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Study says obesity doesn’t protect patients with cardiovascular disease

Feb 14, 2016

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A puzzle had been unsettling demographers Samuel Preston of the University of Pennsylvania and Andrew Stokes of Boston University for quite a while and...

Binging junk food during the weekends is just as bad as eating it regularly

Feb 10, 2016

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Jumping between eating well during the weekdays and binging on junk food during the weekends is just as bad for your gut health as...

Women with gestational diabetes can be helped to achieve weight loss with lifestyle intervention

Feb 9, 2016

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Based on a new study by Kaiser Permanente published in Diabetes Care, a diabetes prevention program that was given within the nation’s largest health...

Seeing others drink alcohol or use drugs can cause teens to engage in antisocial behavior

Feb 5, 2016

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In a new study from Duke University, teens who see others drink alcohol or use drugs makes it more likely for them to exhibit...

Newly evolved human gene variants are able to protect older adults from memory and cognitive deficits

Feb 3, 2016

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According to the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, a variety of human gene variants have specifically evolved to avoid neurodegenerative and...

New study shows new treatment for children suffering from chronic pain

Feb 2, 2016

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A National Institutes of Health initiative has piloted a study that aims to help physicians better evaluate and treat children who are suffering from...

New approach to treating arthritis discovered

Feb 1, 2016

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According to researchers from the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), arthritis patients will be able to benefit from a new type of treatment. The...

Childhood asthma genetic variant can be neutralized, say scientists

Jan 23, 2016

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A new study from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) has discovered that the effect of a genetic variant that increases the likelihood of having childhood asthma can...