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Tips from the mindlessly slim
New Cornell Food and Brand Lab research findings have helped to uncover lifestyle secrets of the “mindlessly slim.” The Food and Brand Lab researchers created the Slim by Design Registry (now called the Global Healthy Weight Registry) to survey […]
Professional midwives lessen maternal death in South Asia
To increase the survival rate to mothers in South Asia, a doctoral candidate suggests that midwifery should be established as a profession. In several South Asian countries, midwifery is not an established profession. Doctoral candidate Malin Bogren has been commissioned […]
LGBT bullying doesn’t ‘get better’
Discrimination, harassment and assault of LGBT youths is still very much a problem for about a third of adolescents, a Northwestern Medicine study found. What’s more, it’s often very severe, ongoing and leads to lasting mental health problems such as […]
Grass could be key to super-thin condoms
Fibres from a type of grass can improve latex to produce thinner condoms without the loss of strength. Working in partnership with Aboriginal traditional owners of the Camooweal region in north-west Queensland, the Indjalandji-Dhidhanu People, researchers from The University of […]
Air pollution during pregnancy may cause asthma in babies
Mothers who were exposed to air pollution during pregnancy may increase the chances of having asthmatic babies, saya a new research by the University of British Colombia (UBC) “Our study results highlight the danger of exposure to pollution while babies […]
Missing radiation treatment ups the risk of recurrence
Missing two or more radiation therapy session can increase the risk of cancer recurrence in patients, says a new study by Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s NCI–designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center. The […]
Six signs of an unhealthy heart
Texas A&M Health Science Center cardiologist, John P. Erwin, M.D., shares surprising clues that can ultimately point to an unhealthy heart. 1. Sexual problems For males, erectile dysfunction is a common manifestation of arterial disease. The buildup of plaque in […]
Ultra runner sets new world record
Ultra runner Susie Chan set a new world record by running in a treadmill for 12 hours. The 40 year old, ran a total distance of 68.54 miles (110.3km) in the human performance laboratory at the Kingston University’s Penrhyn Road […]
Is shopping therapy effective?
Depends on what you buy, says Arizona State University professor Monika Lisjak. Her study discovers that buying something that can improve your competence may tend to back-fire, as it reminds you of your flaws. “What we know from a lot […]
BMI an inaccurate measure of health
A new research out of UC Santa Barbara and UCLA reveals that millions of Americans labeled overweight or obese based on their BMI are, in fact, “perfectly healthy.” Their findings, which appear in the International Journal of Obesity, suggest that […]
