These are the most common negative life experiences that people go through Statistics Norway has investigated which serious life events people go through. Life can be hard on all of us at some point, but negative life events do not affect all groups in society equally.
This is how great the risk of infection from ticks is Researchers find the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in as few as 0.3 per cent of the ticks they examine. The Borrelia bacteria can be carried by up to 25 per cent of ticks.
Positive vaccine news following Norway's first omicron outbreak The Covid vaccine protects against serious symptoms from omicron infection, even when the vaccine antibodies are no longer effective.
Fibromyalgia: More men diagnosed with new critiera Director of the Norwegian Fibromyalgia Association hopes the new criteria will make the disease a little more recognized among doctors.
Cardiologists sound the alarm about e-cigarettes Young people who never smoked regular cigarettes are damaging their heart health when vaping, a group of cardiologists has warned. But tobacco researcher Karl Erik Lund believes the advantages of e-cigarettes outweigh their disadvantages.
Your placenta may reveal risk of getting preeclampsia How much a placenta weighs can indicate the risk for illness in future pregnancies, according to new research.
These four types of cancer are more likely to be detected in highly educated people Norwegian women and men who are highly educated are more likely to be diagnosed with four types of cancer. More sunbathing and postponed childbirth may be part of the explanation. It may also be because people with more resources are more likely to go to the doctor when they suspect something’s wrong.
Can deep brain stimulation help with epilepsy? Some patients receive little benefit from epilepsy medication. Many have high hopes for treatment that sends electrical impulses through the brain. Results from a new Norwegian study are however not as encouraging as expected.
Being overweight before age 40 increases cancer risk A new study shows that excess weight in adulthood increases women’s risk of endometrial cancer, while in men the increased risk was in kidney and colon cancer.
If your father was overweight during puberty, your risk of developing asthma doubles If a father is overweight during his adolescence, his future children have a more than doubled risk of having asthma, a large generational study shows.
Feigning illness to gain attention Intentional physical injury and unconscious motivation are key elements in people with a factitious disease.
Genetic variant protects against hepatitis C Thanks to a genetic defect, quite a few of us have a better than average chance of overcoming the liver disease hepatitis C.
Acute family stress can impact a child’s immune system High levels of stress in a family can undermine a child’s immune system, making it easier for viruses and bacteria to do their worst.