Left-handers at greater risk of bowel problems
• Bowel Problems • May 27 04
Left-handed people are twice as likely to suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases as right-handers.
But scientists say they aren’t sure why and are calling…
Bowel Problems
• Bowel Problems • May 27 04
As a children’s book says, “Everyone poops.” Although you may not talk about it or even think about it much, it’s important to your…
Big Bellies Can Cause Backache
• Backache • May 27 04
If you’re suffering from backache, your potbelly may be to blame.
The weight of a bulging tummy increases the curvature of the back, which…
Antibiotics May Be Linked to Allergies, Asthma
• Asthma • May 27 04
Antibiotics cause changes in gastrointestinal tract microbes and alter immune system responses, making people more sensitive to common allergens, says a University of Michigan…
General information about asthma
• Asthma • May 27 04
What is asthma?
Asthma is a disease of the airways in the lungs. It’s caused by chronic inflammation and, to a varying degree, results…
Obese children at greater risk from pollution
• Asthma • May 27 04
Obese children may be more susceptible to the harmful effects of pollution than their normal-weight peers, US research results suggest.
Speaking at the American…
Pregnant women’s asthma may worsen if baby is a girl
• Asthma • May 27 04
Pregnant women with asthma are more likely to experience symptoms of the condition if they are carrying a baby girl rather than a baby…
Asthma
• Asthma • May 27 04
What is Asthma?
Asthma is a long-lasting (chronic) disease of the lungs and airways (bronchi) that affects 5 people in every 100. In…
Iron regulation and the immune system link
• Anemia • May 27 04
Patients with chronic inflammatory disorders, including infections, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and cancer, commonly become anemic.
The anemia can make them sicker, is sometimes…
Marrow drive planned for Miami County girl
• Anemia • May 27 04
When students at North Miami High School found out sophomore Amy Fields was in need of bone marrow, 64 students quickly stepped up…
What is APITHERAPY ?
• Alternative Medicine • May 27 04
Apitherapy is the medical use of honeybee products. This can include the use of honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom.
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Acupuncture - the Basics
• Alternative Medicine • May 27 04
Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world. Originating in China more than 2,000 years ago, acupuncture…
What Is Aromatherapy?
• Alternative Medicine • May 27 04
Aromatherapy is the inhalation and application of volatile essential oils from aromatic plants to restore or enhance health, beauty and well-being. The basic intention…
Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions on Homeopathic Medicine
• Alternative Medicine • May 27 04
WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY ANYWAY?
Homeopathic medicine is a natural pharmaceutical science that uses various plants, minerals or animals in very small dose to stimulate…
Combination Treatment Seen Best for Laryngeal Cancer.
• Alternative Medicine • May 27 04
Patients with cancer of the larynx are likely to retain their voice and avoid surgery if they are treated simultaneously with chemotherapy and radiotherapy,…
Weighing the costs of fertility treatments
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
Sondra Headrick is in the 27th week of a pregnancy perilous for herself and the six babies growing inside her. Her sextuplets resulted from…
Appeal of home testing of men’s fertility is in its privacy
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
In a couple’s efforts to get pregnant, the woman has her ovulation predictor kit, but what about the man? Men have fertility problems, too.
…
A Patient’s Gift
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
I’ll tell you, after all the disappointments and all the grieving and sitting with people that I do, it was just like the sun…
In vitro fertilization or donor insemination may have a positive effect
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
Parents who use assisted reproduction technology (ART) may be more receptive and nurturing than those who conceive their children naturally, researchers report.
A follow-up…
Italy Doctor Says Three Cloned Pregnancies Exist
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
An Italian fertility specialist who has said he intends to create the world’s first human clone told a television show on Wednesday three women…
Fertility Hormones Do Not Boost Cancer Risk-Study
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
Hormone treatments, especially those used for in vitro fertilisation (IVF), do not seem to increase the risk of gynaecological cancer in the 6 years…
CDC: Fertility Procedures on Rise
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
Fertility procedures in the United States jumped by 27 percent in just two years, according to government researchers who said they are worried about…
Study Examines Human Fertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
New research has provided the most precise insight yet into when biological clocks start ticking loudly - and it’s sooner than once thought: age…
Gene Linked to Nerve Degeneration, Infertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
Scientists have linked mutations in a gene associated with regeneration in damaged spinal cells with nerve degeneration and male infertility in mice.
They say…
Research suggests long-term hormone use not effective against heart disease
• Menopause • May 26 04
Long-term hormone use doesn’t reduce heart attack risks in postmenopausal women with heart disease and may increase their chances of developing blood clots and…