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Lower salt intake key factor in fall in heart attacks and strokes
Declining consumption of salt has been the key factor in the large fall in the number of people dying from a heart attack or...
Benefits of polypills include preventing heart attacks and strokes
Taking one pill instead of three could be a powerful ally to prevent cardiovascular disease. News Medical reports that this is according to a...
Mediterranean diet slows progression of type 2 diabetes
In people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, eating lots of olive oil, fish and whole grains slows progression of the disease more than...
Study shows progress in fight against diabetes
US government researchers have reported the first broad national picture of progress against some of the most devastating complications of diabetes, finding that rates...
Brain scans could predict coma recovery
A new study suggests that brain scans could help identify comatose patients who have the potential to wake up, reports Health24. Bedside tests are...
Young marijuana smokers face potential brain abnormalities
Young, casual marijuana smokersexperience potentially harmful changes to their brains, with the drug altering regions of the mind related to motivation and emotion, researchers...
High BMI putting pregnant women at risk
The risks for women who have a high body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy or in the early stages of pregnancy are much higher...
Slew of new treatments for cancers
Health forums were abuzz in 2007 with news that a simple, inexpensive chemical, dichloroacetate (DCA), may be a viable treatment for many forms of...
New blood test can detect cancer recurrence – researchers
Around 1 in 5 breast cancer survivors who have undergone five years of therapy experience cancer recurrence within the following 10 years. But Medical...
Statins could stop spread of prostate cancer to bones
The anti-cholesterol drugs statins could stop prostate cancer spreading to the bones. The Daily Mail reports the University of Manchester study, published in the...