acíó en Manchester, Inglaterra, “donde esta enfermedad mata por igual a pobres y ricos”. Hoy es director de la Agencia Internacional del Cáncer y arranca esta entrevista con una reflexión en voz alta: Hace 30 años, cuando empecé a investigar el cáncer en el laboratorio, pensaba que su curación sería un fármaco…
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De 46 años y de Texas, la paciente infectada adquirió el virus durante los seis meses de relación monógama que mantuvo con una mujer seropositiva de 43 años, informó el Centro para el Control de Enfermedades (CDC, en sus siglas en inglés). Este centro es el mismo que publicó la primera información sobre el sida, el 5 de junio de 1981.
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In a University of Vermont study, the fittest men were 68 percent less likely to develop lung cancer and 38 percent less likely to develop colorectal cancers than the least active men—and those who developed cancer had better outcomes if they exercised regularly. Cardio and resistance training help control inflammation and hormone levels—and they keep your immune system strong to fend off wayward cells. (Turn up your muscle gains outside the gym. These 18 Ways to Build Muscle All Day will help you shed fat, sculpt muscle, and accelerate recovery.)
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Walker said he was listed as an adviser to the project \”in error\”; Abdool Karim, who was listed as its clinical investigator, did not respond to emails requesting comment on his involvement.
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La propuesta, impulsada por la oposición laborista a través de una enmienda a la Ley de Niños y Familias, otorgará al Ministerio de Sanidad los poderes necesarios para que pueda aprobar regulaciones que conviertan en delito que el conductor de un coche no impida fumar dentro de su vehículo cuando está presente un niño, aunque no implica directamente la aplicación automática de esta prohibición.
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Called “The Real Cost,” the campaign aims to decrease the number of teens between the ages 12 and 17 from becoming hooked on tobacco by emphasizing the bodily harm smoking can inflict–and tapping into teens’ concerns about their appearance. “The FDA has collaborated with some of the brightest and most creative minds to develop a multimedia initiative designed to make the target audience acutely aware of the risk from every cigarette by highlighting consequences that young people are really concerned about,” said Mitchell Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products said in a statement. The campaign also underscores the addictive quality of nicotine, since many young people presume they can quit whenever they want.
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Developing countries will see the brunt of the growing cancer rate because of population growth, according to the report. Some 60% of the world’s cancer sufferers are in Africa, Asia and Central and South America. These same countries make up 70% of cancer deaths worldwide.
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\”Los triglicéridos, así como el colesterol, son tipos de grasa presentes en la sangre y en los tejidos corporales y que, en cantidades apropiadas, sirven para que el organismo funcione bien. Su exceso aumenta el riesgo de tener un infarto o un ataque cerebral. Con frecuencia, la elevación de los triglicéridos ocurre al mismo tiempo que el aumento de los niveles de colesterol\”, explicó el Dr. Carlos Moretto, médico y docente de la Universidad John Kennedy.
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Researchers from University College London in the UK assessed the drinking habits of 5,054 men and 2,099 women at three different times over a ten year period. When the participants turned 56, they took the first of three tests of their memory and executive function over the next 10 years.
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A new study published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics found that among parents of nearly 600 children between ages 2 and 5 with autism (453 kids) and developmental delays (125 kids), 40% reported using homeopathic remedies, mind-body medicine, melatonin and probiotics in an attempt to relieve some of their children’s symptoms and even prevent some of the condition’s behavioral problems from progressing.
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