Cell phones and tumors: Is there an answer yet? December 4, 2009
Posted by Jolie McCullough in study.Tags: breast cancer, cell phone, health research, radiation, study, tumor
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Cell phone radiation graphic
It seems like this question has been around forever: Will my cell phone give me a brain tumor? Unfortunately, the jury still seems to be out.
A 30-year study released on Thursday by the Danish Cancer Society states that there does not seem to be a link between cell phone usage and brain tumors, but another study by the World Health Organization (WHO) will apparently come out soon stating that there is a link, according to a CNN article.
The Danish Cancer Society study conducted in Scandinavia included almost the entire region. It found that even though there was an extreme increase in cell phone usage during the 1990s, the rate of brain tumor cases during this time remained constant.
FDA inspects LASIK: better late than never? October 23, 2009
Posted by Jolie McCullough in study, technology.Tags: fda, health research, lasik, surgery, vision
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Clearly, LASIK eye surgery has been around for a while, right?
It seems like everyone knows someone who has gotten it by now, since the routine surgery was introduced to the United States in the early 1990s. And we have all heard the stories and seen the comedy bits about what can go wrong.
But no worries, after almost twenty years of practice, the FDA has made the decision to check up on this surgery and see what the deal is with all the side effects. (more…)
How to survive brain trauma? Drink up! October 9, 2009
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Courtesy of MedicineWorld.org
It seems like it happens all the time. There is a tragic car accident involving a drunk driver and a young teenager or a family. The drunk driver lives, and the others don’t ever seem to make it.
There have been theories as to why this happens. I, for one, used to hear that drunk drivers usually survived more often because they didn’t tense up in a crash since they are impaired as opposed to the sober victims. Whether this myth is true, I can’t say.
However, a study published in the October edition of the American Surgeon states that being intoxicated does indeed lessen your risk of death from head injuries because ethanol, the substance in alcohol, can lessen the swelling of the brain.
Depressed, obese and drunk, oh my! September 23, 2009
Posted by Jolie McCullough in study.Tags: alcohol, depression, health research, weight, women's health
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Well, women, once again, we have gotten the short end of the stick.
The University of Washington recently found evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse are interrelated among women, but not men.
Courtesy of PsychCentral
Basically, the study found that women with an alcohol problem at 24 are three times more likely to be obese three years later. Furthermore, they were then twice as likely to be depressed at 30. Alternatively, those women who are depressed at age 27 were more likely to be obese at age 30.
Don’t worry, there’s more. It seems that obese men, on the other hand, are less likely to be depressed later on in life.
Carolyn McCarty, the lead author of the study said that there are most likely two reasons why women are more likely to be obese later if they abuse alcohol now. (more…)
Gardasil raises controversy again September 3, 2009
Posted by Jolie McCullough in vaccine.Tags: gardasil, health research, vaccine, women's health
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Here we go again.
In 2006, when the FDA first approved Gardasil, a vaccine that protects against strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that often lead to cervical cancer or genital warts, controversy erupted.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends girls receive the 3-shot vaccine at ages 11 and 12, which angered many parents.
Why should their daughter be getting a shot to prevent a sexually transmitted infection at age 11? The reasoning was that the CDC wanted children to be vaccinated before they became sexually active, so there would be no chance they would already be introduced to the virus. (more…)
