Health (General) – Newsletter for January 31, 2011

Free morning-after pills fail to cut teen pregnancies

LONDON – Schemes to offer over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills to under-16 girls in Britain have simply encouraged them to have more unprotected sex, instead of curtailing teenage pregnancies, a study says.

The findings are a blow to public health chiefs who have argued that handing out the morning-after pill cuts schoolgirl pregnancies.
Family campaigners seized …. Source article  : Free morning-after pills fail to cut teen pregnancies.

Common drugs can cause abnormal heart beats

SYDNEY – Many common drugs, including some antibiotics, anti-histamines and anti-psychotics, can cause a potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythm, known as arrhythmia.

The group of drugs most commonly associated with this side-effects are anti-psychotic drugs, taken by patients with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
Patients taking these drugs are up to three times more …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Common drugs can cause abnormal heart beats.

Scientists shed light on why some people cannot give up nicotine

LONDON – New anti-smoking treatments could be on their way as scientists have found why some people are unable to get rid of their tobacco addiction.

A team at the Scripps Research Institute has identified a brain pathway which when defective leads to an uncontrollable desire to smoke, reports the Scotsman.

It involves a component, or ’subunit’, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Scientists shed light on why some people cannot give up nicotine.

There is “Jewish Yoga” in America

NEVADA – Various establishments and individuals across USA now offer what is termed as “Jewish Yoga”.

There are books available on “Torah Yoga”, “Aleph-Bet Yoga”, and “Kabalah Yoga”.

There is an “association of Jewish yoga teachers” (to bring teachers and students together to explore their … Read more >>>.

Many ‘cyberchondriacs’ misdiagnose themselves via Google, say Oz docs

MELBOURNE – Australian doctors have warned that they are coming across various ‘cyberchondriacs’-patients who misdiagnose their illnesses after Googling their symptoms.

The Australian Medical Association is concerned that the ample of online medical information is proving to be more harmful than worthy as patients increasingly refer …. Read the original article  : here.

61m dlrs anti-smoking ad campaign set to be launched Down Under

SYDNEY – A 61-million-dollar anti-smoking advertising campaign linking a smoker’s cough to lung cancer is set to be launched in Australia.

The message funded by the federal government is graphic and simple: every cigarette brings cancer closer, reports the Sydney Morning Health.

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Number of teens going for plastic surgery in Singapore on the rise

NEW DELHI – There has been an increase in the number of teenagers going for plastic surgery in Singapore.

According to the Straits Times, a check with nine plastic surgeons and aesthetic doctors showed an increase of about 30 percent …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Number of teens going for plastic surgery in Singapore on the rise.

Nitrous oxide anesthesia ‘ups heart attack risk’

WASHINGTON – A new study has warned that patients receiving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for surgery may be at increased long-term risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Based on follow-up from a previous randomized trial, the study finds no increased risk of death among patients receiving nitrous oxide, according to Dr. Kate Leslie …. Read the original article  : Nitrous oxide anesthesia ‘ups heart attack risk’.