2013

September

• Quitting smoking drops heart attack risk to levels of never smokers

• Metabolically healthy women have same CVD risk regardless of BMI

August

• Rheumatoid arthritis: biologics in second-line therapy show benefit

• Study finds increased menthol cigarette use among young people

• Statins prevent cataracts

• Diabetic stroke risk after AMI drops in 10 year period

• Smokers who survive to 70 still lose 4 years of life

• Short-term smoking cessation reverses endothelial damage

• Hygiene, sanitation tied to small effects on growth

• Scientists discover compound to prevent noise-related hearing loss

• Learning a new language alters brain development

• Adding blood pressure drug to standard antibiotics speeds up TB treatment

• Dieting for obese mothers just before pregnancy may not be enough

• Specialist nurses as good as doctors in managing rheumatoid arthritis patients

• Low inflammation may explain healthy metabolic status in some obese people

• New research shows benefit of interval training for women

• New moms and obese people risk complications from influenza: McMaster study

• Many medicines safe during breastfeeding: committee

• Gene makes some HIV-infected patients more at risk for fungal disease

• New, ‘robust’ treatment for stroke uses genetic material from bone marrow

• Depression with diabetes may speed mental decline

• Many psoriasis patients dissatisfied with treatment

• Epilepsy drug dosage linked to specific birth defects

• New tool enhances the search for genetic mutations

• Can we save our urban water systems?

• New U.S. clinical trial poses risks to premature babies: watchdog

• Omega-3s tied to lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis

• Probiotics linked to lower risk of allergies for kids

• Quit smoking program helps psychiatric patients, too

• Well-being not a priority for workaholics, researcher says

• 2 alternative treatments may help relieve postoperative nausea

• The Stress and Cancer Link: ‘Master-Switch’ Stress Gene Enables Cancer’s Spread

• Study finds mother’s genes can impact aging process

• New Research Suggests Cutting Calories May Improve Response to Cancer Treatment

• English stop smoking services have helped 20,000 to quit, but much variation exists

• Traffic pollution and wood smoke increases asthma in adults

• Common genes may underlie alcohol dependence, eating disorders

• For disappointed sports fans, defeats increase consumption of fat and sugar

• Brain network decay detected in early Alzheimer’s

• Fighting obesity with apps and websites

• Dialing back treg cell function boosts the body’s cancer-fighting immune activity

• BPA, phthalates tied to kids’ weight, diabetes risk

• Why are smart kids more likely to do drugs?

• U.S. obesity leveling off, but at high rate: report

• Drug dosing for older heart patients should differ

• Obesity kills more Americans than previously thought

• Preventive antibiotics for tuberculosis reduce deaths among people with HIV disease

• Tumors form advance teams to ready lungs for spread of cancer

• Worms May Shed Light on Human Ability to Handle Chronic Stress

• New study shows vitamin D-related ‘molecular switches’ predict childhood bone mass

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