Grilling and other high-temperature cooking may raise risk of high BP
People who eat grilled, broiled, or roasted beef, chicken or and fish more than 15 times/month are at a 17% higher risk of developing hypertension compared to those who eat such foods less than 4 times a month, according to preliminary research presented March 21, 2018 at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention.... read more
Youths treated for nonsuicidal self harm are likely to die from suicide within a year
New research published online March 19, 2018 in the journal Pediatrics has shown that youths treated for deliberate but non-suicidal self-harm, such as cutting, were more than 25 times as likely than demographically matched peers to die from suicide within the following year..... read more
Menopausal hormone therapy helps maintain the brain
Taking menopausal hormone therapy soon after menopause to relieve symptoms may also benefit the brain, according to a study published online March 21, 2018 in the journal Neurology. Women who took estradiol via skin patches maintained brain volume in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that assists with memory,... read more
Some patients on thyroid hormone replacement experience symptoms despite normal thyroid hormone levels
Some patients on replacement thyroid hormone (LT4 or levothyroxine) may have more comorbidities and lower quality of life than those who do not take the hormone, a large population-based study presented March 20, 2018 at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago,.... read more
H. pylori Treatment reduces rates of metachronous gastric cancer
Patients with early gastric cancer who received treatment for Helicobacter pylori had lower rates of metachronous gastric cancer and more improvement from baseline in the grade of gastric corpus atrophy than patients who received placebo, says a study published March 22, 2018..... read more
Accidental injuries are frequent in adults with poor hearing
According to a new study published March 22, 2018 in JAMA Otolaryngology the rates of accidental leisure-related injuries were higher in adults with self-reported, poor hearing. Those with "good" or "a little trouble" hearing were at a higher risk of work-related injuries...... read more