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Women with pregnancy-related diabetes may be at risk for chronic kidney disease

21.05.2018 Health Problems

Gestational diabetes may predispose women to early-stage kidney damage, a precursor to chronic kidney disease, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The study appears in Diabetes Care. Gestational diabetes occurs only in pregnancy and results when the level of blood sugar is too high. The condition increases the risk for preterm […]

Many Americans say infectious and emerging diseases in other countries will threaten the US

21.05.2018 Health Problems

An overwhelming majority of Americans (95%) think infectious and emerging diseases facing other countries will pose a ‘major’ or ‘minor’ threat to the U.S. in the next few years, but more than half (61%) say they are confident the federal government can prevent a major infectious disease outbreak in the U.S., according to a new national public opinion survey commissioned […]

Rare plant compounds could hold key to treating resistant hypertension

21.05.2018 Health Problems

Researchers have discovered new natural compounds in a fig plant species native to Malaysia that could lead to improved treatment for resistant hypertension. Dr. Kuan Hon Lim and his team from the University of Nottingham Malaysia have isolated a new class of natural compounds from a local fig plant species that induce vasodilation in aorta tissue, meaning the compounds have […]

Doctors warn that breast cancer is still seen as a white woman’s disease

21.05.2018 Health Problems

Clinicians and researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Homerton Hospital are encouraging black women to visit their GP if they notice any changes in their breasts. The call comes following the publication of a Queen Mary research paper which shows that among black women, breast cancer is often still perceived as “a disease of whiteness”. The study, […]

Nipah virus kills at least three in India, sparks alert

21.05.2018 Health Problems

A deadly virus carried mainly by fruit bats has killed at least three people in southern India, sparking a statewide health alert Monday. Eight other deaths in the state of Kerala are being investigated for possible links to the Nipah virus, which has a 70 percent mortality rate. Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged citizens to stay vigilant and […]

What you see in a 3-D scan of yourself could be upsetting

21.05.2018 Health Problems

Amazon is reportedly looking for people who are willing to have their bodies scanned in 3-D in order to track and measure subtle changes in their sizes and shapes. It’s part of the company’s broader push to sell more clothes by more accurately predicting how garments will fit different body shapes. But Amazon may not be considering the psychological effects […]

British baby names you’ll fall in love with

19.05.2018 Kids Health

When you think of a grand, iconic British name, what moniker comes to mind? Victoria — of course. Elizabeth, perhaps? Agatha? Nigel? Edwin? Percival? Quintessentially English names will never go out of style, but since we’re also talking about Wales, Scotland, and the Irish Republic here, British monikers have an infinite appeal that’s as grounded in mythology and folklore as […]

So what if my kid never graduates college? It worked for me

19.05.2018 Kids Health

One of the first gifts my son received as a newborn was a tiny T-shirt with the name of my alma mater emblazoned across the front. When I unwrapped it, I forced a smile and said, “So cute!” But inside, I was grimacing. College and I did not get along. I went for two years before dropping out, and the […]

The pros and cons (OK, we only found pros) of giving kids an allowance

19.05.2018 Kids Health

So, you’re debating whether letting your kid have an allowance will inspire them to save — or spoil them. But did you know that giving kids pocket money teaches them about financial responsibility and builds their confidence? Giving kids an allowance ensures that from a very young age they start to attach value to money. They realize that money has […]

Experimental MERS treatments enter clinical trial

18.05.2018 Health Problems

Enrollment has begun in an early-stage clinical trial testing the safety of two human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) designed to treat people infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The trial is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and is funded in part by the Biomedical Advanced Research […]

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