Archive: 20/06/2018

Abortion ban in Northern Ireland likely to worsen mental health crisis

Northern Ireland is one of only two regions in Europe where abortion effectively remains illegal (Malta being the other). This is a confirmed breach of human rights – one that threatens to deepen the mental health crisis ...

Jun 20, 2018

Expert offers tips for coping with poison ivy

Summer officially arrives at 6:07 a.m. on Thursday. And typically, the first two months of summer coincide with the height of poison ivy season.

Jun 20, 2018

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What to do if your child has oppositional defiant disorder

Defiance and tantrums are common in childhood. Parents will often tell us about the 30-minute tirade they faced because their child wanted a blue bowl, not a yellow one. Or the screaming and crying that ensued when the parent ...

Jun 20, 2018

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Researcher examines link between viruses and breast cancer

The University of Canterbury's Chair of Cancer Epidemiology, Professor Ann Richardson, is on a mission to discover if there is a link between common viruses and breast cancer.

Jun 20, 2018

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Could switching blood pressure medication timing extend your life?

More than seven years ago, a big health finding reported on in a peer-reviewed journal went largely unnoticed.

Jun 20, 2018

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Yoga changing to meet contemporary needs

On June 21, on International Yoga Day, people will take out their yoga mats and practice sun salutations or sit in meditation. Yoga may have originated in ancient India, but today is practiced all over the world.

Jun 20, 2018

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How reliable is your wearable heart-rate monitor?

Fitbit, Garmin and other consumer heart-rate monitors are increasingly being used in clinical trials. The problem is, they're not always very accurate.

Jun 20, 2018

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Surrogacy—what you need to know about having a baby

Elton John and David Furnish, Kim and Kanye, and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, have all received help from a surrogate to have children. But it's not just something for the rich and famous.

Jun 20, 2018

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Study shows knowledge of STI has little effect on risky sexual behavior

Eighty-five percent of a sample of college students report engaging in risky sexual behavior and the knowledge of the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI) seemed to have little to no effect on the behavior, according ...

Jun 20, 2018

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Eating activates the functioning of human brown fat

The importance of the human brown adipose tissue (BAT) has become clearer over the past 10 years. Using functional imaging, positron emission tomography (PET) it was possible to show that adult humans have functional BAT. ...

Jun 20, 2018

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