Tag Archives: Women
Vitamins ‘lower’ male cancer risk
17 October 2012 Last updated at 21:08 ET Taking a daily multivitamin pill may lower the risk of developing cancer in men, US researchers have claimed. Their study followed nearly 15,000 men, aged over 50, for more than a decade
Daily multivitamins reduce risk of cancer in men: Study is first to examine long-term affect of multivitamins on major chronic disease
ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2012) A daily multivitamin can help a man reduce his risk of cancer, according to new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)
Savile ‘not alone with patients’
15 October 2012 Last updated at 09:03 ET Sir Jimmy Savile would not have been left alone with patients at Broadmoor, a former chairman of its branch of the Prison Officers Association has said. Frank Mone, who worked at the psychiatric hospital at the time, said any evidence of him causing a threat would have been spotted immediately
‘Ancient dream’ of pain-free labor for Chinese women becoming closer to reality
ScienceDaily (Oct. 13, 2012) A study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2012 annual meeting revealed sometimes dramatic findings from a 10-year initiative called the “No Pain Labor N’ Delivery China Mission.” In a two-year period during 2009-11, and among 20,000 laboring women in one Chinese hospital: The labor epidural rate increased from 0 to 59 percent
Bad news ‘stresses’ women more
10 October 2012 Last updated at 21:50 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Bad news stories, such as those about murder, seem to alter the way women respond to stressful situations, according to a small study.
Low-level mercury exposure in pregnant women connected to ADHD risk in children
ScienceDaily (Oct. 8, 2012) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately ten percent of children worldwide, yet its causes are not well understood
Breast cancer errors at hospital
8 October 2012 Last updated at 13:17 ET Breast cancer treatment at a hospital in Nottinghamshire is to be reviewed after problems with tests on 120 women.
Aspirin may ‘slow brain decline’
4 October 2012 Last updated at 02:49 ET By Anna-Marie Lever Health reporter, BBC News An aspirin a day may slow brain decline in elderly women at high risk of cardiovascular disease, research finds. Around 500 at risk women, between the ages of 70 to 92, were tracked for five years – their mental capacity was tested at the start and end of the study.
Obesity and under-nutrition prevalent in long-term refugees living in camps
ScienceDaily (Oct. 2, 2012) A quarter of households in refugee camps in Algeria are currently suffering from the double burden of excess weight and under-nutrition.
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