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Research: Gynecomastia Has Psychological Impact on Adolescent Boys
Low-cal Diet Benefits Diabetes Patients
Hospital for Children Only Opened in Bangalore
New Research from LSUHSC Sheds Light on Common STI
With an Intention to Scale-Up Profits, Mexican Drug Cartels are Moving Deeper into US
Sunita Williams Lauds Creativity of Indians
Survey Says Young, Middle-aged Chinese Worry About Health
Lemon Juice - It's Benefits
Health and Safety Myths Busted
Genes and Wheezing Illness Combination Make Children Susceptible to Asthma
Levels of Harmful Pollutants Go Up Sharply in Beijing
Poor Sleep Patterns Trigger Diabetes, Obesity
Amazing Ways to Beat the Food Cravings
Antibody 'Roadmap' to AIDS Vaccine Discovered
Mobile Phone Turns 40
Household Income Affects Chronic Disease Control in Kids
Study Says Dementia Costlier Than Cancer, Heart Disease
Link Between Baldness and Clogged Artery Risk Identified
Children Attaining Puberty Early Suffer Emotional Problems Even Before the Onset of Puberty
One Fifth of Teen Pregnancies are Not First Time Pregnancies
Environment Complementing the Flavors of Whisky Can Enhance the Experience of Whisky
Exposure to Low Levels of Hydrogen Sulphide Does Not Aggravate Asthma Symptoms
Shoppers' Choice Biased by 'Organic' Food Labels

Research: Gynecomastia Has Psychological Impact on Adolescent Boys

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A new study published in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) says that persistent breast enlargement (gynecomastia) negatively affects self-esteem and other areas of mental and emotional health in adolescent males. Even mild gynecomastia can have adverse psychological effects in boys, according to the study by ASPS Member Surgeon Dr. Brian I. Labow and colleagues of Boston Children's ...

Low-cal Diet Benefits Diabetes Patients

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A low-calorie diet is found to be effective at reducing diabetics' blood glucose levels, finds study. It has long been known that patients who undergo gastric operations to limit their eating see a dramatic improvement in their diabetes. But the new report has found that patients with Type 2 diabetes who simply follow the same strict diet as that after surgery are just as likely to reap the benefits, the Daily Express reported. Ildiko ...

Hospital for Children Only Opened in Bangalore

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Cloudnine Hospitals, which also specializes in infant and maternal care, has unveiled a private hospital dedicated to treating only children up to 18 years. The children's hospital with 42 beds across three floors has emergency services, a paediatric intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit, suite rooms, operation theatre, pharmacy and labour delivery and recovery facility. "We also have a 24x7 emergency response team to reach out the affected ...

New Research from LSUHSC Sheds Light on Common STI

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A common sexually transmitted infection-causing parasite "cultivates" bacteria beneficial to it, research led by David H. Martin, MD, Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found. This finding changes the thinking about which comes first-infection or bacteria. The researchers also discovered a previously unknown species of these bacteria. The research was published ahead of print online in iAdvance Access in ...

With an Intention to Scale-Up Profits, Mexican Drug Cartels are Moving Deeper into US

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Reports indicate that Mexican drug groups are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States. The emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their grip on the world's most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits. Authorities said that if these cartels are left unchecked they will move into the American interior and pave the way for their agents to expand into other criminal enterprises ...

Sunita Williams Lauds Creativity of Indians

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US astronaut Sunita Williams has said that Indians are creative and innovative and added that an international space program was the "right way to go". "What I see when I come to India is that there are a lot of creative and innovative people who are ready and willing to jump ahead and be entrepreneurial and add to any programme out there," Williams said at a media conference at the Science City auditorium here Tuesday. "I have had a real honour and ...

