Even in young children: higher weight = higher blood pressure
Overweight four-year-olds have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by age six, raising the hazard of future heart attack and stroke. That’s the finding of a study…
Community pharmacies make a lifestyle impact for patients with prostate cancer
Cardiovascular health and physical activity levels of prostate cancer patients improve following successful interventions by community pharmacies, new research in the British Medical Journal reports.
Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified
A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown in animal studies that a generic medication normally used to treat acne…
Rheumatoid arthritis – Can its onset be delayed or prevented?
Experts report on promising methods for early detection and intervention of rheumatoid arthritis in a themed issue of Clinical Therapeutics
First clinical guidance on anal sex after prostate cancer
UK doctors and surgeons have formulated what is probably the world’s first clinical guidance on anal sex before, during, and after diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer. This…