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• ‘Significant minority’ of patients continue smoking after cancer diagnosis
• Lack of sleep may increase obesity risk
• Genetic cause of esophageal cancer identified
• ‘Significant minority’ of patients continue smoking after cancer diagnosis
• Improvement in mental health literacy among general public
• Reasons for substance use vary among mental health patients
• ‘Significant minority’ of patients continue smoking after cancer diagnosis
• Fried foods not linked to coronary outcomes and death in Spain
• Family history of CHD, stroke alters health beliefs in at-risk diabetics
• Fried foods not linked to coronary outcomes and death in Spain
• Anesthesia choice could contribute to endovascular stroke therapy outcomes
• Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce COPD exacerbations

‘Significant minority’ of patients continue smoking after cancer diagnosis Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST US researchers report that a "significant minority" of patients diagnosed with lung or colorectal cancer are still smoking 5 months after they received their diagnosis.

Lack of sleep may increase obesity risk Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Acute sleep deprivation stimulates areas of the brain involved in triggering the hunger response and may therefore increase a person's risk for becoming obese, say researchers.

Genetic cause of esophageal cancer identified Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST UK researchers have pinpointed a single genetic defect that underlies "tylosis with esophageal cancer," an inherited syndrome that confers a high risk for esophageal cancer.

‘Significant minority’ of patients continue smoking after cancer diagnosis Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST US researchers report that a "significant minority" of patients diagnosed with lung or colorectal cancer are still smoking 5 months after they received their diagnosis.

Improvement in mental health literacy among general public Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies suggest that mental health literacy has improved significantly among the general public in recent decades, but attitudes toward people with mental illnesses have not.

Reasons for substance use vary among mental health patients Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The reasons for tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use vary among patients with different mental health disorders, research shows.

‘Significant minority’ of patients continue smoking after cancer diagnosis Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST US researchers report that a "significant minority" of patients diagnosed with lung or colorectal cancer are still smoking 5 months after they received their diagnosis.

Fried foods not linked to coronary outcomes and death in Spain Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Fried food consumption is not associated with coronary heart disease or all-cause mortality in Spain, say researchers, although they note Spanish eating habits may differ from those in other countries.

Family history of CHD, stroke alters health beliefs in at-risk diabetics Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Having a family member affected with coronary heart disease and/or stroke significantly influences perceived risk and worry about diabetes, CHD, and stroke in individuals with a family history of diabetes, suggest study findings.

Fried foods not linked to coronary outcomes and death in Spain Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Fried food consumption is not associated with coronary heart disease or all-cause mortality in Spain, say researchers, although they note Spanish eating habits may differ from those in other countries.

Anesthesia choice could contribute to endovascular stroke therapy outcomes Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Patients undergoing endovascular therapy for stroke caused by large vessel occlusion may have better outcomes if given local rather than general anesthesia, research suggests.

Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce COPD exacerbations Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST High-dose vitamin D supplementation does not reduce the incidence of exacerbations in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Belgian researchers report.

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