Category: Education
Seriousness of Bladder Cancer Predicted By Smoking Intensity and Cancer Markers
According to a study, not only does smoking cause bladder cancer, it also affects its course, in that people who smoke more have greater likelihood of developing more aggressive and deadly disease. That is one of the conclusions of a […]
Some migraines tied to women’s heart risk: study
Women who suffer from migraines accompanied by visual disturbances such as flashes of light may be at increased risk of heart attacks and blood clots, researchers said Tuesday. The study involved 27,860 women, of whom 1,435 had migraine with aura, […]
Low Wages Could Lead to Hypertension: Study
A new study suggests that workers earning the lowest wages have a higher risk of hypertension than those who receive handsome salaries. The correlation between wages and hypertension was especially strong among women and persons between the ages of 25 […]
Alternative Medicine Use High Amoung Children With Chronic Conditions
According to a recent research, children who see specialists for chronic medical conditions are also using complementary medicine at an increased rate. About 71 per cent of pediatric patients attending various specialty clinics at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton […]
Risk of Kidney Problems High Among Those Who Take Combination of Blood Pressure Drugs and Painkillers
A new study published online on bmj.com reveals that the risk of serious kidney problems is high among patients who are given a triple combination of painkillers and blood pressure drugs. Although the absolute risk for individuals is low, it […]
Explanation Behind Why Obese People are Prone to Asthma
A study reveals that leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in energy metabolism, fertility and bone mass, also regulates the diameter of the airways. The study was led by researchers at Columbia University (USA). The findings could explain […]
Obese Mums to be Blamed for Kids’ Vitamin D Deficiency
Researchers say that women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy put their babies at risk of having insufficient levels of vitamin D. The study found that babies born to lean mothers had a third higher amount of […]
Top Reasons Why Diets Fail
Losing weight is one of the top resolutions made each year, yet only 20 percent of people are able to achieve successfully. Expert Jessica Bartfield, MD has revealed the top four reasons why dieters fail to lose weight. Firstly, she […]
Coca-Cola Used to Treat Gastric Phytobezoar- Research
While Coca-Cola has been getting some bad PR in the health circles, linking it with rising rates of obesity and diabetes, some of the doctors have come out with a unique way of making the drink useful, in a good […]
How Deadly Skin Cancer Spreads into Other Parts of the Body
Scientists have made another important discovery in understanding the process by which the gene mda-9/syntenin contributes to metastasis in melanoma (the spread of skin cancer). Published in the journal Cancer Research, the study demonstrated that mda-9/syntenin is a key regulator […]
