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Study finds sleep apnea can worsen heart disease
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Health care experts urged increased awareness of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among people with cardiovascular disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a recent study.
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Men who perceive marriage as unsuccessful are at high risk for premature d
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Dissatisfaction with married life raises the risk of dying from a cerebrovascular accident. A new study has revealed that perceiving marriage as unsuccessful is a significant predictor of death from a CVA and premature death among men, no less than well-known
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Sleep apnea worsens heart disease: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Health care experts urge increased awareness of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among people with cardiovascular disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study.
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Smoking is a major risk factor for COPD
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI/Business Wire India): Tobacco use is one of the major risk factors for multiple chronic diseases, including lung disease. In India, use of tobacco accounts for approx. 1.35 million deaths every year and is one of the major causes of death a
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Obesity might protect against death in severe bacterial infection
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a higher BMI can be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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In severe bacterial infection, obesity protects against death
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a new study suggests that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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All dementia risk factors similar for men and women, except high blood pre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 22 (ANI): The findings of a recent study by George Institute researchers found that while the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not.
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Global study highlights vast under-treatment of diabetes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Michigan [US], May 22 (ANI): Nearly half a billion people on the planet have diabetes, but most of them aren't getting the kind of care that could make their lives healthier, longer and more productive, according to a new global study of data from people with the condition.
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Researchers use environmental data to assess prostate cancer diagnosis fac
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chicago [US], May 21 (ANI): Environmental quality is associated with advanced-stage prostate cancer at diagnosis, according to a new study by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.
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Study reveals dementia risk factors similar for men and women, but not hig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 19 (ANI): While the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not- find George Institute researchers -in a study of just over half a million people.
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Study associates atrial fenestration during AVSD repair with increased mor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], May 3 (ANI): A new study, presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, shows an association between decreased survival at five years and leaving an atrial communication at biventricular repair of unbalanced AVSD after adjusting for other known risk factors.
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Up to 24 pc of esophagectomy patients can develop VTE post-operatively: St
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], May 2 (ANI): A new study presented at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, found that the percentage of patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer who suffer Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) post-operatively is much higher than previously reported, with as many as 24 per
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