Suicide in one partner substantially increases suicide risk in the other
...hly doubled the risk of suicide, but affected both sexes to the same extent. ] The loss of a child through suicide or other causes roughly doubled the risk of suicide in both parents, although parenthood seemed to be a protective factor in women. An accompanying editorial contends that "assortative mating...New research reveals common beliefs about gender differences in health
... of males. Cancer: around two thirds of both sexes said they believed men and women were 'equally likely' to experience cancer; 12 per cent of males compared to 3 per cent of females said that men were more likely to have cancer, and 30 per cent of females compared with 24 per cent of males said that...Study shows grapefruit extract can heal stomach ulcers
...nalyze the differences in liver injury between the sexes due to chronic alcohol ingestion, using two diets that vary in carbohydrate and fatty acid content. One diet contained fish oil while the other contained a mixture of vegetable oils. Alcohol-induced liver injury (ALI) can involve damage that ranges ...Colonoscopy: A woman's best defense against colon cancer
...er study has reaffirmed the difference between the sexes at least when it comes to colorectal cancer detection and prevention. In the first large-scale study involving women, researchers from the University of Michigan, the National Cancer Institute, the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, the Nationa...Changing sexual behaviour in the UK
...active in the 1950s. Here too, the gap between the sexes has been narrowing over time, and by the 1990s had... regular ones, with the majority of people of both sexes four out of five strongly disapproving of sexual infidelity....Seven deadly sins: A new look at society through an old lens
...illing partner. And the majority of people of both sexes four out of five strongly disapprove of sexual infidelity. AVARICE Executive pay in the United States Do the high levels of pay of US chief executive officers (CEOs) reflect the 'greed is good' attitude of avarice? Professor Martin Conyon sugges...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for July 2005 (first issue)
... predicting asthma and wheeze differed between the sexes and between childhood and adolescence. In their study, the authors revealed that males more often had childhood wheeze and that females were more likely to display adolescent-onset wheeze. The researchers pointed out that of the 1,022 study members ...A TV in the bedroom is associated with lower standardized test scores among third grade students
... ethnically diverse and evenly divided between the sexes (53 percent girls). The children reported an average of 3.3 television sets per households and almost all had a VCR. Seventy-one percent of the children had a TV set in their own bedroom and 71 percent had access to a home computer. Media environment...Cannabis-based drugs could offer new hope for inflammatory bowel disease patients
...is most commonly diagnosed in young adults of both sexes between the ages of 15 and 25. Patients with IBD who are also users of cannabis often report that their symptoms are alleviated following cannabis use, suggesting that the gut is able to respond to some of the molecules found in cannabis. Investigat...Many body-conscious teens use supplements to improve physique
...products at least weekly. About 30 percent of both sexes reported thinking frequently about wanting more toned or defined muscles; after adjustment for other factors, boys with such thoughts were 60 percent more likely than their peers, and girls twice as likely, to use supplements at least weekly. The mos...Epidemiology in Europe: the problem starts in childhood
...verweight and overt obesity are increasing in both sexes and at all ages in nearly all European countries, as the WHO-MONICA study and other WHO recent estimates have shown. The problem especially affects women and children of the Mediterranean and of Central and Eastern Europe. Reasons for this growing p...'Healthy weight, healthy shape' key in preventing heart disease
...fessor Sans Menndez, obesity is increasing in both sexes and at all ages in nearly all European countries due to a steady increase of total caloric intake and absence of sufficient daily exercise. In Southern Europe, Professor Sans Menndez said that a departure from traditional Mediterranean diets toward m...Annual report to the nation finds cancer death rates still on the decline
... rate at which new cancers are diagnosed) for both sexes have been stable since 1992. Incidence rates were stable in men from 1995 to 2002 and increased 0.3 percent annually in women from 1987 to 2002. The persistent increase in overall cancer incidence rates for women can be attributed to increases in ra...End-stage renal disease incidence, prognosis improving for patients with diabetes
...ent at 30 years after diagnosis. Patients of both sexes diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes before age 5 years had a smaller risk of developing ESRD (3.3 percent after 30 years) than other patients (8.4 percent). The risk of ESRD was lower for patients diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes in later years. ...Bariatric surgical procedures increase substantially
...hould lead to more morbidly obese patients of both sexes and all socioeconomic groups seeking surgery. Although preventing obesity should remain the focus of U.S. health care, efforts must be made to ensure equal access to bariatric surgery irrespective of sex and socioeconomic status for those who are mor...Hostility in women does not affect their long term heart health
...eart disease. The 'hostility' scores among the two sexes were similar. But men with high scores tended to be heavier and had a poorer cholesterol profile than men with lower scores. Women with high scores were significantly more likely to have diabetes. During the monitoring period, almost half of the gro...Feeling good is good enough for a man
...ficant body image improvements were found for both sexes but it seems that men's and women's body image improved for different reasons. For the men, body image improvements were related to perceived changes in their bodies. For the women, body image improvements were related to perceived and real changes ...Soy diet worsens heart disease
...s propose that the difference observed between the sexes is based on the fact that the female mice, who are constantly exposed to naturally circulating levels of estrogen compounds, are less sensitive than males to the change in estrogen level as a result of the soy diet. Interestingly, the authors observe...Obesity in middle age linked to higher risk of hospitalization and death in older age
...lationships were qualitatively consistent for both sexes for both hospitalization for and mortality from CHD, CVD, and diabetes in older age." "Convincing evidence from our findings and other studies provides strong support for population-wide, multifaceted, primary prevention starting at young age of all ...Health seriously declines, disparities increase as youths become adults
...ne. The declines in health indicators spanned both sexes and all racial and ethnic groups. The study compared the health of whites, blacks, Asians, Hispanics and American Indians. All groups showed significant declines in health from adolescence into young adulthood. The report used a unique source of data...