or out of work, does. Data from a National Survey of Families and Households conducted in 1987 and 1992 in the USA... view more (2001-02-10)
Cost-effectiveness of drugs may vary across borders
A study published in the journal Value in Health reviews variations in estimates of cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals from country to country. Data showed that the results seen in one country are not necessarily applicable in another and that decision makers need to interpret data from other... view more (2005-04-14)
Unnecessary hysterectomy more likely for less affluent women
Unnecessary hysterectomy is less likely to be carried out on affluent women, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2002-05-13)
AGA Institute takes leadership role in exploring obesity and its complications
Due to the gastrointestinal tract's role in body weight regulation, gastroenterologists should work closely with other medical disciplines to oversee and coordinate the care of obese individuals. view more (2007-05-15)
Media invitation: EU network "Cancer risk and the environment" (Warsaw, PL: 23-26 May, 2005)
Cancer risk and the environment - New EU network for environmental cancer research view more (2005-05-12)
Broken hearts increase the risk of broken bones
Feeling lonely or unhappy increases the risk of hip fracture in elderly people, shows a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The finding was independent of the amount or type of psychotropic drugs, such as tranquillizers and hypnotics, being taken. view more (1999-05-25)
Early life growth spurts protect against 'bad' cholesterol
all toddlers and rapidly growing teens are likely to find themselves with lower cholesterol, particularly the "bad" type, in later life, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2007-03-02)
New overview adds more evidence for safety of third generation Pill
A new overview of studies of the Pill and the risk of heart attack, published today (Friday 30 August) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction,* provides a reassuring picture of the safety of the third generation Pill. A joint Canadian-British** team aggregated seven... view more (2002-08-26)
ESC Congress 2004: Atrial fibrillation patients often receive needless treatment
On behalf of the Euro Heart Survey on AF study group Management of AF in ESC countries: first lessons from the EuroHeartSurvey view more (2004-08-29)
Eating soy protein helps control cholesterol
Soy protein helps lower total cholesterol, low-density lipid "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides, and slightly raises high-density lipid "good" cholesterol. view more (2006-09-21)
Is Body Mass Index A Risk Factor For Road Traffic Injuries?
Drivers who are overweight or underweight are at greater risk of suffering an injury in a road accident than people of average size, according to a study of deaths and injuries from motor vehicle accidents in New Zealand. The study appears in the current issue of the International Journal of... view more (2003-04-25)
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