Archive: 24/10/2016
Cut dietary omega 6 and boost omega 3 to curb soaring obesity rates, urge experts
Governments and international bodies should ditch their obsession with calories and energy expenditure to curb soaring obesity rates, and instead focus on restoring the correct balance of omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids in ...
Oct 24, 2016
Women who opt for laughing gas during labor, may still get an epidural, study shows
The majority of women who chose nitrous oxide (laughing gas) to manage labor pain, ultimately decide to have an epidural, according to new research presented at the Anesthesiology 2016 annual meeting. Researchers found nitrous ...
Oct 24, 2016
Simple instruction sheet helps patients correctly take regular medications before surgery
Patients may be more likely to take their regularly prescribed medications for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension correctly before surgery when provided a simple instruction sheet, reveals a study presented ...
Oct 24, 2016
Study links small RNA molecule to pregnancy complication
A family of small RNA molecules affects the development of cells that give rise to the placenta - an organ that transfers oxygen and nutrients from mother to fetus—in ways that could contribute to a serious pregnancy complication, ...
Oct 24, 2016