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Wealth adds 8-9 healthy years to life expectancy
The wealthiest men and women can expect to live an additional eight to nine years free from disability compared to people in the poorest...
Curb chronic inflammation to reduce risk of chronic disease mortality
The group of international experts, which also includes scientists from the National Institutes of Health, Stanford University, Harvard Medical School, Columbia University Medical Centre...
US expands HPV vaccine recommendations
In new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine developments, a US federal advisory group has expanded recommendations to include men through age 26 and some older...
Appendix removal associated with development of Parkinson’s disease
Patients who had their appendix removed were more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those whose appendix remained in place, according to the largest...
Africans living longer but spend those extra years in poor health
People are now living longer in sub-Saharan Africa than they did two decades ago, writes Charles Shey Wiysonge, director, Cochrane South Africa, in The Conversation. However,...
Social isolation linked to higher risk of death from all causes
A large American Cancer Society study links social isolation with a higher risk of death from all causes combined and heart disease for all...
High BP and smoking have more heart attack risk for women
High blood pressure, smoking and diabetes increase the risk of heart attack in both sexes but they have more impact in women than they...
BMI strongly associated with all-cause mortality
Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fat, is linked to risk of death from every major cause except transport accidents, according to...
Half of US teens still not fully vaccinated against HPV
Although a vaccine for the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) has led to a dramatic decrease in infections, Reuters Health reports a new study suggests...
Developing nations have higher mortality risk from NCDs
An analysis from researchers at Imperial College London shows that diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke are deadlier in the developing world...
Threat of resistance to anti-fungal drugs under-recognised
An international team, led by researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Exeter, warns that improvements are needed in how existing drugs...
Blood type link to severity of E. coli infections
A study shows that a kind of E. coli most associated with "traveller’s diarrhoea" and children in underdeveloped areas of the world causes more...
Measles vaccine improves child survival beyond protecting against measles
In the largest study to date on children in a low/middle income country, researchers from the Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana, OPEN, Institute of...
Improving flu forecasting with 'smart thermometer' data
A new approach tested by researchers at the University of Iowa shows that de-identified data from a "smart thermometer" connected to a mobile phone...
Regular surfers more likely to carry antibiotic resistant E. coli
Regular surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers. Conducted by the University...
Discharge delays may be cause of sharp rise in deaths in the UK
The increased prevalence delays in discharge from hospital was associated with the sharp rise in mortality in England in 2015, accounting for up to...
Early and middle adulthood weight gain increases chronic disease risk
Weight gain from early adulthood (age 18 or 21 years) to age 55 was associated with an increased risk of major chronic diseases, such...
Removal of Tamiflu from WHO Essential Medicines list comes 'far too late'
Mark Ebell, professor of epidemiology at the University of Georgia, outlines in an editorial, important lessons from the Tamiflu story.
Tamiflu (oseltamivir) was approved by...
Brainy teens less likely to smoke, more likely to drink and use cannabis
In a sample of over 6,000 young people in England, high childhood academic at age 11 is associated with a reduced risk of cigarette...
Children of advantaged older women have better cognitive ability
In contrast to 40 years ago, children born to older mothers today are more likely to perform better in cognitive ability tests than those...
Bacterial growth stimulated by antibiotics
University of Exeter researchers exposed E.coli bacteria to eight rounds of antibiotic treatment over four days and found that they hads peedier and increased antibiotic...
Is altitude linked to metabolic syndrome risk?
People living between 457-2,297m, had a lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome than those living at sea level (0-121m, found a Spanish prospective cohort...
Old antibiotic tweaked against drug resistant bacteria
Researchers have tweaked an old antibiotic and boosted its effectiveness against six different drug-resistant bacteria that cause common respiratory and sexually transmitted diseases.
Single motherhood links to later poor health
Single motherhood before age 50 links to poorer health in later life, with risks greatest for lone mums in England, the US, and Scandinavia.
Kids’ self-control impacts health outcomes
Conscientious children are less likely to smoke in later life and the personality trait could help explain health inequalities, data from the US National Child Development Study suggests.
Benefits of a drink a day 'exaggerated'
UK researchers say the health benefits of having a drink a day may be exaggerated. Only women over age 65, if anyone, might get a protective effect from light drinking, compared to people who never drank.
Fluoride study raises public health concerns
Water fluoridation above a certain level is linked to 30% higher than expected rates of hypothyroidism in England, new research suggests
Just 10-a-day doubles premature death risk
The first large-scale, direct evidence on smoking and mortality in Australia shows up to 1.8m of the country’s 2.7m smokers will die from their habit if they continue to smoke.
Drinking and using AI medication
Data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey shows that almost 42% of American drinkers have used alcohol-interactive (AI) prescription medications, putting themselves at risk of 'serious alcohol and medication interactions'.
Blistering sunburns before 20 years increases melanoma risk
With incidence rates of melanoma rising for at least 30 years, it is not surprising that new research suggests that five or more blistering...
Vitamin D: barometer of health but no need for supplementation
Two large studies, published in the British Medical Journal and based on data from more than 1m people, show that people with low vitamin...
'Five-a-day' diet not enough – UK research
New study in the UK recommends a doubling of 'five-a-day' diet and finds vegetables to be four times healthier than fruit, reports The Daily...
Recommended salt guidelines may be too low – study
Current recommended salt guidelines may be too low, a new Danish analysis has found. Health24 reports that the research indicates that Americans consume a...
Lower risk of liver cirrhosis death for coffee drinkers
Drinking coffee may reduce the risk of death from certain types of liver cirrhosis. CBS News reports that a study published in Hepatology that...