March 25, 2016 Digital mammography may also reveal heart disease risk Reuters Health - Mammograms performed to check the health of the breasts could also give clues to the health of the heart, researchers say.
March 24, 2016 Mom of 2 fighting for life after doctors diagnose toothache as wrong type of cancer After months of searching for the source of pain from a toothache, 26-year-old Gemma Wood, of Wiltshire, England, finally got an answer: a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) lodged in her mouth behind her cheekbone.
March 23, 2016 Elevated oxytocin levels during pregnancy may signal postpartum depression Researchers have identified a link between higher levels of the “love” hormone oxytocin in the third trimester and pregnancy and a greater severity of postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms in women previously diagnosed with the mental condition.
March 23, 2016 WHO begs for $4M to prepare for millions of Zika cases The World Health Organization is still waiting for its members to stump up another $4 million to tackle the growing threat from the Zika virus, WHO chief Margaret Chan said on Tuesday.
March 23, 2016 Brazil says confirmed and suspected microcephaly cases rise to 5,200 The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus rose to 5,200 in the week through March 19, from 5,131 a week earlier, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
March 22, 2016 CDC urges doctors to prevent Zika spread during labor, delivery U.S. health officials are reminding healthcare workers to use standard protective gear when delivering babies to prevent possible infection with Zika or transmission of the virus to newborns.
March 22, 2016 Scientists say data proves it: Blondes aren't dumb Next time you make a dumb blonde joke you may be the true butt of it: Researchers at Ohio State University analyzed 10,878 Americans who took part in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79), which surveyed those between ages 14 and 21 in that year; in 1980 participants took an IQ test, and five years later they were asked what their natural hair color was.
March 22, 2016 Timeline - Zika's origin and global spread The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954: Virus found in Nigeria 1960s-80s: Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys across equatorial Africa 1969-83: Zika found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific island of Yap 2012: Researchers identify two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian 2013-14: Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.
March 22, 2016 Depression, addiction common among young transgender women Mental health issues like depression and addiction are more common among young transgender women than the general U.S. population, according to a new study.
March 22, 2016 Doctors often disagree on when to call abnormal breast cells cancer Doctors often disagree on whether women have breast cancer if they have abnormal cells that don't look like invasive tumors under a microscope, a U.S. study suggests.