Male general practitioners (GPs) are more likely to consider heart disease a “man’s issue” and neglect to assess cardiovascular risk in female patients, reports a study of 52 GPs and more than 2200 patients published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.1“Death from cardiovascular…

The itchy swelling that appears at the site of a mosquito bite isn’t just an irritating nuisance – it also makes viral infections spread by the insects far worse, new research has found.The study, led by the University of Leeds, found that inflammation where the…

Study links overtime to early development of chronic, life-threatening illness Women who put in long hours for the bulk of their careers may pay a steep price: life-threatening illnesses, including heart disease and cancer.Work weeks that averaged 60 hours or more over three decades appear…

An analysis of the results of a study of bariatric surgery and a separate trial of medical therapy in treating type 2 diabetes in teenagers with severe obesity shows that after two years of treatment, body mass index (BMI) and HbA1c, a measure of blood…

Women with premenstrual symptoms (PMS) including mood swings, weight gain/bloating, and abdominal cramps/back pain have elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of inflammation associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Establishing a link between inflammation and PMS would have important implications for treatment…

Having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 per cent, according to a widespread study.Researchers at the University of Leeds tracked 700,000 people who had been admitted to hospital with a heart attack between January 2003…

Pregnant women who experience persistent blood pressure elevations in the upper ranges of normal may be at high risk of developing metabolic syndrome and increased cardiovascular risk after giving birth, according to research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.Current blood pressure guidelines —…

Campaigns to promote physical activity and reduce obesity among children should focus more on active outdoor play, according to a study led at the University of Strathclyde.The Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card 2016 has found that children’s physical activity levels are continuing to fall…

Even though dense breast tissue is a risk factor for breast cancer, very low mammographic breast density is associated with a worse prognosis in breast cancer patients. Patient survival is affected only when low breast density is combined with an abundance of hyaluronan in the…

Compared with unexposed children, those who were prenatally exposed to cannabis had a thicker prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain involved in complex cognition, decision-making, and working memory.Author of the study Dr. Hanan El Marroun, of Erasmus University Medical Center in The Netherlands, said:…

New research presented at this year’s European Obesity Summit shows that a high body mass index (BMI) in childhood, and also gains in BMI, are associated with an increased risk of early stroke in adults for both men and women. Adult body mass index (BMI)…

A study of almost 150,000 men from 8 European countries, presented at this year’s European Obesity Summit shows that higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer. This analysis of the European Prospective Investigation into…