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- Best Food Gifts for Your Valentine
- Research Says Middle-class Children Likelier to be Obese Than Poorer Counterparts
- Women's Hands and Feet are Colder Than Men's
- Flowers and Love from Himachal Pradesh
- Valentine's Day 2013 - Love and Let Love
- Artificial Sweetener and Table Sugar may Not Increase Fatty Liver Disease: Study
- Doctors Freeze Baby to Save Life
- Opioid Prescription on the Rise
- Love in Public can Ruin Relationships, Says Study
- Does Porn Addiction Affect Relationships?
- Gay Marriage Law Adopted
- New Antibiotic Shows Similar Effectiveness For Treating Skin Infection
- Tomato Juice: Key to Recover from a Workout
- Protein That Prevents Light-induced Retinal Degeneration Discovered
- Study Says Fewer Men Leads to More Babies in Poor Areas
- Folic Acid Supplementation Linked to Lower Autism Risk
- Diclofenac: Used and Recommended Globally, Despite Heart Attack, Stroke Risks
- Scientists Identify Genetic Mutation Involved in Some Autism Behaviors
- Babies Born to Immigrant Women in Ontario Bigger Than Those Born in Their Mothers' Native Countries: Research
- Coverage Affected By Premiums for Public Health Insurance
- British Schools Consider Banning Packed Lunches
- Unique Peptide Could Treat Cancers, Neurological Disorders, and Infectious Diseases: Scientists
- After Bleeding Stroke Surgical Procedure Appears to Improve Outcomes: Research
- Clot-retrieval Devices Failed to Improve Stroke-related Disability: Trial
- French Horsemeat Lovers Blame Lack of Good Butchers for Their Dwindling Numbers
- Combining Cancer Drug With Drugs Made from Naturally Occurring Toxins Could Increase Its Effectiveness
- In Mauritius School 100 Kids Fall Ill After Lunch
- Pre-Pregnancy Obesity, Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy Linked With Abnormally Large Babies in African-American Women
- Rare Bone Cancer Can Be Cured With The Help Of Early Diagnosis
- Swine Flu Kills One in Western Sahara: Morrocan Ministry
- Chinese 'Maternity Tourism' Targeted By California
- TB Infection Rates Set to Turn Clock Back to 1930s, Says Report
- When Men Earn Less Than Wives Married Couples' Health Suffers: Study
- Grown-up Newspaper Articles 'Translated' into Kid-friendly Text By New Smartphone App In Japan
- Insight into Motor Neurone Disease Via Stem Cell Discovery
- Poland Rejects Three Bills That Could Have Legalized Gay Civil Unions
- E-Cigarettes and Smoking
- Researchers Identify Protein That Optimizes Heart Performance in Case of Heart Failure
- UAE to Ban Animal Product Imports from Three Countries
- New Study Says Attraction Between Couples Nothing but Trading One Asset for Another
- Indian Swine Flu Outbreak Puts Bangladesh on Alert
- Advanced Imaging Does Not Improve Outcomes for Stroke Patients
- Combining Plasma Screening Methods Identifies Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets
- Glasses That Could Help the Color Blind to See Properly
- Research Finds Bronchiectasis Increases Mortality Risk in Moderate-to-Severe COPD
- One in Three Brain Injury Patients Would Have Regained Some Functionality If Life Support Had Been Sustained
- Breakdown of Brain Receptor Motors Leads to Anxiety and Stress
- American Veterans With Mild TBI Harbor Brain Abnormalities
- Scripps Researchers Develop Compounds That Provide Protection to Heart Cells During Heart Attack
| Best Food Gifts for Your Valentine Posted:  This Valentine, gift your partner something different, something that will be cherished for life. Find out more-read on. |
| Research Says Middle-class Children Likelier to be Obese Than Poorer Counterparts Posted:  In a recent research it was found that kids from middle-class families are more likely to be obese than those from poor families. Researchers say the new findings contradict the conventional 'deprivation theory' which suggests childhood weight problems are linked to poverty. By charting youngsters' obesity levels and where they lived, the team at Leeds Metropolitan University found that those in 'middle-affluent' areas of Leeds were more likely ... |
| Women's Hands and Feet are Colder Than Men's Posted:  Women feel cold more than men and it's all down to hormones, say researchers. All of us - men and women - feel cold when our skin gets cold. Thermo-receptor cells, less than a millimetre below the surface of the skin, are what cause us to experience changes in temperature, Michael Tipton, professor of human and applied physiology at the University of Portsmouth said. Normally, the skin is kept at a comfortable temperature thanks to blood pumping ... |
