Metabolic syndrome 'groundless' / Domestically used abdominal girth standards have no scientific basis Daily Yomiuri | Abdominal circumference does not serve as a measurement of a person's risk of suffering heart attack or stroke, according to a health ministry survey, the Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. | The ministry's latest survey discredits the basis of ministry's current numerical standards for judging whether ...
Soy may lower the risk of lung cancer Deccan Chronicle Soy may lower the risk of lung cancer | Men who don’t smoke and eat a lot of soy may have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a new study. | Soy contains isoflavones, which act similar to estrogen, and may have anti-cancer qualities in hormone-related cancers of the breast and prostate, the ...
Sweet toothed children 'may have depression' BBC News | While most children like sweets, those with an extra sweet tooth may be depressed or at higher risk of future alcohol problems, researchers say. | The US team report in the journal Addiction that certain children are especially drawn to very sweet ...
'Don't rely on science to stop biological clock' BBC News | Fertility doctors say there are no more people needing fertility treatment now than there were ten years ago - it is just that people have become more anxious about having a family. | In this week's Scrubbing Up, Stuart Lavery, a consultant gynaeco...
The new nappy valleys The Independent | Young families have long seen the benefits of living with others at a similar life-stage out in the leafy suburbs - earning Wandsworth and Clapham in south-west London the nickname "Nappy Valley". Now though, the rising age of first-time buyers - 3...
Schoolboy's petition prompts move on MS link to vitamin D The Times | An international conference is to be held in Scotland to discuss the health effects of vitamin D - thanks to the efforts of a 14-year-old schoolboy. | Ryan McLaughlin, from Glasgow, petitioned the Scottish Parliament questioning possible links betw...
Care at Home Bill could cost £20m a year extra, council leaders warn The Times | Some local authorities could be hit by extra care costs of more than £20 million a year because of the Personal Care at Home Bill, council leaders say. | Authorities in areas with large numbers of residents who currently pay for care, but who will ...
Hand of death: Weak grip could predict mortality in elderly The Examiner | Among people older than 85, a weak handgrip appears | to predict high risk of dying within nine years. (Photo: AP) | Feb. 9--A tracking study of Dutch senior citizens has d...
Have a beer and call me in the morning Newsvine | One interesting discovery is that the ingestion of beer in some groups could explain some of the low caries rates and low observed skeletal infection. I have examined with F. Lee...
How the beverage industry doused plan for soft-drink tax Seattle Times | WASHINGTON - | Employing a broad-based lobbying effort, the soft-drink industry has smothered a plan to tax sugared beverages - a plan advocates said would have reduced obesity and helped finance a health-care overhaul. | Only months ago, public-he...
Space shuttle on course for midnight rendezvous Philadelphia Daily News | MARCIA DUNN | The Associated Press | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Endeavour zoomed toward a midnight rendezvous with the International Space Station late Tuesday, and NASA grew ever more optimistic that the shuttle is free of any launch damage. | All the...
Cervarix vaccine approved in Canada CBC | A second vaccine to protect against human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been approved for use in Canada. | GlaxoSmithKline's vaccine Cervarix is intended to protect against cervical cancers and abnormal and precancerous cervical lesions. It is for gi...
ACLU: Public college instructor preaches on gays, abortion USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | Join the conversation: | @FAITH_REASON ON TWITTER SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexua...
Gene Has Likely Role In Premenstrual Disorder redOrbit Posted on: Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 15:10 CST | Gene changes how mice respond to natural flux of hormones in their estrous cycle | Scientists have identified a gene they say is a strong candidate for involvement in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (P...
