Category: Education
Smoking cigarettes can damage your hearing – Japanese study
A Japanese study has found that smokers are more likely to develop hearing loss compared to non-smokers. The risk increases with each additional cigarette people smoke on a typical day. Researchers examined data on almost 50,000 Japanese workers, ages 20 […]
Pregnant women who take probiotics less likely to have child born with eczema
A study has found that women who consume probiotics during pregnancy and breastfeeding are less likely to have children with eczema, a common inflammatory skin disorder. Taking probiotics can slash eczema risk by 22% in young children. This is the […]
Improve your asthma by exercising
A new study has found that exercise can help improve asthma in obese individuals. Exercising can also improve sleep apnea and depression. The three-month program targeted both weight loss and exercise through aerobic and resistance training, the study authors wrote […]
Spice up those vegetables if you want your teen to eat them
A small study involving 100 high school students in rural Pennsylvania have found a way to get them eating vegetables: load the vegetables with spices, such as cumin or dill. Researchers got the students to taste a variety of plain […]
The happier your marriage, the less likely you will gain weight during midlife
A recent study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that people who are in a healthy marriage are less likely to gain weight and become obese. Researchers asked roughly 2,650 people who were married or in […]
Women who consume high amounts of caffeine less likely to get tinnitus – Harvard study
A study by the Harvard School of Health (HSPH) has found that women who consume higher amounts of caffeine are less likely to develop tinnitus. Most of the 65,000 women in the 18-year study got their caffeine from coffee; those who […]
The longer a girl goes through secondary schooling, the less likely she will get HIV
Research by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that the longer a girl is educated at secondary school, the less likely she will get HIV infection. The researchers conducted a study in Botswana and found that for […]
Drinking coffee lowers risk of early death caused by colorectal cancer
A study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that people with colorectal cancer (CRC) who drank at least four cups of coffee per day after their diagnosis had a significantly lower risk of early death—from either their cancer or any cause—than […]
Energy drinks risky to health in many ways
Research by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that consuming energy drinks endanger health: it can cause poor mental health, substance abuse, tooth decay, high blood pressure, kidney damage and diabetes. They say that the risks are […]
Exercising, even a bit, can make elderly heart patients live longer
A study from Norway has found that elderly heart patients benefit even from a bit of exercise: they are 19 % likely to die than sedentary participants, and 18 % less likely to die even if they stop exercising “This […]
