Category: Education
Postmenopausal women should not use hormone therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions
Postmenopausal women should not use hormone therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions. Experts say this is because the risk of significant side effects outweighs the unclear evidence of a benefit. Most chronic conditions – coronary heart disease, dementia, stroke, fractures, […]
Nutritionists attract users to their food blogs by their credibility
Consumers like healthy eating blogs written by nutritionists who seem credible and who interact with their readers, a small study in Canada suggests. The researchers looked at what properties of a food blog are most likely to encourage readers to […]
Kids who are physically active more likely to get better grades
Students who get extra physical activity may pay more attention in school and do better in subjects like reading and math, a research review suggests. The study team analyzed data from 26 previously published studies with a total of more […]
Childhood cancer survivors likely to face blood pressure problems later on
More than one in 12 adult survivors of childhood cancers may have undiagnosed high blood pressure, a U.S. study suggests. High blood pressure, or hypertension, can be a particular problem for childhood cancer survivors because many of them have heart […]
Young people are not protecting themselves from STDs during oral sex – research
Adolescents and young adults regularly engage in oral sex but seldom use condoms to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, new research shows. That didn’t surprise the researcher who headed the study. “Many studies show that adolescents and young […]
Half of type 2 diabetes sufferers in ‘watershed’ trial recover after consuming 200-calorie drinks
In what they consider a “watershed trial”, doctors in Glasgow and Newcastle says nearly half of patients with type 2 diabetes have recovered after spending up to five months on a low-calorie diet of soups and shakes to trigger massive […]
Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain
Young people who are addicted to their smartphones and the internet have been found to have an imbalance in brain chemistry, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). According to a recent […]
Food safety is important for people with HIV or AIDS
Dec 1 was World’s AIDS day and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to remind those living with HIV or AIDS about their resource guide on protecting oneself from foodborne illness and safely handling food. Anyone preparing food should also […]
Married people have lower risk of getting dementia compared to their single counterparts
A new study has found that being married reduces the risk of getting dementia. Levels of social interaction could explain the finding, experts have said, after the research showed that people who are single or widowed are more likely to […]
Europe’s HIV epidemic growing at alarming rate, WHO warns
The number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in Europe reached its highest level in 2016 since records began, showing the region’s epidemic growing “at an alarming pace”, health officials said on Tuesday. That year, 160,000 people contracted the virus […]
