Mold exposure in infancy increases asthm…
September 29, 2011 by University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center
Infants who live in "moldy” homes are three times more likely to develop asthma Infants who live in "moldy” homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7, according to a study led by...
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Helen Flanders Dunbar - Pioneer in Psych…
December 25, 2011 by Constance M. McGovern
Helen Flanders Dunbar - "the mother of holistic medicine" (Stevens & Gardner, 1982, p. 93) Dunbar, Helen Flanders (14 May 1902-21 Aug. 1959), psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and pioneer in psychosomatic medicine, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter...
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Celebrating 150 Years of Women in Medici…
September 26, 2011 by Eric v.d. Luft, Ph.D., M.L.S.
Nineteen ninety-nine marks the 150th anniversary of the entrance of women into the modern regular medical profession On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell (February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910) received her M.D. from Geneva Medical College...
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Medication use higher among overweight k…
October 4, 2012 by Bryan Alary
Overweight children aged 12 to 19 are 59 per cent more likely than normal-weight kids to take prescription medication, according to UAlberta research. Overweight children are far more likely to take prescription medications than children of a...
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Fatty Diets May Be Associated with Reduc…
March 14, 2012 by European Society of Human Reproduction
Men’s diets, in particular the amount and type of different fats they eat, could be associated with their semen quality according to the results of a study published online in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction...
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How Key Genes Cooperate to Make Healthy …
September 29, 2011 by Paul Preuss
Scientists from Berkeley Lab, the University of Bradford, and Boston University discover a crucial connection in skin formation Skin is the body’s armor, protecting us from disease agents, injury, excessive water loss, and cold and heat. Yet...
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