This woman is the most reckless mother Britain. She gave birth to her third child without any help from midwives or pain pills is directly in domestic tub. A resident of East Sussex Adele Allen shared on Instagram the happy news that she gave birth to her third child. It was the girl who had […]
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‘Orphan’ RNAs make cancer deadlier, but potentially easier to diagnose
Scientists have long known that cancer can hijack a cell’s existing regulatory circuitry and transform healthy cells into deadly malignancies. But a new discovery from UC San Francisco demonstrates that cancer is more than just a mutineer that seizes control of the cell’s administrative operations—it’s also a clever engineer, capable of constructing entirely new disease-promoting […]
Men focused on muscle building struggle with binge drinking and other problems
Young men who are overly preoccupied with building muscle have a significantly higher risk of depression, weekend binge drinking, and dieting that is not connected to obesity. They also have four times the probability of using legal and illegal supplements and anabolic steroids, a new study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) […]
Age, race are leading predictors of heart attacks in pregnant women
Heart attacks in pregnant women are rare, but the number is rising, particularly among older expectant mothers, according to a new study that looked at the most common factors behind the increase. The number of women who had heart attacks during or after pregnancy rose 19 percent from 2005 to 2014, the study found. “We […]
CDC: cases of polio-like illness still increasing in the U.S.
(HealthDay)—Cases of a polio-like condition that mainly affects children continue to rise this year in the United States, health officials say. There have been 219 possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) reported in 25 states, and 80 of those cases have been confirmed, according to the latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease […]
Antihormone therapy linked with higher heart failure risk in prostate cancer patients
Androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a 72 percent higher risk of heart failure in a study of patients with prostate cancer. In the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study, incidence rates of heart failure per 100 person-years within a 1-year follow-up period were 4.00 and 1.89 for androgen deprivation therapy users and nonusers, respectively. (A […]
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria now claiming 33,000 lives annually
An ECDC study estimates the burden of five types of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria of public health concern in the European Union and in the European Economic Area (EU/EEA). The burden of disease is measured in number of cases, attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). These estimates are based on data from the […]
Is Social Jet Lag to Blame for Your Weight Gain?
Social jet lag occurs when your body’s internal clock is out of sync with your constantly shifting sleep schedule.(Getty Images) You haven’t traveled anywhere – and yet you’re still experiencing effects akin to jet lag. In this case, it’s not landing in a different time zone that’s to blame but so-called social jet lag. Essentially, […]
Researchers develop new test to objectively measure pain, test medications
If you’ve ever visited the emergency department with appendicitis, or you’re one of the 100 million U.S. adults who suffer from chronic pain, you’re familiar with a row of numbered faces, with expressions from smiling to grimacing, used to indicate pain levels. Despite that tool’s widespread use, some researchers say a more empirical approach would […]
5 of the most useful properties of pomegranate
Any rating of the most healthful foods must include the grenades. And here are 5 amazing benefits of these fruits for human health. Polyphenols are responsible for the unique shade of red pomegranate seeds, and they are the most important antioxidants. Pomegranate juice high levels of antioxidants – much higher than any other fruit juice. […]