General Interest

Alcohol and cardiovascular disease

27 Mar, 2017 | 00:46h | UTC

Association between clinically recorded alcohol consumption and initial presentation of 12 cardiovascular diseases: population based cohort study using linked health records – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Alcohol and cardiovascular disease (free)

See also: Alcohol and the Heart: Moderation Still Best – Generally higher risks seen with no or heavy drinking – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 

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Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:01h | UTC

Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk: Development and validation of a polygenic hazard score – PLOS Medicine (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

See also: New Alzheimer’s test can predict age when disease will appear – The Guardian (free)

*Very interesting, but do we want to know?*

 

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#WorldWaterDay (22 March 2017)

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:08h | UTC

#WorldWaterDay (22 March 2017): Guidelines for drinking-water quality 2017 – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Drinking Water Fact Sheet – World Health Organization (free) AND Water sanitation hygiene – WHO Programme (free) AND World Water Day 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (free)

 

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Dairy consumption and risk of hypertension

23 Mar, 2017 | 16:56h | UTC

Dairy consumption, systolic blood pressure, and risk of hypertension: Mendelian randomization study – The BMJ (free)

Contradicting evidence from previous observational studies, dairy consumption was not associated with lower blood pressure.

 

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