Consuming alcohol increases risk of stroke mortality in men

Consuming alcohol more frequently than twice a week increases the risk of stroke mortality in men, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland. The results show that the effects of alcohol are not limited to the amount consumed, but also the frequency of drinking matters. The results were published in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica on 8 March.

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TV, computer, video game use 'linked to poorer child well-being'

For most children, watching television, using computers and playing video games is a part of day-to-day life. But new research suggests that for young children, such activities are linked to poorer well-being.
This is according to a study recently published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
The research team, led by Trina Hinkley, PhD, of Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, says the use of electronic media can be a sedentary behavior and that this behavior can lead to adverse health outcomes, particularly if it is adopted from a young age.

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(VIDEO) Eight Month Old Baby Weighs Over 40 Pounds

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An eight month old baby boy made headlines in Colombia on Tuesday after weighing in at over 40 pounds, three times heavier than an average child of that age. (March 19) 

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Salmonella and Escherichia coli play part in Crohn's Disease:

For the thousands of people in the U.S. who suffer daily from Crohn’s disease, treatments mainly target the symptoms, with no known cure. One reason for the limited relief from this chronic and painful type of inflammatory bowel disease is the fact that its exact cause is unknown.
However, the results of a new study that reveals which gut bacteria are involved in Crohn’s disease could provide targets for future treatments, as well as better ways to diagnose the condition.
"These findings can guide the development of better diagnostics," said senior author Dr. Ramnik Xavier of Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University in a press release. "More importantly, our study identified specific organisms that are abnormally increased or decreased in disease, which forms a blueprint to develop microbial therapeutics."

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Disbelief on Lesbian HIV transmition:

US health officials have published details of a rare case of suspected female-to-female HIV infection.

A 46-year-old woman "likely acquired" the virus during a six-month monogamous relationship with a HIV-positive woman in Texas, said the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
She was infected with a strain that had a 98% genetic match to her partner's.
The virus can be transmitted when bodily fluids come into contact with cuts, abrasions and mucus membranes.

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childbirth and sex hormones helps in treatment of anorexia nervosa:

A hormone released during childbirth and sex could be used as a treatment for the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, scientists suggest.

Small studies by UK and Korean scientists indicated patients were less likely to fixate on food and body image after a dose of oxytocin.
About one in every 150 teenage girls in the UK are affected by the condition.
The eating disorders charity Beat said the finding was a long way from becoming a useable treatment.
Oxytocin is a hormone released naturally during bonding, including sex, childbirth and breastfeeding.
It has already been suggested as a treatment for a range of psychiatric disorders, and has been shown to help lower social anxiety in people with autism.

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Restriction of fast-food could prevent obesity epidemic:

Exposure to too many pizza and fried-food outlets can nearly double your chances of obesity, research suggests.
Measures to restrict access, such as not opening takeaway restaurants near schools, may help, scientists report in the BMJ.
Others argue that policymakers should focus on making fast food more healthy.

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