Same-sex couples are as good at raising well-adjusted, healthy children as heterosexual couples are, a review of 20 years of social science research finds. “There’s a deeply held and widespread view out there that children need both a mother and a father to do well,” said study author Judith Stacey, a professor of sociology and [...]
Ever feel as if you’ve aged ten years overnight? New research shows this might not be just paranoia. While it used to be thought ageing was gradual, scientists now believe we have a tipping point when we suddenly lose the battle to hold back the years. In a study of 100 Japanese women aged between [...]
Lower levels of Vitamin D may worsen asthma and hinder response to steroid treatment, a new study finds. For the study, researchers at the National Jewish Health (NJH) in Denver took the vitamin D levels of 54 asthmatics and assessed lung function, airway hyper-responsiveness, which is the prevalence of airway constriction, and response to steroid [...]
Plastic surgery can help you change completely, giving you a different nose or different eye shape. Yet, doctors argue that those who resort to plastic surgery suffer from low self-esteem. They recommend consulting a psychiatrist prior to going a surgery route. “Mostly people come to us when they are not happy with the way they [...]
It is generally believed that excessive weight is a bad thing. Everyone and their mother try to convince us that the excess has to go. Weight loss undoubtedly has its pluses, but it is not without minuses. It turns out weight loss may not be as healthy as it seems. Without a question, fit people [...]
The greater the drop in cholesterol from taking statin drugs, the more sexual pleasure is reduced, suggests a study at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting in Chicago. This may be the first research to pit statins against placebos to see how the blockbuster statins affect the ability to have orgasms. Statins generated about $13.1 billion [...]
A group of scientists from many countries of the world currently works on one of the largest international projects in modern-day science. The goal of the project is to extend the period of human youth. The biochemical laboratory of Russia’s Southern Federal University joined the project during the test period to find out how the [...]
Substantial weight loss could bring big gains in the bedroom, a new study finds. The report was presented at the Obesity Society’s annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. According to U.S. researchers, obese individuals who slimmed down enjoyed enhanced sex lives, on top of feeling healthier. Previous research by Martin Binks’, director of behavior [...]
Researchers concluded that levels of sexual desire were higher in women who were moderate drinkers of red wine than in their counterparts who preferred other alcoholic drinks, or were teetotal. How red wine could have such effect to sex ?
People who have agonised over their fat thighs might be able to relax a bit — Danish doctors said on Thursday they found patients with the thinnest thighs died sooner than the more endowed. Obesity, age, smoking and other factors did not reduce the effect, the researchers reported in the British Medical Journal. “Our results [...]
How much health benefit you get from physical exercise might depend on your gender, and your race, new research suggests. The work is based on data from more than 15,000 middle-aged African American and Caucasian men and women who have been participating since the late 1980s in the large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. According [...]
Gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers may be at higher risk of binge-eating and purging than their heterosexual peers, starting as early as age 12, a new study finds. Past research has found connections between sexual orientation and the risk of eating disorders in adults — showing, for instance, that gay men have higher rates of [...]
Europe-wide limits on noise levels from MP3 players and mobile phones will be proposed next week following scientific warnings about the risk of permanent hearing damage from “in-ear” music systems. The quality of music reproduction at high levels on tiny players is now so good that more people are turning up the volume – risking [...]
Certain bacteria are capable of solving problems people cannot solve. They can consume radiation, produce electricity and oil and even treat cancer. American scientists from a California University decided to create a “supercell” that will do all this simultaneously. Talked to Vitaly Kulikov, a Professor of Biological Science, to find out whether this genetic modification [...]
U.S. researchers found a depressing, socially isolated environment can alter the biology of a disease and speed up the growth of breast cancer, according to media report Wednesday. The findings, published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, showed that social isolation can actually change the expression of genes important in the growth of mammary gland [...]
More middle-aged American women have heart attacks but the death rate has dropped in the past years, according to studies made by researchers at the University of Southern California. The two studies also found that heart attacks for women have increased but for men there is a decrease. “We found that men still have a [...]
If you are still in the dark and pretend to have no idea where to put a condom, do not read any further. Otherwise, you’ll blush and your moral values will be shattered. Although you probably read in the Biblical Book of Genesis a story of Onan who had sex with the wife of his [...]
Sure on the high end of the scale, according to the CIA World Factbook are Lesotho at 28,1% infection rate, followed by Swaziland at 26% and Zimbabwe at 24%. In Europe, the highest rates are Ukraine at 1,06% and Spain at ,7%. Russia’s ,6% places it in the same category as the United States and [...]
The term ‘sociophobia’ – fear of socializing – appeared in medicine in the beginning of the 1970s. In Latvia, the problem received serious attention only today In Latvia, sociophobia is traditionally regarded as neurosis. A patient suffering from this form of phobia would most likely be recommended to take tranquilizers and have several sessions of [...]
Sugar, as well as salt, is called the “white death” as it is believed to be the cause of various health issues. On the other hand, sugar is a carbohydrate that provides human bodies with energy. Let’s find out if sugar is good for the human body or if it should be eliminated from the [...]
Relieve the stress on your body… take it into one’s head by varying your workouts. The sport or activity, I have idea that are function fitness in home room is very good. These days, physical is considered a measure of the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be [...]
Have you ever thought something like “Men are terrible creatures. They wage wars, start conflicts and then blame us for everything saying that all they do they do it for women. They demand impossible from women expecting them to do dishes, cook, work, and look like women on magazine covers. At the same time, men [...]
Honey is valued all over the world. There is a reason why the after-wedding bliss was called “honey moon,” and why we call those dear to us “honey.” Fructose and glucose, components of honey, are simple carbohydrates and therefore, are easy to digest. Honey is also rich in vitamins K- B2- PP- C- B 6 [...]
A new study confirms that smoking raises a person’s risks of the major forms of esophageal and stomach cancers, while drinking has more narrow effects. In a study that followed more than 120,000 Dutch adults for 16 years, researchers found that smoking increased the risk of the two main forms of stomach cancer, as well [...]
A real and effective treatment of drug addiction, treating the long-term craving for drugs, treating the patient at home, freeing hospital beds for others? This novel treatment avoids the onset of delayed abstinence syndrome, avoiding the loss of self-esteem, recurrence to drug abuse and misery for the patient and the family. BPTUZ and BPUZ on [...]
The best place to start a war with germs is your household… Kitchen Sinks According to British scientists, one cm2 of the surface near or inside a kitchen sink houses on average up to 80,000 bacteria. Bacteria enjoy feeding on food scraps that are extremely hard to remove completely, and quickly multiple in this favorable [...]
Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare is expanding its voluntary recall to include all lots of Tylenol’s 100 count bottles of arthritis pain caplets because of consumer reports of an unusual moldy, musty odor. The company voluntarily issued a recall for five lots of this same Tylenol product last year and the recall has been [...]
A passion for 3D films can be very bad for your eyes. Movie–goers should not watch 3D films more than three or four times a week, whereas such films are not recommended at all to some people for medical reasons. Eye doctors had to pay attention to the phenomenon of 3D films as a result [...]
