healthmedicinet_i_2017_4

Study of transgender preschoolers
assesses preferences and identity
Gender may be the earliest identity and social
category to emerge in development, research
suggests, and acquiring knowledge...
Menopause products that actually work
From night sweats to hot flushes and dry, itchy
skin, menopausal symptoms can be
uncomfortable and difficult to live with. Earlier...
Stem cells from our own bodies could
cure MS and diabetes
Zoe Derrick was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
in 2012 and had to travel to Mexico for stem cell
therapy....
Parents’ use of emotional feeding
increases emotional eating in schoolage
children
Emotional eating – eating when you feel sad or
upset or in response to another negative mood – is
not uncommon...
Could going low-carb help you fight off
diabetes?
For more than 30 years, the official advice to people
with diabetes has been to ensure starchy carbohydrates,
such as pasta,...
Brotherly love and the stroke victim
healed by his family
David Dow strolled into the office of his new doctor.
For most of us, that wouldn’t be a noteworthy feat,
but it left his...
Opioid epidemic ‘is underestimated’,
CDC report warns
A new report by the CDC found half of Minnesota’s
drug deaths since 2006 have not been listed as
opioid-related The...
Warning on under-2s who are getting
hooked on iPads
Dr Aric Signman warned staring at gadgets could
lead to a lifelong addiction Babies and toddlers are
most at risk and damage...
Can you spot what is wrong with this
man’s hands?
A photo was posted on Figure 1, an app ad website
for sharing medical images Polydactyly, having an
extra finger, affects...
Exercise ‘keeps the mind sharp’ in
over-50s, study finds
Doing moderate exercise several times a week is
the best way to keep the mind sharp if you’re over
50, research suggests. Thinking...
The heartbreak of losing your baby
As my husband drives me to the hospital, the
gripping pain in my abdomen intensifies. It comes
in waves and instinctively...
Suggests a novel treatment approach
that may protect against diabetic kidney
disease
George King, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Joslin
Diabetes Center and Professor of Medicine...
Research shows surgery adds years for
kidney cancer patients
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The placebo effect can mend a broken
heart too, study shows