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- Health Experts Say Older Women at Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
- Gluten-Free Diet
- Treatment of Childhood Cancer Still Remains a Challenge
- Better Detection Rate in Screening Mammography Using a Novel Technique
- Mood-stabilizing Drug Could Treat Inherited Liver Disease
- Response to Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma Predicted from a Marker in Blood
- Meet the Girl Who Cries Stones Instead of Tears
- Contributors to Excess Infant Mortality in the US South Explored by a New Study
- Helping Cancer Patients Live Their Lives on World Cancer Day
- Exhibit to Explore Power of Human Body by Giacometti in Rome
- US States Mulling Execution Methods Due to Drug Shortage
- Cancer Prevention Lagging Behind in Low and Middle-income Countries
- Heroin Epidemic Comes to Spotlight With Actor's Death
- Lack of Sufficient Information and Advice for Medical Tourists Seeking Treatment Overseas
- Making Healthy Foods Accessible is Not Enough to Tackle Obesity
- Evidence That Fetal Sex can Affect Milk Production in Cows
- Number of Cancer Cases can Rise by Half by 2030': UN
- NSAIDs Do Not Increase Risk of Miscarriage
- 8 in 10 Over-50s Dissatisfied With Sex Lives, Finds Study
- New Method for Tracking T Cells in HIV Patients Identified
- Cancer is Curable If Addressed Timely
- We Lose Weight Only on Weekdays: Study
- Cancer Research Tie-Up in Between Belgian's Ablynx and Merck
- Intervention Leads to Reduction of C-Sections and Neonatal Morbidities
- Doctors Encourage Expectant Monitoring for Women With Hypertension
- NIPT Detects More Than 80 Percent of Chromosomal Abnormalities: Study
- Genes Associated With Cerebral Palsy and Death in Very Preterm Babies
- Shy Kids as Sharp as Their Less Shy Peers
- Clinical Effectiveness Of Imaging Examinations Increased by Clinical Education Initiatives
- Wearable Gadget can Turn Your Palm into Touch Interface
- Leukemia Cure Closer to Reality Thanks to New Protein Breakthrough
- Synthesizer That Turns Veggies into Instrument
- Olympic Snow Being Enjoyed by Russians
- Year of the Horse Starts With a Battle of the Horses
- Same Sex Parents may Have Better Influences on Their Kids
- WHO Says Developing Nations Must Act to Stop Obesity Epidemic
- Unusual Name Results in Refusal of Passport for Britain's Most Inked Man
- Rio's Iconic Christ Statue may Get a Darker Hue Due to Repairs
- Understanding Between Wolves Outweigh Those Between Dogs
- How to Get Different Parts of the Brain "Talking" to Each Other
- Researchers Develop Quicker, Cheaper Way to Detect Staph
- Emotional Support may Help African-Americans Suffering the Biological Toll of Racial Discrimination
- Black Children and Teens More Prone to Hospital Asthma Readmissions Due to Hardships
- Here's How You can Beat Withdrawal Symptoms After Super Bowl Ends
- FDA Nod for CareFusion's AVAflex Vertebral Balloon System
- Dry January may Not be Beneficial for Overall Health, Expert Suggests
- Smokers' Lungs can be Used for Transplantation, Says Study
- Six-Year-Old Boy Suspended from School for Carrying Cheese Snack in Lunchbox
- Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy may Become a Criminal Offense in England
- HPV Vaccine may Not Initiate Sex or Unsafe Sexual Behaviour
- Heart Patients to Know Five Numbers by Heart for Help
- Abortions in US Fall to a 40-year Low
- Obesity Epidemic can be Reversed by Tightening Economic Regulation
| Health Experts Say Older Women at Higher Risk of Breast Cancer Posted:  Public Health England (PHE) warned that one in three breast cancers are in women over the age of 70. This age group also accounts for more than half of all breast cancer deaths annually, latest figures showed, Xinhua reported. This came as PHE launches a new national 'Be Clear on Cancer' campaign to remind older women to visit their doctor if they spot any changes in their breasts. The campaign will see new national adverts running on TV and ... |
| Posted:  Are you gluten intolerant? Stay away from gluten allergy and celiac disease by shifting to gluten-free diet plan that is healthy yet not boring. |
| Treatment of Childhood Cancer Still Remains a Challenge Posted:  Treatment of Childhood cancer still remains a challenge as there has been less progress made in understanding the causes and prevention of childhood and adolescent cancers, reveals a most comprehensive study to date. The diagnosis of cancer in children and adolescents is 'a life-altering event for children and adolescents as well as their families', says a detailed report from the American Cancer Society. "Progress in childhood cancer has been dramatic ... |
| Better Detection Rate in Screening Mammography Using a Novel Technique Posted:  Digital mammography screening with new photon-counting technique improves diagnostic performance, suggested a study published online in the journal iRadiology/i As mammography screening has shifted to digital technology, a range of computed radiography (CR) and direct radiography (DR) systems have emerged. The photon-counting technique is a promising DR approach that uses a unique detector to decrease scattered radiation and noise, enabling dose reduction ... |
