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Retrieve eggs earlier during menstrual cycle if you’d like to get pregnant, older women told
Women 43 years old than older have been told to have their eggs retrieved earlier during their menstrual cycle to boost chances of falling pregnant from vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study says. The study was carried out by Dr […]
Blast back your teeth to growth
New research by a Harvard team has found that a simple, “quick blast” by a low-powered laser can restore your teeth back to growth The new study is published in Science Translational Medicine. As Sarah Zhang reports for Gizmodo, currently […]
New Novavax vaccine introduced
A new vaccine that prevents the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has been released by Novavax Inc. An RSV vaccine represents a $1 billion opportunity in the United States and potentially double that worldwide, Wedbush analyst Heather Behanna estimated. For […]
A web programme that promotes hand washing
A web-based programme which was tested on 16, 000 UK households found that it motivated people to wash their hands more frequently. The study was published in The Lancet. They found a 14% reduction in general risk of infection and […]
Rewarding teens with type 1 diabetes help them manage their disease
For teenagers with type 1 diabetes, managing their disease seems like an uphill task, so rewarding them a little financially may help. New research has found that when these teens are rewarded with 10 cents each time they have their […]
Legionnaires’ bacteria found in GSK’s N.C plant prompts shutdown
The North Carolina plant of drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has been closed on Tuesday after bacteria that that causes deadly Legionnaire’s disease was found. GSK spokeswoman Jenni Brewer Ligday said the bacteria was found during inspection in Zebulon, N.C.. GSK is a […]
A board game that trains African midwives to prevent maternal mortality
The University of Manchester’s school of nursing and midwifery has designed a board game that trains African midwives help women from dying in childbirth. It has been designed to help in the use of a chart which many midwives find […]
New study finds Omega-3 offsets schizophrenia
A new study has found that Omega-3, that fatty acid often found in oily fish, can offset schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Researchers found this when they gave a group of high-risk youths omega-3 supplements for 12 week, monitored its […]
Asian-Americans with heart failure likely to face other chronic diseases
The University at Albany has found that Asian-Americans with heart failure are likely to have other diseases, such as hypertension, renal disease and diabetes. Assistant professor of health policy and management at UAlbany’s School of Public Health Feng Qian studied […]
Risk of osteoporosis high for women with short time between pregnancies
Women who have pregnancies less than a year apart are at risk of osteoporosis later in life, a study says. Researchers compared the reproductive histories of 239 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis to 298 similar women without thinning bones. Pregnancies no […]
