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How’s this for interesting: A new study has found a link between hip size in moms and breast cancer in daughters.
In a study of the maternity records of more than 6,000 women, David J.P. Barker, M.D., Ph.D., and Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., of Oregon Health & Science University discovered a strong correlation between the size and […]
Some of today’s important health headlines:
Genes Linked to Suicidal Thinking During Antidepressant Treatment
Excerpt: Specific variations in two genes are linked to suicidal thinking that sometimes occurs in people taking the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, according to a large study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental […]
New results from a multi-decade review by the US Center for the Advancement of Health suggest that those of us average people who pop vitamin C (the nutrient, not the singer, just so we’re clear) to ward off colds may just be wasting our time.
Conducted over several decades and including more than 11,000 people who […]
A recent study by the University of Washington reported in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that women living in areas with high levels of air pollution are more likely to develop and die from cardiovascular disease than are their clean-breathing counterparts.
The researchers studied levels of fine particulate matter, which are tiny airborne particles […]
Kendra at A Hearty Life reports on new research indicating that having one drink a day decreases women’s risk of heart attack. (However, getting drunk even once a month increases your risk, so moderation is key.) My recommendation? Have a glass of red wine with dinner. According to Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Nutrition Advisor,
…research has […]
Actress Sally Field is going to plotz when she hears about this new once-a-year treatment to prevent osteoporosis. It makes her beloved once-a-month Boniva (ibandronate sodium) look like a pile of poo.
Ivanhoe Newswire reported earlier this month that annual doses of zoledronic acid (brand name Reclast) have been clinically proven to demonstrate a 70% reduction […]
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been in the news a lot lately because of the new HPV vaccine, which is intended to prevent cervical cancer resulting from HPV infection when administered to women ages 9 to 26 years. How has the introduction of this vaccine, marketed by Merck under the trade name Gardasil, changed the […]
According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, women attempt suicide three times as often as do men. Do you know how to recognize suicidal behaviors in yourself, your friends, and your family?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has identified the following risk factors for suicide:
Previous suicide attempt(s)
History of mental […]
Teenagers and college kids aren’t the only ones at risk of binge drinking. A study released earlier this month suggests that binge drinking (having five or more drinks on a single occassion) is more common in those who suffer from depression, particularly depressed women, than in the general population.
Do you wonder about your drinking […]
January isn’t just National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month — it’s also National Blood Donor Month. According to AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks),
Every day in the U.S. approximately 39,000 units of blood are required in hospitals and emergency treatment facilities to treat patients with cancer and other diseases, to […]
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