Antibiotics May Be Inappropriate for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
Antibiotics are advised in most guidelines on diverticulitis, which arises when one or more small pouches in the digestive tract become inflamed or infected. Results from a randomized…
Sex before sports does not negatively impact performance
Sex before sport doesn’t have a negative effect on the athlete and could even benefit performance Over the course of the Rio Olympics, 450,000 condoms were distributed around…
Psychotherapy Sessions Are Best in the Morning When Levels of Helpful Hormone Are High
Patients make more progress toward overcoming anxiety, fears and phobias when their therapy sessions are scheduled in the morning, new research suggests. The study found that morning sessions…
Breast Density Matters in Detection of Breast Cancer
Almost 8% of women have extremely high breast density, which can make it harder for health professionals to detect breast cancer on a screening mammogram. These women are…
Smoking fathers increase asthma-risk in future offspring.
A Norwegian study shows that asthma is three times more common in those who had a father who smoked in adolescence than offspring who didn’t. It is well…