Good news in JAMA Intern Med 2015 large reduction in mortality risk “for those who do a little and those who do lot” of exercise by Arem et . al.

Article in Medscape (www.medscape.com/viewarticle/842901?nlid=794691842;src=wnleditmedpwir;uac=17651BN;spon=17#vp1)”BETHESDA MD — Good news on the exercise front including for those who do a little and those who do lot with a new study showing that any amount of leisure-time physical activity is associated with a…
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Is sleep duration a risk factor for stroke?

Title of the paper: “Sleep duration and risk of fatal and nonfatal stroke: A prospective study and meta-analysis” www.neurology.org/content/84/11/1072.full.pdf+htm l”Conclusions: This prospective study and meta-analysis identified prolonged sleep as a potentially useful marker of increased future stroke risk in an…
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new study: statin therapy may be associated with a 46% increase in diabetes risk men

“http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-04/cholesterol-cutting-statins-found-to-raise-diabetes-risk-by-46-” time.com/3732605/statins-may-seriously-increase-diabetes-risk/ From DIA daily: Time adds “For patients who may not yet be diabetic but are vulnerable to developing the disease and also may need a statin Dr. Neil Stone lead author of the 2013 American College of Cardiology…
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Biological vs Psychosocial explanation of disease – impact on empathy

www.wissenschaft-aktuell.de/artikel/TherapiepsychischerStoerungenSchadetdieKenntnisbiologischerUrsachen1771015589703.html Original article: Effects of biological explanations for mental disorderson clinicians” empathyMatthew S. Lebowitz1 and Woo-kyoung Ahn www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/11/25/1414058111; “Significance:;This suggests that biological explanations might actually decrease empathy. Indeed we find that biological explanations significantly reduce clinicians” empathy. This is alarming…
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