Archive: 22/02/2013
Study: Omega 6 fats may pose dangers
New research is challenging widely held beliefs about the dietary benefits of unsaturated fats, showing that some types long considered healthy, such as corn and safflower oil, may actually harm people with heart problems.
Feb 22, 2013
Israel rocket attacks increase miscarriage likelihood, research shows
Rocket attacks in Sderot, Israel significantly increase the likelihood of miscarriages, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers.
Feb 22, 2013
Pulmonary fibrosis: Between a ROCK and a hard place
Pulmonary fibrosis is a scarring or thickening of the lungs that causes shortness of breath, a dry cough, fatigue, chest discomfort, weight loss, a decrease in the ability of the lungs to transmit oxygen to the blood stream, ...
Feb 22, 2013
New study examines the factors underlying suicides in the Army National Guard
Studies report that since 2004, suicides rates in the U.S. Army have been on the rise. While researchers debate the cause, a new study finds that among suicide cases from 2007 – 2010, young white males were more at risk ...
Feb 22, 2013
How to mend a broken heart: Advances in parthenogenic stem cells
Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction during which unfertilized eggs begin to develop as if they had been fertilized. It occurs naturally in many plants and a few invertebrate (some bees, scorpions, parasitic ...
Feb 22, 2013
Hot flashes take toll on life, health, and work
Hot flashes put a damper on women's health and productivity at work and pump up the cost of health care. A study published online this month in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), has put ...
Feb 22, 2013