Steroids pose risk to teenage brains
A study performed on hamsters, that were given steroids, showed an abnormal behaviour and aggression. It is thought that steroids have if not the same but then similar effect on teenagers. The effects anabolic steroids provide to its users are short termed but the long-term effects steroid shave...
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Mosquito-borne illness travels from Reunion to France
Besides having to worry about the bird flu outbreaks, France has another worry on its mind. It is called chikungunya and it is a mosquito-borne disease that has already took a couple of lives. The disease affected around 20% of the Reunion island and 30 tourists from the land who visited the island....
Increased Risk of Clot with Birth-Control Patch
There are controversial data regarding higher risks of blood clots with theuse of birth control patches. One study reports that women who use patch are more likely to develop blood clots in their legs or lungs while other studies report that there is no risk at all. Manufactures themselves report...
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Green Tea Could Cause Liver Damage At High Doses
Green tea is being consumed a lot among health conscious individuals around the world. Green tea and other herbs’ compounds polyphenols are thought of as having great anti-oxidant effects in disorders connected with an increased production of free radicals. Some of these disorders are cancer and...
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Seafood healthy after all
Many seafood lovers were dissuaded from consuming seafood after it has been announced to be unfit for human nutrition. They can relax now as reports received from a new 10-year-old study show that benefits outweigh the possible risks and that some of the spoken risks haven’t even been confirmed....
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Cervical cancer vaccine should be available soon
Cervical cancer is a major worry for women nowadays. Even if it isn’t, it certainly should be considering that each year 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer appear only in the USA and the numbers are rising. Trials on both women and men are being conducted for effectiveness and safety of the...
Mark
Older mothers more prone to having twins
Until recently, the use of IVF and other assisted reproduction methods has been linked to the multiple pregnancies. However, the rise of twins in the last decade made experts suspect there could be more to it. It was found that hormonal changes that take place in older mothers raise the chances of...
Human trials for new anti-HIV drug
Chinese scientists found an herb called Inula britannic that might be effective in treating both HIV and hepatitis B. It is not actually the herb but a chemical compound that was extracted from it. Scientists showed that this compound named 1,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (1,5-DCQA) works differently...
Stress causes early miscarriage
Cortisol is a hormone that is released when we are under stress and its high levels have been linked to early miscarriages in women. It has been found that women who are under a lot of stress and who have elevated urinary cortisol levels are three times likely to miscarry in the first three weeks of...
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New heart-healthy sweets soon on the market
Mars Inc. is planning on developing dark-chocolate versions of its M&M's, Snickers and Milky Way candies and made them “healthy”, and that way take off the blame of those who shouldn’t be eating them. New chocolates will be made with flavanols, which is said to help reduce blood pressure...
Mick