Classical music helps pregnancy
Mums to be could feel less stressed about their pregnancies if they listened to sounds of nature and classical music according to a recent study. The music must have a tempo of around sixty to eighty beats per minute, which is similar to that of the human heart.
Professor Chung-Hey Chen from the Kaohsiung Medical University [...]
Food for the Brain
There are many foods available that are classed as food for the brain, simply because the brain likes to be fed with certain types of food like antioxidants, good fats and high quality carbs. This is compared to those foods, which are currently available in fast food places.
Just in case there are any worries as [...]
Fat can be turned into muscle
There has always been the thought that muscle can quickly turn to fat, but it seems that the opposite is also possible, which should bring hope to many people who are struggling with their diets.
However, as we, all know there are good and bad types of fat, unfortunately, it is only the good fat that [...]
DNA flaw means no learning from mistakes
Experts in child development are looking at a flaw in the child’s DNA as the reason behind why some children fail to learn from their mistakes. We have seen this many times before when a child does something wrong one or two times then eventually, they get it right, but sometimes there are those children [...]
July 25, 2008One billion will die from smoking
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have released some chilling statistics, one billion people will die in the 21st century due to tobacco.
However, the countries more likely to be affected are places like Russia and Bangladesh. In an attempt to prevent this from happening £250 million has been committed to the cause. £125 million by Mayor [...]
TV is an asthma risk
In a study of Asthma sufferers, by researchers at the Catholic University in Rome they have found that children who are spending too much time sitting or lying in front of the TV could be increasing their risk of developing asthma.
It was found that the children who spent more than five hours a day watching [...]
Tests fail to show all defects in unborn babies
Italian researchers have told a European Genetics conference that tests used by hospitals on pregnant women will only detect around half of all chromosomal abnormalities, which is bound to create some fear amongst expectant mothers.
Dr Francesca Grati, from the TOMA Laboratory in Busto Arsizio told the audience at the European Society of Human Genetics [...]
Energy drinks linked to risk taking
Researchers at the University of Buffalo are looking into the effects of these so called energy drinks on younger people and teenagers. These drinks which are high in caffeine have become very popular of the past few years.
But it is not only adults who are drinking these drinks like Red Bull etc are very popular [...]
E211 to be dropped from Coke
An additive which has been connected to hyperactivity and even with damaging DNA in children is to be phased out in the production process of Diet Coke.
The additive is called Sodium Benzoate or as many people will see it on the cans as E211, this is a sort of preservative which when it is added [...]
Medicine or Food the ingredients are the same
For years people have been using natural products for treatment of ill health, however many of these treatments are also foods which has to bring up the question: it someone has all of these foods in their daily diet, should they not be the healthiest person around?
Just in case you have any doubts as what [...]
Teenagers visit the doctor at Second Life
This is an interesting idea stated up by the Spanish Health Authorities, they have created a virtual portal where it is believed that teenagers can go to speak to someone about health matters of which they would find too embarrassing to speak about with their regular doctor or even parents.
The system will use real doctors [...]
Keeping your teeth white
Due to the amount of products and advertising that we can see around regarding products that keep your teeth nice and white, we can assume that this is one the major requirement for people keen to look good.
But with all of these products being at the top end of the scale when it come to [...]
Clean homes good for Asthma
You cannot escape the adverts for cleaning materials in the press and on TV, while at the supermarket there is a whole isle devoted to cleaning materials. But could there be a link between the increase in bleaches, paint strippers, carpet cleaners, and all of those other cleaners and the increase of the child asthma.
In [...]
Two year old given Viagra
This is not the sort of thing that you would normally expect to see, but as with many other medicines they can be used for treating other illnesses other than the ones that they are most famous for. In this case two year old Oliver Sherwood has to take Viagra in order to simply stay [...]
February 11, 2008Girl could easily die of shock
Many children of ten these days tend to like the scariest of things, these may include films, TV programmes and of those rides that you find at amusement parks, but for one ten year old girl even thinking about such things could be deadly.
Jennifer Lloyd would appear from first sight to normal girl aged ten, [...]
Men not needed to create life
Researchers at the university of Newcastle have create human sperm cells, from a female embryonic stem cell, this is not the first time that the team lead by Professor Karim Nayernia have managed to create a cell like this, they created the same from male bone marrow too, although they are working on a way [...]
January 28, 2008Doctors not to treat old and unhealthy
This is a very serious situation brewing here, doctors who are paid to look after the everyone in the UK are calling for the NHS to withdraw treatment from people who are either too old or people that lead an unhealthy lifestyle.
There are four main categories that the doctors want to be able to say [...]
New study into cause of Autism
In a study by the Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, it has been found that there is a link between the deletion and even duplication of DNA letters on chromosome 16 is strongly linked to Autism spectrum disorder, which is a disorder that has a wide range of disabilities, such as [...]
December 12, 2007Health problems caused by Hurricanes
In recent study by the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University and the Children’s Health Fund it has been found that there is a link between metal health problems and other effects directly after 2005 hurricanes that hit the Gulf Coast in the States.
By studying the records of the schools, data from the [...]