The researchers have a come up with a new way of determining the health of the fetus, well according to this new test conducted by Durham University and Lancaster University where in the 3D scan of 15 healthy fetuses was observed it was concluded that yawning is an activity that indicates the health and development [...]
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How to Make Your Skin Glow
If you want to transform your look and feel and look more attractive then one of the best ways to accomplish this is to look after your skin. By making our skin look smoother and clearer it’s possible to make yourself look healthier and more tanned while at the same time feeling more soft to [...]
No link Between Vaccine and Increased Sexual Activity Discovered
In the first ever examination that was carried at the Emory University and Kaiser Permanente by researchers to find the link between Human Papillomavirus Vaccine and sexual activity it found that there was no association between the vaccine and the increased rate of sexual activity among young girls. The survey was conducted among 1,398 girls [...]
Loss of Job May Lead To Heart Attack
Recession has hit the U.S more strongly the hurricane Sandy such that its effects have already started impacting the health of the common man. As per the researchers whose survey was published in the Archives of Internal medicine where in over 13,000 older adult volunteers were tested, it was found that there was increase in [...]
Alcohol Increases Chances of Survival in Emergency Rooms
Alcohol is well known for its ill effects and has been held many a times as the cause for ending up in an Emergency Room however, the recent study has brought some new information that might slightly alter such views. According to the study carried out by the University of Illinois, Chicago’s school of public [...]
Water, Water All Around, but Will It Be Available For All?
Ever imagined living in a world where we would fight over water? Well, it sounds grave enough already, doesn’t it? According to a research released by Oracle Utilities 39% of executives are of the opinion that the demand of water is likely to outstrip the supply by the year 2030, though 54% of the executives [...]
Multivitamins To The Rescue
Well… seems like multivitamins are now going to appear on the list of everyone’s must have medicines. Why? Because as per the recent study conducted by the Journal Of Medical Association, men who took a multivitamin have shown a reduction of as much as 8% in cancer risk compared to their peers who didn’t take [...]
Now Lesser Weight Keeps the Hospital Away
For all those people out there who think it is okay to be a little over weight, here is some not very good news, as per the latest studies people who are on the heavier side are likely at more risk to be hospitalized for a variety of diseases when compared to the lean ones. [...]
Sit Your Way To Death
It’s about time that we kick that chair and stand up! Well, as per the recent studies sitting is the latest health hazard and those of us who are used to spending hours and hours of time being sedentary are at an increased risk of diabetes and heart diseases not to forget even premature death. [...]
Why is HIV Increasing in Prevalence?
In our day and age you would not expect that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) would be increasing in prevalence, yet it is. The largest quota of the world’s population infected with HIV is identified as centred in Africa. However, other countries are fast catching up- why? Studies in HIV prevalence A study such as [...]
Poor Smokers Spend A Quarter of Earnings on Cigarettes
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is enraged over a recent finding that low-income smokers (those earning less $30,000 a year) spend around a quarter of their income on cigarettes while only about two percent of the income of rich smokers (those earning more than $60,000 a year) are spent the same way. The finding was [...]
Kids With Autism Likely Targets of Bullying
A study from the University of California – Berkeley School of Social Welfare shows that kids with autism spectrum disorders are four times more vulnerable to bullying than normally developing children in the same age range. The study, published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine involved as sample 900 children whose ages ranged [...]
Fast-food Logos, Familiar Brands Makes Kids’ Brain Light Up
A study jointly conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas Medical Center shows the appetite and pleasure centers of kids’ brain visibly ‘light up’ whenever the possibility of eating out in a fast-food chain comes up. The research work, which will be published in Oxford’s Social, Cognitive, and [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Sleep Problems During Youth
Disrupted sleep-wake cycles noted in young mice were believed to be linked to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in later stages of life. This was revealed by researchers led by senior author David Holtzman, head of head of Washington University’s Department of Medicine and concurrent holder of the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones professorial [...]
Eating Less Meat Benefits Environment and Health
A new modelling study recently published in the British Medical Journal says that cutting red and processed meat consumption not only lessens chronic diseases and other health problems, but is also a great way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming. The study, made by University of Cambridge researchers based on the 2000-2001 British [...]
PERFECTIONISM LEADS TO STRESS, WORK DELAYS
University professors and students who strive for perfection in everything they do are most likely to procrastinate , studies made by psychologist and York University Professor Gordon Flett show. In his most recent research work, Professor Flett found that perfectionist students tend to delay accomplishing tasks at hand due to negative thoughts and often, fear of failure. [...]