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The Schiavo case: Are mass media to be blamed? Medicine & Health / Other August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 In 1990, Theresa Schiavo, an American citizen, had a cardiac arrest that caused irreversible brain damage which led to a persistent vegetative state diagnosis. A few years later, this diagnosis became a source of conflict ...

Killer carbs -- Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age Medicine & Health / Other August 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.

Americans show little tolerance for mental illness despite growing belief in genetic cause Medicine & Health / Other 8 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 4 A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was ...

Study: Early sex not cause of delinquency Medicine & Health / Other November 12, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 People who have sex at an early age are not more likely to become delinquents later on, a U.S. study concluded.

UK anti-drinking campaign ads may be 'catastrophically misconceived' Medicine & Health / Other December 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Some anti-drinking advertising campaigns may be “catastrophically misconceived” because they play on the entertaining ‘drinking stories’ that young people use to mark their social identity, say researchers who have just completed ...

Over one-third of former American football players had sexual relations with men, study says Medicine & Health / Other October 29, 2007 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A study of former high-school American Football players has found that more than a third said they had had sexual relations with other men.

Marijuana withdrawal as bad as withdrawal from cigarettes Medicine & Health / Other January 24, 2008 \| User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Research by a group of scientists studying the effects of heavy marijuana use suggests that withdrawal from the use of marijuana is similar to what is experienced by people when they quit smoking cigarettes. Abstinence from ...

Costly placebo works better than cheap one Medicine & Health / Other March 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A 10-cent pill doesn't kill pain as well as a $2.50 pill, even when they are identical placebos, according to a provocative study by Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist at Duke University.

Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say Medicine & Health / Other March 31, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 71 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists.

New study finds glamorization of drugs in rap music jumped dramatically over 2 decades Medicine & Health / Other April 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A new study finds that references to illegal drug use in rap music jumped sixfold in the two decades since 1979, the year Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" hit the charts and introduced to a mainstream audience a music ...

Acupuncture reduces pain and dysfunction in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection Medicine & Health / Other June 01, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 3 New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. The study was led by David Pfister, ...

Doctors must step up to the challenge of climate change Medicine & Health / Other June 27, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Doctors must lead by example on climate change, according to experts in this week's BMJ. Health professionals were powerful catalysts in changing society's view of smoking from a normal lifestyle choice to that of ...

Watermelon may have Viagra-effect Medicine & Health / Other June 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 62 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine's Day.

More women are having fewer children, if at all Medicine & Health / Other August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (AP) -- More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday.

Indonesia's 'Tree Man' goes home after wart surgery Medicine & Health / Other August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home Monday after doctors removed six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of the growths.

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The Schiavo case: Are mass media to be blamed? Medicine & Health / Other August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 In 1990, Theresa Schiavo, an American citizen, had a cardiac arrest that caused irreversible brain damage which led to a persistent vegetative state diagnosis. A few years later, this diagnosis became a source of conflict ...

Killer carbs -- Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age Medicine & Health / Other August 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.

Americans show little tolerance for mental illness despite growing belief in genetic cause Medicine & Health / Other 8 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 4 A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was ...

Study: Early sex not cause of delinquency Medicine & Health / Other November 12, 2007 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 People who have sex at an early age are not more likely to become delinquents later on, a U.S. study concluded.

UK anti-drinking campaign ads may be 'catastrophically misconceived' Medicine & Health / Other December 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Some anti-drinking advertising campaigns may be “catastrophically misconceived” because they play on the entertaining ‘drinking stories’ that young people use to mark their social identity, say researchers who have just completed ...

Over one-third of former American football players had sexual relations with men, study says Medicine & Health / Other October 29, 2007 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A study of former high-school American Football players has found that more than a third said they had had sexual relations with other men.

Marijuana withdrawal as bad as withdrawal from cigarettes Medicine & Health / Other January 24, 2008 \| User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Research by a group of scientists studying the effects of heavy marijuana use suggests that withdrawal from the use of marijuana is similar to what is experienced by people when they quit smoking cigarettes. Abstinence from ...

Costly placebo works better than cheap one Medicine & Health / Other March 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A 10-cent pill doesn't kill pain as well as a $2.50 pill, even when they are identical placebos, according to a provocative study by Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist at Duke University.

Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say Medicine & Health / Other March 31, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 71 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists.

New study finds glamorization of drugs in rap music jumped dramatically over 2 decades Medicine & Health / Other April 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A new study finds that references to illegal drug use in rap music jumped sixfold in the two decades since 1979, the year Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" hit the charts and introduced to a mainstream audience a music ...

Acupuncture reduces pain and dysfunction in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection Medicine & Health / Other June 01, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 3 New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. The study was led by David Pfister, ...

Doctors must step up to the challenge of climate change Medicine & Health / Other June 27, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Doctors must lead by example on climate change, according to experts in this week's BMJ. Health professionals were powerful catalysts in changing society's view of smoking from a normal lifestyle choice to that of ...

Watermelon may have Viagra-effect Medicine & Health / Other June 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 62 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine's Day.

More women are having fewer children, if at all Medicine & Health / Other August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (AP) -- More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday.

Indonesia's 'Tree Man' goes home after wart surgery Medicine & Health / Other August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home Monday after doctors removed six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of the growths.

The Schiavo case: Are mass media to be blamed?

Killer carbs -- Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age

Americans show little tolerance for mental illness despite growing belief in genetic cause

Study: Early sex not cause of delinquency

UK anti-drinking campaign ads may be 'catastrophically misconceived'

Over one-third of former American football players had sexual relations with men, study says

Marijuana withdrawal as bad as withdrawal from cigarettes

Costly placebo works better than cheap one

Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say

New study finds glamorization of drugs in rap music jumped dramatically over 2 decades

Acupuncture reduces pain and dysfunction in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection

Doctors must step up to the challenge of climate change

Watermelon may have Viagra-effect

More women are having fewer children, if at all

Indonesia's 'Tree Man' goes home after wart surgery

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