Add to My Stories Marathons are ever popular with celebrities like chef Gordon Ramsay regularly taking part. But even healthy competitors could hurt their hearts Marathon runners who are not fully fit should take heed – they can cause damage to their heart that will take three months to repair, according to researchers.
A woman’s blood type could affect her fertility and influence her chances of getting pregnant, scientists have found A woman’s blood group could influence her chances of getting pregnant, scientists have found. Those with blood type O may struggle to conceive due to a lower egg count and poorer egg quality, while those with blood group A seem to be more fertile. More than 560 women with an average age of 35 undergoing fertility treatment took part in the research, led by experts from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and Yale University
UN delegates and advocates gathered last month in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). With just five years remaining to meet the goals, and maternal health (Goal 5) the furthest off-track, the MDG Summit was an important opportunity for those of us in the reproductive health field to come together and fight for women and families. Compared to the pre-summit hoopla, however, I am struck by the silence that has followed
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Infecting over 3,000 people and killing at least 250, a cholera outbreak is currently sweeping across Haiti, bringing a new wave of tragedy to a nation which, until now, had been slowly recovering from a massive earthquake earlier this year. Unfortunately, the cholera outbreak is only the latest in a line of infectious diseases to strike one of the world’s developing regions in recent years.
Add to My Stories In the right hands, medical lasers can have almost miraculous effects. They can erase unsightly thread veins and birthmarks, and treat the redness of the skin disease rosacea. These powerful beams of light even reduce scarring and stretch marks, and eliminate unwanted body hair.
Add to My Stories Men who eat junk food could be condemning their future children to diabetes, a study suggests. Prospective fathers should keep an eye on their diet in the same way as mothers-to-be, it implies. The warning comes as Britain fights an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, with two million people already diagnosed and the figure forecast to double by 2025.
Add to My Stories New mothers often grumble that their brain has turned into mush. But having a baby may actually make you brighter, a study has found.
Add to My Stories A study of over-50s has revealed the DHEAS hormone makes you live longer – and is more plentiful the wealthier you are (posed by model) A hormone naturally created in the body could be the elixir of life, scientists believe. According to a study of thousands of over-50s, the substance known as DHEAS makes you live longer – and is more plentiful the wealthier you are.
The country’s response to its government’s anti-smoking campaign is proving more inflammatory than predicted Change takes courage and in Greece change is everywhere. Reform, revolution, restructuring, call it what you will, the country is in the grip of massive transformation , spurred mostly by the realisation that without it cash-strapped Athens was heading for economic collapse.
If you are reading health magazines or watching shows on how to eat better, you might have become accustomed to reading the food labels you find on a can of beans, a box of cookies, or the packaging of a processed meal as an easy way to determine the nutrition content of what you are putting into your body. Your next step might be to read the very often endless list of ingredients. Typically, we’re told that more than 7 or 8 ingredients is a red flag: stay away from that food product
WASHINGTON — Reports of thyroid cancer patients setting off radiation alarms and contaminating hotel rooms are prompting the agency in charge of nuclear safety to consider tighter rules. A congressional investigation made public Wednesday found that patients sent home after treatment with radioactive iodine have contaminated unsuspecting hotel guests and set off alarms on public transportation.
LONDON — The number of people dying from malaria in India may be more than 10 times higher than World Health Organization figures suggest, a new study says. But WHO has disputed the findings. Read more: Malaria , Malaria Disease , Malaria in India , Malaria Deaths , Health , Malaria India , Living News