| Mood-stabilizing Drug Could Treat Inherited Liver Disease Posted:  A drug typically used to treat agitation in schizophrenia has proved to be effective as a treatment for antitrypsin deficiency, an inherited disease that causes severe liver scarring, say researchers. In the classic form of AT deficiency, which affects 1 in 3,000 live births, a gene mutation leads to production of an abnormal protein, dubbed ATZ, that unlike its normal counterpart is prone to clumping, explained David H. Perlmutter, M.D., physician-in-chief ... |
| Response to Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma Predicted from a Marker in Blood Posted:  The presence of higher levels of the protein vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in blood was found to be associated with poor response to treatment with immunotherapy ipilimumab, revealed a study published in iCancer Immunology Research/i, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. The study suggests combining immunotherapy with VEGF inhibitors, also known as angiogenesis inhibitors, may be a potential option for these patients. The ... |
| Meet the Girl Who Cries Stones Instead of Tears Posted:  A 12-year-old Yemeni girl has baffled doctors by crying stones instead of tears. Saadiya Saleh produces little hard stones under her eyelids, which has gripped the villagers with the fear that she is possessed by the devil's magic, the Mirror reported. Doctors said they couldn't give an explanation for this phenomenon since the 12-year-old girl isn't suffering from any known disease. A YouTube film aired ... |
| Contributors to Excess Infant Mortality in the US South Explored by a New Study Posted:  Infant mortality considered to be the key indicator of population health, suggest researchers. Currently, the United States ranks 27th among industrialized nations in infant mortality, but rates within the U.S. vary significantly by race, socioeconomic status, and geography. In particular, the Southern states suffer from high rates of infant mortality, along with several other negative population health indicators such as obesity and diabetes. To better understand ... |
| Helping Cancer Patients Live Their Lives on World Cancer Day Posted:  Measures are being taken to improve quality of life for Cancer patients with proper palliative care in India. Rajinder Singh, 17, was last year detected with acute lymphocytic leukemia, a type of blood cancer at its terminal stage. On the advice of oncologists at AIIMS he started undergoing sessions of chemotherapy, which brought changes in his eating habits and also in his physical appearance. The high level of medication pushed him to the brink of ... |
| Exhibit to Explore Power of Human Body by Giacometti in Rome Posted:  The Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti has a unique blend of corpulent neo-classical and baroque Italian masterpieces in a new exhibition in Rome, to reveal explorations of the evocative power of the human body. Forty Giacometti gems, including his famous spindly "Walking Man" in bronze, have been scattered around the permanent collection at the Villa Borghese Gallery in the Italian capital, dotted in among classics such as Bernini's "David" or Canova's "Pauline ... |
| US States Mulling Execution Methods Due to Drug Shortage Posted:  American states are resorting to long-abandoned execution methods like Electric chairs, gas chambers and firing squad, to overcome the shortage of lethal injection drugs. A handful of officials in Virginia, Wyoming and Missouri are proposing to return to methods of execution from a bygone era, horrifying abolitionists who want to see the death penalty scrapped altogether. Since 1982, lethal injection has gradually become the execution method of choice ... |
| Cancer Prevention Lagging Behind in Low and Middle-income Countries Posted:  Despite alarming cancer rates globally, the list of cancer prevention action is lying low in most low and middle-income countries around the world, says health expert. Dr Paritosh Pandey, senior ENT Surgeon who is a noted expert in ENT cancers, said to Citizen News Service (CNS): "We have sufficient understanding of the causes to prevent at least one-third of all cancers. Information is available for treatment of another one-third cancers if detected in early ... |
| Heroin Epidemic Comes to Spotlight With Actor's Death Posted:  The death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, suspected to be from a drug overdose brings to light a growing epidemic of heroin use across the United States, warn the officials. Hoffman, a 46-year-old father of three who was considered one of the finest character actors of his generation, was found lying on his apartment bathroom floor with a needle still stuck in his arm. Empty and full bags of heroin were found in the apartment and while ... |
| Lack of Sufficient Information and Advice for Medical Tourists Seeking Treatment Overseas Posted:  British people travelling abroad for medical treatment are often ignorant about the possible health and financial consequences they could face, says a team of researchers. The researchers say this can, in some cases, have catastrophic effects for individual patients.At least 63,000 UK residents travel abroad for medical treatment each year. However, the study led by the University of York, and involving the London School of Hygiene (and) Tropical Medicine, Royal Holloway ... |
