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- Quiz on Abdominal / Belly Fat
- World's Most Pricey Cities
- Rules of Using Social Media to Help Find Jobs
- Children's Health, Access to Care Differ by Parents' Immigrant Status: Study
- Placebo Response Occurs at Nonconscious Level: Study
- Ways to Eliminate Wasteful Tests and Procedures Identified
- World's Religions Come Close to Fight Against Global Hunger
- Single Children Likely To Be Overweight
- Men Shaving and Skin Care
- Delhi's First Bone Marrow Transplant Case from Unrelated Donor
- Stem Cell Therapy Promises Repair of Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Fashion Tips for Britney Spears
- Social and Job Security for Bangladesh Transgenders
- Ultrasound Imaging Now at Affordable Price
- Child Mortality Rate Decreases Since 2000, Says UN
- 16-ounce Size Limit on Cups and Bottles of Non-diet Soda at Restaurants and Eateries, Rules NYC Board of Health
- Novel Disposable Tonsil Adenoid Debrider (DTAD) by Olympus
- Funders Take Note That Blood Transfusion Services in Africa Should Suit Local Contact
- The Dalai Lama Says Holistic Education Is the Need of the Hour
- Gene Therapy Used By UCLA Stem Cell Researchers to Restore Immune Systems in 'Bubble Babies'
- Stress Hormone Jabs can Actually Help People Recover from Illness: Researchers
- Patients' Letters Outsourced by NHS Hospitals in UK Creates Concerns Over 'Poorly-Paid' Indian Workers
- Falls in People Over 65 Who Live at Home Can Be Reduced By Interventions
- Link Between Toxic Dust from 9/11 Aftermath and Cancer Acknowledged By US
- Higher Risks in Females In Case Of Rare Brain Blood Vessel Disease
- Winemakers Left in a Spin By Topsy-Turvy Weather
- RV144 Vaccine Efficacy Increased Against Certain HIV Viruses: Scientists
- 'Helping Keep the Body Warm and Lean' Are Muscles That Do Nothing
- Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis Caused By Absence Of Proteins'
- Post-menopausal Women With Diabetes Risks Breast Cancer
- Harmless Bacteria Responsible For Chronic Sinusitis: Study
- Cheap Indian Generic Drugs are Not Fake: WHO
- Parental Divorce Raises Stroke Risk in Sons
- Workplace Stress Elevates Heart Disease Risk
- NY Health Board Votes Unanimously to Make It Mandatory for Rabbis to Seek Parental Permission for Circumcision
- OTC Muscle and Joint Pain Relievers Linked to Chemical Burns: FDA
- Double Arm Transplant to be Undertaken in the US
- Glenmark to Start Phase II Trials for Experimental Drug for Treating Crohn's Disease
- MOU Between Apollo Hospitals and AfroIndia Medical to Set Up Tele-medicine Units in Africa
- Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Launched in India
- Genes That Give Flu Viruses Power to Cause Pandemics Detected
- Reef Fish Increasingly Poisoning Human
- Formula to Predict Future Success of Budding Scientists
- Rs.2,150 Crore Investment for Kerala's Health Sector
- Reversible Oxygen-sensing 'switching' Mechanism Found
- Maternity Program Results in Fewer Cesarean Sections, Shorter Hospital Stays for Mothers
- South Korea to Build Floating Toilets to Prevent Contamination of Marine Food Following US Warning
- Extent of Type 2 Diabetes Problem in Black and Minority Ethnic Populations Revealed: Study
- India to Focus on Food, Drug Regulation in 12th Plan
- Young Adults With Advanced Cancer Carry Unique Burden of Grief
- 'Meatless Mondays Good for Health, Good for Animals', Says Humane Society International
- Increasing Levels of Amino Acids in Diet Could Reduce Side Effects of Quinine
- 'Romeo' Dev, Tiniest Bodybuilder Stands Tall in His Death
- Study Finds Ginkgo Biloba Herb to be Ineffective in Improving Cognitive Function in MS Patients
- Eating Wisely Linked to Self-Control
- Just Cream Those Wrinkles Away, Avon's Product Works Its Magic
- Opening of Breast Cancer Symposium Marked by Release of Four New Studies on Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Japanese Style Comic can Reduce Stress Levels of Emergency Medical Teams
- Stem Cells from Newborns Have a Three-fold Ability to Restore Heart Function
- Study to Investigate Whether Altruism Affects Parental Decision on Vaccinating Children
| Posted:  Belly fat is not all bad since it serves as cushion for the visceral organs. The problem begins when there's too much of it. |
| Posted:  Oslo, Zurich and Tokyo are the world's most expensive cities, according to a study. These three cities are the most costly on the planet when comparing prices for 122 goods and services, according to Swiss bank UBS, which carried out the analysis of purchasing power in 72 cities around the world. "When rents are added to the mix, New York, Hong Kong and Dubai jump up in the list," the bank pointed out. Not counting rents, New York is only in sixth ... |
| Rules of Using Social Media to Help Find Jobs Posted:  Posting too much personal information on social media sites can trash your career, you can also leverage the platform and use it to your advantage when hunting for a job. According to a report in Live Science, Facebook is great for showcasing your professional network memberships, but care needs to be taken to ensure groups you belong to are sending the right message. Other benefits suggested in the report include using social networks to show their ... |
