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Yogurt probiotics could help women lose weight

Written by | 10 Feb 2014

Certain probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition by a team of researchers headed by… read more.

Soccer fans get FFITer and lose weight

Written by | 5 Feb 2014

The Football Fans in Training programme (FFIT) has run for three seasons at Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. The research, led by a team at the University… read more.

Fit teenagers less likely to have heart attacks in later life

Written by | 21 Jan 2014

Researchers in Sweden have found an association between a person’s fitness as a teenager and their risk of heart attack in later life. In a study of nearly… read more.

Bariatric surgery linked to premature birth and small birthweight

Written by | 13 Jan 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – Women who have undergone bariatric surgery are more likely to give birth to premature babies and to babies who are small for gestational age,… read more.

Diflunisal shows efficacy in treating Amyloidosis

Written by | 3 Jan 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – Diflunisal, a generic anti-inflammatory drug, appears to reduce neurological decline and preserve quality-of-life in patients with familial transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR).

Diabetes ups risk and mortality of breast and colon cancer

Written by | 5 Dec 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – Diabetic patients have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer and an increased risk of death from these cancers, researchers reported on… read more.

Metoclopramide treatment for nausea during pregnancy is not associated with increased risk of major malformations or stillbirth

Written by | 15 Nov 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – taken from JAMA – Journal of the American Medical Association – A retrospective analysis of data on Danish women exposed to the nausea medication… read more.

FDA Highlights: Adalimumab reduces inflammation in refractory pediatric uveitis

Written by | 14 Nov 2013

Investigators reported on Oct. 22 in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)  that treatment with adalimumab may be effective for patients with steroid-resistant… read more.

Press Release – Halaven® data presented at ECCO 2013

Written by | 11 Oct 2013

17th ECCO – 38th ESMO – 32nd ESTRO – European Cancer Congress, Amsterdam RAI, 27 Sept – 1 Oct 2013. Eribulin represents a novel class of antineoplastic agents… read more.

ERS Report 2013 – Sleep apnoea linked with increased risk of cancer death

Written by | 9 Oct 2013

Sleep apnoea severity has been associated with increased cancer mortality in a new study.

ESC 2013 Report – Low BMI is a risk factor for CVD in hypertensive patients with diabetes

Written by | 25 Sep 2013

Low BMI is a risk factor for CVD in hypertensive patients with diabetes, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr Takanori Nagahiro from Japan…. read more.

ESC Report 2013 – Colchicine effective in acute pericarditis

Written by | 25 Sep 2013

The anti-inflammatory agent colchicine — used mostly in the treatment of gout — appears to be effective for treating acute pericarditis and in preventing recurrences of the condition,… read more.

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