A new European study reveals that women who had suffered from three or more miscarriages are nine times more likely to have a heart attack or myocardial infarction later compared to those who did not have any. The study, published in the online version of the journal Heart on December 1, examined 11,500 women who […]
Obese Americans have an increased likelihood of dying prematurely because of complications from having excessive weight compared to those who maintain an ideal body weight and figure. The study, published by the New England Journal of Medicine, says that overweight people also have an increased risk as obese people to die sooner. Researchers studied 1.5 […]
Eating disorders in children are causing an increasing number of them to be hospitalized, a new survey revealed. A report by the American Academy of Pediatrics published online this Monday shows that hospitalization cases of 12-and-under kids with eating disorders jumped 119 percent from 1999 to 2006. This supports an earlier report issued in 2009 […]
Flu vaccines for children have been shown in a Finnish study to be effective and the findings may convince health authorities worldwide to give flu shots to kids between six and 35 months of age. Only Finland and the United States actively promotes for children younger than two years old to receive the flu vaccines. […]
Secondhand smoke exposure that can lead to lethal diseases claims 600,000 lives per year around the world according to a study measuring the impact of secondhand smoke to the global population. The study published on Friday in the medical journal Lancet analyzed information from 192 countries and discovered that more than 30 percent of non-smokers […]
A fairly large number of cancers are detected in their advanced stages despite the availability of screening tests that may catch them in early stages, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Nearly one-half of cervical and colorectal malignancies and about one-third of breast cancers in the country are being spotted late […]
Health delegates from 170 nations around the world have signed a United Nations-sponsored tobacco control agreement in Uruguay that calls for the banning or limiting of additives such as artificial flavorings in cigarettes that seek to entice more consumers. They also urged tobacco companies to fully disclose the ingredients of their products. The signing of […]
A promising new drug to minimize the risk of skeletal-related events among bone cancer patients was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Denomusab, also marketed as Xgeva and Prolia for osteoporosis cases, is the first RANKL inhibitor to receive approval for this kind of treatment. The FDA based its favorable decision on the […]
Working women who are often stressed are more likely to develop heart disease or experience a heart attack, a new study which was presented at the American Heart Association meeting last Monday in Chicago reveals. Researchers examined 17,415 middle-aged working women who were considered healthy. They were asked about the level of stress they encounter […]
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that even though the new full-body scanners installed at airports uses radiation powerful enough to see through passengers’ clothing, the radiation levels emitted by the controversial machines are minimal and will not cause cancer. The TSA has installed 385 scanners in 60 airports nationwide, and the agency said they […]
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