new studies from the US published this week negate concerns that have been around since early studies done decades ago suggested that lowis the likely cause of lower total cholesterol while the other found evidence linking low cholesterol and decreased risk of high-gradeThe two studies, along with an editorial discussing the new questions they raise, are published in the OnlineFirst 3 November issue...
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new review suggests that brushing removable dentures with a paste product may be the best way to keep them clean.It was even better than soaking in effervescent or enzyme cleaning solutions, suggests the new review.Keeping dentures clean and free from plaque build-up can help prevent oral infections and gingivitis, but few clinical studies focus on the best way to clean partial or complete dentures.This...
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Fear Of Mentally Ill Is Misplaced: Stranger Homicide By People With Schizophrenia Is Rare And UnpredictableInternational study led by Sydney researchers shows homicides of strangers by people withA study initiated by a team of Sydney researchers published in the leading schizophrenia journal,, shows that homicides of strangers by people diagnosed with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare events.The...
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs — statins— prescribed to these patients, can also protect them from pneumonia, sepsis and other infections.A study published in last week’s issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine said people on statin therapy displayed 43 to 45 per cent less risk of developing infections.Statins, or blood thinners in common parlance, are drugs that lower cholesterol levels in...
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a recent study of clinical characteristics of teens who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery from 2002 until 2007, doctors may have a much narrower window of opportunity to reverse morbid obesity in teens than previously thought.The study, conducted at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, appears in the current online edition of the Journal of Pediatrics.The study focused...
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new study says that the stigma linked to mentally ill people of being dangerous is completely unwarranted.The study found that homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare and unpredictable events.The international study initiated by a team of Sydney researchers, is one of a series of studies of homicide by the mentally ill by two senior lecturers in psychiatry at the...
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Bosses who feel inadequate are more likely to bully subordinates, says a new study.Published in the journal Psychological Science, the study says it is so because feelings of inadequacy trigger them to lash out at those around them.In the study, researchers at University of California, Berkeley and University of Southern California found a direct link among supervisors and upper management between...
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know it can be stressful watching your child prepare to study abroad. There are plenty of things to worry about. But this will put your mind at ease, and can help you make sure that you and your student are doing everything right.STUDY ABROAD can be an enriching and eye-opening adventure, where learning extends to the world beyond the classroom walls. There is no substitute for living and studying...
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Bosses who feel inadequate are more likely to bully subordinates, says a new study.Published in the journal Psychological Science, the study says it is so because feelings of inadequacy trigger them to lash out at those around them.In the study, researchers at University of California, Berkeley and University of Southern California found a direct link among supervisors and upper management between...
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Strict adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) ensures longevity and better quality of life for HIV patients. But then why do so many of them find it so difficult to follow the therapy?Two new University of Washington (UW) studies illustrate just how hard it is to ensure people take their HIV medication. One study looked at the effects of drinking alcohol on adherence and showed the risk for non-adherence...
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