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A study from McMaster University has found a potential mechanism explaining why some people who take drugs to lower their cholesterol develop sore, aching muscles. The use of statin drugs to significantly lower cholesterol, and ultimately reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, has become widespread and large-scale studies suggest that nearly half of Americans and

Democrats and Republicans disagree on many policies but not on sex education for teenagers, a Rutgers-led national survey finds. The study, published in the journal Sex Education, surveyed close to 1,000 likely voters who identified as Democrats or Republicans. The findings show a strong majority of them support sex education within schools and the continued

Playmats, or activity gyms, are designed to engage your little one. With bold colors; a soft surface; rattles, mirrors, and a smattering of other toys, these sensory centersmotivate, stimulate and inspire. They are baby’s first interactive toy. Plus, children spend a lot of time on the floor. From wiggling and rolling to crawling and sitting

Teenager with TWO vaginas, wombs and cervixes says it took doctors eight years to spot her unusual anatomy after they repeatedly dismissed her excruciating period pains Molly-Rose Taylor, 19, from Gillingham, was diagnosed with uterus didelphys  For years medics failed to spot the 2cm-thick wall of tissue dividing her vagina  Two periods caused the nanny excruciating period

Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children—high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches. A landmark report by the UN’s children agency UNICEF released Tuesday shows Japan topping the charts for childhood health indicators, with low rates of infant mortality

From Olympic athlete to family man! Ryan Lochte gushed over how much his “life revolves around” his children with wife Kayla Rae Reid in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly. “Kids have changed everything,” the athlete, 35, told Us of his marriage with the model, 28, while promoting the FitPlan App. “It’s not just me

Mothers-to-be who are stressed are more likely to have a daughter, finds study Only 31% of women showing physical stress, such as comfort eating, had a boy Only 40% psychologically stressed, experiencing anxiety, have a boy Scientists said male foetuses are more vulnerable to stress hormones  If you’re trying to get pregnant and want to have

Pembroke Pines, Florida-based Primary Care Offices was facing a few administrative challenges, and it knew it needed solutions to these problems if it were to most efficiently operate its clinic. THE PROBLEM The first problem the three-physician, primary care practice faced was that it had a tedious, error-prone and inefficient referral authorization process. There is

Mother whose baby boy died while sleeping in her bed just four days after being born reveals police officers took away his clothes, nappies and bedding to check she hadn’t killed him Louise Barrett, from East Yorkshire, brought Ellis into her bed in February 2003  Pair drifted off to sleep before she woke up to

Since the year 2012 has doubled the number of food alerts in Germany, more than. Especially in the case of milk and meat products, the cases are piling up. FOCUS Online explains what it is and what needs to change in the future, to ensure the safety of our food. Sausage, meat, dairy products: In

Will Bayley, 31, has been taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2019, paired with professional dancer Janette Manrara. Still in the competition, the sportsman is surprised how far he’s got, having struggled with the condition as a child. He impressed Strictly judges with his Quickstep, with head judge Shirley Ballas asking: “What disability? What limitations?

There’s lots of misinformation about the flu out there: the flu shot makes you sick (nope), the flu is just a really bad cold (def not), and you catch the flu from going outside with wet hair (nuh-uh). But when it comes to Tamiflu—the FDA-approved medication that promises to make your flu symptoms disappear and

Gretchen Rossi’s 3-month-old daughter, Skylar, is growing leaps and bounds! “In just the last couple days, we can’t believe how much she’s talking,” the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 40, told Us Weekly exclusively on Thursday, October 10, at the WEtv Marriage Boot Camp: Family Edition premiere. “She says, ‘Hi.’ She says, ‘Yeah.’ The

Flu season is a natural annual occurrence characterised by frequent outbreaks of several different strains of the influenza virus. The season comes during dry, cold weather, which hampers the immune system and allows viruses to spread and multiply with ease. While the first few cases start to appear in October, there is an official projected

Mounting evidence shows that eating a healthy, balanced diet and keeping fit offers a robust defence against life-threatening complications, such as heart disease. Committing to both is a sure-fire way to extend longevity. Exercise advice, like dietary advice, can sometimes seem overwhelming, however, especially if a person is getting fit for the first time. Fortunately,

When Paul Bagga was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer that soon spread to his brain, the nonsmoker was devastated and terrified. More than five years later, the Flourtown retiree, 67, is going strong, thanks to participating in clinical testing of a targeted drug developed by Pfizer. Lorbrena was approved last November, and it is still

Sleep is one of those things that’s necessary for absolutely everybody, while also being pretty hard to understand to understand or find for some. Insomnia is an ever-present spectre for some, while conditions like sleep paralysis, sleep apnea, severe snoring, or night terrors pervade the lives of others. Given that sleep can affect everything from

Using a non-invasive imaging technique that measures the stiffness of tissues gives crucial new information about cancer architecture and could aid the delivery of treatment to the most challenging tumours, new research shows. Magnetic resonance elastography was able to visualise and measure how stiff and dense tumours are in mice. The technique, which can be

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Patients recovering from life-threatening coronary heart disease who received rehabilitation through WeChat experienced a better recovery than those having standard care, new Curtin University-led research has found. The research, published in The Lancet Digital Health, recruited 312 patients with coronary heart disease from a hospital in Shanghai, China, and measured the effectiveness of a smartphone-based