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New Eye Surgery Gives Hope To Short-Sighted

...es. Earlier versions of the implants were deemed risky because surgeons had to make larger cuts to insert them, leaving patients more vulnerable to infection. The Singapore National Eye Centre plans to start trials of the new-generation ICLs. A spokesman told the newspaper that the centre was encourage...

More News That Circumcision Could Reduce risk of HIV infection

... a false sense of security and should not increase risky and promiscuous sexual behaviour. Further News on Circumcision Ritual May Protect Men From AIDS from Medindia Male circumcision is likely to reduce the risk of contacting HIV from intercourse with HIV infected women by about 70%. A recent study ...

Scientists Warn Against Food Borne Illnesses

... the food supply, could lead to complacency that’s risky when handling food is concerned. “The older you get, the less likely you are to think food borne illnesses common,” interpreted Toby Ten Eyck, a sociologist at Michigan State University. “People think, ‘I’ve eaten a lot of meals (over time) and I’m...

Twin pregnancy may be risky for the fetus

...ct that uncomplicated twin pregnancies may be more risky to the fetus than // thought before. Researchers of Imperial College London report that normal monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies have an increased risk from intrauterine deaths. In monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy, the twin fetuses sh...

Men who takes risk is unlikely to impress women

...g male? One reason may be that by taking part in risky ventures men are constantly trying to prove their fitness as a potential to be a deserving mate. However, females in following their inherent role as a homemaker prefer men who are cautious and thus may seem more stable. ...

Risky Drugs To Be Avoided In The Elderly

... drugs of concern. 16 percent made claims for two risky drugs and 4 percent filled prescriptions for three or more risky drugs. Although criteria for drugs to avoid in the elderly have been around for a long time, the am...

Lifestyle Linked To Depression

...g sad, blue or depressed and engaging in behaviors risky to health. Women reported depressive symptoms 3.5 days a month, while men reported feeling down 2.4 days a month. Young adults and those who said they were unable to work reported the most days of depressive symptoms per month. College graduates and...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

...ed abuse or neglect during childhood would lead to risky behavior in adulthood and therefore, increase the ...se was also 1.6-times higher in those who reported risky sexual behavior. According to researchers, “Persons with a history of alcoholism as well as injectio...

Changing Partners may put Expectant Mothers at Risk

... negatively impact their pregnancy. They also cite risky behavior such as smoking or drinking during pregnancy and poor nutrition. Researchers examined the records of nearly 2 million births between 1967 and 1998. During those 30 years, the proportion of women who changed partners between their first tw...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

...ed abuse or neglect during childhood would lead to risky behavior in adulthood and therefore, increase the ...se was also 1.6-times higher in those who reported risky sexual behavior. According to researchers, “Persons with a history of alcoholism as well as injectio...

Reasons why men die earlier

...ality occurs not only as a result of death through risky behavior, but also because males are more susceptible to parasitic diseases." What could make men more prone to infections? Owens believes testosterone may play a key role. The male hormone is well-recognized as an immunosuppressant, and studies hav...

Less sleep increases mortality rates

...ore needs to be done to work out why long sleep is risky - in the meantime, you can get away with six or seven hours knowing you're doing no damage to your long-term health....

Increase in tobacco deaths

...ecient to make people think and leave this bad and risky habit.....

Pregnancy Blues

...gnancy through to 8 months after childbirth. The risky period was 32 weeks into pregnancy, with 13.5 per cent of women reporting symptoms indicating probable depression// at this time, compared to 9.1 per cent eight weeks after birth, and 8.1 per cent after eight months. "Depression during pregnancy ha...

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