An apple a day keeps the doctor away
150 year old proverb stands the test of time, say researchers Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular…
Large-scale Survey Links “Burnout” to Suicidal Thoughts in Med Students / Male and female physicians have a 40 percent and 130 percent higher suicide rate
Public release date: 1-Sep-2008 Tip sheet for Sept. 2, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine Death by suicide is a major occupational hazard for physicians. Male and female physicians…
Running slows the aging clock, Stanford researchers find
Public release date: 11-Aug-2008 STANFORD, Calif. - Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners…
At-Home Deaths from Combining Rx Drugs, Street Drugs and/or Alcohol Skyrocket By More Than 3,000 Percent ( 1983 to 2004 )
Public release date: 28-Jul-2008 Asking patients to monitor their own medications can be fatal, as exemplified by the recent death of actor Heath Ledger. In the first large-scale study…
Morbid thoughts whet the appetite / Consumers who wrote about their own deaths wanted to buy more and ate more
Public release date: 25-Jun-2008 Can watching TV news or crime shows trigger overeating? According to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research, people who are thinking about their own…
Excess pneumonia deaths linked to engine exhaust
Public release date: 14-Apr-2008 Atmospheric pollutants and mortalities in English local authority areas Engine exhaust fumes are linked to excess deaths from pneumonia across England, suggests research published in the…
Study shows that the use of powerful anticoagulants to prevent pulmonary embolism may actually lead to more deaths after surgery
Public Release: 31-Mar-2008Are blood thinners post-op killers? Current US guidelines for the prescription of potent anticoagulants by surgeons who perform joint replacement operations could be doing patients more harm than…
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