Chemical found in some plastics could increase risk of obesity, study finds Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), a chemical commonly used in the food manufacturing process, can increase fat stores in the body even before we’re born, according to a new study published in the Journal…

Intensive therapies to reduce high blood pressure can cut the risk of heart disease in older adults without increasing the risk for falls, according to doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.In the United States, 75 percent of people over age 75 have hypertension, which…

A drug commonly used to treat pain, epilepsy, anxiety and other brain health disorders may be associated with an increased risk of major birth defects, according to a study published in the May 18, 2016, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American…

Study featured in the American College of Sports Medicine finds exercise has significant impact on fat tissue, metabolism and gut microbes Two factors—metabolism and gut microbes – have been credited by researchers as key players in the fight against obesity. However, there is an ongoing…

Therapeutic hypnosis is an effective and safe complementary technique in surgery and the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. This is the conclusion of a systematic review by Winfried Häuser and his co-authors in the latest issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2016; 113:…

Urine tests should not be used to measure dehydration among the elderly – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).Water-loss dehydration happens when people don’t drink enough fluid. Urine tests are widely used by medics, nurses and other health professionals to…

Scientists have shown that ketamine is far more effective than the more commonly used haloperidol for treating highly-agitated patients prior to hospitalisation. Patients were sedated in five minutes on average when treated with ketamine – 12 minutes faster than the average sedation time using haloperidol….

European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure are published in European Heart Journal and the European Journal of Heart Failure, and presented at Heart Failure 2016 and the 3rd World Congress on Acute Heart Failure.Around…

A new study, published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology, has found that prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has a significant association with lower birth weight and gestational length. This was found to be in cases where mothers had taken the…

No Time to Get Fit? Think Again. Just 1 Minute of Intense Exercise Produces Significant Health Benefits Researchers at McMaster University have found that a single minute of very intense exercise produces health benefits similar to longer, traditional endurance training.The findings put to rest the…

“Indication Bias” May Explain Link Between Statin Use and Cancer Risk Long-term use of statins does not appear to decrease a patient’s risk of colorectal cancer, suggests a new, large case-control study from Penn Medicine researchers published this week in PLOS Medicine. The observational analysis…

Regular use of aspirin was linked with a significantly reduced risk of developing bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, in a recent study. The findings, which are published in the journal Hepatology, indicate that additional research on the potential of aspirin for preventing bile duct…