Archive: 25/02/2016

Physician discusses heart disease in women

Heart disease has been the number-one killer of women for decades, but it is still an under-recognized problem. The Women's Heart and Vascular Program, directed by Yale School of Medicine's Dr. Lisa Freed, aims to change ...

Feb 25, 2016

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Life-threatening bowel ischemia can often be treated by balloon angioplasty

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) can be successfully treated with endovascular therapy such as balloon angioplasty, according to research from the University of Eastern Finland. The study also found that AMI is a more common ...

Feb 25, 2016

Team suppresses oxidative stress and neuronal death associated with Alzheimer's disease

The brain is an enormous network of communication, containing over 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, with branches that connect at more than 100 trillion points. They are constantly sending signals through a vast neuron ...

Feb 25, 2016

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Research reveals aspirin is safe for heart surgery patients

A worldwide study led by Monash University clinician-researchers shows that patients who take aspirin before heart surgery are at no greater risk of bleeding or complications.

Feb 25, 2016

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Are women more attracted to 'dark and brooding' men?

A paper co-authored by a researcher from the University's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society states that women are generally drawn to men with dark and brooding looks. This in turn may relate to their reproductive ...

Feb 25, 2016

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Grief and compassion in the birthing suite

Midwives devote their careers to delivering healthy newborns into the arms of their parents. But what happens when things go wrong and the long-awaited baby is not born alive?

Feb 25, 2016

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Smoking bans have helped cut childhood smoking uptake by a fifth

New research suggests smoking bans across the UK have reduced the uptake of smoking by teenagers by roughly a fifth.

Feb 25, 2016

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UN: Women in Zika countries should breastfeed their babies

The World Health Organization says women in countries hit by the Zika virus should breastfeed their babies and there is no proof the disease can spread to their infants that way.

Feb 25, 2016

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New Zealand children's cycle safety scrutinised

A new University of Otago study of eight- to 12-year-old New Zealand children's bicycle safety has found that many children aged under 11 are unable to safely complete a practical cycling skills assessment.

Feb 25, 2016

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Gamification of healthcare

A new online game gives the public the 'virtual power' to determine how they would design the country's health system.

Feb 25, 2016

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