NEWS
| Bottling up negativity can lead to ill health |
| People who keep their negative experiences bottled up are more likely to suffer from ill health. |
| New cervical cancer screening guidelines issued |
| WASHINGTON - Days after controversy erupted over new breast cancer screening guidelines, a US health group has said women should wait longer to get their first cervical cancer test. |
| Maternal depression can worsen asthma in kids |
| Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in children, says a new study. |
| Blame game can be as contagious as epidemic |
| The habit of blaming someone in an organisation, even if he or she is innocent, is picked up by others and spreads like wildfire, says a new study. |
| Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound |
| ATLANTA – When the nation’s swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be “messy.” They were right. |
| Extra skin, rubber mats helped part Bangladesh twins |
| MELBOURNE - Australian doctors on Thursday revealed how high-tech modelling, specially grown skin and some ordinary rubber mats helped separate joined-at-the-head Bangladeshi twins. |
| Pets can help patients minimise medication |
| The presence of pets can help adult patients -- particularly those recovering from total joint-replacement surgery - minimise medication, according to a new study. |
| Genetic love matches go cheek swab to cheek swab |
| NEW YORK — Looking for love? Try leaning in for a ... cheek swab. |
| To stay fit on a cruise, avoid the public restroom |
| Going on a cruise? To cut your risk of getting sick while sailing the high seas, avoid using the ship’s public bathrooms. |
| Folic acid supplements raise cancer risk |
| Heart patients in Norway — where unlike many countries foods are not enriched with folic acid — were more likely to die from cancer if they took folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements compared with those who did not take them, Norwegian researchers said on Tuesday. |
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