Category: Education
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 […]
A prevention program that lowers teenage suicide risk
A new school-based prevention program in Europe has proven to be successful in lowering the risk of teenage suicide. Danuta Wasserman, a professor of psychiatry at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, said the program was likely successful because students “felt […]
‘Autisms’, not autism, please
Researchers are saying that there are many types of autism and therefore to call it ‘autisms’ and not autism. “We believe a better term to use is ‘the autisms,’ or ‘the autism spectrum disorders’ (that is, plural),” Dr. Stephen W. […]
AAA invests $12 million in study of older drivers’ needs
US$ 12 million invested by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has been invested into the research of the needs of older drivers. Researchers will soon be tracking 3,000 senior drivers as part of an unprecedented project to better understand the […]