| Flowers and Love from Himachal Pradesh Posted:  With Valentine's Day only a day away, the floriculture business seems to be blooming in Himachal Pradesh. Trade representatives in the state say the demand for roses and carnations has spiralled by over 50 percent in most north Indian cities. "The demand for roses, carnations and tulips from the state is quite good round the year. But just ahead of Valentine's Day, there is a sharp spike in demand for cut-flowers," said Vinay Bali, a farmer in Rajgarh ... |
| Valentine's Day 2013 - Love and Let Love Posted:  Valentine's Day needs no introduction and February 14supth/sup is dedicated to the celebration of love. If love really had a colour code, it is visible as the world takes on a pleasing shade of red as the day approaches. Pink and red hearts dot the decorations for the day and one cannot miss the cheer in the air, palpable in both the young and the old as they blend in the colour of the environment, with hearts beating in unison and resonating with ... |
| Artificial Sweetener and Table Sugar may Not Increase Fatty Liver Disease: Study Posted:  In humans, consumption of both high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose (table sugar) does not increase fat - a leading cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The findings also added to an already well-established body of science that HFCS and table sugar are metabolically equivalent. The study, conducted by James Rippe, MD, Founder and Director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute and Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University ... |
| Doctors Freeze Baby to Save Life Posted:  London hospital doctors have saved the life of a new born by freezing him. Edward Ives was born with just a five percent chance of survival due to a condition called supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), which causes the heart to race dangerously fast. But thanks to a pioneering treatment at University College London Hospital, in which doctors dropped his core temperature by almost four degrees Centigrade, he has survived, the Telegraph reported. When ... |
| Opioid Prescription on the Rise Posted:  In Germany, more and more opioids are being prescribed for pain relief, finds survey. This is the conclusion arrived at by Ingrid Schubert, Peter Ihle, and Rainer Sabatowski, whose study of a sample of inhabitants of the state of Hesse with health insurance from a large statutory provider is published in the latest issue of iDeutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int /i2013; 110(4): 45-51). Behind this study lies the intention to improve pain ... |
| Love in Public can Ruin Relationships, Says Study Posted:  According to a recent study, public display of affection can ruin your relationships. The British study advises people to select the location carefully since sweeping your other half off her feet in the middle of the street may backfire, Daily Mail reported. The survey of 2,000 people, conducted by MSN website, also found 28 percent were uncomfortable around other couples' public displays of affection. Over a quarter of British ... |
| Does Porn Addiction Affect Relationships? Posted:  A survey has brought about the suggestion that porn addiction is negatively impacting intimacy! But is it true? Read on. In a study carried out by Cosmopolitan, 68 sex relationship experts were questioned regarding the influence of porn on relationships. Eighty six per cent of these believed that watching porn did exert a negative influence on relationships, while 90 per cent revealed that there was an increase in relationship problems in recent years ... |
| Posted:  France's National Assembly has adopted legislation allowing homosexual couples to marry and adopt children. The legislation, a key election pledge of Socialist President Francois Hollande, was backed by 329 deputies and was opposed by 229 after months of frenzied debate. The formal vote came 10 days after lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of its key article which redefines marriage as a contract between two people rather than between a man and a woman. ... |
| New Antibiotic Shows Similar Effectiveness For Treating Skin Infection Posted:  In patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, treatment with new antibiotic tedizolid phosphate was no worse than in efficacy to the antibiotic linezolid, say researchers. "Antimicrobials available for treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) are generally efficacious, but antimicrobial resistance and adverse effects limit their use. Linezolid, an oxazolidinone [a class of antibiotics], is the only oral drug ... |
