HEALTH NEWS
2 February 2012
Reflux drugs linked to bone fractures
Popular drugs prescribed for indigestion and gastric reflux have been linked to an increased risk of bone fractures...
31 January 2012
No 2 cause for bedwetting
Bedwetting isn't always due to bladder problems, say researchers who believe that constipation is often the culprit...
24 January 2012
Narcissistic men suffer health risks
Narcissism affects both genders, but it appears to have an especially negative effect on the health of men...
17 January 2012
Breast cancer gene plays role in heart disease
Scientists have discovered that the infamous BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are also involved in regulating heart function...
12 January 2012
Elderly women most sexually satisfied
The majority of women in a new study report that sexual satisfaction increases with age and also that frequent arousal and orgasm continue into old age...
10 January 2012
Medicos push for soda tax
Imposing a tax of one-penny-per-ounce on soda drinks could have a "huge" effect on soaring rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, say public health experts...
4 January 2012
Infections more likely during ovulation
A woman's menstrual cycle plays an important role in her susceptibility to infection, say European researchers...
3 January 2012
Mom's diabetes linked to ADHD in kids
Exposure to maternal diabetes mellitus in the womb and low family socioeconomic status appear to increase the risk of childhood ADHD...
28 December 2011
When obesity and pregnancy collide
While women can have a successful pregnancy at any size, they need to understand the challenges that their weight will create, say obstetricians...
20 December 2011
Fear of divorce keeping Gen Y single
The percentage of married adults is at an all-time low in the United States and demographers at Cornell University think they know why...
15 December 2011
Breast screening causing more harm than good?
A new study in the British Medical Journal supports the claim that the introduction of breast cancer screening in the UK may have caused more harm than good...
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