New research shows insulin-like hormones in type two diabetes have different effects on men and women. For men, it appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. But for women, it may double the risk of female genital and other cancers. Researchers from Tel Aviv University looked at nearly seventeen thousand diabetics. They differentiated between [...]
Palliative care is a medical specialty which is not the same as hospice care. In fact the goal is to relive pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness whatever the prognosis. Dr Rajeev Mathavan of Doctors Hospital at Renaissance explains more. Palliative care is not dependant on prognosis and can be delivered at the same [...]
Young children of moms abused by their partners are at an increased risk of being obese, according to a new study. The study – led by doctor Renee Boynton-Jarrett of Boston University School of Medicine — studied nearly sixteen hundred children born between 1998 and2000. Mothers were interviewed when their kids were born…and up through [...]
A hike in cigarette tax may cause smoking rates to plummet among certain groups of people. New research suggests. University of California at Los Angeles researchers say cost may influence people struggling with binge-drinking, drug or mental disorders to quit. They found by raising the price of cigarettes ten percent. There was more than an [...]
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Vegas police: Hilton denied owning purse, cocaineLAS VEGAS (AP) — Paris Hilton denied owning the purse in which police say less than a gram of cocaine was found after a traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip, according to an arrest report released Monday. “She told me the purse was not hers, that she had borrowed it from a friend,” Las [...]
Big in China: Brands import foreign celebritiesBEIJING (AP) — Kevin Garnett wore his affection for China’s booming sportswear market on his back as the NBA star arrived in Beijing in August. “Love China” declared the Boston Celtics power forward’s T shirt. On the front: The angular red slash logo of Anta, the athletic shoe producer that brought Garnett to China for [...]
Police: Intruder arrested at Paris Hilton’s homeLOS ANGELES (AP) — A man has been arrested at Paris Hilton’s Los Angeles home after the socialite said he tried to break into her house while holding two big knives. Police Officer Gregory Baek says the man was arrested about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday but his name hasn’t been released. Hilton said on her Twitter [...]
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