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Divorce Cases Settled by Simple New Mathematical Formula

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United Kingdom settles divorce cases by a mathematical formula. This formula would divide a couple's assets depending on their incomes and how long they have been married, says review. Under the new Law Commission proposal, couples will be able to calculate how much money they would receive in a settlement. According to The Telegraph, the new proposal would encourage couples to work out settlements between themselves rather than going through the ...

Meigs' Syndrome

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Meigs' syndrome is a medical condition with a triad of symptoms including benign ovarian tumor, ascites and pleural effusion.

Only Half a Heart, Yet the Will to Live, 4 Month Old Baby Defies Odds

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Scarlett Dougan is a victim of Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome, an extremely rare condition that has left her with an under developed right side of the heart. This means blood flow to her lungs is deficient at all times. Most babies who are born with this condition do not survive and die within days of birth. Strangely, she was diagnosed with this condition only when she was about 4 months old and has undergone two major surgeries since then. Experts ...

Wine Has More Cardiovascular Benefits Than Vodka: Study

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In a recent research work red wine was found to be more heart-friendly than vodka. The paper is published in the September issue of the journal ICirculation/I. "There has been previous research touting the benefits of moderate consumption of wine, but we wanted to test the effects of both wine and vodka in conjunction with high cholesterol as those who would be in this at-risk patient population typically have other medical issues, such as high cholesterol," ...

Delhi Government Decides to Ban Gutka

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Delhi government has decided to ban gutka (chewing tobacco) and related products in the city. "The ban would include manufacture, sale, display, transportation and storage," a Delhi government official said Monday. Earlier Aug 22, hearing a petition on banning the sale of tobacco, the Delhi High Court had asked the government to take a decision on the matter in two weeks. The plea was filed by a registered society - Doctors for You. ...

New Drug Target for Inflammatory Lung Diseases Identified

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Cytokine interleukin-18, or IL-18 plays an important role in inflammation, say researchers. Therapies targeting IL-18 could prove effective against inflammatory diseases of the lung including bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as described in a review article published in iJournal of Interferon (and) Cytokine Research/i Tomotaka Kawayama and coauthors from Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan, University of ...

Tokyo Population to Drop to Half by 2100: Study

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A new report says that Tokyo's population will be 7.13 million in 2100, about half of what it is today. The study by a group including seven academics and 10 metro government and municipal bureaucrats, revealed that Tokyo's population, which stood at 13.16 million in 2010, will peak at 13.35 million in 2020 before dropping by 45.8 percent from the 2010 census figure 88 years from now. According to the Japan Times, this means the 2100 population will ...

Laptop Inventor Dies at 69

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Bill Moggridge, creator of the first laptop computer has died aged 69 after losing a battle with cancer. Moggridge is best known as the creator of the GRiD Compass, the device with a keyboard and yellow-on-black display. Priced at more than 8,000 dollars it was encased in magnesium and considered to be rugged with a 340kb memory, the Telegraph reports. The device released in 1982, was used by the U.S. military and even made its way ...

Binge Drinking can Lead to Stroke

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Heavy drinking may lead to stroke almost a decade and a half earlier in life, states study published in Neurology. "Heavy drinking has been consistently identified as a risk factor for this type of stroke, which is caused by bleeding in the brain rather than a blood clot," said study author Charlotte Cordonnier, MD, PhD, with the University of Lille Nord de France in Lille, France. "Our study focuses on the effects of heavy alcohol use on the timeline of stroke and the long-term ...

Prebiotics and Probiotics in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants

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A systematic review evaluated the effects of addition of prebiotics and postbiotics to infant formula on growth and other clinical outcomes in preterm and low birth weight infants. The results of the study were published in the iNutrition Journal/i. Probiotics are good bacteria that confer health benefits in the recipients. Prebiotics on the other hand, are non-digestible food ingredients found in fruit and vegetables like inulin, fructo-oligosaccharide ...

