Archive for April, 2010
Blood test tells fetal sex in early pregnancy
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Normally, parents who want to know the sex of their baby before it’s born find out through ultrasound done in the second trimester. A blood test that can be done early in pregnancy is highly accurate at determining the sex of the fetus, however, a new study finds.
The test is important, write the authors of [...]
Erectile Dysfunction Predicts Heart Disease
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010Erectile dysfunction is a strong warning sign that a man might be at increased risk for heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems, a long-running study indicates.
“We saw that adjusting for age and Framingham [Heart Study] risk factors, men with erectile function still had a 40 percent increased risk,” said Andre Araujo, director of epidemiology [...]
Even legitimate opioid use may cause overdose
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Perhaps it’s not surprising, but people who take high doses of opioid painkillers even for legitimate medical reasons are at risk of overdosing, new research shows.
The findings add to the ongoing controversy over this class of potentially addictive drugs, which includes morphine and oxycodone (Oxycontin). When taken in excess, they slow the breathing muscles, and [...]