Women who work in high-strain jobs have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and bypass surgery than women whose work environments create less stress, according to a new study presented in Chicago at a conference of the American …
It’s no secret that eating something tasty and having sex are pleasurable, anxiety-reducing activities. But researchers studying stress responses in rats found that sex and food could reduce anxiety even over the long term, for …
Patients over 65 account for most new cases of heart failure in the U.S., but, based on traditional risk factors, it’s hard for doctors to identify who is at highest risk for hospitalization or death. Now, researchers report that …
Researchers have discovered gene mutations in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that may help doctors determine which treatments will work best for which patients early on.
On Oct. 28, a book called The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct went on sale in Amazon’s Kindle store.
Men are dying younger than their female counterparts and of eminently preventable and treatable diseases, according to the Men’s Health Forum, an organization in the U.K. that aims to improve mortality rates in men.
A large new observational study of more than 5,700 Swedish patients being treated for severe acne sought to untangle the links between the popular acne drug Accutane, suicide and acne itself.
A new survey finds that Americans are among the world’s leaders in sleep deprivation, along with the French and Taiwanese.
With Thanksgiving Day just around the corner, it’s hard not to think about people who don’t have enough food to be thankful for. A new study [PDF] offers a bit of good news and bad about hunger in America: the number of people …
A survey of 197 youth offenders in England — boys aged 11 to 19 who have been incarcerated — found that they are three times more likely to have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than their non-offending counterparts.
How do the FDA’s proposed new cigarette warning labels stack up against the graphic warnings already in use in other countries?
Cigarette packages currently come with a tidy black-bordered warning label, reminding users that smoking causes lung cancer, birth defects and heart disease. Dutiful, yes, and easily disregarded.
A doctoral candidate at Arizona State University made a surprising discovery during the course of her dissertation research on the impact of early sexual health education.
