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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 […]
Have asthma? Try cardio exercises
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are 235 million people currently suffering from asthma around the world. India has an estimated 15-20 million asthmatics and 15% […]
Blood test ‘boost’ in ovarian cancer fight
Regular blood tests can detect 86% of ovarian cancers before the point at which women normally would be diagnosed, according to a trial that could lead to national screening. Ovarian tumours are often deadly as they are caught too late. […]
An app that prevents you from slouching
Without a good posture, many of the daily tasks you perform during the course of the day can cause immediate or chronic health problems. Now, a new app, called the Posture.io hack, will keep office workers from slouching and will […]
Generic drugs equally as good as original ones – and cheaper
Clad in white lab coats, blue gloves and safety goggles, scientists are buzzing around a lab at Hospira in this suburb north of Chicago, US. One lifts a clear vial to eye level as he uses a syringe to fill […]
Epworth HealthCare
THE CHALLENGE Epworth HealthCare had a large number of disconnected clinical, safety, and building management systems buzzing and beeping throughout its facilities. They needed an alerting solution that would work with the existing technology and allow them to standardise telecommunications […]
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 […]
