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Too Many Hours Sitting Increases Risk of Breast Cancer

21st November 2014

Weight control and exercise are two steps that can significantly lower your risk of breast cancer. So it’s not surprising that too much sitting, which is associated with both weight gain and lack of exercise, could increase your risk of cancer. You might be surprised, however, just how strong the association is. According to research presented at a conference of the American Institute for Cancer Research, too much sitting and lack of physical activity lead to 49,000 cases of breast cancer a year. Separate research found that people who sat for 11 hours a day or more were 40 percent more likely to die from any cause. Even those whose job required sitting for six or more hours a day gained an average of 17 [More…]

Berries in cancer therapy experiment

16th November 2014

Wild berries native to North America may have a role in boosting cancer therapy, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. Scientists suggest chokeberries could work in combination with conventional drugs to kill more cancer cells. But the UK research is at an early stage, with experiments carried out only on cancer cells in laboratories. Cancer Research UK says much more work is needed to test the effectiveness of berries, particularly in human trials. Researchers from the University of Southampton and King’s College Hospital, London, tested a berry extract on pancreatic cancer samples. Pancreatic cancer is particularly hard to treat and has an average survival period of just six months after diagnosis. The study found that when the berry extract was used, [More…]

Not Just A Funny Turn

14th November 2014

Transient Ischaemic Attack (Mini Stroke) Know the signs of stroke and TIA If you, or someone else, show any of the signs of stroke you must call 999. If you think you have had a TIA and have not sought medical attention, see your GP urgently. Urgently investigating and treating people who have a TIA or minor stroke could reduce their risk of having another stroke. Source – The Stroke Association www.stroke.org.uk

The Best Time To Get The Flu Vaccine If You Really Don’t Want To Get Sick

14th November 2014

It’s not even technically fall yet, and everywhere we look there’s another pharmacy offering the flu vaccine. Maybe we’re in a bit of denial that summer is actually ending, but it seems awfully early to start protecting ourselves from a virus that is notorious for hitting in the dead of winter. Right? Turns out, the perfect time to get the flu vaccine may be earlier than you think. It’s not an exact science; the timing and severity is a little different each year. But flu season can start as early as October and run all the way to May (ugh), usually peaking in the U.S. between December and February, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC recommends getting the shot [More…]

E-cigs refills ‘threat to children’

9th November 2014

Parents need to keep electronic cigarette refills away from young children because of the risk of poisoning, doctors in Birmingham say. They issued the warning, in the medical journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, after a two-year-old girl accidentally licked some of the liquid. The infant recovered, but high doses of nicotine can be lethal. Doctors said parents should treat nicotine refills like white spirit, medicines and bleach. There has been a surge in popularity of e-cigarettes, with more than two million people in the UK thought to use them. However, there has been a similar boom in nicotine poisonings. The National Poisons Information Service, part of Public Health England, said it had had 139 enquiries about nicotine last year, compared with 29 in 2012 [More…]

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