#Medical Research
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🇬🇧 Vegetarian diet can slash risk of five cancers by up to 30%, study finds
[United Kingdom]
A vegetarian diet can reduce the risk of five types of cancer by as much as 30%, a study has found.
Related: #Cancer Prevention, #Diet and Nutrition -
🇺🇸 A Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study
[USA]
A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.
Related: #Cancer Detection, #Clinical Trials, #Healthcare Innovation -
🇬🇧 Cats may hold clues for human cancer treatment
[United Kingdom]
The household cat could hold the key to understanding certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer.
Related: #Comparative Oncology, #Genetics, #Animal Health -
🇺🇸 A New Concern About Weight Loss Drugs: What if They Work Too Well?
[USA]
Some patients in a clinical trial of one new drug lost so much weight that they became concerned and dropped out.
Related: #Weight Management, #Drug Safety -
🇺🇸 The impact of sugar | 60 Minutes Archive
[USA]
In 2012, 60 Minutes' Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported on the impact of sugar on our health, as studies suggested that sugar contributed to various illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. At the time, ...
Related: #Public Health, #Nutrition -
🇬🇧 People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from infection, study finds
[United Kingdom]
<p>Being unhealthy weight raises risk of severe illness or death from most infectious diseases significantly, researchers find</p><p>People living with obesity are 70% more likely to be hospitalised b...
Related: #Public Health, #Obesity -
🇺🇸 Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds
[USA]
The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.
Related: #Public Health, #Cardiology