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Obesity combined with exposure to cigarette smoke may pose new health concerns
(American Chemical Society) Millions of people who are obese and smoke tobacco may face additional health problems -- including their responses to common prescription medicines -- that extend beyond the well-known links with cancer, heart attacks and stroke, according to a report presented here today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The risks may extend to non-smokers who inhale smoke from cigarettes smouldering nearby.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Accelerated death rate in population-based cohort of persons with traumatic brain injury - Selassie AW, Cao Y, Church EC, Saunders LL, Krause J.
OBJECTIVES:: To determine the influence of preexisting heart, liver, kidney, cancer, stroke, and mental health problems and examine the influence of low socioeconomic status on mortality after discharge from acute care facilities for individuals with traum...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Using 1 grant to tackle 2 diseases
(University of New Mexico Cancer Center) Specialized cells, called "hematopoietic stem cells," produce the new blood cells. Scientists thought hematopoietic stem cells stayed in the bone marrow but recent research has revealed that they travel to the problem site: to the heart if a heart attack is in progress, or to the brain in the case of a stroke. Jennifer Gillette, Ph.D., will study why these cells leave the bone marrow and what they do when they reach their target.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Telephone-assisted placement of air nicotine monitors to validate self-reported smoke-free home policies
Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure increases the risk of lung cancer, stroke, coronary heart disease and respiratory problems. Among children, SHS exposure is associated with: increased risk of respiratory infections (including asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia); severity of asthma symptoms, middle ear infections; and sudden infant death syndrome. With increased policies restricting smoking in public places in the USA, homes are now the primary source of SHS exposure. However, having a smoke-free home reduces SHS exposure. As a result, interventions promoting smoke-free homes have been delivered through: clinic-based programme...
Source: Public Health - March 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: C.J. Berg, L. Bundy, C. Escoffery, R. Haardörfer, M.C. Kegler Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research
Smoking cessation in old age: Less heart attacks and strokes within 5 years
(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) Smokers increase their risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke with every cigarette they smoke. Conversely, those who quit smoking even at an advanced age will have a considerable decrease in their risk after a very short time. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) published their results in the European Journal of Epidemiology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Partial and complete retirement due to ill-health among mature age Australians
Conclusions: To reduce early retirement due to ill-health, health practitioners, governments and employers should address targeted health problems, particularly in areas outside capital cities.
Source: Public Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: S.W. Pit, R. Shrestha, D. Schofield, M. Passey Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Taking insulin for type 2 diabetes could expose patients to greater risk of health complications
(Cardiff University) Patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin could be exposed to a greater risk of health complications including heart attack, stroke, cancer and eye complications a new study has found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 4, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke
(NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine) A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the US population, and may even protect against stroke and some cancers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
