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Does HPV Vaccination Lead To An Increase In Sex? No

Date: Oct-11-2012
One of the concerns regarding vaccinating adolescent girls against HPV infection was whether they might become more sexually active. A study carried out by researchers from Cancer Research UK, University College London, and reported in the journal Vaccine found that vaccinating teenage girls against HPV infection does not lead to greater sexual activity. The HPV vaccine protect females from developing cervical cancer; and anal cancer as well,...

Support From Adults And Peers Lessens The Effects Of Bullying

Date: Oct-11-2012
A new study identifies social support from adults or peers as an essential buffer to the experience of bullying, and the psychological health of school girls. Previous research suggests that depression can lead to toxic peer relationships, emphasizing the need for adolescents to have concrete relationships with their peers because this can help them adapt to other aspects of life. This study conducted by lead author Dr...

How Common Are Secondary Osteoporosis Contributors?

Date: Oct-11-2012
An SGH study has revealed that considering all osteoporotic patients as having simple osteoporosis and treating all of them alike by putting them on potent long term medication without finding out the cause of their osteoporosis may be ineffective and in most cases downright harmful. Secondary osteoporosis is a rather common but lesser known type of osteoporosis that affects men and women of any age. It is caused by certain medical conditions that result in bone loss or interfere with development of peak bone mass...

Women Have Stronger Emotional Reactions To Negative News Than Men

Date: Oct-11-2012
Women show stronger emotional reactions after reading negative news by remembering it better as well as having greater stress responses in succeeding stress tests than men do. The finding, published in PLoS One, came from a team of experts led by Sonia Lupien from the University of Montreal, Canada after providing groups of women and men with a sequence of headlines to read that were found in current newspaper articles...

Delivering Family-Focused Therapy To Youths And Adolescents With Mental Health Problems

Date: Oct-11-2012
Approximately 14 percent of individuals suffering from depression and other mental health issues in the United States are minorities in underserved communities, yet very few medications or psychosocial interventions have been developed utilizing the participation of these groups. This year, Bowen Chung, M.D...

Keeping Their Current Plans Means Medicare Beneficiaries Overspend By Hundreds

Date: Oct-11-2012
Medicare beneficiaries are overpaying by hundreds of dollars annually because of difficulties selecting the ideal prescription drug plan for their medical needs, an investigation by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers reveals. Only 5.2 percent of beneficiaries chose the least-expensive Medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D) plan that satisfied their medical needs in 2009, overspending on Part D premiums and prescription drugs by an average of $368 a year...

Air Quality, Health Improvements Likely With Greenhouse Gas Emission Mapping

Date: Oct-11-2012
Arizona State University researchers have developed a new software system capable of estimating greenhouse gas emissions across entire urban landscapes, all the way down to roads and individual buildings. Until now, scientists quantified carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at a much broader level. Dubbed "Hestia" after the Greek goddess of the hearth and home, researchers presented the new system in an article published in Environmental Science and Technology. Hestia combines extensive public database "data-mining" with traffic simulation and building-by-building energy-consumption modeling...

Sexual Quality Of Life Significantly Reduced By Female Genital Mutilation

Date: Oct-11-2012
Women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) have a significantly lower sexual quality of life finds a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. FGM is defined as any procedure 'involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia without medical reasons'. This study, carried out by researchers at King's College London, looks at the impact of FGM on the sexual quality of life of women who have undergone this procedure and compares them to a similar group of women who have not undergone FGM...

Removal Of Glaucoma-Causing Protein Subverted By Chaperone Protein

Date: Oct-11-2012
The chaperone protein Grp94 can interfere with the clearance of another protein known to cause the glaucoma when mutated, a new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida has found. Using a cell model, the researchers also demonstrated that a new specific inhibitor of Grp94 facilitates clearance of the genetically-defective protein, called myocilin, from cells...

Molecules Identified That May Play A Role In Schizophrenia

Date: Oct-11-2012
Scientists studying a rare genetic disorder have identified a molecular pathway that may play a role in schizophrenia, according to new research in the October 10 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings may one day guide researchers to new treatment options for people with schizophrenia - a devastating disease that affects approximately 1 percent of the world's population. Schizophrenia is characterized by a multitude of symptoms, including hallucinations, social withdrawal, and learning and memory deficits, which usually appear during late adolescence or early adulthood...