| Children's Health, Access to Care Differ by Parents' Immigrant Status: Study Posted:  Adult health and productivity strongly determines the how well their children performs academically and cognitively. A new study of low-income families in the United States has found that children's health and access to health care services differ according to the immigrant status of their parents. The study, by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Chicago, is published in the journal iChild Development/i, whose September/October ... |
| Placebo Response Occurs at Nonconscious Level: Study Posted:  The discovery that the unconscious mind plays a key role in the placebo effect led researchers to identify a novel mechanism that helps explain the power of placebos and nocebos. Described in the September 10 on-line issue of the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i (PNAS), the new findings demonstrate that the placebo effect can be activated outside of conscious awareness, and provide an explanation for how patients can show clinical improvement ... |
| Ways to Eliminate Wasteful Tests and Procedures Identified Posted:  American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has issued top five recommendations for a campaign to help health care professionals and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions. The interventions are published in the American Society of Nephrology. Following these recommendations would lower costs and lead to better care for patients with kidney disease. Unnecessary or redundant tests and procedures account for nearly one third of the medical ... |
| World's Religions Come Close to Fight Against Global Hunger Posted:  The UN's chief met the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople on Friday as the UN food agency was looking for support from world religious leaders in the fight against global hunger. "Eradicating hunger not only makes economic and political sense, it is also a moral issue," Food and Agriculture Organisation director-general Jose Graziano da Silva was quoted in a FAO statement as saying at the meeting. The FAO chief met Bartholomew I, a noted environmentalist, ... |
| Single Children Likely To Be Overweight Posted:  Single children have more than double the risk of being overweight or obese as compared to those with siblings, says a new study. In apan-European analysis, covering Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Germany and Spain, researchers studied the health effects of diet, lifestyle andobesity in children aged 2 to9 years. Thestudy,involving 12,720 children and conducted under the framework of the European research project, ... |
| Posted:  Shaving is how all men start their day; follow these tips to make you feel and look good. |
| Delhi's First Bone Marrow Transplant Case from Unrelated Donor Posted:  At Delhi's B.L. Kapur Memorial Hospital a bone marrow transplant was performed to save the life of a businessman. Abdul Samad, 36-year-old businessman from Pakistan, has doctors in the national capital and a donor from Germany to thank for a fresh lease of life. This was also the first time in Delhi that bone marrow was transplanted from a donor not related to the patient. Samad was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome - a disorder where the production ... |
| Stem Cell Therapy Promises Repair of Stress Urinary Incontinence Posted:  Stem cell therapy may aid patients with stress incontinence Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or effort incontinence is a form of urinary incontinence. It is chiefly due to insufficient strength of pelvic floor muscles. It can occur during sneezing, exercising, coughing and in laughing. Bum Soo Kim et al conducted research that was published in the Journal BMC Medicine, 2012. The research has revealed a new technique via stem cells derived from amniotic fluid in regenerating ... |
| Fashion Tips for Britney Spears Posted:  Indian celebrity designer Rocky S suggests International singer Britney Spears, who was reportedly criticised for her dressing sense by "The X Factor" co-judge Simon Cowell, should wear clothes that accentuate her curves. Spears, 30, is said to have mellowed her wardrobe for the show. Rocky S, who has dressed celebrities like Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra and more recently even Beyonce Knowles, says Spears should take advantage of ... |
| Social and Job Security for Bangladesh Transgenders Posted:  A transgender training scheme in Bangladesh has helped bring Saiful Islam hard-won acceptance in social life and land him in his dream job. Many transgender people in south Asia, where they are known as hijras, are thrown out by their families and forced to scrape a living through begging, prostitution or drug dealing. But each morning, Islam pulls on a pair of low-cut jeans and a tight T-shirt, applies his own make-up, and heads off to work in Dhaka ... |
