Smoking kills about 6 million people a year and costs the world more than $1 trillion a year in health care expenses and lost productivity, according to a new landmark global report from WHO and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America. Policies to control tobacco use (including tobacco tax and price…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that it does not recommend the use of any currently available ovarian cancer screening tests to detect the disease. The FDA cautions that such screening tests are unreliable and may generate false-positive (suggesting the presence of cancer when it is not there) or false-negative results (indicating absence…
People become vegetarians for different reasons, including health, religious convictions and concerns about animal welfare. For many years research into vegetarianism focused mainly on potential nutritional deficiencies. In recent years, many studies are confirming the health benefits of meat-free eating. Plant-based eating is recognized as not only nutritionally sufficient, but also as a way to…
Cancers that start in a woman’s reproductive system are called gynaecological cancers. Treatment for each cancer depends on when and where the cancer started. Early detection is vital for increased survival, so knowing the symptoms and making sure to make a doctor’s appointment is key. Unfortunately, girls and women become somewhat used to cramps and pains in their uterus…
HRT (also known as menopausal replacement therapy or MRT) uses estrogen and progesterone, the female hormones, to treat common symptoms of menopause and aging. Doctors generally prescribe these hormones during or after menopause. In a recent prospective, cohort study, specifically looking at hormone use and age at menopause, over 39,000 women have had their age at menopause documented, and…
How long do you or have you spent at work in an average week? around 15, 30, 45 or even 60+ hours? Feeling like this is having a negative impact on your general health? Well you might not be wrong… New research New work by Ohio State University has recently analysed data collected from the…