| Tomato Juice: Key to Recover from a Workout Posted:  Tomato juice helps the body rejuvenate faster than energy drinks after exercise, claims study. Experts said that tomatoes provide vital chemicals to help muscles recover and blood levels return to normal after being stretched and strained, the Daily Mail reported. Experts from a number of health institutions in Greece conducted tests on 15 athletes over a period of two months, looking at vital signs before, during and after exercise. Nine of the ... |
| Protein That Prevents Light-induced Retinal Degeneration Discovered Posted:  Scientists have identified a protein that protects retinal photoreceptor cells from degeneration caused by light damage. This protein may provide a new therapeutic target for both an inherited retinal degenerative disease and age-related macular degeneration. The paper is published in the February 13, 2013 issue of the iJournal of Neuroscience/i. The visual cycle is essential for regenerating visual pigments that sense light for vision. However, abnormal ... |
| Study Says Fewer Men Leads to More Babies in Poor Areas Posted:  In poor communities, women who outnumber men are likelier to have babies at a younger age, shows study. The findings are a useful tool for understanding unwanted teen pregnancies, its authors believe. Researchers at Britain's University of Portsmouth compared birth rates, gender ratios and the socio-economic background in more than 2,500 English wards, or urban neighbourhoods, each with about 8,000 residents. In poor neighbourhoods where men ... |
| Folic Acid Supplementation Linked to Lower Autism Risk Posted:  Mothers who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy had a lower risk of having children with autistic disorder, finds study. Pal Suren of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and colleagues looked into the use of folic acid supplements before and during early pregnancy, and any impact on the later risk of various disorders on the autism spectrum. "Our main finding was that maternal use of folic acid supplements around the time of conception ... |
| Diclofenac: Used and Recommended Globally, Despite Heart Attack, Stroke Risks Posted:  Diclofenac, the most commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug in 15 countries, listed on 74 national drug lists, is recommended despite cardiovascular risks, study reveals. A study in this week's iPLOS Medicine/i finds that the painkiller diclofenac (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in the same class as aspirin) is the most commonly used NSAID in the 15 countries studied and is included in the essential medicines lists of 74 low-, middle- ... |
| Scientists Identify Genetic Mutation Involved in Some Autism Behaviors Posted:  A genetic mutation that may be responsible for common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as difficulty in communicating and resistance to change has been identified by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. An error in the gene, CELF6, leads to disturbances in serotonin, a chemical that relays messages in the brain and has long been suspected to be involved in autism. The researchers identified the error in ... |
| Posted:  New research has shown that women who immigrate to Ontario have babies who are bigger than those born in their native countries. But the babies of immigrant mothers from East and South Asia are still smaller than babies born to mothers who were themselves born in Canada. The typical male born to an immigrant mother in Ontario weighs 115 grams more than babies in her native country, said Dr. Joel Ray, a researcher and physician at St. Michael's Hospital. The typical ... |
| Coverage Affected By Premiums for Public Health Insurance Posted:  The coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families can be counteracted by requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage. That is the finding of a study by a team of researchers from Georgetown University School of Nursing (and) Health Studies (NHS), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and Columbia University published today in the journal iHealth Services Research/i. ... |
| British Schools Consider Banning Packed Lunches Posted:  A ban on bringing packed lunches to school is being considered by Britain's top educational Official. A consideration is also being made as to where cooking lessons should be made compulsory for children aged 7 to 14. The government aims to ensure that students can make up to 20 dishes, the Daily Mail reported. Education Secretary Michael Gove is considering a ban on packed lunches as part of the battle against child obesity. A fast food ... |
