Change in Drugs May Help Beat Depression
A new study on depression treatment reveals that patients and doctors should not give up on their treatments if the first drug fails to improve the patients’ condition. It has been found that most patients who add another drug to their regime or change their drug to another one can go into...
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Smoking can seriously affect your potency
A study has shown that smoking seriously affects potency. 8,000 Australian men aged between 16 and 59 were questioned and it was found that almost one in ten had problems maintaining the erection. Chris Millet, from Impeial College London, hoped his study would persuade male smokers to quit as...
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Researchers Discover Bird Flu Patterns
Two different teams came to the same answers about the features and patterns of H5N1bird flu virus. Running tests on cats and parrots and examining the virus from people who got sick from it, researchers realized how the virus worked, why it is difficult to be passed onto humans and its deadly...
Markos
Asymmetrical Breasts May Pose Cancer Risk
British researchers suspect that there could be a link between breast cancer and breast asymmetry in women. Although slight asymmetry in women’s breasts is common, greater asymmetry may pose risk of breast cancer. The study involved 252 women who were healthy when mammography was done and breast...
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Can Exercise Be Deadly?
On many occasions, exercises save life and prevent many diseases but if we don’t do it regularly, sudden burst of heavy exercise can cause sudden death. Heavy exercise may cause our heart to stop and this prevalence is bigger in men than in women. Men are 19 times more likely to suffer sudden...
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Moms pass depression onto their children
A new study on depression looked at the link between mothers who suffered from this disorder and psychiatric problems in their children. It was shown that women who get treatment and manage to go into remission can decrease the incidence of their children suffering from the same disorder or even...
Mayo
Petting Zoos Can Breed Illness
On one hand, petting zoos may be fun and a good way for children to learn and play but on the other, they may represent a breeding ground for bacteria that can cause severe gastrointestinal illness. A new study shows that many of the adult zoo visitors aren’t aware of their risky behavior and are...
Medicines that led to gambling addiction
Wayne Kanuch was diagnosed of Parkinson's disease in 1993 and started taking Permax, a dopamine agonist, to treat the disorder. He could even think that the drug that was supposed to treat one disease led to another and turned him into a compulsive gambler and put his libido into overdrive. During...
Ignorance in the Usage of Contraceptive Pills High
The survey conducted on women and their knowledge about the contraceptives being used showed that the ignorance is high. The ignorance is not limited to only one continent but two most developed-Europe and North America. The survey included 5,700 women and the results were disappointing. Many...
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Erectile Dysfunction Can Be improved By Healthy Living
It has been estimated that 18 million American men are suffer from erectile dysfunction. The problem varies by age, where around 5 % of men aged 20 to 40 are affected and more than 70% of men who are over 70 years old. The biggest problems experience those men who also suffer from high blood...
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