| Ultrasound Imaging Now at Affordable Price Posted:  Engineers at Newcastle University, UK have developed an ultra-low cost scanner that can be plugged into any computer or laptop to reveal vital information about the unborn child. The hand-held USB device - which is roughly the size of a computer mouse - works in a similar way to existing ultrasound scanners, using pulses of high frequency sound to build up a picture of the unborn child on the computer screen. However, unlike the technology used in most ... |
| Child Mortality Rate Decreases Since 2000, Says UN Posted:  The progress on child survival has accelerated sharply since 2000, according to new data released today by UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the UN Population Division. An annual report by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN-IGME) shows that in 2011, an estimated 6.9 million children died before their fifth birthday, compared to around 12 million in 1990. Rates of child mortality have fallen in all regions of the ... |
| Posted:  New York City's Board of Health has recently passed a rule to ban sale of big sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants and other eateries. As per the regulation, a limit has been placed on the size of cups and bottles of non-diet soda, sweetened teas, and other calorie-packed beverages, up to 16-ounce size limit. Broadway theatres, movie houses, fast-food outlets, and cafeterias at the workplace will have to comply with this ruling which does not apply to ... |
| Novel Disposable Tonsil Adenoid Debrider (DTAD) by Olympus Posted:  New Disposable Tonsil Adenoid Debrider (DTAD) monopolar energy device that works with standard generators has just been released by Olympus. The device is battery powered and allows for the shaver blade to be adjusted between 15 and 40. This makes it convenient to target tonsils and adenoids. "By combining monopolar energy with a malleable shaver blade, Olympus' unique DTAD allows the surgeon to cut and coagulate with a single device, reducing the need to ... |
| Funders Take Note That Blood Transfusion Services in Africa Should Suit Local Contact Posted:  According to a group of 20 international authors from high, middle and low-income countries writing in this week's iPLOS Medicine/i, ''flexibility and pragmatism are necessary to reduce the unacceptably high rates of unnecessary deaths in Africa because blood for transfusion is lacking". Over the past ten years, high-income countries have provided considerable financial aid to establish and support national blood transfusion services in sub-Saharan Africa, largely ... |
| The Dalai Lama Says Holistic Education Is the Need of the Hour Posted:  The Dalai Lama stressed on the importance of holistic education to ease stress and frustration of modern life. The Dalai Lama is the Tibetan spiritual leader. Addressing a gathering in New Delhi as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda, the Dalai Lama said that countries and communities with the highest standards of education still reported high levels of stress. "The modern existing education only teaches about material ... |
| Gene Therapy Used By UCLA Stem Cell Researchers to Restore Immune Systems in 'Bubble Babies' Posted:  A gene therapy regimen can safely restore immune systems to children with so-called "Bubble Boy" disease, a life threatening condition that if left untreated can be fatal within one to two years. This was found by UCLA stem cell researchers. In the 11-year study, researchers were able to test two therapy regimens for 10 children with ADA-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). During the study, they refined their approach to include a light dose of ... |
| Stress Hormone Jabs can Actually Help People Recover from Illness: Researchers Posted:  Short bursts of stress could actually be good for your health. Researchers have claimed that it helps in warding off infection, helping wounds to heal and even speeding up the recovery following surgery. There are even suggestions that injections of stress hormones could be used to help people to recover from illness, the Daily Mail reported. Researchers at Stanford University in the US, who have been investigating the beneficial effects of worry and ... |
| Posted:  National Health Service's (NHS) latest practice of sending hundreds of thousands of confidential letters about patients to India, to be typed up by poorly-paid workers have forced British MP's to express their concern. British parliamentarians have warned that complicated medical terms may be mis-translated by Indian workers, leading to 'tragic consequences'. "There is a safety issue. There's the potential for something to go tragically wrong. If someone ... |
| Falls in People Over 65 Who Live at Home Can Be Reduced By Interventions Posted:  Some interventions can prevent falls in people over the age of 65 who are living in their own homes suggests strong evidence regarding the same. Researchers who have reached this conclusion however, say that care is needed when choosing interventions, as some have no effect. The full details are published this month in The iCochrane Library/i. This is an update of a previous report that contains data from 51 additional trials, enabling the authors to reach many more conclusions. As ... |
