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21 April 2008
Asthma attacks in pregnancy linked to birth defects | | Pregnant women with asthma are more likely to give birth to an infant with birth defects if they have an asthma attack during pregnancy, researchers have discovered.
more |  | 21 April 2008
Lignan-rich diet may benefit older breast cancer patients | | Postmenopausal breast cancer patients with a diet high in plant compounds called lignans have better survival rates than other older breast cancer patients, US study results suggest.
more | | 21 April 2008
Women with migraines face increased risk of stroke | | Women who suffer from migraine headaches at least once a week are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than those who do not suffer from migraines, researchers have found.
more | | 18 April 2008
Alcohol consumption linked to risk of hormone-sensitive breast cancer | | Postmenopausal women who drink excessive amounts of alcohol are significantly more likely to develop a type of breast cancer that needs hormones to grow than their teetotal counterparts, research shows.
more | | 18 April 2008
Sleep disorder common in children with migraines | | Children who suffer from migraine headaches face an increased risk of a sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnoea, researchers have found.
more | | 18 April 2008
Women more likely than men to continue taking stroke-prevention drugs | | After suffering a stroke, women are more likely than men to stick with their recommended stroke-prevention programmes, despite being more likely to suffer from depression, study results show.
more | | 18 April 2008
Anticholinergic drugs linked to increased mental ability decline in elderly people | | Elderly patients who take anticholinergic drugs for urinary incontinence, motion sickness, peptic ulcer symptoms or other conditions may experience greater declines in their mental abilities than their peers who do not take these drugs, study findings suggest.
more | | 17 April 2008
High cholesterol levels may increase risk of Alzheimer's risk | | People who have high cholesterol levels in their early 40s are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease in later life than their peers with low cholesterol levels, researchers have found.
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