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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
KIDNEY FUNCTION DIFFERS IN MEN AND WOMEN
Kidney function varies in both men and women. Marked differences between male and female kidneys have been observed and the findings...
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WOMEN, EXERCISE AND LONGEVITY
Women who can exercise strenuously are at significantly lower risk of dying from heart disease, cancer, and other causes, reports a...
Cancer
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
IPHONES AND 'POKEMON GO' ARE MORE LIKELY TO BLAME FOR RISE IN HEAD NECK INJURIES
As cellphones got smarter, they also became marginally more dangerous to the clumsy, as a new study finds that there is a rise in the...
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
C-SECTION BIRTHS NOT LINKED TO OBESITY IN KIDS: MYTH DEBUNKED
New study debunks the myth that a cesarean birth increases the odds of a child growing fat or obese.
Obesity, Child
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
ACUPUNCTURE CAN DECREASE RADIATION-INDUCED DRY MOUTH FOR CANCER PATIENTS
After receiving acupuncture treatment three days a week during radiation treatment, head and neck cancer patients experienced less...
Cancer
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
INCENTIVE-BASED PRENATAL TOBACCO INTERVENTIONS CAN HELP LOWER RISK OF INFANT HEALTH COMPLICATIONS
Low-income women who stop smoking while pregnant not only benefit their babies by reducing morbidity risk but may also the state program...
Tobacco, Pregnant, Baby
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
PANCREATIC CANCER TREATMENT HAS LOW PROGRESS
Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest form of the disease after lung cancer and colorectal cancer. There is no practical screening...
Cancer
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
AGING COULD BE DELAYED USING COMMON DIABETES MEDICATIONS
Two drugs already on the market to treat type two diabetes are being tested in nonhuman primates to see if they can impact the aging...
Diabetes, Drugs
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
ISCHEMIC STROKE RISK HIGH IN TAIWAN DUE TO AIR POLLUTION
Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons in the air may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke development.
Stroke, Pollution
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
HOW TO BE HAPPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
For those dealing with loss - be it the death of a loved one or pet, divorce or unemployment - the holidays can be an especially depressing...
Stress, Depression
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 7, 2019
DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS TWICE AT RISK OF LONG-TERM ILLNESSES
Women survivors of domestic abuse are at double the risk of developing long-term illnesses that cause widespread bodily pain and extreme...
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
USING LUNGS FROM INCREASED-RISK DONORS EXPANDS DONOR POOL, MAINTAINS CURRENT SURVIVAL RATES: STUDY
Using lungs from donors who are considered high risk for certain infectious diseases compared to standard risk donors results in similar...
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
NEW STUDY EXAMINES THE LINK BETWEEN SUGARS AND HEART HEALTH
Impact of sugars on cardiovascular health depends on the dose and type of sugar consumed, reports a new study.
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
CURBING CHRONIC INFLAMMATION HELP REDUCE ILLNESS, SAVE LIVES
Scientists call for early diagnosis, prevention and treatment to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and complications associated with...
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
WILMS' TUMOR: ROOT CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD KIDNEY CANCER DISCOVERED
Wilms' tumor is a childhood kidney cancer and it's root cause has been discovered. It is caused by a DNA change in a single renal cell....
Tumors, Cancer
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
PREVENTING CHRONIC DISORDERS EASE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
New study is the first to examine the relationship between hospitalizations due to opioid misuse and chronic disease.
Hospital
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
TECHNOLOGY AIDS TO SHOW HOW INDIVIDUAL CANCER CELLS REACT TO DRUGS
Sci-Plex profiles gene expression in thousands of individual cells when a sample is perturbed; the technology holds promise for cancer,...
Drugs, Cancer, AIDS
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
PRENATAL, EARLY LIFE EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS AIR POLLUTANTS RAISES ODDS OF TODDLER ALLERGIES
Significant relationship has been found between multiple prenatal and early life exposures to indoor pollutants and the degree of allergic...
Pollution, Allergies
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH IBD MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP VIRAL INFECTIONS
Researchers analysed almost 2,700 IBD patients in a Paris referral centre to understand the respective roles of IBD activity and drugs...
Drugs
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By Medindia Health
- Dec 6, 2019
PRETERM BIRTHS ARE MORE LIKELY WHEN DADS LIVE IN LOWER-INCOME AREAS
Lifelong lower socioeconomic status of dads is a newly recognized risk factor for early preterm birth , according to a new study.
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The headlines of Master Doctor
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Ryan Reynolds' Company, Aviation Gin, Saves Peloton Girl In Genius New...
Aviation Gin nailed this one, saving Peloton Girl from herself
By now, you've likely heard the backlash Peloton has gotten over their holiday ad featuring a ridiculously fit...
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Ischemic Stroke Risk High In Taiwan Due To Air Pollution
Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons in the air may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke development.
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'Dank Vapes' used by over 50% of sick vapers may be driving the US lung...
Of those hospitalized with e-cigarette-linked lung illnesses, 56 of patients in the US used products packaged as 'Dank Vapes,' a counterfeit 'brand' of THC e-cig, the CDC...
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Urban Outfitters Is Selling a $139 Weighted Blanket, and You Can Bet It's on...
A weighted blanket may be just what every stressed-out college student needs this Winter. They're thought to ease anxiety by hugging your body , which helps reduce cortisol...
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Study shows 3 months of high-intensity exercise can help restore heart...
Diabetes increases the risk of developing other chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease. But in a recent study, scientists from the University of Otago in New...
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Y chromosomes mysteriously DISAPPEAR in up to 44% of men by the time they...
Researchers led by the University of Cambridge looked at health data for more 200,000 men and found some were more likely to start losing Y chromosomes, but it wasn't clear why.
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Using Lungs from Increased-risk Donors Expands Donor Pool, Maintains Current...
Using lungs from donors who are considered high risk for certain infectious diseases compared to standard risk donors results in similar one-year survival for recipients.
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Cutting air pollution brings health benefits 'within WEEKS'
Research by the American Thoracic Society found when factories or roads were closed in populated areas such as the Atlanta, Georgia, and Beijing, there were less...
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Preterm Births are More Likely When Dads Live in Lower-income Areas
Lifelong lower socioeconomic status of dads is a newly recognized risk factor for early preterm birth , according to a new study.
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Experimental Drug For Liver Disease NASH Awaiting FDA Approval
Global clinical trial designed in collaboration with VCU successfully tested a drug therapy to treat NASH, a chronic liver disease and the fastest-growing reason for liver...
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