Adherence to a Mediterranean diet linked to longer telomere length
1. Women who more closely followed a Mediterranean-style diet had longer telomeres. 2. Individual components of the Mediterranean diet were...
Smoking linked to increased risk of chronic dysmenorrhea
1. Women who smoked were more likely to experience chronic dysmenorrhea compared to women who used to smoke or who...
Trials in the German Democratic Republic suggested to be ethically ambiguous
1. Beginning in the 1980’s, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) faced impending bankruptcy and allowed Western pharmaceutical companies to conduct...
High early mortality of lung cancer possibly due to missed diagnostic opportunities
1. In lung cancer patients from the United Kingdom, being older, male and more socioeconomically deprived, living in a rural...
Alcohol consumption linked to HPV prevalence in men
1. The prevalence of HPV infection was significantly higher among men reporting alcohol intake in the highest quartile than in...
Waist circumference, approximated by skirt size, linked to breast cancer risk
1. An increase in skirt size by one unit every 10 years, between mid-20s and post-menopausal years, was associated with...
Limited benefit to extending breast cancer screening in older women
1. After implementation of routine screening in older women, the incidence of early stage breast cancer increased, but there was...
Decrease in sedentary lifestyle associated with longer telomere length
1. Reduced time spent sitting by elderly individuals was significantly associated with telomere lengthening in blood cells. 2. Increases in...
Suicide tourism increases in Switzerland
1. The number of foreign patients seeking assisted suicide in Switzerland has increased dramatically over the past 5 years. 2....
Association of obesity and dementia varies with age
1. Younger patients hospitalized with a first-time diagnosis of obesity had a higher risk of subsequent hospitalization with dementia, while...