Researchers have said that excess iron in the blood could damage arteries. They also said, that if one is young and gives blood at six-monthly intervals to reduce iron content in the blood, may just boost your health.
Basically, a normal adult has around five to six liters of blood in his or her body, […]
A research has found that people who have had years of repeated exposure to loud noise, have an increased risk of developing a non-cancerous tumor, called acoustic neuroma. This non-cancerous tumor may lead to hearing loss.
The study found that people, who had been exposed to years of loud noise, were on average one-and-a-half […]
Canadian doctors have reportedly cautioned that pregnant women who are considering a cesarean section, with no clear medical reason for it, could undergo some degree of risk.
In fact, Dr. Shiliang Liu from the Public Health Agency of Canada in Ottawa and colleagues have evidence that the rate of severe complications like major bleedings, infection […]
A severely premature born baby’s life has been saved thanks to the anti-impotence drug Viagra, which the English doctors used in order to save the life of the newborn.
Lewis Goodfellow - who was born at 24 weeks, was given the drug by the doctors at the northeast city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Goodfellow weighed […]
We had earlier reported about a study that suggested that pregnant women should refrain from indulging in a lot of fish diet, however a new research published in the Lancet throws new light on the controversial issue of whether pregnant women should eat fish.
The issue has people who are ‘for’ and against the idea. […]
New York City’s health department has come up with a rather interesting way to promote the increased use of condoms. The department has designed the subway-themed condoms, which are being promoted with the slogans “New York we’ve got you covered,” and the provocative “NYC condoms. Get some” ones.
They are of one common size, in […]
U.S. scientists are in the process of establishing how children develop cognitive skills and how memory affects their decisions and judgments.
Researchers at the new Culture, Cognition, and Development Laboratory at Rutgers University-Camden say they are following behavioral inquiries that will offer a deeper understanding of how children and adults perceive the world around them. […]
A study finding published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has revealed that consuming large amounts of carbohydrates does not appear to increase the risk of colon cancer in women.
The study conducted by Dr. Susanna C. Larsson, of the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and colleagues reported that there is experimental proof to suggest that abnormal […]
Breastfeeding is the natural next step after pregnancy and is an extremely special and precious gift from a mother to her baby.
A long term study conducted by Dr Richard Martin of Bristol University’s Department of Social Medicine and colleagues has revealed that children who are breastfed enjoy greater social mobility (movement up the social […]
People exposed to passive smoke could face a higher heart disease risk, says a study that directly measured - for the first time - second hand smoke exposure through levels of a nicotine by-product in the blood.
However, in the new study, Andrea Venn, a doctor at the University of Nottingham, and other researchers […]
