Chronic insomniacs may face increased risk of hypertension
Insomniacs who take longer than 14 minutes to fall asleep face a greater risk of hypertension, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
Jan 26, 2015
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New model better predicts breast cancer risk in African American women
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have developed a breast cancer risk prediction model for African- American women that found greater accuracy in predicting risk for the disease. The use of this ...
Jan 26, 2015
New breast cancer risk prediction model more accurate current model
A new breast cancer risk prediction model combining histologic features of biopsied breast tissue from women with benign breast disease and individual patient demographic information more accurately classified breast cancer ...
Jan 26, 2015
Care eliminates racial disparity in colon cancer survival rates, study finds
For the past two decades, the National Cancer Institute has documented a persistent racial disparity in colon cancer survival rates in the United States.
Jan 26, 2015
Bird flu confirmed in Canadian patient after China trip
The first human case of H7N9 bird flu in North America has been confirmed in a Canadian woman who recently returned from a trip to China, health officials said Monday.
Jan 26, 2015
