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The number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases among youngsters is always on a rise and it can be blamed upon unsafe sex among young heterosexuals and gay men, a new study suggests.
Research on sex and trauma faces an ethical dilemma: how can we find out more about the effects of such psychologically sensitive topics without hurting the people who participate in the study?
A study in Britain has revealed that an alrming 70% of women have unprotected sex with strange men raising concerns over spread of sexually tranmitted diseases.
A new study suggests that aspirin or similar pain killers on a regular basis may protect against skin cancer.
There are already more than enough number of eating habits, life style and work related causes associated with breast cancer. But now there is another one.
The Caterpillar got down off the mushroom and crawled away in the grass, remarking as it went, 'One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter.' -Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
People with diabetes are living longer, according to US health officials.
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists have just identified a new reason why some curry dishes, made with spices humans have used for thousands of years, might be good for you.
New research found that moderate exercise does not improve lipoprotein concentrations in obese patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Results published in the June issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, report that moderate physical activity produces only a small decrease in triglyceride and alanine transaminase (ALT) levels.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia are most common in the very elderly, and are associated with huge health costs. With a rapidly ageing population throughout the world, factors that affect the risk of cognitive decline and dementia are of great importance. A review paper by Kim JW et al published in Psychiatry Investig 2012;9:8-16 on the association between alcohol consumption and cognition in the elderly provides an excellent summary of the potential ways in which alcohol ...
When it comes to weight loss, when you eat might be as important as what you eat.
ATS 2012, SAN FRANCISCO – For more than three decades, researchers have warned of the potential health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), especially among children whose parents smoke. Now a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Arizona reports that those health risks persist well beyond childhood, independent of whether or not those individuals end up becoming smokers later in life.
University of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., is interested in the effect of acid in the brain. His studies suggest that increased acidity or low pH, in the brain is linked to panic disorders, anxiety, and depression. But his work also suggests that changes in acidity are important for normal brain activity too.
A recent study found that babies born in winter months are more likely to develop mental disorders like schizophrenia.
Study Finds that Every Minute Counts for Stroke Patients 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
5 Surprising Signs You’re Probably a Genius 
Special “Goo” Makes Naked Mole Rats Cancer-Proof 
Forever Young? Report Reveals Top 50 Tell-Tale Signs You're Getting Old 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
Testosterone May Give Postmenopausal Women a Cognitive Boost 
Low Vitamin D Intake Linked to HIgh Blood Pressure 
Tai Chi could be the Answer for a Longer Life 
Stroke Symptoms Linked to Cognitive Decline 
