Sleeping more than the recommended six to eight hours a night could accompany a greater risk of death and cardiovascular diseases, a new study revealed Wednesday. The study, published in European Heart Journal, examined the sleeping habits and cardiovascular events of 116,632 adults from 21 countries between the age of 35 and 70 over a… Read More: Too much sleep linked to higher risk of heart disease,… »
Many people around the world struggle to accept the fact that they need surgery for their condition. It’s nothing unusual, to begin with, as it is a normal and natural reaction of many. However, the fear of surgery goes much deeper into one’s core, and it can have adverse effects on one’s wellbeing, especially if… Read More: When is eye surgery the best and right choice? »
Advice on infant feeding has been updated in the 2018 guidelines to address the uncertainties surrounding HIV transmission through breast milk when viral load is undetectable on antiretroviral treatment. “The undetectable=untransmissable (U=U) statement applies only to sexual transmission, and we currently lack data to apply this to breastfeeding,” the guidelines state. Nevertheless, the guidelines also… Read More: New BHIVA guidelines on HIV care in pregnancy and after… »
While we have identified various sociodemographic variables as factors which modulate vulnerability to menopausal symptoms, no studies (to my knowledge) have looked at how a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) or other traumatic exposures may affect susceptibility to menopausal symptoms. A recent study looked at menopausal symptoms in 2,016 women (40 to 80… Read More: Menopausal Symptoms More Common in Women with History of Intimate… »