No Vaccine Effect After 3 Years!
The vaccine for whooping cough commonly administered to the young loses its effectiveness after three years, according to the preliminary results of a new US study. The results released recently come from a survey of 15,000 children in Marin County, California, where an outbreak of the bacterial disease killed 11 infants and infected more than [...]
Fish to lower strokes risk?
People who eat fish a few times each week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who only eat a little or none at all, according to an international analysis. The omega-3 fatty acids in fish may lower stroke risk through their positive effects on blood pressure and cholesterol, wrote Susanna Larsson [...]
Babies Heart Defect
Babies who are exposed before birth to ethyl benezene, a toxic component in crude oil, may have a higher risk of developing congenital heart disease (CHD), US researches said. Another chemical used as an industrial metal degreasing agent, trichloroethylene (TCE) also boosted heart risks, said the research to be presented at the Paediatric Academic Societies [...]
Liver Cancer linked with Male Sex Hormone
Sex hormones are to blame for men’s higher susceptibility to liver cancer, according to a study by researchers at a Hong Kong university. The Chinese University study found that liver cancer was exceptionally active when the protein receptor of the male sex hormone took control of one of the 17,000 genes in the body, the South China Morning Post said. Liver [...]
The Bum & Skin Cancer
Builders have been ordered to cover their bums and bodies – to guard against rising rates of skin cancer. Leading medics warned that cases of the disease among Britain’s 2.4 million construction workers are now on a level with asbestos-related disease. It follows research by a University of Manchester team which found builders – who [...]
