TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — High concentrations of a blood plasma protein called clusterin may influence the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, English researchers report.They conducted clinical assessments and brain imaging scans, and analyzed blood plasma samples from people with either Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment (precursor
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MONDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) — American children are seeing fewer TV ads for candy and beverages, but more fast food commercials, finds a new study.To assess the effect of a 2006 U.S. business-sponsored initiative aimed at reducing child-targeted ads for unhealthy foods and beverages, researchers analyzed TV ratings data for 2003, 2005 and 2007. [...]
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Elementary school children who play video games more than two hours a day are 67% more likely than their peers who play less to have greater-than-average attention problems, according to a new study.
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Eating too much sodium can push your blood pressure into the danger zone. Now, researchers are reporting that eating too many sweets—or drinking too much soda—may have a similar effect.
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — When cities create or improve light rail public transit systems, citizens’ waistlines may benefit, a new study shows.By getting people out of their cars and having them walk to and from transit stations, calories get burned, the researchers noted.“Fixed rail transit systems provide a moderate public [...]
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TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Antiviral therapy may halt or slow recurrence of liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis B and extend their lives, finds a new study.Previous research has shown that antiviral therapy reduces the incidence of liver cancer in such patients.This study looked at 15 patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) [...]
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WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Overweight and obese people in the Asia-Pacific region have a significantly increased risk of dying from cancer compared to those of normal weight, finds a new study.Researchers analyzed data from over 424,500 adults in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Overall, those who were overweight or obese were six percent [...]
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WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Even though one in eight babies in the United States are born preterm each year, most new or expectant mothers and their doctors don’t discuss preterm birth, a new survey shows.Conducted by the March of Dimes and BabyCenter, the poll included more than 1,000 participants, including new or expectant [...]
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