Recently, pancreatic cancer seems to have made a very public uprising,
afflicting Patrick Swayze, Steve Jobs (who may have a recurrence) and,
most recently, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Although
relatively rare, pancreatic cancer is rising in incidence. This
almost-always-fatal
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A new medical study has proved what I’ve long held to be true: when it comes to dieting, it’s not what you eat, but how much of whatever it is you do eat that matters. Despite the hype of each new fad diet that comes along, where fats are in one day and out the next, where carbs are bad one day and good the next, etc., etc., ad nauseum, research published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine has found no difference in weight loss when four very different diets were compared. So long as total calories, regardless of their source, were reduced, and the person stuck to the diet, equal weight loss occurred in all four patient groups. What mattered the most was sticking to the diet. For many of the participants, what helped in this regard was attending counseling sessions – the more they attended the […]
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PITTSBURGH (UPI) — Teens who prefer popular songs with
degrading sexual references are more likely to engage in intercourse or
in pre-coital activities, U.S. researchers say.
Dr. Brian A. Primack of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
says the study demonstrates that, among this
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WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (UPI) — A Colorado doctor who is also a
prize-winning dancer recommends dancing to patients and their spouses
for its health, wellness and emotional benefits.
Dr. Carla Murphy, chief of staff of the emergency room at Exempla
Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo., says
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (UPI) — Women are 30 percent less likely
than men to get stroke care that limits brain damage, U.S. researchers
have found.
Specifically, women are less likely to be treated with tissue
plasminogen activator, known as tPA, a potent blood thinner used to
dissolve the clots
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SEATTLE (UPI) — A systematic review of studies found exercise
in workplace and community settings is effective in preventing low-back
problems, U.S. researchers said.
“Strong and consistent evidence finds many popular prevention methods to
fail while exercise has a significant impact, both in
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BALTIMORE (UPI) — People who start smoking before age 17 may
increase their risk for developing multiple sclerosis, U.S. researchers
said.
The study involved 87 people with MS who were among more than 30,000
people in a larger study. The people with MS were divided into three
groups: non-
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NEW DELHI (UPI) — Authorities in India are targeting stores
selling bogus drugs and used syringes after a hepatitis B outbreak left
32 people dead, officials said Saturday.
CNN reported five healthcare providers have been arrested over the
incidents.
Public health officials have recorded 111
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) — U.S. researchers say you’re more
likely to have a stroke if you live in a neighborhood populated by
fast-food restaurants.
“What we don’t know is whether fast-food actually increased the risk
because of its contents or whether fast-food restaurants are a marker of
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PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) — Health experts say a rare fungal
disease that can be fatal to people has migrated from the Canadian woods
to forests in Oregon and Washington.
Cryptococcus gattii has killed 19 people in Canada since 1999 and a
total of five people in Oregon and Washington since 2004, The
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