Early Pregnancy Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer

Getting pregnant at a young age is known to protect a woman against breast cancer, suggests study. Researchers in BioMed Central found that Wnt/Notch signalling ratio is decreased in the breast tissue of mice which have given birth, compared to virgin mice of the same age. In humans having a child before the age of 20 decreases risk of breast cancer by half. Using microarray analysis researchers from Basel discovered that genes involved ...

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Jury weighs fate of abortion doctor in murder trial

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury ended its first day of deliberations on Tuesday without reaching verdicts in the murder trial of a doctor accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions at a clinic serving low-income women. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, who ran the now-shuttered Women's Medical Society Clinic, could face the death penalty if convicted by the jury in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia. The case focuses on whether the infants were born alive and then killed. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

Blood Test Helps Predict Alzheimer's Disease Risk

New blood test developed by scientists in Australia could lead to routine screening for Alzheimer's disease. They have identified blood-based signs of plaque in the brain that could alert doctors to the disease long before symptoms appear and irreversible brain damage has occurred, News.com.au reported. "Early detection is critical. It gives people a much better chance of receiving treatment before it's too late," researcher Dr Samantha Burnham ...

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Banned Baby Names Revealed

New Zealand officials have released a list of banned baby names because they were too bizarre or offensive, including "Lucifer" and "Mafia No Fear". The list of 77 names reveals one child was set to be called "Anal" before the Department of Internal Affairs vetoed the proposal, while another narrowly avoided being dubbed "." or full stop. Other names on the list included "4Real", "V8", and "Queen Victoria". In some cases, parents appeared ...

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Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's government has published a long-awaited bill explaining the law on when life-saving abortions can be performed in a country that officially bans the practice. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise twist to the effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government has lowered the age limit to 15 for one brand — Plan B One-Step — and will let it be sold over the counter.

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Scientists Identify New Subtype of Ataxia

A new subtype of ataxia has been discovered by scientists. Ataxia is a rare disease without treatment that causes atrophy in the cerebellum and affects around 1.5 million people in the world. The results have been published online on April 29 in the journal iJAMA Neurology/i. The cause of ataxia is a diverse genetic alteration. For this reason it is classified in subtypes. The new subtype identified described by the researchers has been called SCA37. The ...

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Guidelines on Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction Published

The new official clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and management of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) have been published by the American Thoracic Society. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction is the narrowing of the acute airway that occurs as a result of exercise. The guidelines appear in the May 1, 2013 iAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine/i."While a large proportion of asthma patients experience exercise-induced ...

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