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Yogurt may help to lower pre-cancerous bowel growth risk in men
Eating two or more weekly servings of yogurt may help to lower the risk of developing the abnormal growths (adenomas) which precede the development of bowel cancer — at least in men — finds new research.
Source: Science Daily
How to start exercising if you’re out of shape
Perhaps your GP has recommended you exercise more, or you’ve had a recent health scare. Maybe your family’s been nagging you to get off the couch or you’ve decided yourself that it’s time to lose some weight.
Source: Medical Xpress
Metformin may help patients maintain weight loss long-term
In the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) clinical trial and its long-term follow-up study, among the persons who lost at least 5 percent of their body weight during the first year, long-term maintenance of weight loss was more likely if they had been assigned to treatment with metformin than with placebo or lifestyle intervention.
Source: Medical Xpress
Many cancer patients take alternative meds but don’t tell their doctors
One out of every three U.S. cancer patients uses alternative or complementary therapies, but many keep that info from their doctors, a new study finds.
Source: Medical Xpress
One-two punch helps solve greatest unmet need in cardiology
Combining a high-fat diet with a drug that raises blood pressure gave researchers a ‘two-hit’ model, like a one-two punch to heart failure.
Source: Science Daily
One-third of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine
A stunning one-third of people with a cancer diagnosis use complementary and alternative medicines such as meditation, yoga, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and supplements.
Source: Science Daily
Pancreatic cancer in young adults: changes, challenges, and solutions
Despite improvements in multidisciplinary treatments, survival of pancreatic cancer (PC) patients remains dismal. Studies dealing with early onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) patients are scarce. In this review, we discuss differences between EOPC and late-onset pancreatic cancer based on findings in original papers and reviews with a focus on morphology, genetics, clinical outcomes and therapy. In conclusion, families with a positive history of PC and patients with BRCA 1 or 2 mutations should be monitored. Patients with EOPC usually present with better overall fitness compared to the average PC population, however often with even more aggressive cancer behaviour. Therefore, potent state-of-the-art multi-modal systemic therapies should be applied whenever possible. Large-scale registries and randomized clinical trials dealing with EOPC in regard to distinct biology and outcome are warranted.
Source: Dove Press
No benefit seen with rituximab for chronic fatigue syndrome
In patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), B-cell depletion using several infusions of rituximab over 12 months is not associated with clinical improvement, according to a study published online April 2 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Source: Medical Xpress
Genetic analysis has potential to transform diagnosis and treatment of adults with liver disease of unknown cause
Adults suffering from liver disease of unknown cause represent an understudied and underserved patient population. A new study supports the incorporation of whole-exome sequencing (WES) in the diagnosis and management of adults suffering from unexplained liver disease and underscores its value in developing an understanding of which liver phenotypes of unknown cause in adults are genetic
Source: Science Daily
Night shift work linked to a higher risk of miscarriage
Pregnant women who work at least two night shifts in 1 week may have a heightened risk of miscarriage the following week, a new study suggests.
Source: Mdlnx.com