Men compelled to find myriad new partners and ways to have sex may be driven by high levels of the so-called “love hormone,” oxytocin, new research suggests. Oxytocin, which is produced by the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland, plays a key role in sexual behavior, and abnormal levels are believed to play a… read on > read on >
With winter storms roaring through much of the United States this week, millions of Americans may face power outages that could put them at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and fires as they try to keep warm, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns. When the power goes out, many people use portable generators or… read on > read on >
Pap tests have long been used to detect cervical cancer early, but preliminary research suggests that cervical cells collected during those tests could also be used to catch other cancers, including deadly ovarian tumors. Researchers found that by analyzing a particular molecular “signature” in cervical cells, they could accurately identify women with ovarian cancer up… read on > read on >
With America’s best skiers, skaters and snowboarders now heading to the Winter Olympics, a team of mental health professionals will be in Beijing to help them perform under the double strain of intense competition and a pandemic. One of those professionals is Dr. David Baron, provost of Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif.… read on > read on >
Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize its two-dose COVID vaccine for emergency use in children under 5 while it continues to research the power of a third shot in these youngest Americans. If the FDA grants the request, the two-shot regimen would become the first… read on > read on >
A trio of new studies are confirming what millions of women already know: Reacting to your man’s insecurities can have you pretending the sexual satisfaction you do not feel. The more a woman thinks her partner’s ego is fragile, the more likely she is to protect those feelings and fake orgasms — and then be… read on > read on >
Suicides by drug overdose have increased among teens, young adults and seniors, even as they declined for the overall population, U.S. federal researchers say. Drug-related suicides declined for Americans in general during the latter part of the 2010s, researchers from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found. But rates of suicide by overdose… read on > read on >
Four in 10 Americans say they’ve had at least one heart-related issue during the COVID-19 pandemic, and about one in four who have tested positive say COVID has affected their heart health, according to a new online poll. Shortness of breath (18%), dizziness (15%), higher blood pressure (15%) and chest pain (13%) were the top… read on > read on >
Many American teens and young adults underestimate the risk of sexually transmitted infections from unprotected oral sex, and that’s especially true of young men, a new survey shows. Doctors say oral sex can transmit herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to cervical cancer, and head and neck cancers. While… read on > read on >
As the number of U.S. children with COVID-19 continues to surge, there are a number of things parents should know, a pediatric infectious disease expert says. “What used to be the average number of children with COVID for the whole hospital is now the average just for the intensive care unit,” said Dr. Jessica Ericson,… read on > read on >
