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Drugs to be offered to women at high risk of breast cancer
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today released updated guidelines on the care of women who are at increased risk of breast cancer due to their family history. One of the main changes to the original guidance from 2004 is that NICE now recommends drug treatment with tamoxifen or raloxifene to reduce risk of breast cancer in a specific group of women who are at high risk of breast cancer and have not had the disease. They say that these treatments could help prevent breast cancer in about 488,000 women aged 35 years and older. The updated guideline has also made changes to the recommende...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medical practice QA articles Source Type: news

Claim that statins damage muscles 'overblown'
In this study, statin users were matched with non-users so their baseline characteristics were similar. A cohort study is the ideal study design to address this question. However, despite the fact that the researchers tried to ensure there were as few differences as possible between statin users and statin non-users at baseline, it is possible that other factors (confounders) are responsible for the associations seen. A randomised controlled trial would be required to show a cause and effect relationship. Links To The Headlines Statins could lead to muscular injuries, scientists warn. The Daily Telegraph, June 4 2013 Sta...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Older people Source Type: news

High-dose painkiller heart risk: small but significant
Conclusion This large review adds to, and expands on, the current evidence on the risks of vascular disease and gastrointestinal complications for different NSAIDs. It largely concentrates on trials of high doses of NSAIDs that can only be prescribed by a doctor. It is unclear from this study whether there is any risk from taking lower doses available over the counter. While most experts advise that low-dose NSAIDs, taken occasionally, are safe for most people, an accompanying editorial points out that there are still “large gaps” in evidence on the risks with lower doses of NSAIDs. While the risk to individuals is sma...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Heart/lungs Source Type: news

Deal with your chronic pain
Chronic pain conditions now affect more than 116 million Americans, according to the Institute of Medicine, a figure that dwarfs the number of people who suffer from diabetes, coronary heart disease/stroke and cancer combined.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

5 ways to handle chronic pain
Chronic pain conditions now affect more than 116 million Americans, according to the Institute of Medicine, a figure that dwarfs the number of people who suffer from diabetes, coronary heart disease/stroke and cancer combined.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Chronic pain? 5 tips
Chronic pain conditions now affect more than 116 million Americans, according to the Institute of Medicine, a figure that dwarfs the number of people who suffer from diabetes, coronary heart disease/stroke and cancer combined.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How to handle chronic pain
Chronic pain conditions now affect more than 116 million Americans, according to the Institute of Medicine, a figure that dwarfs the number of people who suffer from diabetes, coronary heart disease/stroke and cancer combined.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

5 ways to handle chronic pain
Chronic pain conditions now affect more than 116 million Americans, according to the Institute of Medicine, a figure that dwarfs the number of people who suffer from diabetes, coronary heart disease/stroke and cancer combined.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Some Pain Drugs Increase the Risk of Heart Attack
Some of the most common pain drugs used by older adults who experience discomfort in muscles and joints can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The April issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers the risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Source: Mayo Clinic Health Information - April 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Chronic Pain Common After Mild to Moderate StrokeChronic Pain Common After Mild to Moderate Stroke
Further, the pain is associated with cognitive decline and increased functional dependence, new results from the PRoFESS trial show. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Even 'light' smoking may raise women's arthritis risk
Conclusion This research indicates that a relatively low level of smoking (one to seven cigarettes per day) is associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis compared with women who had never smoked. This adds further knowledge to previous research that has suggested that cigarette smoking is directly linked to a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. While this study is relatively robust and its results believable, it does have limitations that should be considered. It was not clear how many women dropped out of the study. If this was a large proportion of the women who started, it could si...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

High blood pressure is a silent danger in older women
Millions of American women harbor a secret even they don't know they carry. It's high blood pressure, an often silent, symptomless condition that can damage blood vessels and overwork the heart, leaving women prey to heart disease, stroke, and premature death. The April 2013 Harvard Women's Health Watch looks at the reasons why so many women don't know their blood pressure and explains how the treatment of high blood pressure has changed. A woman's risk of developing high blood pressure is extremely high if she lives long enough, says Dr. Deepak Bhatt, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Int...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ischemic Strokes Can Lead To Chronic Pain
Chronic or persistent pain is a common - and likely under-recognized - complication of ischemic strokes (caused by a blocked blood vessel) according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. In a large trial of treatments to prevent a second stroke, researchers found that 10.6 percent of more than 15,000 stroke survivors developed chronic pain. "Chronic pain syndromes are common, even following strokes of mild to moderate severity," said Martin J. O'Donnell, M.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Chronic pain common after strokes caused by clots
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in 10 people who have a stroke caused by a clot blocking blood to the brain go on to develop chronic pain, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news