Category: Education
Birth control path to reaching climate goals
In Pakistan, where just a third of married women use contraception, half of all pregnancies – 4.2 million each year – are unintended, according to the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau. At the same time, the rising population in Pakistan – and elsewhere around […]
Celiac disease affects overweight children too
Overweight children are just as likely as thin children to have celiac disease, a new study confirms. It’s a common misconception – even among many doctors – that celiac disease is limited to people who are underweight. “Being overweight certainly […]
Childhood obesity “levelling off” among kids under 10
The rise in childhood obesity, which has left one in three children overweight, may be beginning to level off in the under-10s, a study suggests. It found a steady rise in the proportion of overweight children in England in 1994-2003, […]
Milk “less than perfect”
Embattled milk producers launched a social media campaign this week to rebuild public confidence in the health benefits of their product. But how healthy is it? While the government urges milk consumption, some studies have begun to suggest potential ill […]
Plastic chemicals to blame for early menopause
Women whose bodies contained high levels of certain chemicals found in plastics and cosmetics experienced menopause two to four years earlier than women with lower amounts in their systems, US researchers said Wednesday. While the study in the journal PLOS […]
Want to quit smoking? Do it gradually
If you’re thinking of quitting smoking, don’t do it ‘cold turkey’ – or else you’ll relapse in no time. That’s what researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found. “Regular smokers experience an almost dementia-like condition in the early hours […]
Stand up, don’t sit
Modern Americans are used to tracking all manner of health behaviours, from calories consumed to steps taken. It’s time to add another to the list: hours spent sitting. The drumbeat of research on the ill effects of sitting may have […]
Youths see e-cigarettes as fun
Many young adults are enthusiastically “vaping” e-cigarettes, drawn by the nifty technology, tasty flavors and their own physical sense that the devices are doing them no harm, according to new research. The authors of the small study, which focused on […]
Soda and other sugary drinks cause early puberty in girls
Girls who consume a lot of sugary drinks may reach puberty earlier than those who don’t. Harvard researchers studied nearly 5,600 girls and found those who drank more than 1.5 sugary drinks a day had their first period almost three […]
5 possible reasons why you have migraine
1. Depression and Anxiety When it comes to the relationship between migraine and psychological illnesses such as depression and anxiety, the migraine is both the chicken and the egg, says MaryAnn Mays, MD, a neurologist and headache specialist in the […]
