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Scientists discover genetic variant tied to increased stroke risk
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.eurekalert.org)
Millions of people have a genetic variant linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke, reports an international research team including scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The study was published online by the New England Journal of Medicine on April 15.
Ischemic stroke accounts for nearly ninety percent of all strokes and is caused by blockage of blood to the brain. More than 150,000 Americans succumb to stroke every year, making it the third leading cause of death. Survivors often experience permanent stoke-related disabilities. 
Eating Red and Processed Meat Associated with Increased Risk of Death
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
Individuals who eat more red meat and processed meat appear to have a modestly increased risk of death from all causes and also from cancer or heart disease over a ten-year period, according to a new article. In contrast, a higher intake of white meat appeared to be associated with a slightly decreased risk for overall death and cancer death.
Common Anti-seizure Medications May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
An important clinical repercussion in the treatment of epilepsy has been discovered by a research team led by Scott Mintzer, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
A recent study shows that the use of certain epilepsy medications, specifically phenytoin (brand name Dilantin) and carbamazepine (brand names Tegretol® and Carbatrol®), may be linked to increased cholesterol and C-reactive protein, which are in turn linked to heart disease.
Acetaldehyde in Alcohol: "Hangover Chemical" May Be Overlooked Risk Factor for Cancer
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
New evidence by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and researchers in Germany shows that drinking alcohol is the greatest risk factor for acetaldehyde-related cancer. Heavy drinkers may be at increased risk due to exposure from multiple sources.
Acetaldehyde, also called ethanal, is ubiquitous in daily life in Ontario. Widely present in the environment, it is inhaled from the air and tobacco smoke, ingested from alcohol and foods, and produced in the human body during the metabolism of alcoholic beverages
US FDA staff question risks with Bayer-J&J drug
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (money.cnn.com)
Food and Drug Administration staff expressed concern over bleeding and other risks with Bayer AG's and Johnson & Johnson's blood-thinning drug Xarelto in documents released Tuesday, sending the companies' shares lower.
"The evidence that administration of rivaroxaban (Xarelto) could lead to bleeding events in significantly more patients relative to enoxaparin amplifies this safety concern for rivaroxaban," the staff wrote in one review.
Strong Cognitive Abilities Linked to Reduced Risk of Death
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
A study of one million Swedish men has revealed a strong link between cognitive ability and the risk of death, suggesting that government initiatives to increase education opportunities may also have health benefits.
Dr. David Batty, a Wellcome Trust research fellow at the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, and colleagues, found that a lower IQ was strongly associated with a higher risk of death from causes such as accidents, coronary heart disease and suicide.
Red Wine or White? Both Equal Offenders in Breast-Cancer Risk
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
The largest study of its kind to evaluate the effect of red versus white wine on breast-cancer risk concludes that both are equal offenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk. The results of the study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, were published in the March issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
Beach vacations may increase future skin cancer risk in children
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.eurekalert.org)
Vacationing at the shore led to a five percent increase in nevi (more commonly called "moles") among seven-year-old children, according to a paper published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Number of nevi is the major risk factor for malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. Melanoma rates have been rising dramatically over recent decades. More than 62,000 Americans are diagnosed with melanoma each year and more than 8,000 die
The heart disease mutation carried by 60 million
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.eurekalert.org)
Heart disease is the number one killer in the world and India carries more than its share of this burden. Moreover, the problem is set to rise: it is predicted that by 2010 India's population will suffer approximately 60% of the world's heart disease. Today, an international team of twenty-five scientists from four countries provides a clue to why this is so: 1% of the world's population carries a mutation almost guaranteed to lead to heart problems and most of these come from the Indian subcontinent, where the mutation reaches a frequency of 4%
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.mayoclinic.org)
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered the first gender-linked susceptibility gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
In the Jan. 11 online edition of Nature Genetics, they report the results of their two-stage genome-wide association study of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The research showed that women who inherited two copies of a variant in the PCDH11X gene, found on the X chromosome, are at considerably greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease
Common Oral Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Serious Jaw Necrosis
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
Researchers at the University Of Southern California, School Of Dentistry release results of clinical data that links oral bisphosphonates to increased jaw necrosis. The study is among the first to acknowledge that even short-term use of common oral osteoporosis drugs may leave the jaw vulnerable to devastating necrosis, according to a new report.
Many studies needed to tie genes to cancer
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (news.yahoo.com)
Many genes linked to various cancers do not appear to raise the risk of getting cancer after all, according to an analysis of hundreds of studies published on Tuesday.
Pain pills may cut risk of bowel cancer: study
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (news.yahoo.com)
Use of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for over five years may lessen a person's risk of developing cancer of the lower portion of the large bowel, study findings suggest.
Food and Drug Administration does a double-take on bisphenol A
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.nytimes.com)
Back in August, the FDA declared that bisphenol A, a substance found in many different kinds of plastics (including baby bottles) was safe for use in products that touch human food and drink. However, this decision is now being reexamined. Bisphenol A can potentially mimic estrogen in the human body and it may be connected to heart and liver disease.
Even with the doubts over whether BPA is truly harmful, several manufacturers have begun to make and advertise baby bottles and other products as BPA-free.
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Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.nlm.nih.gov)
A gene variation can make younger heart attack patients more prone to another heart attack, death or other heart problems if they receive the anti-clotting drug Plavix, a trio of new studies finds.
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