Link Between Common Antidepressant Drugs And Lactation Difficulties In Mothers
November 29th, 2010
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), women taking commonly used forms of antidepressant drugs may experience delayed lactation after giving birth and may need additional support to achieve their breastfeeding goals.
Breastfeeding benefits both infants and mothers in many ways as breast milk […]
Prostate cancer more prevalent in African-American men
November 28th, 2010
A new guide, Straight Talk for African-American Men and their Families, is now available from the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). It was produced in alliance with Charlie Wilson, famed R&B singer and recent prostate cancer survivor. African-American men are 1.6 times more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 2.4 times more […]
Fewer Kids Get Vaccinated As Parents Worry About Side Effects : Shots - Health News Blog : NPR
November 24th, 2010
A nurse gives a young boy a vaccination.
After years of steady progress, the percentage of 2-year-olds in private health plans getting immunized dropped last year.
The findings come in a report released Wednesday by the National Committee on Quality Assurance, which keeps track of how well health insurers are doing at getting the […]
Researchers discover method to select sperm with highest DNA integrity
November 24th, 2010
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered a method to select sperm with the highest DNA integrity in a bid to improve male fertility. The method is comparable to that of the egg’s natural selection abilities, according to the study published in the June/July issue of the Journal of Andrology.
"Our results could help address […]
Chronic Stress May Cause Long-Lasting Epigenetic Changes
November 23rd, 2010
Long-term exposure to a common stress hormone may leave a lasting mark on the genome and influence how genes that control mood and behavior are expressed, a mouse study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The finding, published in the September issue of Endocrinology, could eventually lead to new ways to explain and treat depression, […]