Archive: 22/09/2016
Vitamin D levels in pregnant women could be linked to some learning disabilities in children
Learning disabilities are more common in children who were conceived between January and March – the time of year when there is insufficient sunlight to produce vitamin D – according to a new study led by the University ...
Sep 22, 2016
Do women still visit an Ob/Gyn in their post-reproductive years?
The proportion of women ages 45-64 who rely solely on an obstetrician/gynecologist for their primary care needs is declining, although about 10-20% of the nearly 45,000 women who took part in a recent study still do. A significant ...
Sep 22, 2016
Why is psychosomatic medicine flourishing in Germany?
In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a group of German investigators headed by Prof. Stefan Zipfel brings data on the status of psychosomatic medicine in Germany.
Sep 22, 2016
More support needed for Pacific youth to address health, social and educational disparities
Persistent health, social and educational disparities exposed in the latest report on Pacific youth in New Zealand, require urgent attention according to researchers.
Sep 22, 2016
Dysfunctional breathing often wrongly thought to be asthma
Many people with breathing difficulties remain undiagnosed or are diagnosed wrongly as having asthma when the problem might actually be dysfunctional breathing (DB). Information and breathing exercises can help these patients. ...
Sep 22, 2016