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Eating chocolate associated with lower CVD risk
No evidence that cutting out chocolate would benefit cardiovascular healthRelated items from OnMedicaGovernments must do more to fight alcohol harm says OECD Stroke rates rocket in younger men and womenKeeping fit may delay onset of dyslipidaemiaCoalition government derailed measures to cut salt in food1970s advice to cut dietary fat not evidence-based
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 16, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Funding boost for major health conditions in NHS Wales
Welsh government announces £10m investment planRelated items from OnMedicaFunding boost needed to protect the NHS, say doctorsResearch focus on Parkinson’s, addiction and immunity Cameron told investment needed for seven-day NHSNeurology care varies across the country Dementia and stroke funding remains too low, say experts
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 29, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Heart specialists call for Europe to ban trans fats in processed food
Move follows US regulator’s recent decision to ban these fats in commercial productsRelated items from OnMedica1970s advice to cut dietary fat not evidence-basedGovernments must do more to fight alcohol harm says OECDEven athletes can’t outrun the effects of a bad diet Coalition government derailed measures to cut salt in foodPublic campaign has resulted in 4000 fewer people disabled by stroke
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 7, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Neuroscientist Discusses the Idea of Consciousness Transfer From the New Movie Self/less
A new thriller starring Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds explores the idea of transferring consciousness from one body to another. Unlike Freaky Friday, or the myriad of other family movies and comedies that have explored the idea, this one actually explores the science of the process. In the movie Self/less, a rich business man (Kingsley) is dying of cancer. However, he is able to prolong his "self" by transferring his consciousness from one body to another using a medical procedure called "shedding." You may be wondering how such a far-out concept can actually have any science to it. I wondered the same thing, so I asked ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Socioeconomic factors relating to diabetes and its management in India
Abstract
Diabetes is an escalating problem in India and has major socioeconomic dimensions. Rapid dietary changes coupled with decreased levels of physical activity have resulted in increases in obesity and diabetes in rural and semi‐urban areas, as well as in urban‐based people living in resettlement colonies. Increasing risk has also been recorded in those who suffered from poor childhood nutrition and in rural‐to‐urban migrants. Social inequity manifests in disparities in socioeconomic status (SES), place of residence, education, gender, and level of awareness and affects prevention, care, and management. All th...
Source: Journal of Diabetes - July 30, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Usha Shrivastava, Anoop Misra, Rajeev Gupta, Vijay Viswanathan Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
The Sleep Apnea cardioVascular Endpoints (SAVE) Trial: Rationale, Ethics, Design, and Progress
This article describes the rationale for the SAVE study, considerations given to the design including how various cultural and ethical challenges were addressed, and progress in establishing and maintaining the recruitment network, patient follow-up, and adherence to CPAP and procedures. The assumptions underlying the original trial sample size calculation and why this was revised downward in 2012 are also discussed.Clinical Trials Registration Number:NCT00738179.Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry Number:ACTRN12608000409370.Citation:Antic NA, Heeley E, Anderson CS, Luo Y, Wang J, Neal B, Grunstein R, Barbe F, L...
Source: Sleep - August 1, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
E-cigarettes '95% less harmful than smoking' says report
"E-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco and could be prescribed on the NHS in future to help smokers quit," BBC News reports. This is the main finding of an evidence review (PDF, 485kb) carried out by Public Health England, a government agency that aims to protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. What are e-cigarettes?Most e-cigarettes contain a battery, an atomiser and a replaceable cartridge. The cartridge contains nicotine in a solution of either propylene glycol or glycerine and water, and sometimes flavourings. When you suck on the device, a sensor d...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise QA articles Source Type: news
Panel recommends daily aspirin to prevent heart attack, colorectal cancer
Stephen FellerROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A government task force suggests people between age 50 and 69 take aspirin every day to help prevent heart attack, stroke and colorectal cancer.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The type of fat you eat matters!
By: JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, and Shari S. Bassuk, ScD
Contributing Editors, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
If you saw last month’s news headlines declaring that saturated fat is no longer deemed harmful to your heart, you may be (understandably!) confused. After all, for years, clinicians and scientists have recommended reducing saturated fat for heart health. Is it time to rethink this advice? Hardly. Here’s the deal.
The research that sparked the recent news splash was an analysis by Canadian researchers of up to a dozen long-term observational studies of diet that included a total of 90,000...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Contributing Editors Tags: Health Healthy Eating Fats saturated fats unsaturated fats Source Type: news
Why don’t dementia strategies work?
Government interest in dementia can cause problems for people with a long-term interest in improving the lives of people affected by it, says professor June AndrewsRelated items from OnMedicaDementia care still patchyOne in five people with dementia gets no supportAll-Parliamentary group calls for long-term dementia planPeople with dementia let down by health and social care services, say GPsDementia and stroke funding remains too low, say experts
Source: OnMedica Views - September 29, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The Man Who Grew Eyes
The train line from mainland Kobe is a marvel of urban transportation. Opened in 1981, Japan’s first driverless, fully automated train pulls out of Sannomiya station, guided smoothly along elevated tracks that stand precariously over the bustling city streets below, across the bay to the Port Island. The island, and much of the city, was razed to the ground in the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 – which killed more than 5,000 people and destroyed more than 100,000 of Kobe’s buildings – and built anew in subsequent years. As the train proceeds, the landscape fills with skyscrapers. The Rokkō mounta...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
App Saves Lives By Connecting People With CPR Training To Cardiac Arrest Victims
Some of the most powerful applications of technology involve connecting people to one another at the right time, not in real time. When a good idea is matched with solid implementation, remarkable outcomes can follow. The big idea behind PulsePoint is for local 911 dispatchers to use a smartphone app to alert people trained and certified in CPR that someone nearby is going into cardiac arrest. In that kind of emergency situation, a more rapid response can be the difference between life, death or disability. A citizen trained in CPR arriving and treating a victim before medical professionals ar...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Man Who Grew Eyes
The train line from mainland Kobe is a marvel of urban transportation. Opened in 1981, Japan’s first driverless, fully automated train pulls out of Sannomiya station, guided smoothly along elevated tracks that stand precariously over the bustling city streets below, across the bay to the Port Island. The island, and much of the city, was razed to the ground in the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 – which killed more than 5,000 people and destroyed more than 100,000 of Kobe’s buildings – and built anew in subsequent years. As the train proceeds, the landscape fills with skyscrapers. The Rokkō mounta...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Warning about middle-aged drinking and dementia
"Middle-aged people should curb their drinking to reduce their risk of developing dementia, new guidance suggests," reports the Daily Mirror. The new guidance highlights that people aged 40 to 64 who regularly drink alcohol have an increased risk of dementia. Who produced the guidance?The guidance was produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE is a government body that provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care. What issues does the guidance look at?The guidance is based on the well-established principle that positive lifestyle changes tha...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet QA articles Older people Neurology Source Type: news
NIH hosts BRAIN Initiative scientists
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) The NIH will host a meeting of BRAIN Initiative scientists from around the country and government officials from the NIH, the National Science Foundation, DARPA, IARPA, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. It will be a unique opportunity to meet BRAIN Initiative scientists, learn about their promising results and discuss the future of the BRAIN Initiative.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
