One in five women don’t breastfeed after augmentation

One in five women who undergo breast augmentation may be subsequently unable or unwilling tobreastfeed their infants, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Though it may be in the April Fool’s issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers have conducted a serious study assessing the medical evidence to support the famous proverb.

Milk could be good for your brain

New research at KU Medical Center finds a possible correlation between milk consumption and brain healthNew research conducted at the University of Kansas Medical Center has found a correlation…

Work to improve children’s health should start before mother becomes pregnant

Researchers from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, believe the key to making future generations healthier could lie before the mother becomes…

Scientists uncover why major cow milk allergen is actually allergenic

Cow milk allergy occurs in children and in adults. Scientists at Messerli Research Institute at the Vetmeduni Vienna, the Medical University of Vienna, and the University of Vienna investigated…

Fructose not responsible for increase in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in developed countries, affecting up to 30 per cent of their populations.Since the disease is closely linked to obesity and Type 2 diabetes, there’s a growing debate in the medical community about whether diet plays a role in its development, specifically the consumption of fructose.

Chewing gum is often the culprit for migraine headaches in teens – 87 percent who quit experience significant relief

Teenagers are notorious for chewing a lot of gum. The lip smacking, bubble popping, discarded gum stuck to the sole give teachers and parents a headache.Now, Dr. Nathan Watemberg of Tel Aviv University-affiliated Meir Medical Center has found that gum-chewing teenagers, and younger children as well, are giving themselves headaches too.

Program helps at-risk family members of patients with heart disease improve their own heart health

Family members of patients with heart disease adopted healthier lifestyles and decreased their risk of a cardiovascular event after participating in a program to improve heart health, according to a clinical trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

What are the health benefits of broccoli?

The health benefits of broccoli are very extensive.

Bone loss in women with breast cancer may not be prevented by calcium supplements

Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer are widely prescribed calcium and vitamin D supplements to prevent and manage osteoporosis, an unwanted side effect of breast cancer therapies.

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