Posts Tagged study

March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy

No heart benefit seen with fibrates in diabetics (Reuters)

Reuters - Adding a triglyceride lowering drug to cholesterol fighting statins provided no additional protection from heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes,

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March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy

Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery (AP)

AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effect

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March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy, Preventive

Studies: Intense treatment doesn’t help diabetics (AP)

AP - Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent h

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March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog

Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Read the rest here: Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010 (HealthDay)

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March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy

Women on the pill may live longer, study says (AP)

AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says. Continued here:  Women on the pill may live longer, study say

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March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy

Calcium may help you live longer

Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests. Excerpt from:  Calcium may help you live longer

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March 11, 2010 / Healthy Life

Scan ‘can distinguish memories’

Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan. The University College London researchers showed people film clips and were able to predict which

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March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News

Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough

Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists sai

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March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News

Women guilty of feeling too guilty, study shows

Men are guilt-deficient, while women suffer from destructive guilt largely imposed by society, suggests a recent Spanish study. Go here to read the rest: Women guilty of feeling too guilty, stud

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March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy

As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in s

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