Food insecurity linked to type 2 diabetes risk
(Reuters Health) – Canadians who cannot afford to eat regularly or to eat a healthy diet have more than double the average risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study…
Berkeley, others parts of California see rise in sexually transmitted infections
STD cases hit record high in US The CDC reports that cases of sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reached an all-time high in 2016. But who…
Women who freeze eggs to delay childbirth often feel regret
(Reuters Health) – For the past four years, since Facebook and Apple began paying for employees to freeze their eggs to delay childbirth, healthy women are increasingly trying to slow…
Is eating seafood the key to getting pregnant?
Although oysters have a reputation as an aphrodisiac, it’s not actually clear why seafood may influence a couple’s sexual activity and odds of becoming pregnant. (iStock) Couples may have an…
VA health systems vary widely in heart disease death rates
(Reuters Health) – Heart disease death rates vary substantially at Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide, and a new study suggests that this holds true not just for hospitalized patients but also…
Can you make up for lost sleep on the weekend?
If you can’t sleep as much as you need during the week, you may be able to make up for it on the weekends. (iStock) Not getting enough sleep can…
U.S. jury fails to reach verdict in latest J&J talc trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A South Carolina jury on Friday could not agree on a verdict in a case of a woman whose family said her long-term use of Johnson…
Race to find cure for rare virus that can cause leukemia
The pathogen has also been dubbed a cousin of HIV because of the similarities in the way it’s spread. (iStock) It’s a virus that few people have heard of, but…
Oily fish still a good habit for heart health, U.S. doctors say
(Reuters Health) – People who eat at least two servings a week of oily fish like salmon, mackerel, herring and tuna should keep it up because U.S. doctors still say…
2 Ebola patients die after slipping out of quarantine in Congo, officials say
World Health Organization workers prepare a centre for vaccination in the port city of Mbandaka (Copyright Reuters 2018) MBANDAKA – Three patients infected with the Ebola virus slipped out of…