Medical News
Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people
EurekAlert! - 16 Sep 2018 06:00
(NIH/National Institute on Aging) In a clinical trial to determine the effects of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events, aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living...
First evidence that soot from polluted air is reaching placenta
EurekAlert! - 16 Sep 2018 06:00
(European Lung Foundation) Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for the first time, in new research presented today at the European Respiratory Soci...
Landmark Australian-US study of 19,000 over 70s reveals can aspirin prolong good health?
EurekAlert! - 16 Sep 2018 06:00
(Monash University) Three groundbreaking papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine, led by a team of Monash University researchers in Melbourne, reveal the results from a seven-year study of the benefits an...
Quick and easy test for viral infections reduces hospital admissions and antibiotic use
EurekAlert! - 16 Sep 2018 06:00
(European Lung Foundation) A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to new research presented to the European Respiratory Society International C...