A portable ‘electronic nose’ can accurately pick up the precursor condition to food pipe (oesophageal) cancer, known as Barrett’s oesophagus, indicates a proof of principle study, published online in the journal Gut.
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Age at menopause not linked to conventional cardiovascular disease risk factors
The age at which a woman’s periods stop, and the menopause starts, doesn’t seem to be linked to the development of the risk factors typically associated with cardiovascular disease, suggests research published online in the journal Heart.
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Diabetes drug reduces complications of long-term steroid therapy
A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes could offer a simple and cheap solution to reduce dangerous side effects of steroid treatment, new research from Queen Mary University of London suggests.
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Ulcerative colitis and a missing microbe in the gut
Ulcerative colitis is a seriously debilitating inflammatory disease of the bowel leading to crippling symptoms that can affect the quality of life severely. Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have found in a new study that a missing microbe could be linked to this condition. The study was published today in the latest issue of the journal Cell Host & Microbe.
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Tetanus diphtheria booster shots not needed by adults says study
According to the latest research, if adults have been entirely vaccinated as children, they need not get booster shots for diphtheria and tetanus. The study is published today in the latest issue of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases and is titled, “Incidence of Tetanus and Diphtheria in Relation to Adult Vaccination Schedules.”
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What Works Best to Ease Flare-Ups of COPD?
There’s not enough evidence to recommend newer treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Quarantines for Coronavirus: Not in My Backyard
As the number of cases of coronavirus grows in the U.S., the government is looking for more and more places to establish quarantines.
‘Time is everything’: World braces for spread of new virus
China’s massive travel restrictions, house-to-house checks, huge isolation wards and lockdowns of entire cities bought the world valuable time to prepare for the global spread of the new virus.
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Consumption of milk products linked to breast cancers
According to a new study from researchers at the Loma Linda University Health, drinking milk regularly might be linked to breast cancer in women. The new study titled “Dairy, soy, and risk of breast cancer: those confounded milks,” was published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology today.
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Study begins in US to test possible coronavirus treatment
The first clinical trial in the U.S. of a possible coronavirus treatment is underway in Nebraska and is eventually expected to include 400 patients at 50 locations around the world, officials said Tuesday.
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