| Unique Peptide Could Treat Cancers, Neurological Disorders, and Infectious Diseases: Scientists Posted:  A peptide that shows potential for pharmaceutical development into agents for treating infections, and cancer through an ability to induce a cell-recycling process called autophagy was synthesized by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists. Autophagy is a fundamental recycling process in which intracellular enzymes digest unneeded and broken parts of the cell into their individual building blocks, which are then reassembled into new parts. The role of autophagy ... |
| After Bleeding Stroke Surgical Procedure Appears to Improve Outcomes: Research Posted:  According to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013 a minimally invasive procedure to remove blood clots in brain tissue after hemorrhagic stroke appears safe and may also reduce long-term disability. Daniel Hanley, M.D., lead author and professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md said that of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) each ... |
| Clot-retrieval Devices Failed to Improve Stroke-related Disability: Trial Posted:  According to a randomized controlled trial involving 656 patients, a stroke survivor's chances of living independently after 90 days are not improved by the use of devices inserted into the artery to dissolve or remove a stroke-causing clot shortly after the onset of symptoms. The study, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, compared the intra-arterial device-based approach plus ... |
| French Horsemeat Lovers Blame Lack of Good Butchers for Their Dwindling Numbers Posted:  Even as the food fraud scandal is raising protests across Europe, a small number of French citizens, such as Luc Friedrich, who love horsemeat say that the major problem for them is to find a good horse butcher. "I don't eat it often, maybe six times a year," says Friedrich, a wine merchant in Croissy-sur-Seine, a commuter village near Paris. "But that is mainly because its difficult to find. Not so long ago there was a horse butcher in every neighbourhood ... |
| Posted:  Combining a drug that has already been found to be effective in killing cancer and drug resistant bacteria with drugs made from naturally occurring toxins could further improve its effectiveness in fighting cancer and bacteria. "One of the oldest tricks in fighting is the one-two punch -- you distract your opponent with one attack and deliver a knockout blow with another," said Jose Onuchic of Rice's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP). "Combinatorial ... |
| In Mauritius School 100 Kids Fall Ill After Lunch Posted:  Officials said that more than 100 primary school students fell ill Thursday after having lunch at their school in the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius. The 105 pupils studied at the Bambous governmental school in the Priority Education Zone in the west of the island, Xinhua reported. A school official said the children were taken ill after their lunch, comprising rice, lentils, a salad called chouchou and eggs. The students started ... |
| Posted:  Being obese before getting pregnant or gaining weight during pregnancy increased the risk of giving birth to an abnormally large baby in African American women, a new study conducted by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers found. Macrosomia, which is defined as a newborn weighing more than 4,000 grams at birth (approximately 8.8 pounds), can cause delivery complications such as hemorrhage, infection, the need for a caesarean section, preeclampsia ... |
| Rare Bone Cancer Can Be Cured With The Help Of Early Diagnosis Posted:  A doctor has said that early diagnosis and treatment can help reduce the risk of bone cancer Ewing's Sarcoma, which occurs mostly in children aged between 10 to 20 years. "Ewing's Sarcoma is the second-most common bone cancer in children. It accounts for one percent of all childhood cancers. It usually develops during puberty when bones are growing rapidly," Dr. Amita Mahajan, senior consultant, paediatrician, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, said in a statement. ... |
| Swine Flu Kills One in Western Sahara: Morrocan Ministry Posted:  The Moroccan health ministry has said that a fisherman has died of swine flu in the Western Sahara region, where 11 others have been tested H1N1 positive. The victim, a 40-year-old, had been suffering from a "chronic disease" but the other 11 fishermen are not in serious condition, the ministry said in a statement. The World Health Organisation declared the swine flu pandemic over in August 2010, more than a year after the H1N1 virus that emerged from ... |
| Chinese 'Maternity Tourism' Targeted By California Posted:  While six pregnant Asian-looking women cross the road, two others cross in the opposite direction. At the same time in a nearby store, about 10 compare baby clothing. Something is happening in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Nearby, a string of so-called "maternity hotels," where Asian women -- often Chinese and Taiwanese -- come to give birth to babies who will automatically acquire a US passport -- has recently drawn the attention of authorities. There ... |
