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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Miscellaneous News Lots of experts disagree over the seemingly plain notion of keeping weight off by trying to eat less - a debate that centers on whether the practice backfires, leading to binging and weight gain.Now a new study shows that practicing restraint becomes more weighty with age. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Medical Research News Two studies, presented (Tuesday 6 January) at a major academic conference, disclose the gender difference in activity levels among school children and the over 70s. Both studies show males to be more physically active than females. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
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Miscellaneous News Fortification of corn masa flour products could increase folic acid intake by almost 20 percent for Mexican-Americans, who are at a 30-40 percent higher risk for many severe brain and spinal birth defects, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... |
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
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Child Health News A study into the circumstances surrounding the murders of children in New South Wales between 1991 to 2005 has revealed some shocking and disturbing info. |
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Monday, 22 December 2008 |
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Medical Science News Modern humans left Africa over 60,000 years ago in a migration that many believe was responsible for almost all of the human population that exist outside Africa today. Now, researchers have revealed that men and women weren't equal partners in that exodus. |
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Monday, 22 December 2008 |
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Child Health News Increased government support for families has coincided with a rise in births among women who left school at 16 compared to those who stayed in education after the age of 18. |
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Saturday, 20 December 2008 |
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Miscellaneous News Does sugar make kids hyperactive? Do we lose most of our body heat through our head? Will eating at night make you fat? Do suicides increase over the holidays? Are poinsettias toxic? Hangovers cures, do they work? |
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Friday, 19 December 2008 |
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Miscellaneous News To whom would you rather give money: a needy person in your neighborhood or a needy person in a foreign country? |
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Friday, 19 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News Repeated miscarriages and hormone treatment for infertility give an increased risk of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women.This comes from a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. |
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Thursday, 18 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms and 20 percent reported lasting psychological effects, according to the first study to analyze the long-term effects of... |
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Thursday, 18 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News A new study in the journal Personal Relationships reveals that women prefer mates who are recognized by their peers for their skills, abilities, and achievements, while not preferring men who use coercive tactics to subordinate their rivals. |
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Thursday, 18 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News Men consistently outperform women on spatial tasks, including mental rotation, which is the capability to identify how a 3-D object would appear if rotated in space. |
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News Researchers in New Zealand say though exercise is known to be one of the significant components which enhance and enhance the quality of life, it is unfortunately underused. |
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News A new study has revealed the most regularly prescribed medication for Australian women is antidepressants.The study, by researchers from Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH). |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News Insufficient vitamin D can stunt growth and foster weight gain during puberty, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. |
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News The newest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Australia's Mothers and Babies 2006 - says that women are waiting longer to start a family. |
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News Michael J. Tarr, a Brown University scientist, and graduate student Adrian Nestor have discovered this color difference in an study of dozens of faces.They determined that men tend to have more reddish skin and greenish skin is more usual for women. |
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News Individuals younger than 50 who have been previously vaccinated do not appear to have a substantially different immune response to a half-dose of influenza vaccine than to a full dose, according to a report in the December 8/22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. |
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News Men and women have about the same in-hospital death rate for heart attack - but women are twice as likely to die if hospitalized for a more severe type of heart attack, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. |
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
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Disease/Infection News Canadian researchers have identified protein biomarkers that shed new light on the development of 2 severe and debilitating forms of malaria. |
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News Experts say Australia requires a national screening policy for Down syndrome as research shows it could halve the number of babies born with the genetic condition. |
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
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Men's Health News Researchers from the University of Adelaide say regardless of the preconceived stereotype surrounding men and their health, Australian men are interested in talking about their health with the 'right people' and most men do not like the way that many doctors work. |
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 |
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Women's Health News Women who have up to 2 alcoholic drinks per day do not appear to be at increased risk of atrial fibrillation (irregular heart beat), but drinking more than that amount is associated with a higher risk, according to a study in the December 3 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the... |
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News Writing in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association , UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute researchers urge physicians to test for mutations of the fragile X gene in patients of all ages. |
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
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Child Health News "Time poor" single mothers come surprisingly close in the number of hours they spend caring for their children compared to married mothers, and the difference is explained almost totally by socio-economic factors and the kind of jobs they hold, say University of Maryland... |
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
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Miscellaneous News Although Americans are becoming increasingly aware of toxic chemical exposure from everyday household products like bisphenol A in some baby bottles and lead in some toys, women do not readily connect normal household products with personal chemical exposure and related adverse... |
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News When retiring, men are more likely than women to move directly from work to retirement, but overall the retirement patterns for dual-income married couples are complex and call for additional considerations in planning for the future, according to a new study from the Mandel... |
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
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Medical Procedure News Women who have decided that they do not wish to ever become pregnant frequently choose constant sterilization. |
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
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Men's Health News Men with facial scars are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. |
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News A "chip" or array that can speedily detect disorders like Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective item in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at Baylor College of Medicine, said researchers in a report that appears... |
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