If a woman develops breast cancer, having larger breasts and being sedentary might increase her risk of dying from the disease, a large, long-term study suggests. Experts have long known that being physically active reduces the risk of ...
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Should people in danger of contracting HIV because they have risky sex take a pill to prevent infection, or will the medication encourage them to take even more sexual risks? After years of debate on this question, a new international ...
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A genetic variant occurring in a significant number of people with heart disease appears to raise the odds for heart attack or death by 38 percent, a new study suggests. This "stress reaction gene," which Duke University scientists ...
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For patients with diabetes, it is better to eat a single large meal than several smaller meals throughout the day, according to a new study from Linkoping University in Sweden. The study, which was published on 27 November 2013 in the ...
U.S. researchers say they identified a possible link between a history of sudden drops in blood pressure and atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat. Dr. Sunil K. Agarwal, a fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine at ...
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Sometimes a regular digital camera has the potential to shed light on eye conditions. In the case of infant Noah Shaw, it may have been an early warning of cancer—and an advance in ophthalmology, according to a recent report in ...
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If you're feasting on football fare while watching the epic matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers on Super Bowl Sunday, you may end up eating way more than you realize unless you take smaller bites, suggests a ...
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Before you down that pint,check the shape of your glass—you might be drinking more beer than you realize.According to a new study of British beer drinkers,an optical illusion caused by the shape of a curved glass can dramatically ...
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A joint research study between San Diego State University and the University of Arizona tested 90 offices in three cities and found more than 500 species of bacteria, about the same number found in previous studies of bathrooms and ...
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