Health Problems 

Child survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma have increased risk of second cancer

January 17, 2019 cancer, Child, Have, Hodgkin, Increased, Lymphoma, of, risk, second, survivors

Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma are at an increased risk of developing an entirely new cancer later in life, according

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Moving more in old age may protect brain from dementia

January 17, 2019 age, brain, Dementia, From, in, may, more, Moving, old, protect

Older adults who move more than average, either in the form of daily exercise or just routine physical activity such

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Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

January 14, 2019 By, cancer, deadly, drug, hobbles, liver, production, protein, stifling

In laboratory experiments, UC San Francisco researchers successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers using a surprising new

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Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

January 14, 2019 cancer, for, more, people, quadruples, risk, suicide, than, with

People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn

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New cholesterol guidelines put ethnicity in the spotlight

January 14, 2019 Cholesterol, ethnicity, guidelines, in, New, Put, spotlight, the

As in most things, family matters. Specifically, your family’s ethnicity could make a difference, at least when it comes to

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Volumes low for unprotected left main PCI

January 3, 2019 for, left, low, main, PCI, unprotected, volumes

(HealthDay)—Unprotected left main (ULM) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures represented less than 1 percent of all PCIs in clinical practice

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Study sheds light on the function of a long-mysterious PCSK9 mutation

January 3, 2019 A, Function, light, long-mysterious, mutation, of, on, PCSK9, sheds, study, the

High levels of low-density lipoproteins, parcels of lipids and protein that carry cholesterol, are a leading risk factor for heart

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Researchers find telemedicine may increase patient satisfaction with medical care

January 2, 2019 care, Find, Increase, may, medical, Patient, Researchers, Satisfaction, Telemedicine, with

Cardiovascular disease pervades Appalachia, yet many Appalachians live far from any heart and vascular specialist. Follow-up doctor’s visits in the

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Familial hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents: diagnosis and treatment

January 2, 2019 Adolescents, and, children, Diagnosis, familial, hypercholesterolemia, in, treatment

Familial hypercholesterolemia is a hereditary genetic disorder predisposing in premature atherosclerosis and cardiovascular complications. Early diagnoses as well as effective

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Italy health czar blames resignation on ‘anti-science’ government

January 2, 2019 'anti-science', blames, czar, government, health, Italy, on, resignation

The president of Italy’s national health research organisation on Wednesday said he had been driven to resign due the “anti-scientific”

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