Lab Notes: Removal of Ovaries During Hysterectomy Questioned; Vaccinating Kids Helps All of Us
On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (March 10, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Removal of Ovaries During Hysterectomy Questioned
A new article questions the conventional practice of oophorectomy, or removal of the ovaries during hysterectomy, for some patients saying it may cause more harm than good.
2. Vaccinating Kids Helps All of Us
Widespread vaccination of kids against the flu helps keep people of all ages in the wider community healthier, probably because kids are more likely to spread germs around when playing than adults are in their regular activities.
3. A Little Wine Keeps Pounds Away
Women who start out at a healthy weight and drink a light or moderate amount of alcohol will gain less weight over time than women who abstain, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
4. Children’s Learning Abilities Affected by Anesthesia
Repeated anesthesia can impair children’s memory and, therefore, their ability to learn, says a new Swedish study.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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