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(HealthDay)—Mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation (MOABP) does not reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) or the overall morbidity of colon surgery versus no bowel preparation (NBP), according to a study published online Aug. 8 in The Lancet. Laura Koskenvuo, M.D., from University of Helsinki, and colleagues randomly assigned (1:1) 396 patients undergoing colon resection to […]
Getting your period can be annoying – a pain in more ways than one. I’ll never forget being 13 or 14 and sitting in a history lesson at school knowing that I was bleeding. I asked to go to the toilet and was told no. That was pretty standard at the time, although towards the […]
Does a vegan diet REALLY starve cancer? New study claims meat proteins feed tumors in mice – but experts say it’s not that simple for humans A new Duke University study in mice found that diets that cut out a protein in meat called methionine deprived their tumors of food and stopped growth Similar diets […]
Clapping back! Tyler Baltierra came to his own defense on Twitter after he and his wife, Catelynn Lowell, were slammed for their daughter Carly’s adoption. When a Twitter user called the Teen Mom OG couple “trash” for “giving [their] child up” on Monday, July 15, Baltierra wrote back, “If PLACING my innocent daughter into an […]
Gentlemen, I've got some bad news. You've read those stories about declining sperm counts across the world over the past 40 years, right? Well, the trend shows no sign of abating. What's more, our testosterone levels are tanking, too. Oh, and we're also losing our grip. The results of a joint study between the US […]
We all know what sobriety used to be: sober, in all meanings of the word. It was a soda with lime instead of Bordeaux; a trip to the gym Friday evenings while everyone else hit happy hour. For those with a serious alcohol problem, it was a worthy decision, maybe even a lifesaving one. It […]
Previous research has suggested that some contraceptive methods may increase women’s susceptibility to HIV. However, all three forms of contraception trialled were safe and highly effective, supporting their continued and increased access alongside high quality HIV prevention services. A randomised trial of more than 7,800 African women found that a type of contraceptive injection (intramuscular […]
Little one on the way! Tiger Woods’ ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, is pregnant with her third child. The model, 39, who shares daughter Sam, 11, and son Charlie, 10, with the athlete, 43, showed off her baby bump at Charlie’s flag football game on Friday, June 7, according to Radar Online. The former nanny paired a […]
The Reynolds family is growing! Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are expecting their third child together. The Gossip Girl alum, 31, debuted her baby bump in a bright yellow dress at the premiere for her husband’s new film Pokémon Pikachu Detective in New York City on Thursday, May 2. The couple, who tied the knot […]
The woman with NO vitamin D: 58-year-old loses 20cm in height, breaks bones and endures crippling pain due to a never-before-seen mutation that prevents her absorbing the ‘sunshine supplement’ Unnamed woman endured decades of pain in her back, neck, shoulders and hips Blood sample revealed she had ‘almost undetectable levels of vitamin D’ Does not […]