May 18, 2013

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Student Saves Choking Friend

Updated: 05/16/13 - A middle school student is lucky to be alive after he began choking in the school cafeteria. Fortunately for David Miller, his friend jumped into action. Read More

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  • Men Suffer More Severe Psoriasis, Which Explains The Higher Costs Of Care For Men
    Men often suffer from more severe cases of psoriasis than women, which may explain why the cost of care for men is higher. This is the conclusion of researchers at Sweden's Umea University in a new study. It is known that psoriasis affects about as many women as men...
  • Political Motivations May Have Evolutionary Links To Physical Strength
    Men's upper-body strength predicts their political opinions on economic redistribution, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science...
  • 4 New Genetic Risk Factors Identified For Testicular Cancer
    A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men today. The findings from this first-of-its-kind meta-analysis were reported online in Nature Genetics by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania...
  • Sexual Harassment Linked To Eating Disorder In Men
    Men who experience high levels of sexual harassment are much more likely than women to induce vomiting and take laxatives and diuretics in an attempt to control their weight, according to a surprising finding by Michigan State University researchers. Their study is one of the first to examine the effects of sexual harassment on body image and eating behaviors in both women and men...
  • Opportunity In Health Care System To Reach Out To Boys Contemplating Suicide
    More than 80 per cent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital. "This suggests there are a lot of opportunities for prevention," said Dr. Anne Rhodes, a research scientist at the hospital's Suicide Studies Research Unit...

Women's Health News

  • ADHD Incidence May Be Reduced In Breastfed Children
    Breastfeeding has a positive impact on the physical and mental development of infants. A new study suggests that breastfeeding may protect against the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in childhood. The study is reported in Breastfeeding Medicine, the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers...
  • Half Of All Adult Female Deaths In Rural Bangladesh Due To Non-Communicable Diseases
    While global attention has for decades been focused on reducing maternal mortality, population-based data on other causes of death among women of reproductive age has been virtually non-existent...
  • Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Not Increased By Hysterectomy
    Having a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal in mid-life does not increase a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease compared to women who reach natural menopause, contrary to many previously reported studies, according to research published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...
  • Change In Tactics Means Health Visitors May Be Able To Identify Child Abuse
    New research at The University of Nottingham is calling for changes to a government scheme which engages community nurses in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the home as part of a maternal and child health care programme...
  • Hysterectomy Does Not Raise Heart Risk
    Contrary to some previous research, a new study from the US finds women's risk of cardiovascular disease does not go up after having a hysterectomy in mid-life, with or without ovary removal. The risk is no higher than that faced by women who reach the menopause naturally, says the new study. Lead author Karen A...

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  • Heat Stroke
    Title: Heat Stroke
    Category: Diseases and Conditions
    Created: 8/4/1999 4:30:00 AM
    Last Editorial Review: 5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM
  • Health Tip: Keep Your Family Fit
    Title: Health Tip: Keep Your Family Fit
    Category: Health News
    Created: 4/30/2013 8:35:00 AM
    Last Editorial Review: 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM
  • Health Tip: Ready to Run?
    Title: Health Tip: Ready to Run?
    Category: Health News
    Created: 4/23/2013 8:35:00 AM
    Last Editorial Review: 4/23/2013 12:00:00 AM
  • Health Tip: Resolve to Meet Your Exercise Goals
    Title: Health Tip: Resolve to Meet Your Exercise Goals
    Category: Health News
    Created: 4/19/2013 8:35:00 AM
    Last Editorial Review: 4/19/2013 12:00:00 AM
  • Exercise May Blunt Heavy Drinking's Effect on Brain
    Title: Exercise May Blunt Heavy Drinking's Effect on Brain
    Category: Health News
    Created: 4/17/2013 12:35:00 PM
    Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2013 12:00:00 AM