Insomnia Higher Death Risk In Men – A new study has shown that insomnia could potentially be deadly to men. It is said that this is especially true for men who suffer with chronic insomnia, and those who get less than six hours of sleep a night. The study has shown that men who suffer [...]
An experimental drug being made and test for Alzheimer’s disease has been stopped by it’s manufacturer, Eli Lilly. The reason for this, is that the drug did not stop memory loss in the suffers, and it also had the major side affect of increasing the risk of skin cancer in those who were treated with [...]
A pain expert from the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine has said that women have the tendency to suffer from chronic conditions that cause pain more often, for longer periods, more intensely, and sometimes with more than one condition at a time. Jennifer Kelly categorizes chronic pain as anything that causes significant discomfort for more than six [...]
Some people are able to sleep through anything, and some will fly awake at the sound of a cough three rooms away. For many years, the reason for this has been a mystery. But now scientists believe they know why. A new study has shown that there may be an extra protective quality to the [...]
In many underdeveloped countries, the rotavirus remains one of the leading causes of child death, killing almost 500,000 every year, and causing serious health risks in children who have less severe cases. But a new vaccine may offer hope in eliminating the severe symptoms that often lead to dehydration and death, such as vomiting, fever, [...]
New figures have been released today that show that more than seventy million of the US population are obese. It is reported that obesity costs the country more than one hundred and forty seven billion dollars every single year. The new figures released show that at least a quarter of the US population are obese, [...]
A report by the Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Center for Injury Research and Policy has shown that the most common poisoning injury for children under six is still spray cleaners, though exposure has been slashed in half over the last decade. Despite the decrease in cases since 1990, 12,000 children are still treated in emergency rooms [...]
Health care reform was once one of the most heavily and passionately debated issues, overtaking the usual political platforms that will hold the traditional public interest. But now, the opposition has slowed down, and there seems to be less unfavorable opinion about the bill passed earlier this year. Since April, those opposed have declined, with [...]
The FDA is currently in talks about the option of expanding the availability of gastric bands to fourteen to seventeen year olds. At the moment, you have to be severely obese and over the age of eighteen to qualify for a gastric band. However, some studies show that certain gastric bands can prove to be [...]
A scientific study into the components making up store receipts found that 40% contain the dangerous chemical bisphenol A (BPA), and they are theorizing that there may be a serious health risk involved in their handling. BPA has long since been protested, with the last two years showing an increase in watchdog groups working to ban [...]
