About half of overweight people have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equal number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity, research shows.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Adults with a vitamin D deficiency are more likely to die than those with high levels, another indication of the nutrient's vital role in guarding against ailments from heart disease to cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- PET scans may provide doctors with a non-invasive method of detecting Alzheimer's disease-related brain plaques, Finnish researchers say.
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Reuters - Women who binge-drink early in pregnancy may raise their risk of having a baby with an oral cleft, a new study shows.
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Nearly 200 patients given Alkermes Inc’s drug Vivitrol for alcohol dependence reported complications from the injection, including abscesses requiring surgical drainage, U.S. health regulators warned on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Men with early prostate cancer who have their prostate glands surgically removed are less likely to die from the disease than those who take a more passive, wait-and-see approach, researchers said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Developing diabetes before age 65 and greater severity of diabetes may be important in the development of mild cognitive impairment among individuals in their 70s and 80s, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, report.
Middle-aged members of a runner's club were half as likely to die over a 20-year period as people who did not run, according to a new study.
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