Breast reduction for men is the fastest growing part of the cosmetic surgery industry for the second year running, plastic surgeons have said.
The number of such operation rose from 323 in 2008 to 581 last year – an 80% increase – the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons said.
Pressure created by men’s magazines was partly to blame, one surgeon said.
A new study has found that Vitamin D, readily available in supplements or cod liver oil, can counter the effects of Crohn’s disease.
John White, an endocrinologist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, led a team of scientists from McGill University and the Université de Montréal who present their findings about the inflammatory bowel disease in the latest Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Even under Canada’s system of universal healthcare, low-income women are less likely than their wealthier counterparts to receive epidural pain relief during childbirth, a new study finds.
The findings mirror those of studies from the U.S. and other countries, and suggest that factors other than health insurance are at work, according to the researchers.
The purpose of sleep remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science. Although we spend roughly one-third of life asleep, researchers still do not know why.
While sleep is often thought to have evolved to play an unknown but vital role inside the body, a new theory now suggests it actually developed as a method to better deal with the outside world. Read the rest of this entry »
Attractive women may have the competitive edge by letting their temper flare more, research suggests.
Researchers found women who rated themselves as pretty displayed a war-like streak when fighting battles to get their own way.
The University of California interviewed 156 female students to gauge their temperament and how they handled conflict.
The findings appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read the rest of this entry »
Although an alkaline diet can help with allergies because it avoids foods that produce mucus such as flour, chocolate and eggs, some people still suffer from harsh allergies during certain times of the year.
A new study has discovered a molecule, known as thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), which specifically tells immune cells to produce an allergic response.
Researchers from the University of Texas believe that this molecule is the key to the development of allergic diseases such as asthma, eczema and food allergies.
