Breast cancer is automatically associated with women. There is good reason for this, as it is much more common for women to be diagnosed with breast cancer than men. However, breast cancer in men does exist even though it is quite rare. It is reported that only 1 percent of the people suffering from breast [...]
Age is likely the most important overall factor associated with breast cancer risk. Breast cancer risk increases in the older post-menopausal population. For this reason, all breast cancer screening recommendations are based primarily on age. Obesity, however, may be the single most preventable risk factor associated with breast cancer. With the dramatic increase in obesity [...]
“Men who find themselves unable to sleep during the small hours of the night may end up dying younger,” reported the Daily Mail. This study looked at people’s insomnia and their risk of dying over a 14-year period
Breast cancer is a largely unknown disease until today, despite the fact that it affects almost ten percent of the women above the age of forty years all over the world. The causes of this killer cancer are not known even after decades of research into it. Similarly it is unknown why some women have [...]
“People who suffer from a severe form of migraine are more likely to die of heart disease and strokes,” reported The Daily Telegraph. It said that people who had migraine with aura were 28% more likely to die from coronary heart disease and 40% more likely to die of stroke. The Icelandic study asked people about their migraine history when they were middle aged and then followed them for up to 40 years.
“Women who drank five or more beers a week doubled their chances of developing psoriasis,” reported the Daily Mail. This study examined the drinking habits of more than 80,000 US nurses over an average of 14 years, during which 1.4% developed psoriasis
“Talking on a mobile phone could dramatically increase the risk of the agonising ear disorder tinnitus,” says the Daily Mail. This news story was based on a very small study that compared the mobile phone usage of 100 people with tinnitus with that of 100 people without tinnitus. The risk of tinnitus did not appear to bear a relationship to using a mobile phone for more than 10 minutes a day, having ever used a mobile phone, or the number of calls a person made
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“Having depression may nearly double the risk of developing dementia later in life,” reported BBC News. It said that a 17-year study of nearly 1,000 elderly people, found that 22% of those who were depressed at the start went on to develop dementia, compared with 17% of those who were not depressed.
Beetroot juice “could save your life” claimed the Daily Mail. It said that the juice contains nitrate, a chemical that reduces blood pressure and therefore cuts the risk of heart disease and strokes. The research behind this story aimed to look at whether nitrates may be responsible for the blood pressure-lowering effects of beetroot juice.
