Day August 24, 2015

 (iStock) Generally speaking, sociologists find that people in relationships tend to be happier and more satisfied than single people. But a new study makes clear that for some, being single is the way to be. It all depends on how…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former mental health intern at New York’s Rikers Island jail system is suing the city after an inmate fractured her face and broke her jaw in an attack, her attorney said on Monday. Stephanie Procell,…

Scientists have taken a major step towards creating a vaccine that works against multiple strains of influenza, according to two studies published Monday in top journals. A “universal vaccine” is the holy grail of immunisation efforts against the flu, a…

Three easy ways to move your pelvis — and open your hamstrings! By Yanoula Athanassakis and Lara Heimann In a previous post we wrote that everybody, regardless of athletic ability or injury level, seems overly concerned with hamstring flexibility. As…

FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone released its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital on Monday and began a 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus, medical sources said. The world’s worst known Ebola epidemic has raged in West…

Tetra Images via Getty Images ???Eating on the go could be the enemy of weight loss, according to a small new study. The study, conducted at the University of Surrey and published in the Journal of Health Psychology, looked at the…

By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Sobbing victims told how the Colorado movie massacre gunman wrecked their lives, testifying on Monday as a three-day hearing began at which James Holmes will be formally sentenced to life in prison with…

IMAGE: This natural-color satellite image was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite on Aug. 21, 2015. view more Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Lynn Jenner On August 21,…

IMAGE: Lloyd Smith is director of Washington State University’s Sports Science Laboratory and a professor in the Voiland College’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. view more Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – With increasing concern about concussions from sports,…

IMAGE: The MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite flew over Typhoon Goni at 2:15 UTC on Aug. 24 as the storm moved through the East China Sea. view more Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team Typhoon Goni continued on…

Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, causes distress in children and young adults, as well as for their parents or caregivers. The causes are not fully understood and there may be both physiological and psychological components to the condition. In a new…

Same-sex couples encounter more obstacles to treatment for infertility than opposite-sex couples, suggests a new study that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). “For example, same-sex couples often must undergo psychological evaluations…

Heterosexual couples that split childcare duties have higher quality relationships and sex lives than those who don’t, according to new research that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). The study by Daniel…

A specific gene region has long been suspected of contributing to obesity in humans but the precise mechanisms behind this were previously unclear. Now, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard Medical School…

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Diabetes, which now affects almost 30 million Americans, can cause serious health complications, including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and lower-extremity amputations. A lesser-known but equally grave complication is the effect of diabetes on bone health. “Clinical trials have revealed…

Workers who roast and grind coffee in factories and cafes across the United States have more reason for concern about exposure to lung destroying chemicals. A study published by the online journal Toxicology Reports, released last week, found high levels…

The increase in electronic cigarette use, coupled with a decrease in smoking, could be a positive sign for the prevention of cigarette use, said Lynn Kozlowski, University at Buffalo professor of community health and health …

Quinn, an autistic boy, and the line of toys he made before falling asleep. Repeatedly stacking or lining up objects is a behavior commonly associated with autism. Credit: Wikipedia. There is much that scientists don’t know about autism. They don’t…

Common ancestry is key in connecting bone marrow donors to patients. If a patient needs to be matched at the HLA allele, DRBI*15:01, a potential donor with family origins in south east Asia is more likely to match than someone…

A review of survey data from more than 300 obese people who participated in a federally funded weight loss clinical trial found that although the overall weight loss rates were modest, those who rated their primary care doctor’s support as…

Incidence rates of the most common type of liver cancer have significantly increased in Queensland since the mid-90s, new data shows. The QIMR Berghofer and Cancer Council Queensland study shows incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma soared during the 15 years…

A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis® (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may…

Scientists at MIPT have revealed that weak doses of gamma radiation prolong the life of drosophila flies (fruit flies), and that the effect is stronger in females than in males. These findings could reveal the genes that enable the prolongation…

Obese atrial fibrillation patients have a lower chance of arrhythmia recurrence if they have high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, and risk continues to decline as exercise capacity increases as part of treatment, according to a study published today in the…

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Judith Bernstein meets with Dr. Henry Fung at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. Her husband, Arnold, is at right. Bernstein has had eight different types of cancer over the last two decades, all…

{FEATUREDTYPE}: {FEATUREDCAPTION} view more Credit: {FEATUREDCREDIT}{FEATUREDCREDITMORE} This news release is available in Japanese. Solar physicists have captured the first direct observational signatures of resonant absorption, thought to play an important role in solving the “coronal heating problem” which has defied explanation…

The public sector has long served as an equalizer in American society, a place where minority workers could find stable employment that offered advancement and a reliable path to a middle-class life. But the Great Recession wiped out many of…

CHICAGO — As the World War I military draft brought to the forefront the high rate of venereal disease among the civilian population, states began to enact measures to quarantine people and begin forms of treatment to try to control…

ICYMI Health features what we’re reading this week. This week, we’re reading stories about being judged. One obstetrician describes the struggle of being unable to breastfeed and why we need to support women, not shame them, if they try to…

Ah, summer. To some, it means long days, an annual family trip or idling away long lazy afternoons at home. To others, it simply means remembering to layer when the office AC reaches subzero temps. For most, summer conjures ideas,…

Tara Moore via Getty Images “How will work and workplaces evolve in the future?” was the question that thought leaders tried to answer during the Global Wellness Institute roundtable meeting held on July 15 at Everyday Health’s headquarters in New York…

It’s probably your natural instinct to tilt your head back when you have a nosebleed. But not only is that method useless—it can be dangerous, experts say. That’s because the blood will run down the back of your throat, where…

Read an argument against allowing sex selection for IVF. As part of a periodic review, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is calling for public submissions on its draft guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in…

Click here to read the National Health and Medical Research Council’s view of why it’s time to consider allowing sex selection with IVF. Australian guidelines for the ethical use of IVF allow selecting a child’s sex for medical reasons. But…

One in five older people who drink alcohol are consuming it at unsafe levels – over 21 units of alcohol for men and 14 units for women each week – according to a study by King’s College London. The research…

Credit: xiaphias/Wikipedia Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, causes distress in children and young adults, as well as for their parents or caregivers. The causes are not fully understood and there may be both physiological and psychological components to the condition. In…

Credit: Kevin Casper/public domain One in five older people who drink alcohol are consuming it at unsafe levels – over 21 units of alcohol for men and 14 units for women each week – according to a study by King’s…