Health Migraines and toe twitches: Weird things happen when we orgasm, researchers find (and that’s okay) Not long ago, and for reasons he couldn’t fully explain, Dr. James Simon saw a number of women within a short period of time with a remarkably similar complaint — orgasmic cephalgia, or a sudden, severe explosive headache upon orgasm. When the George Washington University obstetrician-gynecologist and his then-senior resident started looking into post-coital, orgasmic migraines, they discovered “a bunch of these cases” of … Read More
Health Scientist discovers unexpected proof that century-old practice to cure infertility works — his mother Ben Mol isn’t exactly sure why a procedure that’s been around since 1917 helps women get pregnant — only that if it didn’t, he likely wouldn’t be here. Mol is the lead investigator of a large new study that found the century-old procedure, an X-ray diagnostic test that involves flushing out a woman’s fallopian tubes, may for many women be just as effective, cheaper … Read More
Health Gluten-free foods contain more fat, sugar and are not a healthy substitute to regular products, experts say Gluten-free foods should not be considered a healthy substitute to regular food because they usually contain high levels of fat and sugar, and low levels of protein, experts have said. Researchers from European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) have called for the widespread reformulation of gluten-free products so they match the products they replace. The warning follows … Read More
Health Taking common painkillers for just a week can raise your risk of suffering a heart attack, research suggests Taking common painkillers such as ibuprofen for only a week can significantly raise the risk of having a heart attack, a study suggests. Patients are being urged to limit their use of the drugs to as short a period as possible, after they were linked to increased heart attack chances of more than 50 per cent. Scientists already suspected a … Read More
Health Doctors urge Canada to make it legal to pay for sperm, eggs — even if people ‘line up’ to make a quick buck The federal government should overturn a 13-year-old ban and make it legal to pay people to be surrogate mothers or donate sperm or eggs, Canada’s fertility specialists are urging in a major new policy position. The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society suggests the public has become more comfortable with “assisted reproduction” generally, and that it’s time to permit carefully regulated … Read More
