(HealthDay)—Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is associated with improved survival compared with traditional surgery with wide margin excision (WME) for stage
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Women who keep anger bottled up may be more at risk of a stroke
Why you SHOULD get it off your chest: Scientists find women who keep anger bottled up are more likely to
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Common antidepressant takes up to 12 weeks to ease low mood
Depression pill taken by millions ‘barely works’: Scientists find that sertraline – also known as Lustral and Zoloft – takes
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Is diabetes keeping you up at night?
Hormone changes are known to alter insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism, as well as interfere with women’s sleep patterns. But
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Risk for mental health disorders up for adults with cerebral palsy
(HealthDay)—Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) have an increased prevalence of mental health disorders, according to a study published online Aug.
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Childhood BMI, HDL-C variability may up later-life diabetes risk
(HealthDay)—High variability in body mass index (BMI) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) during childhood are associated with an increased risk
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Up to 30% of children carry a gene variant that may increase susceptibility to methylmercury
Prenatal exposure to low levels of methylmercury does not affect child cognition, but certain gene variants may increase susceptibility. These
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Long-term follow up is required to help maintain bone health in childhood cancer survivors
Advances in the treatment of children and adolescents with cancer have led to substantial improvements in survival, with a 5-year
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Locking up kids damages their mental health and leads to more disadvantage. Is this what we want?
Reports this week of an Indigenous boy with a disability held naked for days in a Brisbane police cell have
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Already Slipping Up On New Year Resolutions? Here’s a Couple of Handy Tips to Help You Get Back on Track
Out with the old, in with the new. That pretty much sums up New Year’s resolutions. Why exactly do humans
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