(Robert Preidt/ HealthDay News) — No matter how tired you get during your pregnancy, a new animal study suggests that countering your fatigue with too much coffee might harm your baby.
Female rats that were given caffeine during pregnancy had offspring with lower birth weights, altered growth and stress hormone levels, and impaired …
(Eric Boodman/ Stat) SHERBROOKE, Québec — As a mother, Marie-Hélène Étienne-Rousseau wasn’t dead-set against vaccination, in a mind’s-made-up, won’t-even-talk-about-it sort of way. But she was vociferous enough to have the nurses worried. Again and again, she’d explain that she’d read plenty online. That she’d heard frightening …
(Darwin Malicdem/ Medical Daily) —Testosterone plays a significant role in a man’s development from muscle and bone mass to sexual functions. However, this hormone offers benefits when balanced but poor levels in the body could lead to health problems.
Low testosterone levels affect many men across the world. In the U.S., 2 in every …
(Sumbo Bello/ Edgy) — Ever considered adding another layer of sunscreen to help with skin cancer? While that’s not entirely a bad idea, getting more Vitamin A could also help.
In a study of about 125,000 Americans, researchers found that people with the highest Vitamin A intake has a 15 percent lower risk of squamous cell skin cancer. What’s …
(Reuters) — Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest products.
The seventh “WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic” said blocking the industry’s …
(Juhi Kumari/ The Health Site) — Gut infection can lead to a pathology resembling Parkinson’s disease, says a recent study published in the journal Nature. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic nervous system disorder. Tremor, slowed movement, rigid muscles, impaired posture and balance, loss of automatic movements, changes in speech …
(Maria Cohut/Medical News Today) — New research has found that people who follow the Paleolithic, or Paleo, diet have high levels of a blood biomarker tied to heart disease. The finding raises some red flags about this type of diet, which, the researchers suggest, is not balanced enough to ensure good health.
The Paleolithic diet — often …
(Rich Haridy/ New Atlas) — A massive umbrella study, encompassing 277 clinical trials, into the effects of nutritional supplements and dietary interventions has concluded almost all vitamin and mineral supplements play no role in protecting from cardiovascular disease, or extending one’s lifespan.
The new study gathered …
(Health 24) — Social media is constantly evolving, and many users post tips and information on a broad range of subjects, much of which is misleading and sometimes even dangerous.
As far as medical information is concerned, a number of doctors are trying to drown out health misinformation on social media by recruiting more medical …
(Rachel Rettner/ Live Science) — You should always be careful about what you let your dog eat — case in point, a common sugar substitute found in everything from chewing gum to peanut butter can be deadly for man’s best friend, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Last week, the FDA warned pet owners about the …