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Incubator Care Protects Against Adult Depression

Adult DepressionA Universite de Montreal and Ste.

Psychologist Believes Sex is Difficult for Cancer Patients

Psychologist Believes Sex is Difficult for Cancer Patients According to Lori Brotto, a Canadian psychologist who specializes in sexual health, 80% of women and 60% of men diagnosed with cancer, witness sexual difficulties. Dealing with the diagnosis of cancer, working through treatments and embarking on recovery, mans at the end of the day cancer patients often find they have problems with having sex, problems which if left untreated and impact patients and their relationships significantly.

Bird Flu Outbreak in Thailand Confirmed

Bird Flu Outbreak in Thailand Confirmed Six months after Thailand was declared free of the deadly bird flu virus, Thailand's agriculture ministry has confirmed a fresh bird flu outbreak on a backyard farm in the north.

Two hundred and seventy birds were slaughtered in Sukhothai province after the H5N1 strain of avian influenza was found in a dead chicken, though there are not reports of any people sick from it. Investigations are underway to determine whether the outbreak was caused in Thailand or had its origin in a neighbouring country.

Poverty Can Alter Genes in Asthmatic Children

Poverty Can Alter Genes in Asthmatic Children A new study by Canadian researchers conducted on 31-asthmatic children, half of whom were from poor backgrounds and the other half from wealthy background suggests that living in poverty can alter your genetic makeup. The study findings reveal, genes responsible for controlling inflammatory responses in the body, as a reaction to infection or disease, tend to be severe in asthmatic children from disadvantaged backgrounds, as compared to those from more privileged backgrounds.

Lack of Sleep Increases Risk of Heart Attack

Lack of Sleep Increases Risk of Heart AttackA new study conducted on more than 1,255 men and women patients with high blood pressure, aged between 33 to 97-years, with 70 as the average age; suggests that subjects who did not get the standard 7.5-hours of sleep and, witnessed elevated levels of blood pressure on falling asleep, were four times as likely to suffer a stroke, fatal or non-fatal heart attack or die suddenly of cardiac arrest. They had a 68% higher risk of any one of these cardiovascular complications, compared to their better-rested counterparts.

Bond flick ‘Quantum’ fails to thrill

Bond flick ‘Quantum’ fails to thrillThe latest James Bond flick, 'Quantum of Solace' marks a turn around of sorts from other Bond films, as it shows the common side of James Bond where he can have a feeling of revenge. It takes on form where 'Casino Royale' left, and directly references the events of the previous film, making it the first true Bond sequel in the franchise's history.

'Quantum' - with its hackneyed plotting, boring characters and lack of a decent threat for the world's foremost spy - is at best a mixed bag, equal parts thriller and filler that pops and crackles!

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