| Link Between Toxic Dust from 9/11 Aftermath and Cancer Acknowledged By US Posted:  A connection between toxic dust at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and several different kinds of cancer has been acknowledged for the first time by the U.S Government. The federal government has recognized that people who lived near Ground Zero and first responders got cancer from toxic dust from the sight. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health announced the findings ahead of the 11th anniversary of the terrorist ... |
| Higher Risks in Females In Case Of Rare Brain Blood Vessel Disease Posted:  A study reports that women and girls are at increased risk of adverse outcomes after surgical treatment for moyamoya disease, an uncommon but serious disease of the brain blood vessels. The study can be found in the September issue of iNeurosurgery/i, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons/a. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins/a, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health/a. Although the postoperative risks are increased, ... |
| Winemakers Left in a Spin By Topsy-Turvy Weather Posted:  In large parts of France and in England record rainfall, cold snaps, hail storms and rampant vine disease are the reasons behind a tough year for winemakers. Such conditions are rarely found in these areas. Yet winemakers on both sides of the Channel are defiantly optimistic that 2012 could still turn out to be a vintage to remember for its quality as well as for the financially devastating impact of low yields. "Some growers don't have a thing, others ... |
| RV144 Vaccine Efficacy Increased Against Certain HIV Viruses: Scientists Posted:  To discover new evidence scientists used genetic sequencing and found that the first vaccine shown to prevent HIV infection in people also affected the viruses in those who did become infected. Viruses with two genetic "footprints" were associated with greater vaccine efficacy. The results were published today in the online edition of the journal iNature/i. "This is the first time that we have seen pressure on the virus at the genetic level due to an effective ... |
| 'Helping Keep the Body Warm and Lean' Are Muscles That Do Nothing Posted:  New clues about how the body retains a constant temperature by muscles that burn energy without contracting were found by researchers. This new found knowledge may provide new targets for combating obesity. Traditionally, the body's main thermostat was thought to be brown fat, which raids the white fat stores during cold conditions to burn energy and keep the body warm. Muscles also play a key role in keeping the body warm by contracting ... |
| Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis Caused By Absence Of Proteins' Posted:  Immune cells prompted to turn against human organs they are meant to protect in the absence of related protein molecules, Puma and Bin. This eventually causes type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, that are also known as auto immune diseases. Daniel Gray and colleagues from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute's Molecular Genetics of Cancer division and the University of Ballarat, have discovered that these pair of protein molecules work together to kill so-called ... |
| Post-menopausal Women With Diabetes Risks Breast Cancer Posted:  Diabetes may raise the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women, according to experts. An international team examined 40 separate studies looking at the potential link between breast cancer and diabetes. These studies involved more than 56,000 women with breast cancer. Being obese or overweight has been linked to both conditions. But cancer experts say there may be a direct connection between the two. The researchers found that post-menopausal ... |
| Harmless Bacteria Responsible For Chronic Sinusitis: Study Posted:  Researchers have identified that a common bacteria which was considered harmless is the real culprit behind chronic sinusitis, a painful, recurring swelling of the sinuses. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, indicated that sinusitis might be linked to the loss of normal microbial diversity within the sinuses following an infection and the subsequent colonization of the sinuses by the culprit bacterium, which is called Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum. ... |
| Cheap Indian Generic Drugs are Not Fake: WHO Posted:  The World Health Organization (WHO) has denied reports saying that more than one-third of cheap generic medicines available in the Indian market are fake, according to a senior official in the union health ministry. A senior official in the union health ministry Friday said the World Health Organization's (WHO) India Representative Nata Menabde had written to the ministry denying that any report from WHO claimed that a third of cheap generic drugs produced in India ... |
