According to two studies published in the August edition of the journal Pediatrics, kids exposed to secondhand smoking while growing up will likely become smoker themselves when they grow older. In the US, there are around 5 million children exposed to secondhand smoking putting them at risk for diseases like asthma, ear infections, and sudden Read more
Teenage eating disorders resurface during middle age According to new studies, women who suffered with eating disorders in their younger years can fall prey to the condition again whenever they are under severe mental stress. Although several women get through their middle age without having to endure eating disorders, others who go through a tough Read more
Decision support systems increase diagnostic accuracy The new study reveals that radiologists can now improve their diagnostic accuracy by making use of decision support systems. The information provided by these systems help in ascertaining the cause of the disease more precisely. The only major drawback of the system is the necessity to log out of Read more
As we all be aware of the fact that secondhand smoking exposure is directly linked up with some diseases like ear problems, asthma, breathing issues in children, sudden infant death syndrome etc. Also the emerging evidence regarding this have found that there somewhere may a correlation between secondhand smoke exposure and a less physical issue Read more
A new study formed little day earlier by the researcher of the Loughborough University in the U.K. which stated that the people who had been suffering from bulimia, anorexia and unspecified eating disorders might face a higher rate of death than those people who was living without this disease.
World Population Day recognized in 1989 as an acknowledgement of the Day of Five Billion, which undertakes in July 11, 1987. Since then it becomes a global observance but never a public holiday. The Observation is globally practiced as awareness to the various population issues involving the importance of family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal Read more
Mastectomy can be followed by Breast Reconstruction According to latest findings, it is completely safe to go in for breast reconstruction immediately after mastectomy. This is in contrast to previous beliefs that there has to be a time gap between the two procedures. Mastectomy is usually performed when a women contracts breast cancer which necessitates Read more
Lung cancer in non smokers According to a study conducted in Netherlands, non smokers exhibit different lung cancer characteristics than smokers do. Among all the people affected with lung cancer, 25% are non smokers and the remaining are smokers. People who quit smoking after prolonged usage show characteristics similar to those of smokers. The genetic Read more
Surgeons in Sweden have done this miracle, they already have performed the world’s first synthetic organ transplant, which can be say an artificial windpipe transplanted, in the body of a cancer patient.
HealthDay has reported that a new kind of study had done little day earlier which was very useful to broadcast the entire benefits of message therapy over the typical forms of treatment related to chronic back pain.
Depressed mother on antidepressants increase autism risk in baby According to a study conducted by a team of researchers in Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, expecting mothers should stay away from antidepressants since the drugs might cause autism in babies. The study team was lead by Lisa A. Croen. The survey that took into consideration Read more
University of Alberta finds benefits in Aspirin Aspirin, when taken in high doses, can prevent or reduce the risk of heart attacks among those who are diabetic. The study was conducted by Canadian researchers and the results were found to be highly conclusive. Scot Simpson from the University of Alberta conducted the research. He headed Read more