Insidermedicine In 60 - May 24, 2011

From Boston - Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that women with atrial fibrillation are at raised risk of death. Studying over 34,000 women for approximately 15 years, researchers found that even among those who were otherwise healthy, an atrial fibrillation diagnosis raised risk of death nearly twofold.


From Arizona - Social distancing can help slow flu transmission, according to a report published in PLoS Medicine. Researchers studied the 2009 H1N1 outbreak in Mexico City, finding that social distancing efforts such as closing schools and cancelling public gatherings reduced flu transmission rates by up to 37%.

And finally, from Sweden - Increasing calcium intake does not reduce risk of fractures later in life, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal. Results of a long term study following over 61,000 women found that while low levels of calcium did raise risk of fracture, taking more than 750 mg a day did not decrease risk

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Science & Technology

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• atrial fibrillation
• calcium supplements
• social distancing flu
• H1N1 influenza