DrCarney.com Blog Science Category
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Developing COPD: a 25 year follow up study of the general population.
Cigarette smokers are more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than non-smokers.
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Vegetables, fruit and risk of non-gallstone-related acute pancreatitis: a population-based prospective cohort study.
The probability of developing non-gallstone-related acute pancreatitis is low among high consumers of fruits and vegetables.
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Treatment with statins and peripheral neuropathy: results of 36-months a prospective clinical and neurophysiological follow-up.
Long-term use of statins may facilitate the onset of peripheral neuropathy.
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Cigarette smoking and risk of Hodgkin lymphoma: a population-based case-control study.
Cigarette smokers may have a high tendency of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Meta-analysis of relation between cigarette smoking and stroke.
Active and former cigarette smokers may be highly vulnerable to stroke.
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Sildenafil use and increased risk of incident melanoma in US men: a prospective cohort study.
Regular users of sidenafil (viagra) may have a high risk of developing melanoma.
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From Health Scare to Health Care
My journey to health began in the wee hours of the morning in early 2014 when I awoke to an unsettling, fluttering sensation in my chest. Lying in bed, I put my fingers to the side of my neck to check a pulse. I glanced at the bedside clock and timed the beats over one minute. Two hundred and twenty beats. More than double a normal hear... -
A plant-based diet and heart failure: case report and literature review.
A plant-based diet may be beneficial in the treatment and prevention of heart failure.
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Fruit and vegetable intake and rate of heart failure: a population-based prospective cohort of women.
Women who are frequent consumers of fruits and vegetables may be less prone to come down with heart failure.
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Association between consumption of soy and risk of cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis of observational studies.
Soy foods may help protect individuals against stroke, cardiovascular ailments, and coronary heart disease.