Pain just before, during, or after menstruation is the most common symptom of endometriosis. For some women, this pain may occur during or after sex, or during bowel movements or urination.
Skin is our largest organ. If the skin of a typical 150-pound (68-kilogram) adult male were stretched out flat, it would cover about 2 square yards (1.7 square meters) and weigh about 9 pounds (4 kilograms).
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, researchers say.
Obama and Cameron will discuss upcoming G8 and NATO summits, as well as the war in Afghanistan and issues pertaining to the Middle East, Iran, the global economy and human rights, the statement noted.
A three-dimensional study of how enzymes in the malaria parasite Plasmodium synthesize essential vitamins, could help develop new drugs to combat the disease. Using electron microscopy, a team of scientists from Germany and the UK studied how the enzymes synthesize Vitamin B6, which has already been proposed as a target for new drugs.
Despite a decrease in home births between 1990 and 2004, the number of home births actually increased between 2004 and 2009 by 29%, an upturn of 0.56% in 2004, to 0.72% in 2009. In 2009, a total of 29,650 home births were reported in the United States. This is the most home births reported since researchers began analyzing data on this topic in 1989.
Plummeting winter temperatures have claimed dozens of lives across Central and Eastern Europe as the region battles a big freeze that is expected to worsen over the next few days.
Not including skin cancer, colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and women and the second highest cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.
Attackers are using search results as a reconnaissance tool to identify sites to hit in the latest mass injection attack directing users to Lilupophilupop.com.
Fresh herbs make many other foods heart-healthy when they replace salt, fat, and cholesterol. These flavor powerhouses, along with nuts, berries — even coffee — form an approach to heart-wise eating.