Rigid adherence to the latest blood pressure guidelines could result in one-third fewer deaths among stroke survivors, according to a study by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association. Researchers used data between 2003 and 2014 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to estimate the effect of new guidelines on stroke survivors nationwide. The results were published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. "The potential to … [Read more...]
Black men with prostate cancer may live longer than white men
Black men with advanced prostate cancer who get chemotherapy may live longer than white men, a new study suggests. Data from nine trials including more than 8,000 men with advanced prostate cancer showed that survival for black men was initially the same as for white men -- an average of 21 months. But after taking into account other factors -- such as site of the cancer and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels -- the researchers found that black men had a 19 percent lower risk of dying … [Read more...]
Exercise lowers risk of death for childhood cancer survivors
Vigorous exercise has been linked to a lower risk of death in adult survivors of childhood cancer, according to a study. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and several other hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Norway studied data on 15,450 adult cancer survivors, finding vigorous exercise in early adulthood over the course of eight years lowered their risk of death. Data on the patients, who were diagnosed before age 21 at one of 27 pediatric tertiary hospitals between … [Read more...]
Race may play role in kids’ suicide risk
It's generally assumed that suicide is more common among white kids in the United States than their black peers. But that's not the case among 5- to 12-year-olds, new research shows. Black children in that young age group are about twice as likely to take their own lives as whites, the researchers found. For older kids, the picture reverses: Black teens, aged 13 to 17, are half as likely to die by suicide as similarly aged white kids, the study authors said. "Our findings provide … [Read more...]
Toxins in BBQ fumes can be absorbed through the skin, study shows
When you fire up the grill for your Memorial Day cookout, beware: Those tantalizing aromas hold an underestimated health risk. Grilling meats at a high temperature can produce cancer-causing compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs. You can be exposed to significant PAH levels simply by breathing in the sweet scent of barbecue. A new study from China suggests letting your skin come into contact with PAHs when you grill food is even more harmful than just savoring the … [Read more...]
Researchers find genetic cause for Alzheimer’s, possible method to reverse it
Scientists at an independent biomedical research institution have reported a monumental breakthrough: The cause of the primary genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, and a possible cure for the disease. Researchers at Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco identified the primary genetic risk factor for the disease, a gene called apoE4. They were able to create a harmless apoE3-like version by inserting a class of compounds into it. Their findings were published this week in the … [Read more...]
Specific education, exercise effective for chronic spinal pain
Researchers have found that combining education to help patients think differently about chronic spinal pain with an exercise program that increasingly introduced movements patients feared or avoided was significantly better than usual care for the condition. Researchers, led by Anneleen Malfliet, of Vrije Universiteit Brussels in Belgium, conducted a randomized clinical trial of patients with chronic spinal pain. Their findings were published Monday in the Journal of American Medical … [Read more...]
Teens often think e-cigs, hookah pipes harmless: CDC
Teenagers who use tobacco products other than cigarettes often see their habit as harmless, a new U.S. government survey finds. The report, from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asked teenagers whether they considered themselves tobacco users. It turned out that kids who favored products like electronic cigarettes, hookahs (water pipes) and smokeless tobacco often failed to see themselves as tobacco users. Even among teens who agreed that "all tobacco … [Read more...]
Massive study challenges ‘obesity paradox’ — weight does affect health
A new European study of nearly 300,000 adults is the second in the last month to contradict a long-held theory about obesity offering some health protections. A massive study in Europe is challenging the so-called "obesity paradox" in which overweight or obese people are not at increased risk of heart disease. This latest research of 296,535 adults of white European descent between 2006 and 2010 shows that the risk of heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure increase as body mass … [Read more...]
Excessive alcohol use could increase risk of dementia
The study, published Tuesday in the journal Lancet Public Health, looked at over 1 million adults released from French hospitals between 2008 and 2013 who were diagnosed with dementia, a clinical syndrome characterized by a progressive deterioration in cognitive ability. Using data from the French National Hospital Discharge database, the researchers found that alcohol-use disorders were diagnosed in 16.5% of the men with dementia and 4% of the women with dementia -- over twice as much as in … [Read more...]
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