Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
Results from a nationwide research poll released today by the Colon Cancer Alliance and Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) show that 31 percent of men and women age 50 years and over have never been screened for colon cancer by standard screening methods such as a colonoscopy, fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) and fecal immunochemical tests [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
Researchers from Australia have found that when administering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to women, there is also a reduction of high-grade cervical abnormalities (HGAs), which are the first warning signs of a developing cervical cancer…
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
Fortunately, postnatal depression often resolves itself in the weeks following childbirth. But for mothers with more profound or prolonged postnatal depression the risk of subsequent development of depression in their children is strong…
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
More than half of the women in a recently published survey reported that near the end of their pregnancies, they took it upon themselves to try to induce labor, mostly by walking, having sex, eating spicy food or stimulating their nipples. Of the 201 women who responded to the survey at a Midwestern hospital, 102, [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
As many as 15 percent of men have varicoceles, masses of enlarged and dilated veins in the testicles. There is new evidence that varicoceles, long known to be a cause of male infertility, interfere with the production of testosterone — a crucial hormone to maintaining men’s health. There is good news too: Microsurgery can increase [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is highlighting that young Australian men have higher rates of risky behaviours than young women and that this can put their health at immediate and long term risk. This warning comes as International Men’s Health Week takes place from 13 - 19 June 2011…
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
Men are sometimes criticized for being unwilling to ask for directions when they travel, but they can benefit from looking for help as they begin their journeys as fathers, according to a researcher on fatherhood at the University of Chicago…
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
Public health researchers, based at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, have identified a link between men being overweight or obese at age 18 and death from cancer in later life. The study shows the link is apparent even if they reduce their weight during middle age…
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
University of Granada researchers have proved that fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) is the best method for detecting early acidosis and the risk of loss of fetal well being. This method allows to have healthy fetuses, since it shows the effects of lack of oxygen in the heart and brain of the fetus…
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Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Health News
Sleep disturbances, a powerful predictor of suicide, are an important therapeutic target for cognitive-behavioral therapy. Medscape Medical News
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