USPSTF: Behavioral interventions likely prevent tobacco use
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have a moderate net benefit for preventing
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Gay and bisexual men 'more likely to suffer skin cancer'
Gay and bisexual men ‘more likely to suffer skin cancer’ – and it may be because they use sunbeds more,
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Genetic ‘fingerprint’ may ID breast cancer patients likely to benefit from potentially toxic chemo, study finds
Women with early-stage breast cancer that has a specific pattern of gene expression are more likely than others to benefit
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Of all professions, construction workers most likely to use opioids and cocaine
Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers in other professions, finds a study by the Center for
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Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other
People with persistent back pain or persistent headaches are twice as likely to suffer from both disorders, a new study
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Researchers pinpoint why HIV patients are more likely to develop tuberculosis
Tuberculosis and HIV—two of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases—are far worse when they occur together. Now, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
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Women with chronic physical conditions more likely to experience mental illness in pregnancy
A new study led by a University of Toronto researcher has found that women with chronic physical conditions are more
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Adult weight gain likely explains link between parity, T2DM risk
(HealthDay)—The seeming association between parity and risk for type 2 diabetes among postmenopausal women is likely explained by adult weight
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Women less like to call themselves ambulance if having a heart attack
Women are more likely to ring 999 for their husbands than themselves if showing signs of a heart attack Women
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