Two studies published recently suggest there could be something wrong with the way ADHD is diagnosed in young children in the US, one found that nearly 1 million kids are potentially misdiagnosed just because they are the youngest in their kindergarten year, with the youngest in class twice as likely to be on stimulant medication,… Continue reading
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First time dad – prepare yourself – 1
When You’re Expecting Pregnant women experience a variety of emotions and life changes. But most first-time dads have their own feelings and concerns to deal with, too. If you feel shocked, panicked, overwhelmed, scared, or like you’re just not ready, you’re not alone. Like any big change, this will require a major adjustment. And if the… Continue reading
Because of the recession, many Irish women may be limit to make save abortion
Economic hardship might be leading more Irish women to seek abortions and obtain the procedure illegally because they cannot afford to travel to Britain, where abortion is legal, Reuters reports. Ireland, a mainly Catholic nation, permits abortion only when a woman’s life is in jeopardy. The policy is one of the strictest in Europe, and… Continue reading
Are pregnancy scars problem?
There are many different types of scars that may develop during and after your pregnancy. However, there are essentially two main types of external scars. The first type of pregnancy scar is formed as a result of having a Caesarian section. This scar is often quite large and while the natural regeneration of skin will… Continue reading
Hronic stress could keep the Triglycerides highs and the risk of heart disease
From studies on mice, researchers in the US have discovered that disrupting the body clock or circadian rhythm could interfere with a normal 24 hour cycle of high and low triglycerides in a way that leaves them at a high level all the time, potentially raising the risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease. You can… Continue reading
The eyes and genital herpes
Most people are surprised to find out that two types of herpes viruses — the one that causes cold sores and the one that causes chickenpox — can cause serious eye problems. These two viruses are not the same virus that causes genital herpes, and herpetic eye disease is not a sexually transmitted disease. One… Continue reading
All for genital herpes and pregnant women
Pregnant women with genital herpes should be careful about passing the virus on to the baby, but not overly worried about it. A mother can infect her baby during delivery, often fatally. But if a woman had genital herpes before getting pregnant, or if she is first infected early in pregnancy, the chance that her… Continue reading
Are the herpes simplex connected with the cervical cancer?
Genital herpes increases the risk of cervical cancer — which kills thousands of women every year — by acting as an “accomplice” to another common virus that commonly causes this cancer. Herpes simplex virus-2, the cause of genital herpes, was detected in nearly half of women with invasive cervical cancer — nearly twice as often… Continue reading