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Australian researchers from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have shown that 22 different genes help to determine how much sun exposure a person needs to receive before developing melanoma. For people at high genetic risk, sun exposure in childhood is a strong contributing factor while people at low genetic risk develop melanoma only after a […]
Smear test attendance rises for the first time in FIVE years as 11million women went for the life-saving cervical cancer tests in England in 2018 NHS statistics show 71.9 per cent of eligible women attended their appointments This was a rise from 71.4 per cent in 2017-18 and the first increase since 2014 Experts say […]
(HealthDay)—Obese and overweight older individuals who lose weight have lower bone mineral density (BMD) in their hips, according to a study published in the November issue of Obesity. Daniel E. Kammire, of the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and colleagues gathered data from 77 adults (mean age, 67 years) at baseline, 18 months, […]
A UC Davis study found that the damaged gut lining (known as leaky gut) in monkeys infected with chronic simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), an HIV-like virus, was rapidly repaired within five hours of receiving Lactobacillus plantarum bacteria. The study, published today in the PNAS, linked chronically inflamed leaky gut to the loss of PPARα signaling […]
First, Gwyneth Paltrow raved about vagina steaming; then her lifestyle website, Goop, wanted you to stick a $66 rock up your hoo-ha. Now, Goop has settled a lawsuit over the unscientific health claims made to sell those rocks. A little background: In 2017, Goop posted a story called “Better Sex: Jade Eggs for Your Yoni,” which […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 15 Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 15 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com An Oklahoma judge reduced the amount Johnson & Johnson must pay to help alleviate the state’s opioid crisis by $107 million due to a miscalculation. The consumer products company was originally […]
Campaigners launch an ‘illegal blood bank’ for gay and bisexual men in protest against Government rules which stop them donating while sexually active The campaign will screen gay men’s blood samples to prove they are suitable Current rules mean men cannot donate within three months of sex with a man Campaigners say this is unfair […]
A multicenter group of 41 hospitals led by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has confirmed that an improved method for predicting retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a leading cause of blindness in children, was able to reduce the number of babies having invasive diagnostic examinations by nearly a third, while raising disease detection up […]
blog_miamai-cvc_111419_main.jpg The ASPCA recently celebrated the grand opening of our new ASPCA Community Veterinary Center in Liberty City, Florida, in partnership with Miami-Dade Animal Services (MDAS) and Miami-Dade County. The new Veterinary Center provides affordable and accessible veterinary services to pets and their guardians in Miami-Dade County, including the Liberty City area—a critically underserved community with limited […]
A new study in Comprehensive Psychiatry found that one-third of a group of patients seeking treatment for buying-shopping disorder (BSD) also reported symptoms of addictive online shopping. These patients tended to be younger than the others in the study sample, experienced greater levels of anxiety and depression, and were likely to exhibit a higher severity […]