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Friday, November 11, 2011
Depression-Suicide Linked To Sexting
In a cross- sectional study involving 23,000 students researchers found a linked between sexting and psychological distress.
When compared with teens who didn't sext, twice as many teens who reported sexting had depressive symptoms.
In the study 'sexting' was defined as sending or posting sexually suggestive or explicit nude photos or videos.
Read more on this study and about the cautions given by experts.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Estrogen Use Linked To Urinary Incontinence
According to a recent study women who use estrogen for 5 or more years have increased risk of developing urinary incontinence.
The study involved post-menopausal women who had not reported urinary incontinence. The women were from an ethnically diverse community in Baltimore, USA and were followed for 10 years.
46 reported using hormone therapy containing estrogen and 14 reported using hormone therapy containing estrogen for more than 5 years.
In 2004 28.1% of the women reported new incidences of urinary incontinence and 18.6% reported incontinence with functional loss.
Researchers say that those who reported use of estrogen for more than 5 years were linked to incontinence with condition-specific functional loss.
The study involved post-menopausal women who had not reported urinary incontinence. The women were from an ethnically diverse community in Baltimore, USA and were followed for 10 years.
46 reported using hormone therapy containing estrogen and 14 reported using hormone therapy containing estrogen for more than 5 years.
In 2004 28.1% of the women reported new incidences of urinary incontinence and 18.6% reported incontinence with functional loss.
Researchers say that those who reported use of estrogen for more than 5 years were linked to incontinence with condition-specific functional loss.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Risk Of Depresssion Reduced With Caffeine
Researchers found that women who drink more than 2 cups of coffee per day had a lower risk for depression.
The study was a 10 year longitudinal study involving 50,739 women, a mean age of 63 years.
Researchers recorded the number of women who developed clinical depression and compared it with:
2- Those who drank 4 cups or more had a 20% lower risk.
The results of the study support coffee as a protection against depression.
Read more info on this study.
The study was a 10 year longitudinal study involving 50,739 women, a mean age of 63 years.
Researchers recorded the number of women who developed clinical depression and compared it with:
- Coffee ( 80% cafeine
- Tea (12% caffeine)
- Soft drinks of 5% caffeine
2- Those who drank 4 cups or more had a 20% lower risk.
The results of the study support coffee as a protection against depression.
Read more info on this study.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Vitamin-A Pills Can Save The lives Of 1000's Children
One hundred and ninety million children under the age of 5 may have vitamin-A deficiency, this is according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Researchers believe by giving children vitamin-A pills 600.000 lives could be saved each year.
In the study involving 200,000 children, researchers found that deaths were reduced by 24 % if the children were given vitamin-A supplements.
The body needs vitamin-A for its immune system, the vitamin can prevent diseases such as diarrhoea and measels.
Vitamin-A is found in foods such as cheese, eggs, liver and fish.
Read about this report from the BBC news.
Researchers believe by giving children vitamin-A pills 600.000 lives could be saved each year.
In the study involving 200,000 children, researchers found that deaths were reduced by 24 % if the children were given vitamin-A supplements.
The body needs vitamin-A for its immune system, the vitamin can prevent diseases such as diarrhoea and measels.
Vitamin-A is found in foods such as cheese, eggs, liver and fish.
Read about this report from the BBC news.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Researchers Found A Cause of Hypoglycaemia
One in 100.000 babies are born with a genetic defect, these children develop hypoglycaemia even when there is no insulin in their blood.
Hypolgycaemia is when the blood sugar level is too low usually due to an imbalance between insulin and sugar.
Researchers analysed the genetic code of three children with this severe form of hypoglycaemia and found that mutations in the AKT2 gene are the cause.
All three children in the study had a mutation in the AKT2 gene.
Read more about the study.
Hypolgycaemia is when the blood sugar level is too low usually due to an imbalance between insulin and sugar.
Researchers analysed the genetic code of three children with this severe form of hypoglycaemia and found that mutations in the AKT2 gene are the cause.
All three children in the study had a mutation in the AKT2 gene.
Read more about the study.
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