A study published in the February issue of Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, found that testing for increased levels of albumin in the urine can predict hypertension in black adolescents.
One way to cope with chronic insomnia is to accept it and not worry too much about it but worry we should. We should also worry when a lifestyle too filled with things to do instead of sleep keeps us…
One quarter of women with HIV want pregnancy and motherhood in their future. This statistic was examined in a recent study which also showed that the age of the women who were diagnosed played a significant factor in their decision…
New research appearing in the March edition of Diabetes Care shows an increase in mortality among women who are restricting their insulin use who have Type I diabetes.
Breastfeeding has proven to provide many benefits for babies and now protection from allergic asthma can be added to that list of benefits. A study found that airborne allergen is able to pass from mother to child through breast milk,…
This dog doesn’t shed, have fleas, or need to be taken for a walk, but still provides companionship for grandma, that’s what researchers at Saint Louis University have concluded. The group conducted a study to compare how residents of three…
According to a recent study, people who were spanked as kids are more likely to have sexual problems when they get older. The study particularly concerned itself with 3 sexual problems. First was the problem that people have of verbally…
Now there’s one more reason to eat your veggies. According to a report in the March 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, concentrated extract of freeze dried broccoli sprouts cut development of…
In the first ever randomized controlled trial of gingko biloba and memory using only participants age 85 and older, improved memory is questionable but another finding is even more surprising.
In a study released earlier today, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) identifies many common nursery products as being the cause or involved in 66,400 injuries to children age 5 and under that required emergency room attention in 2006.…
