MEDICINE & HEALTH

Passive Smoking Could Cause COPD

Passive smoking in childhood or during adolescent could lead an individual to serious risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a serious condition that makes it difficult to breathe, a study suggests.

British Boy May Have Found The Way To Detect Alzheimer’s Disease

A 15-year-old British boy has seemed to found the ideal test that would help detect the possibility of Alzheimer's disease, enabling early diagnosis of the condition by 10 years before the onset of the symptoms, the Daily Telegraph breaks the news.

In Oregon, Teenagers Can Now Undergo Sex Change

Teenagers aged 15 and above can now get sex-change operation without parental consent. Teenagers in Oregon aged 15 and above can now get sex-change operation without parental consent.

Terminally Ill Cancer Patient Gets Married In The Hospital

Keith Borum got the best day of his life as he tied the knot with the love of his life, Nina Scott. But if you think this is just your ordinary wedding, the wedding was a tear-jerking moment as the couple tied the knot while Keith was bedridden at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, New York.

Scientists Unsure Of Fish Oil Benefits, Research Suggests

Even scientists are still confused on whether or not fish oil is really beneficial for the health. Even scientists are still confused on whether or not fish oil is really beneficial for the health, Washington Post reports.

Crayons Containing Asbestos Fibers Have Been Found In The United States.

The nonprofit organization Environmental Working Group Action Fund (EWG) discovered that a number of crayon brands, as well as children’s toy crime scene fingerprint kits are positive of asbestos, a known carcinogen following the test conducted by the Scientific Analytical Institute of Greensboro, North Carolina.

FDA To Toughen NSAID warnings

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) already gathered stronger evidence to link nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Nsaids) to heart failure.

Smoking Could Lead To Schizophrenia And Psychosis

Smokers need to seriously take the warning, no matter how passé it already sounds. Aside from lung disease, diabetes, and cancer, smokers are also likely to develop schizophrenia, a recent study confirms.

Type 2 diabetes linked to dementia

A recent study reports that type 2 diabetes places an individual at risk of suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other cognitive mental decline. Specifically, individuals with the metabolic disorder have 75% probability of developing dementia compared to those without diabetes.
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