A new analysis indicates that rates of high-grade cervical lesions decreased in young US women after vaccines were made available to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV), but the trend may be due in part to changes in cervical cancer screening recommendations. Published early online in…

Monetary incentives to encourage people to live healthier lifestyles only work in the longer term when they are designed to stop negative behaviour, rather than promote positive choices, suggests new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).A paper published in Social…

Previous studies have led researchers to believe that individuals with social anxiety disorder/ social phobia have too low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. A new study carried out at Uppsala University, however, shows that the situation is exactly the opposite. Individuals with social phobia make…

Patients should hold phone to opposite ear and not store phone in pocket over device. Second study advises limiting exposure to high voltage power lines Cardiac device wearers should keep a safe distance from smartphones to avoid unwanted painful shocks or pauses in function, reveals…

Climate change is a “medical emergency” says Commission author, but tackling it could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last fifty years of gains in…

Diabetics who exercise can trim waist size and body fat, and control blood glucose, even if they don’t see cardiorespiratory benefits, new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists shows.Researchers found that waist circumference, percentage of body fat, and hemoglobin A1c levels all improved in…

For those wishing to lose weight and keep it off, here’s a simple strategy that works: step on a scale each day and track the results.A two-year Cornell study, recently published in the Journal of Obesity, found that frequent self-weighing and tracking results on a…

A drug developed to increase female libido is a step closer to being approved in the United States.  Flibanserin, a 5-HT1A-receptor agonist and 5-HT2A-receptor antagonist, which has been dubbed the “female Viagra”, won approval on 4 June 2015 by a joint committee expert panel for…

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic sheds new light on the role of patient-doctor relationship in antidepressant drug treatment. Previous studies have shown that in psychotherapy alliance is a predictor of symptomatic change, even while accounting for the temporal precedence…

A controlled study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic indicates the usefulness of a brief behavioral intervention targeting psychological risk factors for vascular disease. Psychological distress, often manifesting as depression and anxiety, is a risk factor for vascular disease. Acceptance and commitment…

Cigarette prices and images on cigarette packets have an impact on women in terms of continuing to smoke or quitting. In fact, less educated women are more responsive to pictorial labels on cigarette packets, as revealed by a study that has analysed, for the first…

A joint effort between diabetes doctors and biomedical engineers could revolutionize how people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels in check Painful insulin injections could become a thing of the past for the millions who suffer from diabetes, thanks to a new invention from…