| Making Healthy Foods Accessible is Not Enough to Tackle Obesity Posted:  The improving access to healthy foods, an initiative by Government to curb obesity in the US, has not been very successful, reveals a research by the London School of Hygiene (and) Tropical Medicine. Disadvantaged neighbourhoods often lack access to low-cost healthy foods, which has led to recent US policy initiatives that focus on increasing the number of local supermarkets through grants and loans. These programmes include the (Dollar) 400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative, ... |
| Evidence That Fetal Sex can Affect Milk Production in Cows Posted:  Fetal sex can affect the amount of milk the cow produces, reveals the findings of a new study, co-authored by a Havard scientist, and can have major economic implications for U.S dairy farmers. The study, which examined 2.4 million lactations by nearly 1.5 million dairy cows in the U.S., found that cows which gestated back-to-back daughters produce as much as 1,000 pounds more milk than those that give birth to sons over the first two lactations. The study is described ... |
| Number of Cancer Cases can Rise by Half by 2030': UN Posted:  New cases of cancer can reach to 21.6 million per year, rising by half, by 2030, as compared to 14 million in 2012, said the UN on Monday during a global analysis of the scourge. Cancer deaths, meanwhile, will likely rise from 8.2 million to 13 million per year as the world's population grows and ages and more people adopt risky lifestyle habits, said the report compiled by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). It took aim at Big Tobacco, ... |
| NSAIDs Do Not Increase Risk of Miscarriage Posted:  Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) intake during pregnancy is not linked to increased risk of miscarriage, finds study CMAJ. NSAIDs, which include ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac and others, are increasingly used by pregnant women in the first trimester to combat pain, fever and inflammation. However, it is unclear whether they increase the risk of pregnancy loss because previous studies have shown inconsistent results. To determine ... |
| 8 in 10 Over-50s Dissatisfied With Sex Lives, Finds Study Posted:  A new study finds just 22 per cent of the over-50s are satisfied with their sex lives. In the survey of 2,000 people, more than a third said that they 'unhappy' with their love lives, the Daily Express reported. Fewer than 19 per cent said that they had sex more than once a week, while a third said that they no longer had sex or made love less than once a year. The study - carried out jointly by Relate and the Mature Times newspaper ... |
| New Method for Tracking T Cells in HIV Patients Identified Posted:  A novel method for tracking CD4+ T cells in people infected with HIV has been identified by a team of researchers. CD4+ T cells are critical for immune defense against an array of pathogens and are a primary target of HIV. In the study, researchers used a unique, replication-incompetent (defective) form of HIV identified in a patient in the early 1990s. The defective virus had integrated into the genome of a single CD4+ T cell. Like a barcode, this "provirus" marked the originally ... |
| Cancer is Curable If Addressed Timely Posted:  Many people believe cancer is incurable, quite a few think it is contagious and many others feel it can be caused by hair-dyes and anti-perspirants. Myths like these expose our little knowledge about the much-feared disease which, if addressed timely, can be cured, doctors say. According to health experts, many myths are associated with cancer, but adapting a healthy lifestyle can help people keep it at bay. India has more than three million cancer ... |
| We Lose Weight Only on Weekdays: Study Posted:  Ever heard of weight loss cycles in a week? The week itself reveals why you lose weight on weekdays and gain extra kilos over weekends, explains new research. "On the weekends, people have more time to go out and eat," said Brian Wansink from Cornell University. "Some indulging during weekends makes no harm but for successful weight loss, it is important to notice these rhythms and take steps to reverse the upward trends after the weekend," he explained. ... |
| Cancer Research Tie-Up in Between Belgian's Ablynx and Merck Posted:  Belgian biotechnology company Ablynx said that it has signed a cancer research cooperation accord with US pharmaceuticals giant Merck (and) Co. which could be worth up to 1.7 billion euros. The contract, to identify proteins which may lead to cancer immunotherapy treatments, involves an initial payment of 20 million euros plus 10.7 million euros for the three-year research programme. Subsequent royalties on sales could lead to payment of 1.7 billion euros, ... |
| Intervention Leads to Reduction of C-Sections and Neonatal Morbidities Posted:  In New Orleans, researchers will report that Cesarean deliveries reviews and best practices implementation are effective to provide optimal care by an appropriate management of medical interventions. This will lead to a significant reduction of cesarean deliveries and neonatal morbidity. The study is to be presented on Feb. 6 in an oral plenary session at 8 a.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting The ... |