Some Obsessed Facebook Users Spend Eight Hours Daily on Site

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One in nine adults admit to checking Facebook over 20 times a day, reveals survey. While the majority of young Facebook users spend far less time obsessing over their profiles - the average 18-25 year old spends 1hour 20 minutes on the site each day - huge numbers of youngsters admitted to worrying about their "online appearance." Over a third (38 percent) of young adults admit to worrying about being tagged in unflattering photos, the paper ...

Study Says More Pregnant Women Taking High Blood Pressure Drugs, Yet Safety Unclear

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Use of antihypertensive drugs is high among pregnant women, yet safety remains unclear, finds research published in Hypertension. Use of high blood pressure drugs during pregnancy is becoming increasingly common, said Brian T. Bateman, M.D., lead author and Assistant Professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass."While we know high blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs in about 6 percent to 8 percent of all pregnancies, we know little ...

Researchers Identify Cancer's 'Achilles Heel'

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Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have discovered a subpopulation of cells that display cancer stem cells properties and resistance to chemotherapy. Resistance to chemotherapy is a frequent and devastating phenomenon that occurs in cancer patients during certain treatments. Unfortunately, tumours that initially respond to chemotherapy eventually become resistant to it, contributing to tumour progression and death. The new study revealed that ...

Breastfeeding in Infancy Lowers Risk of Depression in Adulthood

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Breastfed infants have lower depression risk in adulthood, finds study. But the researchers find that amount of time a person was breast-fed has no bearing on the severity of later depression, the Daily Mail reported. They studied 52 people with an average age of 44 who were being treated for severe depression at an inpatient facility. The patients were considered to have been breast-fed if they, or their mothers, stated that they ...

Inhaled Glucocorticoids in Children Reduce Adult Height

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A study found that the use of inhaled glucocorticoids in children results in a deficit in the final adult height. Glucocorticoids are anti-inflammatory medications that help to prevent recurrent attacks of asthma. They help to prevent recurrent attacks. Oral glucocorticoids used in children over prolonged durations are associated with a number of side effects including growth retardation. These have now been replaced with inhalation medications, ...

Hyponatremia Raises Risk of Death, Complications Following Surgery

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Hyponatremia (an electrolyte disorder) is associated with an increased risk of complications and death within 30 days of surgery, reveals report published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Hyponatremia has been linked to increased morbidity and mortality in a variety of medical conditions but its association with perioperative (around the time of surgery) outcomes is uncertain, according to the study background. Alexander A. Leung, M.D., of Brigham ...

Mechanism Related to Negative Emotions of Cocaine Withdrawal Discovered

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Scientists have identified a mechanism that contributes to the lack of motivation and negative emotions of cocaine withdrawal. Their discovery, published in the latest iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i, offers a deeper look into the cellular and behavioral implications of addiction.Bradley Winters, lead author of the iPNAS/i paper and a freshly minted WSU doctor of neuroscience, says he, his major advisor Yan Dong, and colleagues at WSU, the University ...

Anti-inflammatory Drug can Kill Resistant Tuberculosis

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A pain drug that can kill both replicating and non-replicating drug resistant tuberculosis has been identified by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers. Their findings, published online by the journal iPNAS/i, point to a potential new therapy for the more than 500,000 people worldwide whose TB has become resistant to standard drug treatments. But the researchers worry that the effective drug, oxyphenbutazone, may never be tested in TB clinical trials. ...

Dengue Fever Vaccine Less Effective

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A new vaccine against dengue falls short of its goal, the vaccine failed to protect against all its viral strains, report researchers. Tested among just over 4,000 children in rural Thailand who were badly exposed to the mosquito-borne fever, the vaccine had no side effects but only worked against three out of the four dengue strains. The outcome shows that the quest is far from over, but the good news is "a safe vaccine against dengue is possible", ...

Reining in Red Meat Consumption Cuts Chronic Disease Risk and Carbon Footprint: Study

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Reducing the intake of red meat consumption not only slashes the risk of chronic diseases but also shrinks carbon footprint by 28 million tonnes, states study published in BMJ. Food and drink account for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions attributable to UK consumers, with livestock farming accounting for around half of this proportion, owing to the large quantity of cereals and soy imported for animal feed. Even when imported foods are ...

