Category: Health alert
Fathers have big influence on teens’ drinking habits
Parents’ influence on teens’ drinking varies in girls and boys, suggests a new study from Taiwan. While the drinking behaviors of both genders were mostly influenced by fathers, the behaviors of girls were also somewhat influenced by their mothers, researchers […]
Whooping cough among children bank – no thanks to lack of immunisation
Healther Petersons listened to her five-year-old daughter, Camille, and worried. “She would cough and cough and cough and then she would be gasping to take a breath,” Petersons recalled. “Her eyes would be watering from coughing. The coughing wiped her […]
Obesity a major problem in Europe
Nearly all Irish adults are likely to be overweight in 15 years’ time, said a study Wednesday that warned of a European “obesity crisis of enormous proportions”. On current trends, some 89 % of Irish men will be overweight by […]
Parental stress affects children
Parents’ anxiety easily transmits to children without genetics playing any part whatsoever. This according to the results of a study carried out on twins by researchers from various universities in the United States, Great Britain and Sweden. The transmission of […]
Medical equipment can be taken over and controlled remotely by hackers
The development of a form of medical technology known as telesurgery, which uses robotic arms capable of performing surgery that can be remotely controlled, has tremendous potential to save lives and money. The ability to remotely perform a surgical procedure […]
South Asians more likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer
South Asian women are more likely to be diagnosed with later stage breast cancer compared to the general population, while Chinese women are more likely to be diagnosed with early stage cancer, according to a study published in the journal […]
World failing in fight against antibiotic resistance: WHO
GENEVA – The world is doing far too little to combat the misuse of antibiotics which is fuelling drug resistance and allowing long-treatable diseases to become killers, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. In its first ever analysis of how […]
More Germans substituting sausages with soya amidst health concerns
Germans, known for their love of sausages, are eating less meat and more vegetarian food as concerns grow about health, animal welfare and the environmental cost of livestock farming. Meat consumption is stable or declining in most developed countries but […]
Bullying more harmful to mental health than child abuse
Children who are bullied by their peers may be more likely to suffer mental health problems later in life than kids who are abused by adults, a study suggests. Previous research has linked physical, emotional and sexual abuse during childhood […]
Socio and psychological problems due to alcohol may lead to mortality
Cutting down on social or sports activities because of drinking is linked to a higher risk of death than by physically hazardous drinking behavior, claims a new study. The study involving some 40,000 people indicated that social and psychological problems […]