| Doctors Encourage Expectant Monitoring for Women With Hypertension Posted:  Researchers will report findings that recommend expectant monitoring instead of immediate delivery for women with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia between 34 and 37 weeks of pregnancy. The study is to be presented on Feb. 6 at 8:15 a.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in New Orleans. There are two strategies to manage hypertensive disorders for pregnant women between 34 and 37 weeks. The first is ... |
| NIPT Detects More Than 80 Percent of Chromosomal Abnormalities: Study Posted:  Researchers will report that noninvasive prenatal testing detected 83.2 percent of chromosomal abnormalities normally picked up by invasive diagnostic testing strategies, such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis. The study is to be presented on Feb. 6 at 9 a.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in New Orleans. Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using cell free DNA provides accurate screening ... |
| Genes Associated With Cerebral Palsy and Death in Very Preterm Babies Posted:  Researchers will report that a variant in SERPINE1, a gene involved in inflammation and blood clotting, is associated with cerebral palsy and death in very preterm babies. This gene has been associated with increased risk of cerebral palsy in one previous study of preterm babies. The study will be presented on Feb. 6 at 2:45 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in New Orleans. Previous genetic ... |
| Shy Kids as Sharp as Their Less Shy Peers Posted:  A new study finds that children who are shy of speaking understand what's being said like their less shy peers. Children who are inhibited in their behaviour have performance problems while speaking with others but don't lack capability - meaning that they are merely reluctant to respond rather than delayed or deficient in understanding language. The study, involving 816 toddlers, was conducted at University of Colorado Boulder and University of Connecticut ... |
| Clinical Effectiveness Of Imaging Examinations Increased by Clinical Education Initiatives Posted:  A variety of issues related to clinical practice, health services, practice management, radiology education and training was focused in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Articles include: strongScreening Cervical Spine CT in the Emergency Department, Phase 3: Increasing Effectiveness of Imaging/strong /br Brent Griffith, M.D.; Phyllis Vallee, M.D.; Jumana Nagarwala, M.D.; C. Patrick Loeckner, M.D.; Lonni R. ... |
| Wearable Gadget can Turn Your Palm into Touch Interface Posted:  Engineers have developed a new wearable, gesture-based gadget that turns your palm into a touch interface. Fin enables users to control up to three devices - such as smartphones, car radios and smart TVs using only swipes and taps. According to Mashable, the ring-shaped technology is worn on the thumb, and communicates with different devices using Bluetooth. Fin has five pre-programmed gestures; and it can control the volume on a television, ... |
| Leukemia Cure Closer to Reality Thanks to New Protein Breakthrough Posted:  A protein critical to hematopoietic stem cell function and blood formation has been identified by a team of researchers. The finding has potential as a new target for treating leukemia because cancer stem cells rely upon the same protein to regulate and sustain their growth. Principal investigator Tannishtha Reya from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, along with her colleagues found that a protein called Lis1 fundamentally regulates ... |
| Synthesizer That Turns Veggies into Instrument Posted:  Trying vegetables instead of traditional guitar-bass-drums line-up can be a novel idea for people who want to be drummers or are in a mood to start a band. Not impressed? Well, listen to designer Yuri Suzuki - the sound artist behind the Disney audio system that lets you transfer audio messages through your finger - and just plug anything in! He has invented a circuit board called 'Ototo' that is actually a customisable synthesiser that can be attached ... |
| Olympic Snow Being Enjoyed by Russians Posted:  The gondola serving the Gornaya Karusel kicks into action even as stray dogs settle in the morning sun and the smells of nearby boiled corn on the cob and wood-grilled lamb skewers waft upwards. A steady stream of skiers, snowboarders and simple tourists weave their way through the mishmash of newly-built faux-Italianate accommodation blocks to board the French-made bubble-car and ride up the mountain for an Olympic experience. While the Black sea resort ... |
| Year of the Horse Starts With a Battle of the Horses Posted:  Southern China witnessed the clashing of hooves in mid-air, stallion biting his opponent and spectators cheering wildly with the celebrations in the Year of the Horse. For the residents of Tiantou, a remote village in the Guangxi region, the 500-year-old tradition which pits male horses against each other in a fight over a female was the only way to kick off the Lunar New Year. "Without horse fighting it wouldn't feel like a new year," said Pan Jianming, ... |
