Sleep disorders may double the risk of heart attacks and quadruple the risk of stroke
Sleep disorders should be considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, along with...
01 Jul 2015
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Regular cardio activity could reduce severity of asthma symptoms
Aerobic exercise can reduce the severity of symptoms and improve quality of life in patients...
24 Jun 2015
Seeing images of calcified coronary arteries may serve as patients’ wake-up call
People newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease may be more likely to change their...
24 Jun 2015
Children’s negative thoughts and anxieties about elective surgery reduced by play
A therapeutic play intervention could reduce perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain in...
24 Jun 2015
Long hours spent watching TV or computer screens affects teenage boys’ bone health
Teenage boys who spend a large amount of their leisure time using computers or watching TV...
24 Jun 2015
Exercise therapy is more beneficial than arthroscopic surgery in older knee patients
Arthroscopic surgery for knee pain in middle-aged or older patients has an ‘inconsequential...
24 Jun 2015
Diet and exercise plans help prevent excessive pregnancy weight gain
Review finds interventions may reduce risk of high blood pressure
17 Jun 2015
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients should be cared for within regional networks
The authors of a qualitative study of people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) say...
17 Jun 2015
Cancer tops cardiovascular disease in UK death rates, but north-south divide continues
Cancer has narrowly overtaken cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the UK’s top killer.
17 Jun 2015
Poor sleep and tendency to catastrophise linked to greater pain in osteoarthritis
Insomnia and a tendency to catastrophise amplifies the experience of pain in people with...
17 Jun 2015
Ordinary life may seem ‘trivial’ to military nurses returning from war zones
Military nurses returning from deployment overseas may go through a grieving process and...
17 Jun 2015
Being bullied at 13 may increase risk of depression in later life
People who are bullied in their early teens may be more likely to be depressed by the time...
10 Jun 2015
Screening of Olympic athletes reveals significant cardiovascular abnormalities
An extensive study of elite athletes has found a surprisingly high prevalence of...
10 Jun 2015
High adolescent body mass index doubles chance of developing colorectal cancer
Overweight and obese teens may have double the risk of developing colorectal cancer in...
10 Jun 2015
Ireland and the UK have high rate of paracetamol-induced liver failure, study reveals
Large unexplained variations in paracetamol-induced acute liver failure that leads to liver...
10 Jun 2015
New viral therapy shown to halt the progress of advanced melanoma
A genetically engineered herpes virus has halted the progression of advanced melanoma.
10 Jun 2015
Genetic breakthrough could see personalised prostate treatment
Almost nine out of ten men with advanced prostate cancer carry genetic mutations in their...
03 Jun 2015
Association of newer pills and venous thromboembolism strengthened by GP study
New evidence appears to confirm the link between newer contraceptive pills and higher risk...
03 Jun 2015