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Lower drug doses for women

December 3, 2011 in Health
Men and women are often prescribed the same dosages of medicine, even though women can sometimes make do with much smaller dosages, a Danish study shows.

BPA can harm infant brains

December 2, 2011 in Health
The industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which is used to make plastics, can impair brain development in newborn mice. The damage can last a lifetime.

Fight asthma with fish

December 1, 2011 in Health
Children who start eating fish before the age of nine months are half as likely to develop asthma as ones who don’t.

Depression can damage the brain

December 1, 2011 in Health
People suffering from depression run the risk that their brains shrink and will remain smaller after the disease is over. The discovery provides new knowledge about the brain and new understanding of how antidepressants work.

Vaccines change our immune defences

November 29, 2011 in Health
Vaccines against measles save more lives than we think. Research shows that the measles vaccine is effective against other fatal infections too.

Antidepressants can cause heart failure

November 26, 2011 in Health
Antidepressants containing the active ingredient Citalopram can cause potentially serious heart rhythm disturbances, a new study shows.

Cutting back on coercion

November 25, 2011 in Health
Psychiatric wards in larger cities in Norway are more apt to use coercive medical care than ones in smaller communities, but reductions are underway.

Insomnia can cause fibromyalgia

November 24, 2011 in Health
Women who frequently have sleeping problems run a higher risk of developing the rheumatoid disorder fibromyalgia, characterised by muscle pain and headaches.

Uncharted area of the brain discovered

November 22, 2011 in Health
Researchers have unveiled a previously unknown area of the brain, a discovery which could lead to new kinds of psychiatric drugs.

Your face reveals what you are eating

November 19, 2011 in Health
New research links facial expressions to the taste of what we eat. In the future it will be difficult to conceal what we actually think food tastes like.

Mums are main key to healthy kids

November 18, 2011 in Health
Fresh figures show that mothers mean more for young Norwegians’ health choices than fathers do, and that parents’ level of education is a crucial factor regarding healthy consumption.

The farmhouse protects against asthma and allergies

November 17, 2011 in Health
Children who grow up on farms are only half as likely to become asthmatic and allergic as city kids, a new study suggests.

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