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Obesity and poor nutrition during pregnancy affect egg reserves of female child

April 12, 2016 New research involving mice, published in the April 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that maternal obesity and poor nutrition during pregnancy affect the egg reserves of female offspring.

One-quarter of lowest educated in the Netherlands are obese

April 11, 2016 Among people aged 25 and older with only primary school education, one-quarter are obese (seriously overweight), versus only 6 percent of university graduates.

FDA approves Micra, first wire-free pacemaker

April 11, 2016 The first leadless, wire-free heart pacemaker has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Traditional Chinese medicines often contaminated with mercury and arsenic

April 9, 2016 Using a stringent two test method, researchers have found that 32 out of 32 traditional Chinese medicines tested were contaminated with mercury and arsenic.

Diabetes quadruple worldwide since 1980 to 422 million cases

April 9, 2016 The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has quadrupled in the past 35 years, a new report shows.

The highest weekly number of scarlet fever recorded in England

April 8, 2016 This is the third season in a row in which elevated scarlet fever activity has been noted.

Sleeplessness linked with brain changes

April 8, 2016 Repeated sleepless nights could lead to changes in the brain, according to a new study from researchers at the department of Medical Imaging at Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China.

Women twice as likely to die from severe heart attack, all countries are affected

April 8, 2016 Women are up to twice as likely as men to die from the most dangerous type of heart attack, a worldwide study finds.

Fentanyl patch prescribing still not safe in 50% of prescriptions

April 7, 2016 Although prescribing of the fentanyl patch, a narcotic pain medicine, has improved, physicians are still failing to adhere to safe prescribing guidelines, with half of new prescriptions being written for people who have not had the required previous opioid exposure.

Black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain

April 6, 2016 Research has documented that black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans and realative to WHO guidlines.

Plastic surgery is no longer just for seniors

April 6, 2016 According to a new study by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), facial plastic surgery is no longer just for seniors.

Experimental urine test identifies 92% of men with elevated PSA levels

April 5, 2016 An experimental urine test that detects genetic changes associated with prostate cancer identified 92 percent of men with elevated PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels who had high-grade cancers.