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Read MorePeople who increased their consumption of red meat during a four-year period were more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes in a subsequent four-year period, according to an analysis involving about 150,000 people.
The analysis, led by researchers at the National University of Singapore, took data from three long-running Harvard University studies involving mostly nurses and doctors. The results were published online Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, a journal of the American Medical Association. The studies were funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health.
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Read MoreLeg Wraps Raise Hopes of Saved Lives After Strokes
Cheap inflatable leg wraps may save the lives of patients after a stroke, according to research in Scotland.
The devices regularly squeeze the legs to keep blood flowing and prevent formation of fatal blood clots.
A trial with 2,876 patients, published in the Lancet, showed there were fewer clots with the wraps.
Read MoreEat the 'Noma Diet' to Cut Cholesterol, Study Finds
Eating a Scandinavian diet rich in game, berries and fish can lower cholesterol and may reduce the risk of heart disease, according to new research.
It has ranked as the best restaurant in the world for three years in a row, but it looks like the simple Scandinavian fare served at Noma may also be good for you.
Read MoreDiabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia with almost 25 percent of Saudi adults between the ages of 30 to 70 suffering from the disease, according to a Ministry of Health official.
Speaking on the eve of a major conference on the disease, Mourad Al-Mourad, consultant and senior adviser to the diabetes prevention and control program at the ministry, said that only 19 percent of people with diabetes in the region are committed to managing their diabetes while the caregiver is playing an increasingly important role in diabetes management.
Read MoreInterruption can cause spike in systolic pressure, study found
Read MoreMobile phone calls can cause blood pressure to rise - one of the major causes of heart attacks and strokes, according to a new study.
Researchers found talking on a mobile triggers significant increases in systolic blood pressure that corresponds to the “surge” that occurs with each heartbeat.
This is the higher number in a reading which doctors pay most attention to when assessing a patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease.
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