Vitamin D Blog: Do Low Levels Raise Cancer Death Rates? Published: Jun 17, 2014 By Parker Brown Story Source Low levels of vitamin D were associated with higher cancer mortality in people with a history of cancer, a study found. Based on a meta-analysis, low 25(OH) vitamin D levels were tied to a risk ratio […]
The Telegraph By Laura Donnelly, Health Editor7:13PM BST 07 Jun 2014 Soaring obesity levels mean one in 10 deaths in England and Wales is now caused by excess weight, the chief medical officer has warned. Prof Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England, said that a “normalisation” of being overweight meant many people […]
Research · May 12, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors prospectively followed 2153 elderly (≥70 years old) hypertensive veterans who underwent exercise tolerance testing and evaluated the relationship between metabolic equivalents and all-cause mortality. Mortality risk was 11% lower for every additional metabolic equivalent achieved after adjusting for risk factors. Exercise capacity testing provides significant prognostic […]
Prospective cohort study BMJ, 05/06/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Li S, et al. – The aim is to evaluate the associations of dietary fiber after myocardial infarction (MI) and changes in dietary fiber intake from before to after MI with all cause and cardiovascular mortality. In this prospective study of patients who survived MI, a greater […]
Results from the MISS cohort Journal of Internal Medicine, 04/22/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Lindqvist PG, et al. – The results of this study provide observational evidence that avoiding sun exposure is a risk factor for all–cause mortality. Following sun exposure advice that is very restrictive in countries with low solar intensity might in […]
Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort and randomised intervention studies Chowdhury R, et al. Show all BMJ. 2014 Apr 1;348:g1903. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g1903. Comment in BMJ. 2014;348:g2280. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the extent to which circulating biomarker and supplements of vitamin D are associated with mortality from cardiovascular, cancer, or other conditions, under various circumstances. DESIGN: Systematic review and […]
Published: Apr 2, 2014 | Updated: Apr 3, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points The randomized study assessed the long-term effect of lifestyle intervention (diet and/or exercise) on long-term outcomes among adults with impaired glucose tolerance. At 6-year the cumulative incidence of cardiovascular disease mortality, all-cause mortality, and […]
PPIs, Mortality, and Rehospitalization in Older Patients Post Hospitalization RESEARCH · April 01, 2013 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in older patients discharged from acute care hospitals, even after adjusting for established predictors of adverse outcomes in this population, for whom physicians need […]
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR MARCH 27, 2014, 3:57 PM A large study has linked several common anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills to an increased risk of death, although it’s not certain the drugs were the cause. For more than seven years, researchers followed 34,727 people who filled prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications like Valium and Xanax, or […]
The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project Hirani V J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Mar;62(3):417-25. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12693. Epub 2014 Feb 27. The study aims to explore associations between serum 25–hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and a wide range of health conditions, physical performance measures, disability, and mortality in a large epidemiological study to identify an […]
A review of the evidence American Heart Journal Kunadian V, et al. – Whether vitamin D supplementation will be beneficial among patients with coronary artery disease, including high risk older patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome, is unknown and warrants further investigation. Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in developed countries despite […]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 03/05/2014 PubMed Reference Tasevska N, et al. – The authors investigated the association of total sugars, added sugars, total fructose, added fructose, sucrose, and added sucrose with the risk of all–cause, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other–cause mortality in the NIH–AARP Diet and Health Study. In this large prospective study, total fructose […]
The objective was to evaluate whether intake of long–chain ω–3 fatty acids from diet and supplements is associated with cause–specific and total mortality. The results suggest that intake of long–chain ω–3 fatty acids may reduce risk of total and cancer–specific mortality. Methods Study participants (n = 70,495) were members of a cohort study (the Vitamins […]
Insomnia complaints are common in older adults and may be associated with mortality risk. However, evidence regarding this association is mixed. Thus, the authors prospectively examined whether men with insomnia symptoms had an increased risk of mortality during 6 years of follow–up. Some insomnia symptoms, especially difficulty initiating asleep and nonrestorative sleep, are associated with […]
Published: Feb 4, 2014 By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Full Story Car crashes are killing fewer children, a CDC study found, but there’s still room for improvement. From 2002 through 2011, the annual rate of death in car accidents for children 12 and younger fell 43%, according to CDC Director Thomas Frieden, MD. But […]
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Circulation 2013 Dec 18;[EPub Ahead of Print], AS Go, D Mozaffarian, VL Roger, EJ Benjamin, JD Berry, MJ Blaha, S Dai, ES Ford, CS Fox, S Franco, HJ Fullerton, C Gillespie, SM Hailpern, JA Heit, VJ Howard, MD Huffman, SE Judd, BM Kissela, SJ Kittner, DT Lackland, JH Lichtman, LD Lisabeth, RH Mackey, DJ Magid, […]
Ying Bao, M.D., Sc.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:2001-2011November 21, 2013 BACKGROUND Increased nut consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of major chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the association between nut consumption and mortality remains unclear. METHODS We examined the association between nut consumption and subsequent […]
A dose-response randomized controlled trial Flock MR, Skulas-Ray AC, et al J Am Heart Assoc, 2013 Nov 19; 2(6):e000513. Abstract Background The erythrocyte membrane content of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which constitutes the omega‐3 index (O3I), predicts cardiovascular disease mortality. The amount of EPA+DHA needed to achieve a target O3I is poorly defined, as […]
A Review of the Evidence Kristal J. Aaron, BS, MSPH Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 987-995, September 2013 Abstract The objective of this review was to provide a synthesis of the evidence on the effect of dietary salt and potassium intake on population blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. Dietary guidelines […]