| TB Infection Rates Set to Turn Clock Back to 1930s, Says Report Posted:  Despite major progress in all fields of medicine, tuberculosis remains a massive threat to mankind. During the 1930s, dedicated sanitaria and invasive surgery were commonly prescribed for those with the infection - usually caused by iMycobacterium tuberculosis/i, which the editors describe as "the most successful human pathogen of all time." TB often lies dormant with no symptoms, but in a proportion of cases, becomes active, predominantly attacking ... |
| When Men Earn Less Than Wives Married Couples' Health Suffers: Study Posted:  According to a new study, men whose wives earn more income are more likely to use erectile dysfunction medication than those who outearn their wives, even when the inequality is small. Researchers looking at more than 200,000 married couples in Denmark from 1997 to 2006 also found that wives who outearned their husbands were more likely to suffer from insomnia and to use anti-anxiety medication. They did not find these effects for unmarried couples ... |
| Grown-up Newspaper Articles 'Translated' into Kid-friendly Text By New Smartphone App In Japan Posted:  In Japan an augmented-reality app in smartphones that 'translates' grown-up newspapers for children has been developed. The Tokyo Shimbun, one of the biggest dailies in Japan, has worked with advertising firm Dentsu to create the AR News software. According to the BBC, the software allows children to hold a smartphone over the newspaper to see a child-friendly version of the text. In a promotional video, Dentsu said the app could 'create ... |
| Insight into Motor Neurone Disease Via Stem Cell Discovery Posted:  New research indicates that a discovery using stem cells from a patient with motor neurone disease could help research into treatments for the condition. The study used a patient's skin cells to create motor neurons - nerve cells that control muscle activity - and the cells that support them called astrocytes. Researchers studied these two types of cells in the laboratory. They found that a protein expressed by abnormalities in a gene linked to motor ... |
| Poland Rejects Three Bills That Could Have Legalized Gay Civil Unions Posted:  Even as France and Britain legalize gay marriage, gay rights in central and eastern Europe is struggling to deal with setbacks with the latest being three new bills rejected by Polish lawmakers that would have legalized civil unions for unmarried couples regardless of their sexual orientation. With the Polish constitution defining marriage as a relationship between a man and woman, the drafts did not include the right for gays to marry or adopt. In July, parliament ... |
| Posted:  E-cigarettes have slowly caught the imagination of the public. The camera zooms in on a stubble-bearded hunk dragging on a cigarette and blowing out a thick cloud of smoke with what seems to be great satisfaction. It resembles the TV smoking ads of yesteryear, now banned in most of the world, yet this modern-day offering is approved for American television viewers. "You know what the most amazing thing about this cigarette is? It isn't one," ... |
| Researchers Identify Protein That Optimizes Heart Performance in Case of Heart Failure Posted:  Using molecular genetic engineering, researchers at University of Minnesota's Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology and the Lillehei Heart Institute have created an optimized protein that helps in high-speed relaxation similar to fast twitching muscles, thereby managing to optimize heart performance in models of diastolic heart failure. Within heart cells, calcium plays a major role in orchestrating normal heart pump function. However, in diastolic ... |
| UAE to Ban Animal Product Imports from Three Countries Posted:  ... |
| New Study Says Attraction Between Couples Nothing but Trading One Asset for Another Posted:  An American sociologist has come up with a new study that attempts to shed light on why couples feel attracted to one another. University of Notre Dame sociologist Elizabeth McClintock studied the impacts of physical attractiveness and age on mate selection and the effects of gender and income on relationships. Her research offers new insight into why and when Cupid's arrow strikes. In her study, "Handsome Wants as Handsome Does: Physical ... |
