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Roxon ‘uncomfortable’ over parents picking children’s sex
The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she would be very uncomfortable about allowing parents to choose their children’s sex.
The Health and Medical Research Council is reviewing whether to allow any parents who use IVF to select their baby’s gender.
The practice is currently only allowed when there is a risk that parents will pass on [...]
Early metformin treatment doubles chance of success for diabetics
Washington, March 10 (ANI): Starting metformin treatment early doubles chance of success for people with diabetes, a new research has found.
The Kaiser Permanente study, the first to compare failure rates of metformin in real-world setting, has appeared in the March issue of Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association.
According to the research, metformin, [...]
Underweight and extremely obese people die earlier that those of normal weight
Washington, June 24 (ANI): An international study conducted by Canadian and American researchers suggests that underweight and extremely obese people die earlier than those having normal weight.
The same study, however, also shows that overweight people actually live longer than those having normal weight.
“It’s not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk [...]
Underweight and extremely obese people die earlier that those of normal weight
Washington, June 24 (ANI): An international study conducted by Canadian and American researchers suggests that underweight and extremely obese people die earlier than those having normal weight.
The same study, however, also shows that overweight people actually live longer than those having normal weight.
“It’s not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk [...]
Treatment doesn’t prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancy
LONDON: Scientists at University of Edinburgh have found that a treatment that prevents premature births in single pregnancies may be not work for women expecting more than one child.
The study suggests an underlying difference between the way in which premature births occur in women with single and multiple pregnancies.
According to researchers, the findings could [...]
Automated calling service may help improve medication adherence among asthmatics
Washington, May 18 (ANI): American scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, in Portland, Oregon, have revealed that they have tested an automated calling service designed to encourage asthma patients to fill or refill their prescriptions for inhaled corticosteroids (ICS).
“The trial demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, improvement in compliance,” said Dr. William [...]
Intervention proves effective in increasing correct breast self-exams
Washington, April 30 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have found that a brief intervention program boosted the number of women correctly performing breast self- exams by tenfold.
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study is one of the first to show [...]
Smoking mum’s babies ‘at increased Sudden Infant Death Syndrome risk’
Washington, Apr 4 (ANI): Babies born to mothers who smoke are more likely to be slower to wake or respond to stimulation – and this might explain their raised risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
To reach the conclusion, scientific director of the Ritchie Centre for Baby Health Research Associate Professor Rosemary Horne and PhD [...]
