Hospitalisations linked to antibiotics
Higher risk of infections in kids whose mothers took antibiotics.
Children born to mothers who were prescribed antibiotics during pregnancy have a 20% higher risk of subsequently bein...
Body and Mind
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Obesity is “contagious”
Living among obese people increases the risk of obesity.
Obesity runs in communities, and moving into a town with high rates of it increases your own risk of becoming overwei...
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Breast-feeding halves maternal diabetes risk
Data finds long-term protection arises after just one pregnancy.
Breast-feeding for at least six months can reduce the subsequent risk of a woman developing type 2 diabetes by almost...
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Eeewww! Man sneezes, rips his own throat open
Fear of letting loose can result in severe injury, doctors warn.
We’ve all done it – tried really, really hard to suppress the explosive reflex that epitomises a sneeze. It’s a perfe...
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Pregnant and forgetful? You’re not alone
Research finds cognitive decline during pregnancy isn’t a myth.
“Baby brain”, the sub-optimal state of memory and planning abilities often reported by women during pregnancy, is rea...
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Science of Sexuality – we were born this way
Our preferences are often hard-wired into our bodies.
The science of human sexuality, as with anything to do with our intriguing and sometimes infuriating species, is comp...