Is it safe to drink alcohol while breastfeeding? Is it safe to drink alcohol and breastfeed? As physicians, we have always cautioned patients not to. As mothers, we look forward to the occasional glass of wine. Jul 19, 2019 2 9
Hearing loss tied with mental, physical, and social ailments in older people Hearing loss is the world's fourth-leading cause of years lived with disability. The condition may worsen an array of mental, physical, and social complications. As over 90 percent of hearing loss is age-related, its burden ... Jul 19, 2019 0 7
Cardio-respiratory synchronization may represent a new measure of health and fitness Observation of extended episodes of one-to-one synchronization between heart rate and breathing rate for athletes suggests their training specifically contributes to an enhanced connection within the nervous system. Jul 19, 2019 1 106
Diamond implants could control epileptic seizures For people with epilepsy, it's not just the severity of seizures that's a problem: their unpredictability also takes a psychological toll. Jul 19, 2019 0 1
Protect your heart in the heat With much of the nation facing a heat advisory this weekend, the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is urging people to take precautions to protect ... Jul 19, 2019 0 2
Study highlights need for more discussions about child organ donation Research led by the University of Southampton has found that the topic of organ and tissue donation could be raised more often with parents who face losing their child. Jul 19, 2019 0 5
Modern maker trend could jumpstart aging brains Frustrated that her sweater got lost in the community laundry, 92-year-old Gigi took advantage of an embroidery machine to label two others. Jul 19, 2019 0 4
Harmful medication re-exposures could be avoided with new approaches Adverse drug events could be avoided by sharing patients' medication histories and previous harmful medication exposures among various health-care facilities. That's one of the key findings of a study published today in CMAJ ... Jul 19, 2019 0 1
How our obsession with performance is changing our sense of self We live in a society obsessed with performance. For both young and old, competitions, awards and rankings are an inescapable feature of life. Jul 19, 2019 0 39
Study hints at why an aggressive form of brain cancer is hard to treat Glioblastoma is an incurable brain cancer that kills most patients less than two years after diagnosis. The disease is difficult to treat largely because tumors each contain multiple kinds of cells. The aggressive brain cancer ... Jul 19, 2019 0 14
