BEIJING — Officials in Shanghai are investigating reports that a Chinese pharmaceutical company may have sold more than 12,000 units of a blood plasma product contaminated with H.I.V., potentially the latest in a series of scandals that have threatened to undermine public trust in China’s medical institutions and health care system. In a statement on…
Pregnancy causes a lot of changes in the body, and pregnant women should consider adjusting their eating habits to adapt to these changes. Diet is one of the most important factors that can affect a pregnant woman’s overall health and the health of her child. Important foods to avoid include raw shellfish and undercooked eggs.…
Constipation is a very common symptom that many women experience during pregnancy. Some women have constipation at an early stage of their pregnancy, while it does not affect other women until much later on. In this article, we explain why constipation is common in pregnancy and discuss safe treatments and home remedies that women can…
Healthy relationships do not begin with money, but financial issues inevitably arise with time. Suddenly it turns out that you have much less in common than it seemed at first. While you are dreaming of a mortgage to buy your apartment, he is looking for the Mercedes of his dream and generates ideas for a…
Fashion is a very ambiguous and changeable thing, and everybody treats it the way they want. The world of nail art is no exception, it is also constantly evolving. Masters of manicure also strive to succeed. Every season, they come up with new trends to win as many supporters as possible. But sometimes it seems…
After 20, you suddenly realize that men of 30-40 years cease to be perceived as middle-aged and can be quite attractive. The confidence, strength, and charm that an adult person has can rarely be seen in guys of your age. But the very idea of being with him seems frighteningly strange. One of the main…
One humid night in September, I called a mental health crisis center. I told the volunteer who answered that when I looked into my future, I saw nothing good. I felt so overwhelmingly alone in the world I was terrified. The despair that had been haunting me for so long would, I feared, eventually kill…
Many middle-aged marathon runners and other endurance athletes are familiar with concerns from their loved ones — and occasionally their physicians — that they might be exercising too much and straining or harming their hearts. For all of them, a large-scale study published recently in JAMA Cardiology should be mollifying. It finds that middle-aged men…
New research finds that treatment with biologic drugs reduces coronary plaque buildup among people with severe psoriasis. An immunosuppressant drug for psoriasis can also improve heart artery health for those with the skin condition. Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition that affects 7.5 million people in the United States and approximately 125 million worldwide.…
The world’s four major tobacco companies – two of which have HQs in the UK – are paying minimal UK corporation tax despite enormous reported profits, according to findings from new research published in the Journal of Public Health. The study, authored by researchers at the University of Bath, suggests that the UK needs far…