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Loneliness linked to high BP in elderly
Increased intake of leafy greens, nuts can cut colon cancer risk in men
Michael Lohan continues to talk about Lindsay while in hospital
Abbott Announces Positive Data From ABSORB Trial on Its Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Technology
Adopt holistic approach for weight loss, says expert
Forget dieting or gruelling workout regimes -adopting a holistic approach to losing weight would be enough to feed your body the nourishment it craves for, says medical director of Greenwich Hospital. ANI
IVF babies at higher diabetes, obesity risk
A new study by scientists at Temple University in Philadelphia has shown that the DNA of babies conceived through IVF differs from that of other kids, putting them at higher risk of diseases such as diabetes and obesity later in life. ANI
Smoke food flavourings may be toxic to humans
One of the flavourings used to give smoke taste to meat, cheese or fish, could be toxic to humans, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). ANI
Cholesterol lowering drugs Statins could decrease the risk of heart attacks in healthy people by 30 per cent, according to a new study.
London, July 1 : Cholesterol lowering drugs Statins could decrease the risk of heart attacks in healthy people by 30 per cent, according to a new study.
In the study of more than 70,000 patients, scientists also found that drugs could slashed the chance of having a stroke by 19 per cent and reduced mortality by 12 per cent in patients without heart disease.
Scientists have called for people without heart disease but with risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes, to be given statins.
"Statin use was associated with significantly improved survival and large reductions in the risk of major cardiovascular events," the Daily Express quoted cardiologist Dr. Jasper Brugts from Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, who led the study, as saying.
The findings have been published in the British Medical Journal.
ANI
