female 1 6

Tag: "female" at medical news

Exposure to Smoking in Prenatal Stage Increases ADHD Risk in Children

... course of study, the researchers studied male and female twin pairs, aged 719 years, so as to assess the relationship between genetic variations, prenatal substance exposures, and ADHD sub-types. br> "When genetic factors are combined with prenatal cigarette smoke exposure, the ADHD risk rises very si...

Cosmetic Genital Surgery may Be Fuelling Womens Insecurity About Their Bodies

...hey say. Some doctors even align the practice with female genital mutilation. So what makes women take such risks when their genital characteristics fall within typical ranges? They interviewed healthy adults who had undergone surgical reduction of normal labia. Some patients cited restrictions on life...

Four Cups of Coffee a Day may Cut Down the Risk of Gout

... Dr. Choi notes. "Given the potential influence of female hormones on the risk of gout in women and an increased role of dietary impact on uric acid levels among patients with existing gout, prospective studies of these populations would be valuable."...

Domestic Violence in Australia Leads to Number of Suicides

...e report released Saturday, said nearly a third of female suicides in the country could be attributed to domestic violence. So also 15 per cent of women suffering from depression were those who had been subjected to violence at home. The report further says that child sexual abuse causes 10 per cent of ...

Loss of Virginity Could Prove Traumatic If Relationship Falls Apart Subsequently

...on or low self-esteem after first-time sex. "Being female or younger than the average age at first-time sex among your peers increases the chance of depression, as does a lack of commitment or intimacy within the relationship and what happens to the relationship after first-time sex," said Meier. "For girls...

Scientists Report New Take on Sexual Signaling

... "In our study of fiddler crabs, the strength of female preference for a male signal that increases her own survival increases with her perceived risk of predation. That a females choice of a mate is based on sexual signals that benefit her directly is a fundamentally new and perhaps widely applicable ide...

Sheep Offer Model for Undernourishment in Pregnant Teen Girls

...iology of Reproduction demonstrate that adolescent female sheep that become pregnant before they have achieved their full growth may not be able to supply enough nourishment for their fetuses to develop without physical deficits. These studies may also have implications for managing pregnancies of adoles...

Skinny Girl-bands are Making Detrimental Impact on Teenage Girls

...dealised models are young women who epit-omise the female ideal of ultra-thinness, and who can function as aspirational role models for adolescent girls, they added. The researchers found that girls who watched the videos for just 10 minutes had a noticeable rise in their discontent about their bodies. ...

Indian Engineer Sentenced for Groping Women During Flight

...later allegedly rubbed the thigh and buttocks of a female flight attendant. The FBI agent said that Boomaiah...e courtroom floor by marshals after he leered at a female clerk during the hearing. 'I am a man!' Boomaiah shouted, according to a recording of the hearing. '...

CIGNA HealthCare Teams With HopeLab to Help Blast Teen Cancer

...g a randomized, controlled trial with 375 male and female cancer patients aged 13 - 29, enrolled at 34 medical centers in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Preliminary study results, which were first presented in March of 2006 at peer-reviewed scientific meetings, indicate that playing Re-Mission produced inc...

Gene Mutation That Increases the Risk of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Found

...ch the father, four sons, a grandson and a distant female relative who developed this form of leukaemia through mutation found in a gene called DAPK1, which normally helps trigger the death of cells before they become cancerous. The chemical change is called DNA methylation. Healthy cells use this process...

Common Desert Shrub may Increase Longevity

...onceded that no significant difference occurred in female mice, and could not explain why there was such a d...urvival in this first analysis. It may be that the female mice because of their hormonal status have other pathways to death and disability, or need higher or...

Toolkit to Assess Reproductive Health Needs of Displaced Women

...itted infections, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, female genital cutting, and emotional health. Results of the assessment can guide organizations in selecting, promoting, and enhancing programs and services to improve the health of women and their families. Organizations that can benefit from the toolkit...

Researchers Identify Genetic Mutations for Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer

...cent for females and the risk for breast cancer in female mutation carriers was 52 percent. "Our results confirm that between 30 percent and 40 percent of families with a positive family history of gastric cancer and more than 50 percent of families with 2 diffuse gastric cancer cases diagnosed prior to a...

Fertility Test at Home Possible With a New Kit

...t. Results could be out in just 80 minutes. The female fertility test is a urine stick, much like a home ...more likely to initiate treatment. My guess is the female partner is the one whos going to buy this and encourage the guy to use it. Fertell, which has been a...

Wheat Germ Extract Inhibits Breast Cancer in Study

...reast tumors from humans and mouse cell lines into female mice and monitored tumor growth. They compared tumor growth in mice treated with Avemar alone, or treated with three of the most widely used and studied breast cancer drugs: Tamoxifen, Aromasin, or Arimidex, alone, and combinations of those drugs w...

Strict Exercise and Diet Regimens Might Lead to Osteoporosis in Women

.... Appetite is not a good indicator of how much female athletes should eat, and neither is a regular menstrual cycle, Loucks said. Thousands of women severely restrict their diet and practice rigorous exercise programs for fitness and weight control. Because some dont see obvious signs of undernutritio...

New Insights into Antimalarial Drug Resistance

... protozoan parasite transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. There are about 160 different species of malaria parasites, according to Roepe. Five infect humans, but P. falciparum is responsible for about 1 million deaths out of 300 million acute cases of infection each year. Most of the...

Environment Groups Appeal for Ban on Cleaning Chemicals

...emical become part male and part female, producing female egg proteins. The after-effects on humans are however still unknown. Even at low levels, NPEs are known to cause male fish to produce eggs, disrupt normal male-to-female sex ratios and seriously endanger fish reproduction. The after-effects on huma...

Drugs Lure Hong Kong Youth Across China Border

... stage the male dancer in low-cut jeans throws his female partner onto his lap in a frenetic routine in time with the music. It's a typical Friday night, but while many of the clubbers hail from Hong Kong the venue itself is not in their home city. Welcome to Shenzhen, across the border in mainland China ...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10