Studies have showed that the use of oral contraceptive pill can ease the cramps, bloating and other pain many women experience during their period. In 2009 a review showed there was only limited evidence the Pill helped in these matters. However, new results revealed by a Swedish research team showed that women who used the combined birth control pill went through less pain than those who chose not to use it. The study was published in the... [read news]
India has managed to move one step closer to becoming a polio free country. In 1995 the country started a massive project in order to drive the sickness away and today India managed to complete a whole year without a single case of polio being reported. The last case of polio reported was last year on January 13th. “UN officials tell me that hopefully by early next year we shall be able to announce that India is finally free of polio,”... [read news]
Even though she is not a real person, for many years Barbie has been a role model for young girls. A campaign is currently ongoing on Facebook in order to create a "Bald Barbie" as inspiration for young girls battling hair loss conditions or going through chemotherapy."We would like to see a Beautiful and Bald Barbie made to help young girls who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, Alopecia or Trichotillomania," was written on the... [read news]
In the past India used to have a big poliomyelitis problem. However, on Friday the country will be able to celebrate the first year that passed since a case of poliomyelitis was reported. If no cases will be found by Friday, India will no longer be considered endemic, leaving only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria on the list. The news is a major morale boost for health organizations worldwide. "This is a game changer in a huge way," said... [read news]
Three of the biggest cosmetic surgery providers from the UK have decided to defy the government who asked the women to have their breast implants removed and replaced free of charge. It was revealed that the Harley Medical Group used substandard implants made by PIP (Poly Implant Prosthèse). There had been 13,900 operations made with these kinds of implants between September 2001 and March 2010. The group's founder, Mel Braham said he would... [read news]
RetireSafe, the organization that tells America’s seniors about the matters regarding Social Security, Medicare, health and financial well being, asked Express Scripts, Inc (ESI) today to restart negotiations with Walgreens. From January 1st onward the patients who have pharmacy benefit plans overseen by Express Scripts are no longer able to take their prescriptions from Walgreens. "Walgreens is a valued community partner upon which... [read news]
A new research performed on mice showed that injecting younger cells into aging bodies might help people live longer. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications and shows new ways to deal with aging bodies. That does not mean scientists have found the fountain of youth. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center genetically altered mice in order to make them age faster. These mice were later injected with... [read news]
There has been a recent ribbon cutting that celebrated a venture for residents and businesses and a new way to save lives. The American Red Cross revealed its local partnership during an Ozark Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at O.C. Inside the community rooms there had been set up blood donation stations that give the residents a chance to make a difference. “Any hospital throughout the U.S. can ask the Red Cross for blood,” said Lori... [read news]
A Chinese bus driver died on Saturday after suffering complications from a bird flu virus. The country’s health officials announced that after undergoing genetic analysis they have established the strain cannot be passed forward to other humans. The country’s official Xinhua News Agency announced the man was infected after coming in contact with infected poultry. “Though it is highly pathogenic to human beings, the virus can not spread... [read news]
It appears that bad memory in cases of older adults has a new cause and also a prevention. A research made by the U.S. National Institutes of Health revealed that older adults have pockets of dead brain cells that have been caused by "silent strokes." The size of the hippocampus, however, does not affect memory loss. "Since silent strokes and the volume of the hippocampus appeared to be associated with memory loss separately in our study, our... [read news]