| Same Sex Parents may Have Better Influences on Their Kids Posted:  A new study found how children who were raised by same-sex parents performed just as well in social and emotional development as those raised by heterosexual parents. The study conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), found a now strong evidence that same-sex-parented families constitute supportive environments in which to raise children, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Meanwhile, the research by Deb Dempsey found that growing ... |
| WHO Says Developing Nations Must Act to Stop Obesity Epidemic Posted:  The World Health Organization has said that tighter economic policies and proper regulation can help governments prevent overweight and obesity epidemic in their respective countries. Governments could slow - and even reverse - the growing epidemic of obesity by taking measures to counter fast food consumption, according to new research. "Countries (like India) where the diet is transitioning from one that is high in cereals to one that is high in fat, ... |
| Unusual Name Results in Refusal of Passport for Britain's Most Inked Man Posted:  Media reports indicate that Britain's most tattooed man has been refused a passport because of his unusual name. Mathew Whelan changed his name to "King of Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink-Ite" because of which he is not able to renew his password, the Mirror reported. Body Art, as he is known for short, said that it is a breach of his human rights, because they want to put his birth name on his passport, even though that is not his name any ... |
| Rio's Iconic Christ Statue may Get a Darker Hue Due to Repairs Posted:  Heritage officials have confirmed that Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue could take on a darker hue owing to a shortage of replacement stone. The statue is facing renovation after being struck by lightning last month. The 38-meter (125 feet -- including the pedestal) statue, named in a 2007 global poll as one of seven new wonders of the world, lost a fingertip to a lightning bolt during a January 22 storm. But the repair work has prompted concerns over ... |
| Understanding Between Wolves Outweigh Those Between Dogs Posted:  Wolves and dogs are completely different despite being closely related, a new study found. Scientists from the Messerli Research Institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna have undertaken experiments that suggest that wolves observe one another more closely than dogs and so are better at learning from one another. The scientists believe that cooperation among wolves is the basis of the understanding between dogs and humans. Wolves ... |
| How to Get Different Parts of the Brain "Talking" to Each Other Posted:  For the first time scientists have identified a way in which decreased functional connectivity between different parts of the brain can come about. In a study published online today in emNature Neuroscience/em, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy, and collaborators at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), in Rovereto, and La Sapienza University in Rome, demonstrate that it can be caused by cells called microglia ... |
| Researchers Develop Quicker, Cheaper Way to Detect Staph Posted:  More often than not, you will not know that you have got a staph infection until the test results come in, days after the symptoms first appear. But what if your physician could identify the infection much more quickly and without having to take a biopsy and ship it off for analysis? Researchers at the University of Iowa may have found a way. The team has created a noninvasive chemical probe that detects a common species of staph bacteria in the body. ... |
| Emotional Support may Help African-Americans Suffering the Biological Toll of Racial Discrimination Posted:  A new study found how African American teens who experience frequent discrimination during adolescence are at a greater risk of developing diabetes, stroke and heart disease in their later life. The study also found that emotional support from parents and peers can protect African American youth from stress-related damage to their bodies and health. The study, by researchers at the University of Georgia and Emory University, appears in the journal emChild ... |
| Black Children and Teens More Prone to Hospital Asthma Readmissions Due to Hardships Posted:  The greater burden of financial and social hardships make black children twice as likely as white children to be readmitted to the hospital for asthma, reveals a new study. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that 23 percent of black children were readmitted within a year, while 11 percent of other children in the study, most of whom were white, were readmitted within a year. Nearly 19 percent of all children were readmitted to the ... |
| Here's How You can Beat Withdrawal Symptoms After Super Bowl Ends Posted:  The withdrawal symptoms that millions of fans will go through from not being able to watch football for months after the final play of the Super Bowl have been described by a Loyola University Medical Center psychiatrist. Dr. Angelos Halaris explains that when a person engages in a pleasurable activity, such as watching a football game, a neurotransmitter (brain chemical) called dopamine is released in a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens. When ... |