| Parental Divorce Raises Stroke Risk in Sons Posted:  Men who had experienced parental divorce during their childhood are thrice as likely to develop stroke later in life, finds a new study. However, women from divorced families did not have a higher risk of stroke than women from intact families. "The strong association we found for males between parental divorce and stroke is extremely concerning," said lead author Esme Fuller-Thomson, Sandra Rotman Chair at University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty ... |
| Workplace Stress Elevates Heart Disease Risk Posted:  People who suffer from job-related strain are at an increased risk of heart attack than those who are not prone to stress in workplace, according to a study. But the risk is much smaller when compared to smoking or sedentary lifestyle. "Job strain is associated with a small, but consistent, increased risk of experiencing a first CHD (coronary heart disease) event such as a heart attack," said Mika Kivimaki, an epidemiologist at University College of London who led ... |
| Posted:  Despite threats from Jewish rabbis that they will be boycotting any such rules, the New York City Board of Health announced that it has unanimously voted in favor of a new regulation that makes it mandatory for the rabbis get consent from parents of circumcised boys when the process will involve direct oral suction. According to the Health Department, the practice of cleaning the wound after circumcision by sucking the blood and spitting it away, also known as metzitzah ... |
| OTC Muscle and Joint Pain Relievers Linked to Chemical Burns: FDA Posted:  The US Food and Drug Administration has warned the public that using over the counter muscle and joint pain relievers could lead to chemical burns, though in very rare cases. The FDA revealed that it has so far identified 43 cases of burns caused by muscle and joint pain relievers over the years and added that products that contained menthol, methyl salicylate, or capsaicin were more likely to cause such burns. Releasing a statement to the public, the FDA ... |
| Double Arm Transplant to be Undertaken in the US Posted:  A 44-year old woman in Texas who lost all of her limbs due to a flesh eating bacteria will be the first person in the United States to undergo a double arm transplant at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Katy Hayes revealed that she suffered from Group A Streptococcal infection in February 2010 when she gave birth to her third child. Apart from all of her four limbs, she also lost her uterus and large intestine. Now doctors at Brigham and Women's ... |
| Glenmark to Start Phase II Trials for Experimental Drug for Treating Crohn's Disease Posted:  Mumbai based drug maker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals revealed that it will starting the phase II clinical trials to test the effectiveness of its experimental drug for treating Crohn's disease and other inflammatory conditions in humans. The trials are being conducted in collaboration with Sanofi to test whether the drug, GBR 500, is effective in treating inflammatory conditions such as Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis. The trials are ... |
| MOU Between Apollo Hospitals and AfroIndia Medical to Set Up Tele-medicine Units in Africa Posted:  A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Healthcare service provider Apollo Hospitals Group and Africa-based AfroIndia Medical Services to set up 30 telemedicine units in East and West Africa. These telemedicine centers will make it possible for doctors in several African countries to exchange notes with specialists at Apollo. First three units at Lagos were inaugurated by Dr Prathap C Reddy, chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group. Speaking during ... |
| Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Launched in India Posted:  Austrian biotech company Intercell announced the launch of its Japanese encephalitis vaccine in India where it will be manufactured by its partner, Biological E in Hyderabad. The vaccine will be marketed under the brand name Jeev and will cost around Rs 985. Intercell revealed that it hoped the launch will help the company achieve a profit in the second quarter and added that it was also looking get approval to market the vaccine in other Asian countries. ... |
| Genes That Give Flu Viruses Power to Cause Pandemics Detected Posted:  Focusing on a variant of swine flu circulating in Korea, in a study researchers have discovered a gene mutation that makes the virus especially virulent. By compiling a more complete library of such mutations, the researchers hope to better predict which animal viruses we should be most worried about and better prevent major outbreaks, the Discovery News reported. "We really want to be able to try to assign some sort of risk to viruses we find in animal ... |
