22/January/2022 Top Medical Bulletin

Here are todays top medical stories

Prolonged TV watching linked with potentially fatal blood clots

Television popularly known for its means of  entertainment has known to have severe side effects on health and life style. It is well established that physical activity has an inverse and dose-response relationship with atherosclerotic CVD. Conversely, physical inactivity or prolonged sedentary behaviour is consistently associated with an increased risk of vascular diseases.

Prolonged TV watching is linked with potentially fatal blood clots finds a new ESC study. The warning comes as the study reports that watching TV for four hours a day or more is associated with a 35% higher risk of blood clots compared with less than 2.5 hours. Therefore it is advisable to take breaks when binge-watching TV to avoid blood clots, say scientists

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Prolonged TV watching linked with potentially fatal blood clots: ESC study

Breastfeeding tied to lower risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in women

Several studies have reported the positive effects of breast feeding in women. New research from Chalmers University of Technology shows that children of mothers who drink relatively more cow's milk during breastfeeding are at reduced risk of developing food allergies.

 However, there is no clarity on the effect of breastfeeding on NAFLD in parous women. The study concluded, breastfeeding showed a protective effect against NAFLD in later life of parous women, suggesting a maternal benefit of breastfeeding on NAFLD. The risk was further reduced by increasing breastfeeding duration.

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Breastfeeding tied to lower risk of NAFLD in parous women: Study 

Prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age' urge researchers

Aspirin is a known antipyretic for aches, minor fevers and pains. Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease to patients under 70, and more recent guidance to patients under 60. Yet, the risks of heart attacks and strokes increase markedly with age.

"General guidelines for aspirin in primary prevention do not seem to be justified," said Hennekens. "As is generally the case, the primary care provider has the most complete information about the benefits and risks for each of his or her patients."

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'Prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age' urge researchers

Boredom tied with setting off sadistic behavior

 Sadistic behaviour is popularly linked to psychosis and other serious psychiatric diseases is well-documented, past empirical research is nearly silent regarding the psychological factors behind it.

Feeling bored can be a factor in setting off sadistic behavior is finding of a study conducted by a team of researchers at Aarhus University. The researchers have published their findings in a paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

 The researchers tried to close this gap by suggesting that boredom plays a crucial role in the emergence of sadistic tendencies. Across 9 diverse studies, the researchers have provided correlational and experimental evidence for a link between boredom and sadism,

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Boredom tied with setting off sadistic behaviour, finds Study