Abortion doesn't up risk of mental illness relapse

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In women with a history of mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, getting an abortion does not increase their chances of landing in a psychiatric facility again, suggests a new study from Denmark. Still, those who had an abortion had a higher overall readmission rate both before and after the procedure than women who gave birth. ...

Excess can equal injury

Extreme exercise such as Bikram yoga and boot camps can cause serious health problems in people with underlying medical conditions, a sports physician has warned.

Female Soccer Players May Face Health Problems: Study

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Intense training combined with insufficient nutrition may threaten the health of young female soccer players, suggests a new study that finds menstrual irregularities and stress fractures are common among these athletes.

Eczema tied to higher impotence risk: study

(Reuters) - Men who have the allergic skin condition eczema may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction than other men, according to a Taiwanese study. Though the study of several thousand men with erectile dysfunction (ED), which appeared in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, addressed a link, researchers said more study is needed and it is still too soon to confirm that eczema alone can cause ...

Monday Medical: Stress can affect heart health

Johnny Fisher would like to spare other Yampa Valley residents from what he calls Phase 2 of a heart attack: the noisy, uncomfortable and expensive helicopter ride to a Front Range hospital.

Stress and our future

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Eczema tied to higher impotence risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who have the allergic skin condition eczema may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction than other men, a new study finds. The study, of nearly 4,000 Taiwanese men with ED, hints at a connection between eczema and impotence. And the researchers suggest that doctors "be more attentive to sexual complaints" from men with eczema -- known medically as atopic ...