Moderate to Severe Sleep-Disordered Breathing Can Lead to Stroke
• Neurology • Dec 05 05
Individuals who experience moderate to severe sleep-disordered breathing are four times more likely to have a stroke during the next four years than those…
Cannabis Almost Doubles Risk of Fatal Crashes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 05
Driving under the influence of cannabis almost doubles the risk of a fatal road crash, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.…
Overproduction of food in rich countries is fuelling health problems worldwide
• Public Health • Dec 04 05
As long as the supply of energy dense foods is not reduced, the prevalence of obesity and social inequalities in health is likely to…
Men and Women Differ in Brain Use During Same Tasks
• Brain • Dec 04 05
The comedians are right. The science proves it. A man’s brain and a woman’s brain really do work differently.
New research from the University…
Schizotypy, creativity and mating success in humans
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 04 05
The more creative a person is, the more sexual partners they are likely to have, according to a pioneering study which could explain the…
Making angioplasty safer
• Surgery • Dec 04 05
When life-threatening problems occur during angioplasty procedures, doctors may perform emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but data from the Mayo Clinic indicates that…
Drinking lots of coffee and tea can reduce the risk of chronic liver disease
• Bowel Problems • Dec 04 05
A study published in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology found that people at high risk for liver injury may be able to…
Romania reports new cases of bird flu in fowl
• Flu • Dec 01 05
Romania has detected new cases of bird flu in a remote village in the Danube delta where the deadly H5N1 strain was first discovered…
Ranbaxy says set to make large quantity of Tamiflu
• Drug News • Dec 01 05
Indian generic drug company Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. said on Thursday that it was prepared to produce large quantities of Tamiflu for the United States…
Nicotine vaccine continues to show promise
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 01 05
Research with a new nicotine vaccine shows that the vaccine is safe and well tolerated, with higher doses producing a greater rate of abstinence.
…Swedish researchers knock out anthrax bacterium
• Infections • Dec 01 05
Researchers at Stockholm University have found a substance that quickly knocks out the anthrax bacterium. The bacterium has been used in terrorist attacks in…
Rate of Paid-for Sex with Women Has Doubled in 10 Years
• Sexual Health • Dec 01 05
The rate of paid-for sex with women has doubled in a decade, reveals research in Sexually Transmitted Infections.
The findings are based on the…