Recent research has pointed towards the existence of a growing number of bacteria which become resistant to drugs, rendering the patient infected with these germs virtually untreatable, because with the current aitibiotics ineffective, there are no alrernative options for therapy. The alert by the UNO’s World Health Organization was issued early this week after research [...]
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 [...]
Whether breast cancer should be labeled as an occupational disease is still unclear, researchers behind a new study from China suggest. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and so far only one country (Denmark) has awarded compensation to shift workers who develop the disease. If more were to follow suit, it [...]
Women with breast cancer who take antiestrogen supplements may be decreasing their risk for melanoma, according to a study published Wednesday in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Christine Bouchardy, professor at the University of Geneva and head of the Geneva Cancer Registry, and colleagues analyzed data [...]
A study found that mothers of young children were heavier and ate more calories, sugary drinks and fatty foods than childless women. Dads and moms in the study were less active than their peers without kids. Sheri Lee Schearer, 34, says the results reflect her life with a 5-month-old son. Before, when she worked as [...]
Concern is heating up over whether common industrial chemicals found in plastics and other consumer goods could be harming our kids. The Food and Drug Administration made headlines when it said last week that it would review the safety of Bisphenol A, an industrial chemical commonly used in plastic bottles and food containers. It is [...]
Canadian researchers have discovered a protein that might help halt the spread of breast cancer cells. The discover could lead to a therapy for preventing or limiting the spread of breast cancer, the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) said on its website EurekAlert.org. . . .
But some past studies have found that the more children a woman has, the higher her risk of heart disease or stroke later on. And that relationship appears to be only partly explained by factors such as weight gain and lifestyle habits Women who have given birth to several children may have a faster rate [...]
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have created an experimental vaccine against beta-amyloid, the small protein that forms plaques in the brain and is believed to contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, the Center said Friday in a press release. Compared with similar so-called DNA vaccines that the UT Southwestern researchers [...]
