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Household cleaners can be as bad as smoking for your lungs

February 19, 2018 in Health

Cleaners who have regularly used cleaning sprays over 20 years were found to have reduced lung function equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes a day over the same period.
Tapeworm drug fights prostate cancer

November 20, 2017 in Health

Medicine against parasites like Tapeworms and Giardia, contains a substance that kills prostate- and colon cancer.
Asthma medicine halves risk of Parkinson's

September 6, 2017 in Health

Using data gathered from 100 million Norwegian prescriptions, researchers at the University of Bergen have found that asthma medicine can halve a patient’s risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
Declining lung function in menopausal women

January 10, 2017 in Health

Menopausal women appear to experience a decline in lung function, comparable to smoking 20 cigarettes a day for 10 years.
Young cancer survivors have twice the risk of suicide

November 30, 2016 in Health

Survivors of cancer diagnosed before the age of 25 had a more than two-fold increased risk of suicide compared to their non-cancer peers.
Health anxiety increases risk of heart attack

November 12, 2016 in Health

Hypochondriacs have 70 per cent higher risk of heart disease, shows a study from the University of Bergen.
Smoking fathers increase asthma-risk in future kids

October 11, 2016 in Health

A Norwegian study shows that asthma is three times more common in those who had a father who smoked in adolescence than offspring who didn’t.
Recycling approved drugs for cancer treatment

October 4, 2016 in Health

Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered that a drug against kidney cancer possibly can fight several types of cancer.
Finger on the pulse of terror

July 1, 2016 in Society & Culture

An organized terror attack will have greater impact in a country like Norway than in a country like Israel. This has been shown in a new study at the University of Bergen.
Workaholism tied to psychiatric disorders

May 28, 2016 in Health

A large national Norwegian study shows that workaholism frequently co-occurs with ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and depression.

Kim E. Andreassen

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Lifestyle affects cancer risk, but the biggest risk is getting old

December 10, 2018 in Health

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