A new research shows that 40 percent of women report sexual problems.
The research is couducted by Dr. Jan Shifren, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and director of the Vincent Menopause Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston.
The report says, 12 percent of 83 million U.S. women [...]
People hearing the devastating news that they have cancer have trouble remembering the details of the conversation with their doctor.
And, those who have the worst prognosis are likely to remember even less, a new study found.
Reporting in the Nov. 20 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers from the Netherlands [...]
A study on monkeys has shed new light on blindsight, a phenomenon in which patients with damage in the primary visual cortex of the brain can tell where an object is, even when they are unable to see it.
Professor Tadashi Isa and Dr. Masatoshi Yoshida, who led the study at the National Institute for Physiological [...]
Transplanting a new line of stem cells into rat models of Lou Gehrig’s disease, that ends in fatality, slows down neuron loss and extends life, a new study has found.
Also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease afflicts nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
The new work supports the hypothesis that [...]
If you smoke and you’re pregnant or planning to become pregnant, it’s especially important to kick the habit now. The toxic chemicals inhaled when you smoke are easily passed to the unborn baby.
The American Pregnancy Association offers these suggestions to help you stop smoking during pregnancy:
Make a list of all of [...]
Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched.
Gov. Linda Lingle’s administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the [...]
Patients coping with metabolic syndrome have a 75 percent higher risk for developing colorectal cancer sometime in their lives, a new study suggests.
“Metabolic syndrome is a conglomeration of three or four diseases, that together can portend a worse prognosis for certain illnesses, including a number of cancers,” said study co-author Dr. [...]
In a group of Medicare beneficiaries who have diabetes, being depressed was associated with a higher death rate, according to a new study.
Publishing in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of Washington tracked 10,704 Medicare beneficiaries (average age of 75.6 years) who had [...]
Indian scientists have found yet another reason why turmeric should be part of our daily diet.
Lab experiments in the past have shown that curcumin - the yellowish component of the Indian curry spice turmeric - is able to fight skin, breast and other tumour cells. It is also known to lower the chances of getting [...]
In the world today, there have been a lot of weight loss strategies and supplements just to give every one what they want and what they need. Some of these supplements were called as the yellow bullets. They are termed such because they are typically yellow capsules with various components inside that can make you [...]