THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Even Valentine’s Day apparently doesn’t trump the start of a brand new year when it comes to getting frisky. Sales of the morning-after pill surged across the U.S. after New Year 2022, new research shows. Nearly 41,000 extra pills were sold in theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to a common chemical group found in many household products may delay or even prevent a woman from becoming pregnant, a new study says. Phthalates can lower a woman’s odds of becoming pregnant by up to 18% in any given month, researchersContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women struggling with fertility and using in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive sometimes turn to supplements for help. Unfortunately, a new study finds only weak evidence to support that strategy. In contrast, the same research found that the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet does boostContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Remaining childless throughout adult life might be tied, in some cases, to illnesses experienced in childhood, new research suggests. Childlessness isn’t just about fertility. As a University of Oxford news release on the study noted, “multiple social, economic and individual preferences have beenContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Much has been made of the effects a pregnant woman’s drinking could have on the health of her unborn child. But alcohol consumption by men also increases the risk of birth defects in newborns – and a new study shows that guys whoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Allowing women to schedule their own mammography appointments increases the likelihood they’ll follow through on the screening, a new study reports. “Self-scheduling helps make the path to mammogram completion a little smoother, where you don’t have to find the time to call aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Under current U.S. guidelines, women over 49 who’ve survived early-stage breast cancer are directed to undergo a mammogram every year “indefinitely.” But a new British study suggests that, just three years after being declared free of their cancer, these women might be fineContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Girls whose periods begin before the age of 13 are at higher risk of becoming adult women with diabetes, compared to girls who start menstruation later, new research shows. An earlier onset of periods also appears to hike a woman’s odds for strokeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women who enter menopause early could be at increased risk of muscle loss in their senior years, a new study suggests. Conversely, the more extended a woman’s reproductive period, the lower the risk of declining muscle mass as measured by handgrip strength. “ThisContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bodybuilders are largely unaware that the protein supplements they use to bulk up might harm their fertility, a new study shows. Four out of five male gym enthusiasts (79%) said they use protein supplements as part of their fitness plan, the poll found.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women in a Chinese study who sat for more than six hours each day faced substantially higher odds of developing uterine fibroids before menopause, a new study has found. Overall, more sedentary women had double the risk of developing the often painful andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A woman who gets her regular mammograms as scheduled is much less likely to die from breast cancer than if she skips screenings, a new study shows. Women with breast cancer who underwent all her scheduled mammograms had a survival rate of 80%,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Repeated COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes have had a stark and lasting impact on vulnerable older residents, a new study reports. Long COVID has left many residents of these facilities relying more and more on staff to help them months later with basic,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pesticide exposure appears to be linked to lower sperm concentrations in men around the world, a new large-scale evidence review has concluded. A review of 25 studies spanning nearly 50 years found consistent links between lower sperm concentrations and two widely used classesContinue Reading