Winter may be the season of cosy sweaters, hot chocolate and Instagrammable foggy mornings but your gut does not always share the enthusiasm. While you are busy…
Category: 6. Health
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Efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonists on obesity and metabolic profile in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Gastroenterology
Elangovan A, Shah R, Ali SM, Katz J, Cooper GS. High burden of obesity and low rates of weight loss pharmacotherapy in inflammatory bowel disease: 10-year trend. Crohn’s & Colitis 360. 2023;5(2):otad007.
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Lack of Sleep and Blood Pressure: What Really Happens
- Poor sleep can negatively impact your blood pressure because of what happens in your body when you don’t get enough.
- Missing sleep can increase stress, inflammation and fluid retention and disrupt your body.
- To get more sleep, limit…
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Arthritis and increased risk of cardiovascular disease: is there an interaction with other chronic diseases? A nationwide cohort study | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Pei W, Xu L, Zhong H, Wang Z, Yao R, Zhang L, et al. Clinical features of inflammatory arthritis in daily practice-China’s perspective. Clin Rheumatol. 2025;44(3):969–78.
Yao Q, Wu X, Tao C,…
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Top Neuroscientist Warns Against Daily Vitamin B12 Pills: Overuse Linked to Neurological Damage
A top neuroscientist, Dr Robert Love, has issued a clear warning against the daily intake of isolated vitamin B12 supplements, stressing that over-supplementation of vitamin B pills, especially without medical advice, can lead to serious…
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Just a few cigarettes a day can damage your heart for decades
An extensive review of nearly two dozen long-term studies shows that people who smoke only a small number of cigarettes still face a much higher chance of heart disease and early death than those who have never smoked. This elevated risk remains…
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Association of sleep habits with Alpha-MSH levels in patients with chronic kidney disease | BMC Nephrology
Levin AS, Bilous RW, Coresh J. Chapter 1: definition and classification of CKD. Kidney Int Suppl. 2013;3(1):19–62.
Iliescu EA, Yeates KE, Holland DC. Quality of sleep in patients with chronic…
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Development and validation of an artificial intelligence-based model for cardiovascular disease prediction using longitudinal data | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Taheri Soodejani M. Non-communicable diseases in the world over the past century: a secondary data analysis. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1436236.
Roth GA, Mensah GA, Johnson CO, Addolorato G,…
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Struggling with menopause? One simple self-care strategy can help reduce symptoms, study finds
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night with sudden hot flushes!Menopause can feel relentless: interrupted sleep, sudden hot flushes, and mood shifts that make daily life harder. While hormone therapy is highly effective for many symptoms,…
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Trends and disparities in mortality associated with peripheral artery disease and hyperlipidemia, 1999–2024
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. What Is Peripheral Artery Disease? [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health; [cited 2025 Oct 24]. Available from: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/peripheral-artery-disease (2022).
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