Repeat abortions linked to premature birth, study suggests
The more abortions a woman has before her first child, the more likely she is to give birth prematurely, a study has suggested. Data from all 300,858 first-time mothers in Finland between 1996 and 2008 was analysed. The study showed women were three times more likely to have a very premature baby, born before 28 weeks, if they had had three or more More...
Walnut improves sperm health in young men
Eating around two handfuls of walnuts a day improves sperm health in young men, a study in the journal Biology of Reproduction suggests. Sperm shape, movement and vitality improved in men who added walnuts to their More...
Shift work links to heart attack
Shift workers are slightly more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke than day workers, research suggests. An analysis of studies involving more than 2m workers in the British Medical Journal said shift work More...
Children with TV habit can gain weight
Children who increase the number of hours of weekly television they watch between the ages of two and four years old risk larger waistlines by age 10. A Canadian study found that every extra weekly hour watched More...
Alzheimer’s early timeline assembled
Scientists have assembled a “timeline” of the unseen progress of Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear. A team at Washington University School of Medicine looked at families with a genetic risk of More...
Five million “test tube babies” till date
Five million “test tube babies” have now been born around the world, according to research presented at a conference of fertility experts. Delegates hailed it as a “remarkable milestone” More...
Smartphones risking health
People are risking their health by working on smartphones, tablets and laptops after they have left the office, according to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. It says people have become “screen slaves” More...
People on higher food risk
People are taking more risks with their food as finances become tighter, a Food Standards Agency survey suggests. It said its research showed that people were trying to save money by making their food go further. An More...
CT scan can risk to cancer
Multiple CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain cancer or leukaemia, a study suggests. The Newcastle University-led team examined the NHS medical records of almost 180,000 young patients. But More...
Excessive water intake can be risky
Excessive water in your system can dilute your body fluids so much that the sodium levels become life-threateningly low. Water may be the elixir of life, but it sure can send your health into a tailspin, even endangering More...
