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Statin use may up risk of diabetes
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Beware! A study has recently warned that long term use of cholesterol-lowering drug, statin, is linked to a 30 percent increase in risk of developing Type-2 diabetes in susceptible individuals.
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Irregular heartbeat associated with thyroid problems
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): People with high thyroid hormone levels are at greater risk of developing irregular heart rhythm (known as atrial fibrillation) than those with lower levels.
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Breast cancer may be accountable for rare variants, background risk
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct.23 (ANI): A new finding has suggested that rare variants combined with background genetic risk factors may account for many unexplained cases of familial breast cancer.
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Cancer patients: more intense symptoms, longer the hospital stay
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): As a result of intense and numerous physical and psychological symptoms, advanced cancer patients are at a risk of increased hospital length of stay and unplanned hospital readmissions.
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Depression still linked to higher risk of early deaths
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Even with increased awareness about mental illness, according to a new study, depression is still strongly linked to higher long-term risk of early death for both women and men.
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Deliveries in winter, spring cut risk of postnatal depression
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, please-take-note! Women who give birth in winter or spring are less likely to suffer from postpartum depression (PPD) than women who deliver babies summer, suggests a recent study.
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Alcoholic fathers up risk of teen dating violence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): Dear parents, please-take-note! Having a parent, especially father, with an alcohol use disorder may increase the risk of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse (or violence) within a dating relationship among adolescents, warns a study.
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Arthritis ups risk of lung disease in women
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): Beware, if there is inflammation in joints! As a study recently warns that people, especially women, with rheumatoid arthritis are 50 percent more chance to develop a lung disease.
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Older diabetic patients at greater risk of cognitive issues after surgery
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): According to a new study, diabetes boosts risk of developing postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) especially in seniors.
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Poor sleep, physical inactivity up risk of obesity
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 22 (ANI): Obesity is a disease characterised by excessive body fat. People, who are medically obese, usually are affected by behaviour, genetic and environmental factors that are difficult to control with dieting.
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Aspirin a day may keep liver cancer away
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], October 21 (ANI): Taking aspirin daily can reduce the risk of liver cancer, a new study suggested.
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Rheumatoid arthritis associated with increased risk of COPD
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Suffering from rheumatoid arthritis? It might put you at an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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