Sleep Apnea More Common Than Previously Thought Among Women

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A new study conducted by a team of Swedish researchers reveals that sleep apnea may be more common than previously thought after they found that nearly half of the volunteers that they tested suffered from mild to severe form of the condition. Researchers led by Dr Karl Franklin of Umea University in Sweden tested the sleeping patterns of over 400 women and found that nearly half of them experienced at least five episodes of sleep apnea in an hour where their breathing ...

Self-Motivation Plays Leading Role in Achieving Weight Loss Goals

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A new study conducted by researchers at University of Otago has found that self motivation plays a key role in ensuring weight loss. The researchers questioned more than 1,600 women in New Zealand with all of the women aged between 40 and 50 years old. They were asked to rate whether their motivation of healthy eating was determined, which included enjoying or viewing healthy meals as part of their lifestyle, or controlled, which included reasons such as others expecting ...

New Pill to Extend Life of a Botox Injection!

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A new pill marketed by American manufacturer Eden Aesthetics is said to extend the life of a botox injection by helping the wrinkle smoothening effects to last 30 percent longer. The tablet, known as Zytaze, is a combination of a high dose of zinc with an enzyme called phytase that helps improve the body absorption of zinc. The tablets are being priced at 45 for a pack of ten though Eden Aesthetics said that the tablets will save money by reducing the number ...

Modern Man Attracted to Intelligence Rather Than Good Looks in Women

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While the general perception is that men prefer women who are good looking or are good cooks, a new study published in the journal Psychological Science reveals that modern man is attracted to a woman who is intelligent and not just pretty. The study was conducted by researchers at York University who surveyed more than 12,000 people across 30 countries. The researchers were looking into the traits that are viewed as attractive by the opposite sex and found that along ...

Good Sleep at Night Keeps Spirits Up

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Australian Unity wellbeing Index has shown the simple way to be happy which is to ensure one regularly sleeps well at night. The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index revealed that those who sleep for less than six hours a night portrayed lower well being levels as compared to those who slept for seven to nine hours.. The survey of 2000 Australians also showed how too much of anything is too bad and how levels of satisfaction fell when people slept for more than ...

Rare Form of Autism may Have a Cure in Nutritional Supplements

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Those who suffer from a very rare form of autism, with symptoms of autism and epilepsy, caused by lack of branched-chain amino acids in the body, may benefit with a treatment of a common nutritional supplement, a recent study has revealed. Such victims have a rare genetic mutation which causes them to have abnormally low levels of essential nutrients called branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). During experiments on mice engineered to have the same genetic mutation, ...

Potential for More Targeted Therapies Identified in Large Lung Cancer Study

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The first comprehensive genetic analysis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung has been reported by a nationwide consortium of scientists. The former is a common type of lung cancer responsible for about 400,000 deaths each year. "We found that almost 75 percent of the patients' cancers have mutations that can be targeted with existing drugs -- drugs that are available commercially or for clinical trials," says one of the lead investigators, Ramaswamy Govindan, ...

How Placebo Works Demystified

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Scientists may have found an answer to what makes placebos, sugar pills with no therapeutic or curative value, work. People who suffer from a mild infection recover, whether they take a medicinal drug or a placebo, which shows that humans can heal themselves. But this has begged the question why people need to wait for the placebo before the recovery process from an infection begins. Researchers have now found that something similar to the placebo effect ...

Surgery Rebuilds Lower Jaw and Mouth Ravaged by Facial Tumor

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A team of surgeons in the United States has conducted a pioneering surgery that saw them rebuild a dysfunctional lower jaw and mouth that had been ravaged following an invasive form of facial tumor. This case study not only documents a successful surgical technique to create a fully functional lower jaw, but also reports the rare occurrence of a bone cancer (osteosarcoma) that spread from the patient's right femur to his jaw bone. Usually, osteosarcoma ...

