Reverse heart transplant
Twelve-year-old Hannah Clark is believed to have become the first British patient to have her heart transplant reversed. Hannah had a condition known as cardiomyopathy. This is a serious disease of the heart muscle, which causes the organ to expand in size to try to compensate for the fact that its...
Heather_2
Yellow oleander seed poisonous and may lead to suicide
Sri Lanka has been suffering from a growing epidemic of suicide attempts. The poison of choice is the seed of the Yellow Oleander tree. Michael Eddleston, a British doctor, has spent much of the past ten years in Sri Lanka and said it is becoming the suicide capital of the world. The Yellow...
Jannie3486
Rash and bumps on breast? Normal?
Hey there! I'm 16 years old and I have a question about.. my own body, basically. I tried looking up information on my breast problem on other site sources, but I haven't gotten a straightforward answer of what my symptoms could be related to. I'm afraid to ask my mom (We're not very close, I feel...
ctwistedxamaya4244
“Near death” has biological basis
The researchers suggest that “near death” experiences have a biological explanation rather than a spiritual one, as the same parts of the brain are activated when people dream as in near death experiences. The study compared 55 people with such experiences with the ones who had never had them....
Danny
Diseases invented by drug firms
The researchers have warned the public that the pharmaceutical firms are inventing diseases to increase the number of drugs on the market, but they denied this statement. In Australia, the Newcastle University researchers said that firms were putting healthy people at risk by medicalising...
Danny
Health of survivors of 9/11 to be monitored
Survivors of the terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center, especially the ones who were exposed to dust from the towers' collapse, are suffering worsening respiratory and psychological symptoms. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a study that will be monitored for...
derrickM.
The risk of human version of bird flu is very low
The Government's chief scientific adviser said that the chances of the avian flu virus mutating into a form that spreads between people is "very low". The Department of Rural Affairs was called by 3,500 people last Friday and Saturday. Tensions among the public increased after details of...
derrickM.
Ovary removal increases the risk of dementia
A study of 2,500 patients suggests that women that have their ovaries removed may be at increased risk of dementia. In Minnesota a Mayo Clinic team found the risk was raised especially among the young women- removal of one ovary by the age of 38 raised the risk by 260%. They believe the key could...
Miia2818
Girls under 13 are being prescribed the pills
The Researches of the Aberdeen University found that 23 girls under age 13 were given the Pill. The shocking fact is- 2 among them were under age 10. The study in Archives of Disease in Childhood prompted claims that doctors may be breaking the law. In Scotland, having sex with a child aged under...
Miia2818
Cigarette smoke inhaled directly/passively equally dangerous
Apart from being bad for lungs, it is found that smoke is also increasing the risk of diabetes. More than 4,500 Americans were examined and the incidence of glucose intolerance was found related to exposure to tobacco smoke. After 15 years, the researches have found smokers with the highest risk of...
Jenny3481