Health Studies in the News

The medical research stacked up against the regular consumption of soft drinks, both sugar- and artificially-sweetened, is astounding when it comes to increasing your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. However, a small portion of that same research has shined a suspect light on caffeine as well and the fact that it may temporarily prevent […]

Researchers from the University of Malaya have disproved the widespread belief that sex during the later stages of pregnancy can jump start labor. The findings, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, found that timing of delivery was no different for women who had sex near term versus to women who abstained. […]

A new study, published in the journal Acupuncture in Medicine, has suggested that acupuncture could be a viable treatment option for knee osteoarthritis. The study was titled, “Group acupuncture for knee pain: evaluation of a cost-saving initiative in the health service” and authored by Adrian White, Marion Richardson, Pamela Richmond, Jonathan Freedman, and Mark Bevis. […]

Obese individuals are 8 percent less likely to suffer from depression, according to a new study out of Canada this week. Researchers at McMaster University have uncovered a link between FTO (also known as the fat gene) and depression. The study researchers had been investigating whether obesity was tied to depression. In an unexpected turn […]

A new study suggests that there may be a great benefit of a new drug to knee osteoarthritis sufferers. The study was presented at the 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals and titled “Strontium Ranelate in Knee Osteoarthritis Trial (SEKOIA): A Structural and Symptomatic Efficacy”. The principal […]