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Sep 02, 2013 03:49 AM EDT

Big Belly Elevates Death Risk in Heart Attack Survivors: Study

A latest study reveals that the overhanging belly fat increases the death risk in those who have survived heart attack. Lean people (BMI<22kg/m2) suffered an elevated risk of death at 5 years by 41 percent and those who were very obese (BMI>35kg/m2) had 65 percent greater risk of mortality after 5 ...

Sep 01, 2013 11:58 PM EDT

Europeans Became 11cm Taller on Average Within Just a Century

The average height of European males increased by an unprecedented 11cm between the mid-nineteenth century and 1980, according to a new paper published online today in the journal Oxford Economic Papers. Contrary to expectations, the study also reveals that average height actually accelerated in the...

Sep 01, 2013 11:05 PM EDT

New Delivery System for Combination of Two FDA Approved Drugs

According to researchers at the University of Minnesota featuring the Institute for Molecular Virology, School of Dentistry and Center for Drug Design, they have developed a new delivery system that combines two FDA approved drugs that could potentially work as effective treatments for the human imm...

Sep 01, 2013 10:33 PM EDT

400,000 Deaths due to Cardiac Issues Each Year

A new study shows that survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is just 7 percent, according to researchers who presented their findings at ESC Congress 2013 by Professor Xavier Jouven and Dr. Ulfran Bougouin from France.

Sep 01, 2013 03:52 PM EDT

Kicking the Habit: Active Smokers Show Higher Risk for Blocked Coronary Arteries

A study conducted through the European Society of Cardiology looked at past and active smokers and the negative impacts this made on participant's health.

Aug 31, 2013 08:29 AM EDT

Study Uncovers Protein That Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis

Researchers have uncovered a protein that helps in predicting breast cancer prognosis, lowering the risk of undergoing painful therapies.

Aug 31, 2013 07:48 AM EDT

Early Diagnostic Tool for Alzheimer's Disease on the Anvil

A team of researchers has found a promising diagnostic tool to help in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer as well assess the severity of the disease.

Aug 31, 2013 06:14 AM EDT

Urine Test May Help Detect Risk of Cognitive Decline in Type 2 Diabetics

The risk for future cognitive decline in people with type 2 diabetes can be detected by the presence of protein in urine, suggests a latest finding.

Aug 31, 2013 04:56 AM EDT

Statins Combat Aging By Protecting Against Telomere Shortening

The drug statins not only extends life by lowering the cholesterol levels and cutting the risks of cardiovascular disease but it combats aging by protecting against telomere shortening

Aug 31, 2013 06:02 AM EDT