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Intranasal oxytocin administration is associated with enhanced endogenous pain inhibition and reduced negative mood states

Published August 11, 2015 | By tony w

The Clinical Journal of Pain

Management of acute postoperative pain in hand surgery: A systematic review

Published August 11, 2015 | By tony w

The Journal of Hand Surgery

More evidence that fried food raises heart attack risk

Published August 11, 2015 | By tony w

People who eat lots of fried food and sugary drinks have a 56 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to those who eat healthier, according to US researchers. The findings in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, were based on a six-year study of more than 17,000 people in the United States. Researchers found that people who regularly ate what was described as a Southern style diet — fried foods, eggs, processed meats like bacon and ham, and sugary drinks — faced the highest risk of a heart attack or heart-related death during the next six years.

Researchers quantify weight gain for smokers who quit

Published August 10, 2015 | By tony w

Fear of weight gain is a commonly cited reason for not quitting smoking, despite evidence that quitting will result in better overall health.

Southern U.S. diet tied to heart disease

Published August 10, 2015 | By tony w

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – People who like fried food, sweet tea and other foods synonymous with the Southern U.S. may be at an increased risk of heart attack and death, according to a new study. “If their overall pattern of eating seems to closely match those components, they may want to move away from that,” said lead researcher James Shikany, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. About 735,000 people in the U.S. have heart attacks each year, according to the American Heart Association, and about 120,000 die as a result.