Becoming a dad can be emotionally tough for any guy, but especially for young, first-time fathers. A new study finds that the first five years of parenthood — key attachment and bonding years for a child — may be the riskiest for young dads when it comes to developing depression. Symptoms of depression increased on average by 68% over the …
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FDA approves Glaxo’s injectable Tanzeum to treat type 2 diabetes
The FDA has approved Tanzeum to treat type 2 diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for 90-95 percent of diabetes cases. “Tanzeum is a new treatment option for the millions of Americans living with type 2 diabetes,” posited Curtis Rosebraugh, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Office of Drug …
Read More »Candice Swanepoel : model makes an effort to put on weight before runway shows
Model Candice Swanepoel says she tries to gain weight before Victoria’s Secret runway appearances. Speaking to the Telegraph.co.uk shortly after Victoria’s Secret announced it would produce its annual runway show in London this year, the South African supermodel admitted that she gets serious stage fright.
Read More »New Study : ‘Lazy’ gene real
The University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine conducted a study that determined your genetics could be to blame for your unwillingness to go to the gym. Researchers Franck W. Booth and Michael D. Roberts placed 50 rats in cages with exercise wheels. They recorded how often the rats used the wheels and sorted them on a spectrum of lazy …
Read More »South Korea ferry sinks : Four dead, 284 missing (Video)
Rescue boats and helicopters scrambled Wednesday to find almost 300 passengers, including scores of high school students, missing after a ferry sank off the southwest coast of South Korea. Of the 459 people on board, 164 have been rescued, the security ministry said.
Read More »GM To Ask For Lawsuit Protection, Report
General Motors is asking for lawsuit protection from legal claims involving issues before the company’s 2009 bankruptcy. The company filed the motion in a Texas federal court Tuesday, specifically surrounding defective ignition switches that have led GM to recall more than 2-million cars.
Read More »India court recognises transgenders as third gender in landmark ruling
NEW DELHI India’s top court on Tuesday issued a landmark verdict recognizing transgender rights as human rights, saying people can identify themselves as a third gender on official documents. The Supreme Court directed the federal and state governments to include transgendered people in all welfare programs for the poor, including education, health care and jobs to help them overcome social …
Read More »Kate Moss Graces 35th Vogue Cover (Photo)
Kate Moss is an integral part of the Vogue UK family: She’s covered the glossy a whopping 34 times over the last 20 years, and she joined the masthead as a contributing editor in 2013. So, it makes complete sense that she’d take to its cover for the 35th time to debut her new line for Topshop, which hits stores …
Read More »Paulina Gretzky on Digest cover (Video)
Golf Digest has released a video to accompany Paulina Gretzky’s cover story for the magazine’s May issue. The video features Gretzky posing in various athletic outfits, even by the pool showing off some yoga positions. Gretzky is engaged to PGA player Dustin Johnson, but isn’t a player herself — something that had members of the PGA more than a bit …
Read More »Diabetes Type II Studied Atop Mount Everest, Study
A research, which took place on Mount Everest, assessed the mechanisms by which low oxygen levels in the body – known as hypoxia – are linked to the development of insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is when cells fail to respond to insulin in the body. Insulin enables the body to regulate sugar levels. Too much sugar can be toxic and …
Read More »Conjoined Twins Leave Dallas Hospital after separation
The conditions of conjoined twins whom doctors separated last summer have steadily improved and they should be released this week from a Dallas hospital, officials said. Owen and Emmett Ezell should be discharged Wednesday from Medical City Children’s Hospital. They were born in July 2013, joined at the chest.
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