More Than 75 New Polio Cases Registered in Nigeria

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Even as health authorities in Nigeria struggle to bring down the number of polio cases in the country, a new report published in Xinhua reveals that 77 new polio cases have been registered across 10 states. Ado Mohammed, executive director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), said this Saturday at a polio sensitisation meeting in northern Sokoto state. Cases of the wild polio virus were prevalent in 209 wards in 30 local government ...

Viral Fever of 'Mixed Culture' Spreading Rapidly in Gurgaon

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Health officials in Haryana revealed that an outbreak of a viral fever of 'mixed culture' is increasing rapidly in Gurgaon, even as there have been unconfirmed reports of some deaths. "This is the first time that patients suffering viral fevers are showing positive test reports of viral, malaria and typhoid simultaneously. In most cases, patients tested negative for dengue but showed all the symptoms of dengue viral," said doctor S.P. Yadav, managing director ...

Division of Responsibility (DOR) Approach may Reduce Risk of Obesity in Children

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Following the "division of responsibility" (DOR) approach towards educating children on eating right foods could reduce the risk of obesity in children, a new study reveals. The study led by Dr. W. Stewart Agras of Stanford University adds to the evidence that the DOR approach can promote healthy development of appetite and eating behaviours in young children. The study included 62 families with a toddler (aged two to four) considered at high risk of ...

Speed of Melting Ice in Arctic Faster Than Expected

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A team of scientists has warned that the record amount of Arctic ice melting this year could have a profound impact on the global environment. Norwegian researchers have reported that the sea ice is becoming significantly thinner and more vulnerable. Last month, the annual thaw of the region's floating ice reached the lowest level since satellite monitoring began, more than 30 years ago. The melt is set to continue for at least another week ...

Lack of Family Dinners Promoting Obesity

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Decline in the practice of family dinners coupled with an increased obsession of fast foods is the reason behind the high rates of obesity, according to a new study. A newly published analysis found that 29 percent of poorly educated women in England and 27 percent of men are obese. It gives England the fattest proportion of people in Europe from this background - more than twice as many as Italy, Portugal, Spain and Ireland. According to ...

Memory Plays an Important Role in Helping You Stick to Your Diet

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A new study suggests that memory could play a vital role in making sure that you stick to your diet after researchers found a number of traits, including a form of memory, among those who stick with their diet even after losing weight. Those who fall down on the traits, known collectively as executive function, are more likely to give into temptation. Executive function is an individual's ability to weigh up options, prioritise, multi-task and plan ahead. ...

Experimental Method of Delivering Drugs to the Brain Shows Potential in Treating Brain Cancer

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An experimental treatment that uses small therapeutic agents to cross the blood-brain barrier by turning off P-glycoprotein, which prevents drugs from reaching the brain, is being seen as a possible way of treating a number of central nervous system diseases including brain cancer and neurological complications of HIV. The findings appeared online Sept. 4 in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i, and is the result of a study from scientists ...

Risk of Infection Not Reduced by Tight Blood Sugar Control in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery

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A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that controlling the blood sugar levels in infants and children will not reduce the risk of infection or speed up the recovery time when they undergo heart surgery. Infants and children who have undergone heart surgery commonly develop high blood sugar levels, which may be associated with health issues and death. Although the results of clinical trials have been mixed, some studies of adult intensive ...

Detailed Study on Malaria-causing Parasite

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Scientists at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have discovered that the parasite that causes the most common form of malaria share the same genetic variations - even when the organisms are separated across continents. The discovery raises concerns that mutations to resist existing medications could spread worldwide, making global eradication efforts even more difficult. The researchers, including Cleveland-based ...

Eurozone Debt Crisis Has Hit French Living Standards

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French living standards dropped in 2010 as the eurozone debt crisis hit, with the poverty rate climbing to its highest in 13 years, data from the national statistics office showed. The median per capita living standard in France in 2010 was 19,270 euros in 2010 ( (Dollar) 24,364 at the current exchange rate), according to an INSEE report released on Thursday. The amount, equivalent to 1,610 euros per month, represents a 0.5 percent decline from 2009 when inflation ...