02/09/2010 | The risk of future ischaemic events in atherothrombotic patients varies three-fold, depending on some simple clinical predictors, the four-year results of a study of more than 45,000 patients in 29 countries reveals.
29/07/2010 | A genetic mutation that may contribute substantially to the risk of ovarian cancer has been identified by the International Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium.
22/07/2010 | Pregnant women and those planning to conceive should consider switching to a low-GI diet, an Australian nutritionist says.
03/06/2010 | Some older people who wear multi-focal glasses have less falls if they wear single-lens glasses for walking and other outdoor activities, Australian researchers say.
26/05/2010 | A debate in the BMJ has discussed the priority to be given to obesity and physical inactivity in improving the population’s health and, unsurprisingly, concluded that both approaches have their merits.
15/04/2010 | Men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of thromboembolism, particularly those receiving endocrine therapy, research suggests.
08/04/2010 | The antiplatelet effects of fish oils and omega-3 fatty acid supplements pose a theoretical risk of increased bleeding but no problems have been identified in human studies, according to a review in the Australian Medicines Safety Update.
18/02/2010 | Obesity, glucose intolerance, and hypertension in childhood are strongly linked with premature death from endogenous causes in young adulthood and middle age, research shows.
18/02/2010 | Some patients are refusing to take metformin due to nausea caused by a reported dead fish or dirty socks odour burped up from the stomach, say US doctors.
04/11/2009 | The use of low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease should be abandoned, according to the BMJ’s Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.