Sex Is O.K. For Heart Attack Patients
A scientific statement from The American Heart Association clarifies that sexual activity for those with heart conditions is ok. They caution that women should be counseled on use of contraceptive methods and possible adverse effects of pregnancy, while men should be wary of certain erectile dysfunction medications that are unsafe for all cardiovascular diseases. The statement was published online 19th Jan. 2012 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, and contains advice from experts in a variety of fields including : heart disease, exercise physiology and sexual counseling.
Self-HPV Testing Could Be An Effective Cervical Cancer Screening Method
A study published January 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, has found that self-HPV (human papillomavirus) testing, in low-resource settings, may be a more effective way to screen for cervical cancer than liquid-based cytology (LBC) and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers found in women. Each year, around 530, 000 women are diagnosed with the disease, resulting in an estimated 275, 000 deaths. Cervical cytology screening campaigns, which require considerable laboratory infrastructure and medical resources, have helped lower the number of cervical cancer cases in developed countries.
News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology
Saturated Fatty Acids Lead to Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance Excessive levels of certain saturated fatty acids cause mitochondria to fragment, leading to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a paper in the January issue of the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology. This is the first time mitochondrial fragmentation has been implicated in insulin resistance, says corresponding author Yau-Sheng Tsai, of the College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China.