| Reef Fish Increasingly Poisoning Human Posted:  An Australian study says human beings are being poisoned by consumption of many reef fishes whose flesh is contaminated with toxins. The illness called ciguatera leads to a painful and debilitating effects on our nervous system, stomach and heart lasting for months. A team of international marine scientists has reported a 60 percent increase in the incidence of cases of Ciguatera poisoning among people inhabiting Pacific Island nations. ... |
| Formula to Predict Future Success of Budding Scientists Posted:  Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new "formula" that can be used to predict whether a young and promising scientist can go on to become a future star, allowing universities and schools to make a better decision on whether to hire or reject applicants, a new study published in the journal Nature reveals. Currently, hiring decisions are made using the instincts and research of search committees. Universities are increasingly complementing this ... |
| Rs.2,150 Crore Investment for Kerala's Health Sector Posted:  A leading conglomerate in the country and the Middle East, DM Healthcare, announced an investment of over Rs.2,150 crore to create 3,100 hospital beds in Kerala through eight different projects. The projects are in various stages of completion in Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Palakkad and Kannur districts, the company said. Most of these projects are expected to be operational in the next five years. DM Healthcare is recognized among the 400 emerging champion ... |
| Reversible Oxygen-sensing 'switching' Mechanism Found Posted:  Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have found a bacteria that cause disease in humans have a 'reversible switching mechanism' that allows them to adapt to environments lacking oxygen. Published today in the journal iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA/i, the findings provide a new insight into how bacteria sense and adapt to oxygenated atmospheres, and uncover a new 'antioxidant' pathway by which certain types of damaged proteins ... |
| Maternity Program Results in Fewer Cesarean Sections, Shorter Hospital Stays for Mothers Posted:  According to Canadian Medical Association Journal, a collaborative maternity care program resulted in fewer cesarean deliveries, shorter average hospital stays and higher breast-feeding rates for mothers. The South Community Birth Program was established in Vancouver, British Columbia, to deliver comprehensive care from a collaboration of family doctors, midwives, public health nurses and doulas to an ethnically diverse, low-income population.Researchers compared ... |
| South Korea to Build Floating Toilets to Prevent Contamination of Marine Food Following US Warning Posted:  Following warnings by US Food and Drug Administration over the possibility that marine food from South Korea could be contaminated with human fecal waste, South Korean authorities revealed that they will be spending over half a million dollars on the construction of floating toilets around shellfish farms. The first of 11 facilities, which each cost 60 million won ( (Dollar) 53,300), appeared on Tuesday off the southern port city of Tongyeong as part of a 1.1-billion-won ... |
| Extent of Type 2 Diabetes Problem in Black and Minority Ethnic Populations Revealed: Study Posted:  According to a new study published today half of all people of South Asian, African and African Caribbean descent will develop diabetes by age 80. The study is the first to reveal the full extent of ethnic differences in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and also provides some answers as to the causes of the increased risk. The findings come from the Southall and Brent REvisited (SABRE) study, a large-scale population based study funded by the Wellcome ... |
| India to Focus on Food, Drug Regulation in 12th Plan Posted:  The government has been focusing on stronger regulatory policies for food and drug sectors. The task would be taken care of in the 12th Five Year Plan, says Minister of State for Health Sudip Bandyopadhyay. "Our current focus is to strengthen the regulatory framework. We propose to augment regulatory capacities both in drug and food sectors in the 12th Five Year Plan," Bandyopadhyay said while addressing a workshop on patient safety and drug detection technology. ... |
| Young Adults With Advanced Cancer Carry Unique Burden of Grief Posted:  A new study published in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology reveals that young adults who suffer from advanced cancer can go through a unique burden of grief due to life disruption and losses experienced. Kelly Trevino, PhD, Paul Maciejewski, PhD, Karen Fasciano, PsyD, and Holly Prigerson, PhD found that beyond the obvious physical challenges cancer presents, this population is at risk for psychological and emotional suffering related to the many ... |
| 'Meatless Mondays Good for Health, Good for Animals', Says Humane Society International Posted:  In an attempt to reduce amount of meat consumption, animal advocacy group Human Society International (HSI) has urged people to adopt a "Meatless Monday" campaign that could see people do away with meat consumption for at least one day in a week. 'Meatless Monday' began in the US during World War I and was revived in 2003 with backing from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "For a world of reasons, Meatless Mondays makes good sense ... |