| FDA Nod for CareFusion's AVAflex Vertebral Balloon System Posted:  San Diego-based medical technology company CareFusion announced that it has received a clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its AVAflex Vertebral Balloon System that can be used in kyphoplasty procedures on vertebral compression fractures through a single vertebral cannula. The technique provides a minimally invasive solution to treating vertebral compression fractures and combines AVAflex Curved Vertebral Augmentation Needle and the AVAmax Vertebral ... |
| Dry January may Not be Beneficial for Overall Health, Expert Suggests Posted:  While Dry January is seen as one month where people come pledge to stay away from drinking alcohol, an expert at the University of California suggests that rather than providing health benefits, the decision could instead be detrimental to our overall health. Professor Charles Bamforth said that regular drinks of alcohol are beneficial for heart and blood circulation, as long as it is indulged moderately. Professor Bamforth added that excessive drinking at ... |
| Smokers' Lungs can be Used for Transplantation, Says Study Posted:  A new study suggests that using lungs of smokers for transplantation may not be detrimental and the transplant patients were as likely to live up to three years after the surgery as those who had been given lungs of non-smokers. The study was conducted by researchers at Harefield Hospital in London who studied a total of 237 lung transplants that were carried out at the hospital over a six-year period from 2007. Around half of the transplants involved lungs ... |
| Six-Year-Old Boy Suspended from School for Carrying Cheese Snack in Lunchbox Posted:  A primary school in Britain has suspended a six-year old boy for four days for bringing snacks in his lunch box. The staff at Colnbrook C of E Primary School implemented a healthy eating plan at the start of the term and had asked the parents to provide a balanced diet in their children's lunch boxes. However when they found snacks in Riley Pearson's lunch box yet again, they decided to suspend the student for four days and sent a letter to his parents informing of ... |
| Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy may Become a Criminal Offense in England Posted:  Drinking during pregnancy to such an extent that it can harm the unborn baby could become a criminal offense should the Court of Appeals in England overturn a decision reached by an appeals court. A tribunal court had ruled in 2011 that a woman who drank excessive amounts of alcohol during her pregnancy was responsible for the fetal alcohol spectrum disorder suffered by a six-year old girl. The court ruled that the personal injury was "directly attributable to a crime ... |
| HPV Vaccine may Not Initiate Sex or Unsafe Sexual Behaviour Posted:  Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may not affect the initiation of sex or unsafe sexual behaviour among teenage girls and young women, suggest a study findings. The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study shows that teen girls' and young women's beliefs regarding the HPV vaccine, whether accurate or inaccurate, are not linked to subsequent sexual behaviors over the six months after vaccination. Those enrolled in the study didn't change their behavior ... |
| Heart Patients to Know Five Numbers by Heart for Help Posted:  Pass codes, phone numbers, social security numbers, clothing sizes and addresses are the most important numbers to help keep your cardiovascular system healthy, say the experts at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. "These are the numbers doctors use to assess someone''s risk for getting heart disease, both short term and throughout their lifetime," says Dr. Martha Gulati, director of preventive cardiology and women''s cardiovascular health at Ohio ... |
| Abortions in US Fall to a 40-year Low Posted:  The number of abortions performed in the United States has drastically reduced to the lowest level in 40 years, reveals a study on Monday, showing that contraceptive measures are being used. In 2011, an estimated 16.9 abortions were carried out per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 44 -- 1.1 million in absolute terms. It was lowest number since 1973, when the figure stood at 16.3 per 1,000, the Guttmacher Institute found. Between 2008 and 2011, ... |
| Obesity Epidemic can be Reversed by Tightening Economic Regulation Posted:  Governments can play a part in slowing or reversing the growing obesity epidemic by taking measures to counter fast food consumption, reveals a study published in the Bulletin of the WHO. The study, by a team of researchers based in the United States and Ireland, is the first to look at the effects of deregulation in the economy, including the agricultural and food sectors, and the resulting increase in fast food transactions on obesity over time. It suggests that ... |
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