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Dietary patterns of truck drivers linked with driving behaviors and crash risk

A junk food diet may increase the risk of dangerous driving among truck/lorry drivers by boosting fatigue, which is often a key factor in vehicle collisions, suggests research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

17 Jun 2021

Toxicant profile of BAT's modern oral products is comparable to nicotine replacement therapies

New research published today indicates that BAT's modern oral (MO) products in the form of tobacco-free nicotine pouches have a toxicant profile that is comparable to nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) and much lower than traditional oral snus, a category of products that, when used as the sole nicotine product is already established as a reduced risk product compared with cigarettes.

17 Jun 2021

Immune system dysfunction can alter the link between cannabis use and psychosis

The presence of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood can boost the effects of daily cannabis use and heighten the risk of developing psychosis in adulthood.

16 Jun 2021

UCLA clinical trial shows efficacy of varenicline on heavy-drinking smokers

A recent UCLA clinical trial has shown encouraging results in helping daily smokers who are also heavy drinkers quit smoking and cut down their alcohol intake.

15 Jun 2021

Does the number of siblings you have affect your health?

News-Medical spoke to Professor Peter M Nilsson about cardiovascular disease risk and whether this is affected by the number of siblings you have.

15 Jun 2021

Restoring heart health over time reduces risk of cardiovascular disease later in life

Preserving good cardiovascular health during young adulthood is one of the best ways to reduce risks of premature heart attack or stroke, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

14 Jun 2021

COVID-19 in pregnancy could be less severe than previously thought: A Danish case study

A reassuring study by researchers in Denmark indicates that while 5% of pregnant women with COVID-19 may require hospitalization, severe maternal and neonatal outcomes are rare.

14 Jun 2021

Age influences the extent to which smoking and other risk factors increase risk of depression

People who smoke, suffer from high blood pressure, obesity, or diabetes are not only at greater risk of suffering a stroke, heart attack, or dementia.

10 Jun 2021

Efforts to prevent smoking, obesity could delay the need for angioplasty and stenting

Smokers needed their blocked arteries fixed nearly a decade earlier than non-smokers, and patients with obesity underwent these procedures four years earlier than non-obese patients, according to a new statewide study.

9 Jun 2021

Study reveals how high fat diets can cause intestinal and colon cancer

For decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of the leading causes of death in the U.S., such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

9 Jun 2021

Smoking and vaping increase ACE2 levels and virus spike binding in airway epithelium

A new bioRxiv preprint attempts to make some sense of why certain people experience more severe forms of COVID-19 as compared to others by pointing to the increase in virus binding that occurs in the presence of smoking or vaping.

9 Jun 2021

Healthy behaviors can prevent dementia, finds study

A new Alzheimer's disease drug will hit the market soon, the first in nearly two decades. But some experts say the evidence for it isn't terribly strong and worry that it may cost a lot.

9 Jun 2021

Study highlights cigarette smoking and risk perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Last year, people who smoked had a variety of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some increasing their smoking to help them cope and others quitting to potentially lessen their vulnerability to COVID-19.

8 Jun 2021

Vascular preservation therapy eliminates the varicose vein problem

Rather than destroying or removing defective veins, it is possible to repair them by using a sheath. They are thus saved for later use as a bypass.

8 Jun 2021

COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, study finds

A study of over 59,000 Icelandic adolescents by a team of Icelandic and North American behavioral and social scientists found that COVID-19 has had a significant, detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, especially in girls.

5 Jun 2021

People with many siblings have increased risk of cardiovascular events

First-born children have a lower risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes than brothers and sisters born later, but people who are part of a large family with many siblings have an increased risk of these events, suggests the results of a large population study in Sweden, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

4 Jun 2021

Researchers report how the tobacco and e-cigarette industry capitalized on COVID-19 to promote smoking

Scientific papers suggesting that smokers are less likely to fall ill with covid-19 are being discredited as links to the tobacco industry, reveals an investigation by The BMJ today.

4 Jun 2021

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists are first in the U.S. to implant circulatory support device

Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital are first in the U.S. and second in the world to implant a circulatory support device that is being investigated in a clinical trial for patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and worsening kidney function, a condition known as cardiorenal syndrome.

4 Jun 2021

Lung protein hyperconcentration may be a key factor in predicting COPD risks

Airway mucus consists of various proteins such as long mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B, both of which contribute greatly to the proper gel-like consistency of this most essential bodily fluid.

3 Jun 2021

Study: Lung squamous patients harboring druggable mutations have lower median overall survival

Oncotarget published "Molecular characterization of lung squamous cell carcinoma tumors reveals therapeutically relevant alterations" which reported that unlike lung adenocarcinoma patients, there is no FDA-approved targeted-therapy likely to benefit lung squamous cell carcinoma patients.

3 Jun 2021

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Dietary patterns of truck drivers linked with driving behaviors and crash risk

Toxicant profile of BAT's modern oral products is comparable to nicotine replacement therapies

Immune system dysfunction can alter the link between cannabis use and psychosis

UCLA clinical trial shows efficacy of varenicline on heavy-drinking smokers

Does the number of siblings you have affect your health?

Restoring heart health over time reduces risk of cardiovascular disease later in life

COVID-19 in pregnancy could be less severe than previously thought: A Danish case study

Age influences the extent to which smoking and other risk factors increase risk of depression

Efforts to prevent smoking, obesity could delay the need for angioplasty and stenting

Study reveals how high fat diets can cause intestinal and colon cancer

Smoking and vaping increase ACE2 levels and virus spike binding in airway epithelium

Healthy behaviors can prevent dementia, finds study

Study highlights cigarette smoking and risk perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Vascular preservation therapy eliminates the varicose vein problem

COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, study finds

People with many siblings have increased risk of cardiovascular events

Researchers report how the tobacco and e-cigarette industry capitalized on COVID-19 to promote smoking

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists are first in the U.S. to implant circulatory support device

Lung protein hyperconcentration may be a key factor in predicting COPD risks

Study: Lung squamous patients harboring druggable mutations have lower median overall survival

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