Página principal  Artículos de 1Democracy |
|||||
 |
Internet Unborn Baby Gender Test Draws FireA test being sold on the Internet allowing future parents to know the gender of their unborn child has come in for criticism.
BBC News reports the procedure uses the pregnant woman's blood obtained from a pin prick and detects whether it has a "Y" chromosome. This would mean the baby would be a boy. Nokia 5300 XpressmusicMost music phones so far have been an amalgam of two disparate technologies, but the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic may be on the verge of getting it right.
Many cell phones have music-playing software, but the 5300 also has buttons on the outside for playing, pausing, rewinding and fast-forwarding tracks. Early Condom Use Bodes Well for Adolescents' Sexual HealthDespite fears that early condom use encourages adolescents to be sexually promiscuous, a study found that those who use condoms the first time they have sexual intercourse are more likely to continue using condoms into young adulthood. These adolescents are also less likely than their peers to have contracted a sexually transmitted infection. Women Hurt Most by Cost of Health Care, Insuranceomen with health insurance are more likely than men to go without needed care because they can't afford their share of the costs, a new report shows.
The Kaiser Family Foundation report is one of several calling attention to the increasing difficulty women have keeping up with health care costs. Physicians Believe Obesity is America's Most Severe Health IssueEpocrates, Inc. today announced the results of the "2007 Obesity Report," a nationwide survey of physicians on public health issues and the increasing rate of obesity in America. The results exposed that physicians -- often the "front line" of health -- consider obesity to be the single largest public health crisis in the United States, and that there are varying opinions as to who is primarily responsible and what can be done to address the issue. "god of War Ii" Tops March U.s. Video Game ChartSony Corp.'s "God of War II" for the PlayStation 2 was the best selling video game in the United States in March, market research firm NPD Group said on Monday. Low Blood Pressure in Elderly Linked toAggressive treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension) in patients who are 80 years or older is associated with lower five-year survival rates than their counterparts with blood pressure levels at or higher than treatment target levels, researchers report. Use your Brain to Have Hotter SexHere are seven ways to make yourself unforgettable to your partner. System Update Led to Blackberry OutageAfter two days of silence about a lengthy outage in its BlackBerry e-mail service, the company that makes the addictive mobile device issued a jargon-laden update indicating that a minor software upgrade had crashed the system. Glycemic Load of Diet Has No Effect on Weight LossWhen it comes to losing weight, the number of calories you eat, rather than the type of carbohydrates, may be what matters most, according to a new study.
|
 |
|||
|
Categorías
|
|
||||
