Smoking lowers life expectancy in Japan by 10 years
Smoking cuts life expectancy by ten years in Japan, researchers report in a paper published by the BMJ on bmj.com on Oct. 25, 2012. by Bruce Sylvester –… read more.
Smoking cuts life expectancy by ten years in Japan, researchers report in a paper published by the BMJ on bmj.com on Oct. 25, 2012. by Bruce Sylvester –… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – Researchers comparing methods for treating low-grade gliomas have found early surgical resection produced… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – Aspirin therapy appears to extend life in colorectal cancer patients with tumors having a… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – World Health Matters (Canada) – Austerity measures introduced by European governments and the deepening threat of insolvency faced by the US Medicare system have… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – World Health Matters (France) – A new study has suggested that low levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – World Health Matters (France) – A new study has suggested that low levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – World Health Matters (Japan) – Researchers in Japan have called for mandatory visual field testing for drivers in light of evidence showing glaucoma may… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – World Health Matters (Germany) – Millions of people in Europe, the US and elsewhere use tanning beds every year ignoring the risk of skin… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that respiratory symptoms vary significantly in different stages of the menstrual cycle, and that there are more symptoms during the mid-luteal to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Patients with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary artery disease who undergo bypass surgery live longer, and they are less likely to have complications than those… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Findings from a study presented in November at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2012 suggest that subjects with three to four aging signs,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology report the discovery a potential method to delay the onset of neuropathic pain.