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Understanding The Link Between Phobias And Fatal Heart Disease

Having a phobia may increase ones likelihood of developing fatal heart disease say researchers. A new study shows // this is true for women with phobic anxieties including the fear of crowded places, heights or going outside. Studies in the past have suggested psychosocial factors such as emotions, anxiety and anger to be associated with an increased risk of fatal heart disease. Studies...

Unbiased Treatment Options Required For Breast Cancer Patients

Study conducted by Professor Silliman and her colleagues in women with breast cancer has found that elderly women with breast cancer are increasingly asked to undergo Tamoxifen therapy compared to younger breast cancer patients // who are given different treatment options by the medical oncologist. The study published in the Journal Cancer reports that tamoxifen is recommended to older w...

AIDS bias successfully overcome by Indian Muslims in South Africa

Indian Muslims in South Africa who displayed stigmatization and discrimination against AIDS victims, are now becoming open minded about supporting HIV/AIDS patients despite their traditional religious beliefs. // This was clear when a number of Muslim organisations joined the local branch of the Muslim AIDS Programme (MAP), an NGO operating countrywide, to host an AIDS awareness day h...

Gene Bias: Onomastics of Shared Surnames among Men Reveals Genetic links

What’s in a Surname? There’s a lot you can decipher from surnames, especially from those men who share similar surnames. Gender Bias, if you ask me! Or blame it on the Y chromosome that renders maleness // to a Man; researchers, have now unearthed a mysterious link, that traces the branches of a family tree to common Surnames. DNA of 150 pairs of men with shared British surnames was compa...

Human Hormone Cortisol Could Be Used For Treating Phobias

Phobia is an anxiety disorder characterised by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations. Psychologists do not know exactly what causes this. // To overcome this scientists have developed a new treatment, which is still in the trial stage. The remedy developed by a Swiss-led research team contains a human hormone called cortisol, which the body produc...

Heart Attack Care Continues To Be Biased In Favor Of Men

Despite major advances, differences in the treatment given to male and female patients suffering from heart-related problems persist, a new study has found//. In all, the study shows, women were less likely than men to benefit from hospitals' quality-improvement measures -- and were less likely to get all of the drugs, tests, and counseling about smoking, diet and exercise that have b...

Panic Phobias, Physical debility-“P’s”in a pd?

A recent study has successfully confirmed that anxiety disorders may not be just an independent malady but oft linked to a co existent physical disorder among those who// suffer from it causing marked debility and difficulty in doing daily chores and effecting work efficiency. Archives of Internal Medicine, in its edition dated October 23rd reports this study which concurs that very oft...

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sex Bias

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder, characterized by inflammation of synovial tissue leading //to erosions of cartilage and bone, ultimately causing destruction of joints. Investigations made on laboratory rats prove that women are three times more prone to this disorder. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have produced a new breed of transgenic mice with autoimmune responses s...

Cultural Bias Against Women Hampering Fight Against AIDS in Africa

Africa is a region already ravaged by poverty and inter-tribal tensions. The cultural bias against women is making the fight against HIV/AIDS there terribly exhausting, almost fruitless, yet another report shows. "If we are to reduce the continuing, extraordinary HIV prevalence in Botswana and Swaziland, particularly among women, the countries' leaders need to enforce women's legal r...