Thursday, January 26, 2006
The Pill, obesity, HRT, bad kids and passion.
Weight gain through taking the Pill has been exposed as a myth. A large-scale review has found no link between using the oral contraceptive and significant weight gain.
A SHARP increase in the number of Britons who are severely overweight may be the result of a virus that allows people to “catch” obesity, controversial research suggests.
The majority of women who have taken hormone replacement therapy would not recommend it to their daughters despite finding it helpful themselves, according to a study of 2000 women by Health Plus magazine
Children who use cannabis are more inclined towards delinquency and aggressive behaviour, a Dutch study has shown.
After two years the chemical that makes new lovers irresistible to each other seems to disappear from their systems. As the passion fades away, a 'cuddle hormone' apparently kicks in, helping the couple to survive the loss of that first spark of romance. More on good health and sex here
A SHARP increase in the number of Britons who are severely overweight may be the result of a virus that allows people to “catch” obesity, controversial research suggests.
The majority of women who have taken hormone replacement therapy would not recommend it to their daughters despite finding it helpful themselves, according to a study of 2000 women by Health Plus magazine
Children who use cannabis are more inclined towards delinquency and aggressive behaviour, a Dutch study has shown.
After two years the chemical that makes new lovers irresistible to each other seems to disappear from their systems. As the passion fades away, a 'cuddle hormone' apparently kicks in, helping the couple to survive the loss of that first spark of romance. More on good health and sex here
