Archive: 19/10/2012

Repeated job strain is a risk factor for depression, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Overworked employees with little power in the workplace are at an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, ...

Oct 19, 2012

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Medical expenses for men with metabolic syndrome higher than those for women, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Men with the metabolic syndrome (MetS), a condition which often leads to cardiovascular, cerebrovascular disease or diabetes, are more likely to incur greater health care costs than women with similar conditions, ...

Oct 19, 2012

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Taking race out of the equation in measuring women's risk of osteoporosis and fractures

(Medical Xpress)—For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a UCLA-led ...

Oct 19, 2012

Pap smears a must to protect against cervical cancer

(Medical Xpress)—An alarming number of women don't understand that the common sexually transmitted infection human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher has ...

Oct 19, 2012

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Set of criteria for 'hypersexual disorder' proposed as new mental health condition

(Medical Xpress)—The idea that an individual might suffer from a sexual addiction is great fodder for radio talk shows, comedians and late night TV. But a sex addiction is no laughing matter. Relationships are destroyed, ...

Oct 19, 2012

Researchers identify lynchpin to activating brown fat cells

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified the lynchpin that activates brown fat cells, which burn fat molecules instead of storing them, making them the focus of ...

Oct 19, 2012

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Researchers discover way to save blood from ravages of chemo treatment

(Medical Xpress)—Chemotherapy kills blood cells as well as cancer cells, often with fatal results. Now Yale stem cell researchers have identified a method they hope one day will help cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy ...

Oct 19, 2012

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Enhanced minimum-pricing strategy on alcohol could result in less harm for consumers

(Medical Xpress)—Consumers tend to switch to less potent alcoholic beverages when minimum prices are raised for cheap, strong drinks, new research from the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) ...

Oct 19, 2012

Medical myth: Reading from a screen harms your eyes

The time most of us spend looking at a screen has rapidly increased over the past decade. If we're not at work on the computer, we're likely to stay tuned into the online sphere via a smart phone or tablet. Shelves of books ...

Oct 19, 2012

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Researchers use community-based approach to fighting dengue fever

(Medical Xpress)—Developing community consultation strategies based on local expectations and concerns can overcome misgivings about programs of biological control, even if that community was the place where the cane toad ...

Oct 19, 2012

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Archive: 19/10/2012

Repeated job strain is a risk factor for depression, study finds

Medical expenses for men with metabolic syndrome higher than those for women, study finds

Taking race out of the equation in measuring women's risk of osteoporosis and fractures

Pap smears a must to protect against cervical cancer

Set of criteria for 'hypersexual disorder' proposed as new mental health condition

Researchers identify lynchpin to activating brown fat cells

Researchers discover way to save blood from ravages of chemo treatment

Enhanced minimum-pricing strategy on alcohol could result in less harm for consumers

Medical myth: Reading from a screen harms your eyes

Researchers use community-based approach to fighting dengue fever

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