| Increasing Levels of Amino Acids in Diet Could Reduce Side Effects of Quinine Posted:  Eating a balanced diet that increases the levels of an amino acid in the body could reduce the adverse side effects caused due to anti-parasitic drug quinine that is used in treatment of malaria, a new study has suggested. The research by scientists at The University of Nottingham indicates that natural variation in our levels of the amino acid, tryptophan, has a marked bearing on how we respond to quinine treatment. It appears that the lower our levels ... |
| 'Romeo' Dev, Tiniest Bodybuilder Stands Tall in His Death Posted:  Twenty-three year old Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is just 2ft 9 inches tall, but that did not stop him from making a mark in the world. Famous as the world's tiniest bodybuilder, he found a place in The Guinness Book of World Records in 2006. Unfortunately, this promising lad died today after suffering a fatal stroke. Doctors at the Satyam Hospital in Punjab, India, where he was rushed, said that he was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state and all ... |
| Study Finds Ginkgo Biloba Herb to be Ineffective in Improving Cognitive Function in MS Patients Posted: A new study conducted by a team of American researchers reveals that contrary to popular belief, using Ginkgo biloba herbal supplement will not improve cognitive function in multiple sclerosis patients. Cognitive impairment affects 40-60 percent of people with MS, most commonly affecting their processing speed, memory, and executive skills. This study by Dr. Jesus Lovera, Assistant Professor of Neurology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and ... |
| Eating Wisely Linked to Self-Control Posted:  A new study suggests that people who successfully control their diet eat fewer unhealthy foods because they are satisfied sooner. Some people can exercise real self-control when it comes to eating while others overindulge on unhealthy cookies and candies. Do the former have more willpower? Or are they simply satisfied more quickly? In a series of experiments, researchers from Texas A (and) M University found that people with poor self-control ... |
| Just Cream Those Wrinkles Away, Avon's Product Works Its Magic Posted:  Avon's recent product, an anti wrinkle cream may be giving women a good reason to smile. Trials of the product, an anti-wrinkle cream, which costs about 30 pounds, showed that it can be a non-painful alternative to surgery to remove wrinkles. Vital ingredients in the cream produce collagen and elastin which helps retain youthfulness. Avon said that A-F33 is the magic ingredient which promises to retard the process of wrinkling. "A-F33 is potentially ... |
| Posted:  The start of the 2012 Breast Cancer Symposium on September 13 in San Francisco saw the release of four new studies that detail treatment of early breast cancer, including diagnosis and surgery. Four major studies were highlighted in today's presscast: ulliA new device may reduce the need for follow-up surgeries after lumpectomy, helping preserve the cosmetic appearance of the breast: A large clinical trial determined that an investigational device ... |
| Japanese Style Comic can Reduce Stress Levels of Emergency Medical Teams Posted:  Busy medical staff who treat patients suffering from bleeding can now wind down and reduce their stress levels thanks to a new comic based on Japanese manga style created by researchers at the London School of Hygiene (and) Tropical Medicine. Professor Ian Roberts devised a storyline to highlight the latest research into the life-saving benefits of tranexamic acid (TXA) in a way which he hopes will appeal to doctors, nurses and paramedics on the front-line of medicine. ... |
| Stem Cells from Newborns Have a Three-fold Ability to Restore Heart Function Posted:  A new way to treat serious heart problems in children has been discovered by researchers at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine. This endeavor has been the first of its kind to compare the regenerative abilities of neonatal and adult-derived human cardiac stem cells. Their study found that cardiac stem cells (CSCs) from newborns have immense potential to restore heart function to nearly normal levels as compared with adult cardiac stem cells. Animal ... |
| Study to Investigate Whether Altruism Affects Parental Decision on Vaccinating Children Posted:  A joint study conducted by researchers at Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine will be looking into the influence of altruism on parents' decisions to vaccinate their children. "If enough people are immunized against a particular disease, it prevents outbreaks of that disease and protects the community. This is known as herd immunity, and it's a very important benefit of childhood immunization," said Regenstrief Institute affiliated scientist ... |
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