| Indian Swine Flu Outbreak Puts Bangladesh on Alert Posted:  With India dealing with a fresh outbreak of swine flu which has so far claimed 95 lives in the country, Bangladeshi health ministry has asked officials to remain on alert as a precautionary measure. "We're on alert as a precautionary measure against the H1N1 influenza," Benazir Ahmed, director of disease control under the ministry of health and family welfare, told Xinhua. A ministry official said they were asked to remain on alert after media reports ... |
| Advanced Imaging Does Not Improve Outcomes for Stroke Patients Posted:  Using advanced imaging to screen people who suffer from acute stroke did not identify a subgroup of patients who could have been benefited with a clot-removal procedure. The randomized controlled trial known as Mechanical Retrieval and Recanalization of Stroke Clots Using Embolectomy (MR RESCUE) was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, and was published online Feb. 8 in the iNew ... |
| Combining Plasma Screening Methods Identifies Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets Posted:  A team of German researchers has managed to combine genomic and proteomic analysis of blood plasma that could help improve the identification of genetically regulated protein traits, boosting a clinician's ability to identify disease susceptibility in individuals and populations, a new study published in the journal Genetics reveals. "We hope that combining genome-wide with proteome-wide screening of blood plasma will aid in the identification of molecular disease ... |
| Glasses That Could Help the Color Blind to See Properly Posted:  American researchers have developed a new set of glasses that could help people suffering from color blindness to see properly. The purple lenses enhance the red and green colors that are not seen properly in color blindness. One tester of the Oxy-Iso lenses, a British academic, has told how he "shivered with excitement" after putting on the 190-pound glasses for the first time. Dr Daniel Bor, of the University of Sussex, said: "The main thing I have ... |
| Research Finds Bronchiectasis Increases Mortality Risk in Moderate-to-Severe COPD Posted:  A new study from researchers in Spain says that bronchiectasis is independently associated with an increased mortality risk in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD. Bronchiectasis, a permanent and progressive dilation of the lung''s airways, is common in COPD patients and is associated with longer and more intense exacerbations, more frequent bacterial colonization of the bronchial mucosa, and a greater degree of functional impairment. "As COPD patients ... |
| Posted:  A new study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013 reveals that one in three patients whose life support was withdrawn due to a major bleeding in the brain could have eventually regained an acceptable level of functioning only if the life support had been sustained. In the United States, 10 percent of the estimated 795,000 strokes each year are intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH). ICH is the most common type of bleeding stroke ... |
| Breakdown of Brain Receptor Motors Leads to Anxiety and Stress Posted:  In a finding that could pave way for development of new drugs to treat anxiety and other mental disorders, researchers have found that the breakdown of molecular motors of critical receptors in the brain often leads to anxiety and stress, a new study published in the journal Cell Reports reveals. The study in mice focuses on one motor in particular, known as KIF13A, which, according to the new evidence, is responsible for ferrying serotonin receptors. Without proper ... |
| American Veterans With Mild TBI Harbor Brain Abnormalities Posted:  A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry reveals that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who have experienced mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) had measurable abnormalities in the white matter of their brains compared to soldiers who did not experience any TBI with researchers at Iowa City VA Medical Center and University of Iowa Health Care finding that the abnormalities were related to the severity of the injury and cognitive defects. "In ... |
| Scripps Researchers Develop Compounds That Provide Protection to Heart Cells During Heart Attack Posted:  Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have demonstrated that inhibiting a specific enzyme using two compounds can provide protection to heart cells and surrounding tissue from serious damage due to heart attacks. The researchers also showed in animal models that the compounds can protect against reperfusion, a process in which additional injury occurs due to restored blood flow following an attack. The study, which was led by Philip LoGrasso, a professor ... |
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