Survey Says Young, Middle-aged Chinese Worry About Health

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According to a recent survey young and middle-aged Chinese are worried about their health that cited stress, long working hours and difficulty in sleeping as the three biggest sources of health concerns. The survey showed that 66.8 percent of young and middle-aged Chinese believe their health is poor. A little over 44 percent of respondents said they feel fatigued, according to a report by Insight China, a magazine administered by Qiushi, ...

Lemon Juice - It's Benefits

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With several anticancer compounds in it, lemon juice helps cancer patients. The benefits of lemon make an exhaustive list.

Health and Safety Myths Busted

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150 health and safety myths have been exposed in the past year. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said more than 150 cases had been reported to a panel it set up last year to fightback against "jobsworths" who use safety laws as a ruse to ban legitimate activities, the Sky News reported. According to officials, people were hiding behind health and safety to cover up bad customer service or because they were afraid of being sued. Cases ...

Genes and Wheezing Illness Combination Make Children Susceptible to Asthma

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Interaction between wheezing illness and certain genes early in life may lead to developing asthma by age six, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Respiratory viral infections, especially human rhinovirus (HRV) account for approximately 80 percent of asthma triggers in children. And infants who have HRV infections with wheezing problems have an increased risk for developing asthma in childhood. But HRV does ...

Levels of Harmful Pollutants Go Up Sharply in Beijing

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In Beijing, the levels of pollutants harmful to human health rose sharply, says government official. The head of the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, Chen Tian, Wednesday said nitrous dioxide and large particulates known as PM 10 climbed by 30 percent in the first three months of the year. Another of the most frequently detected pollutants was sulphur dioxide, although its level in the atmosphere was down slightly in the January-March ...

Poor Sleep Patterns Trigger Diabetes, Obesity

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Poor sleep could lead to serious health consequences, including diabetes and obesity, warns study. "We should acknowledge the unforeseen importance of our 24-hour rhythms for health," said Claudia Coomans, Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work from the Department of Molecular Cell Biology in the Laboratory of Neurophysiology at Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, Netherlands. "To quote Seneca 'We should live according to nature (secundum naturam ...

Amazing Ways to Beat the Food Cravings

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Food cravings are often symbolic of something that your body is craving, or is deficient on. It also sometimes occurs as a result of a deep seated impulse after facing a situation or an emotion you can't seem to handle. Whatever may be the case, we've just bought a set of super easy tips and tricks to handle these cravings. Choose a healthier substitute: Sound's easy, but it's difficult. Not really. You just need to trick your mind into avoiding the ...

Antibody 'Roadmap' to AIDS Vaccine Discovered

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Scientists have identified the antibody roadmap to AIDS vaccine. Studying blood samples over a three-year period after the person was infected, researchers were witness to a microscopic battle between the virus and antibodies -- both evolving as they sought to gain the upper hand. For the first time, scientists were able to follow the full chain of events leading to the patient naturally producing broadly neutralising antibodies (BnAbs)-- so called because they ...

Mobile Phone Turns 40

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The mobile phone turned 40, with no fanfare to mark the occasion. The first mobile call was placed April 3, 1973, by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper, head of a team working on mobile communication technologies. Cooper made the call on Sixth Avenue in New York, before going into a press conference using a Motorola DynaTAC -- a device that weighed one kilogram, (2.2 pounds) and had a battery life of 20 minutes, according to Motorola. Cooper ...

Household Income Affects Chronic Disease Control in Kids

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In a recent study it was found that glycated hemoglobin levels of kids with type 1 diabetes is correlated negatively with household income. Glycated hemoglobin is the binding of sugar to blood molecules - over time, high blood sugar levels lead to high levels of glycated hemoglobin, which means that it can be used to assess whether a patient properly controls his or her blood glucose level. "Our study highlights a marked disparity between the rich and the poor ...

Study Says Dementia Costlier Than Cancer, Heart Disease

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In the United States, dementia costs more each year than cancer or heart disease, with annual costs ranging from (Dollar) 157 billion to (Dollar) 215 billion, according to a new study. Much of the costs come from long-term care giving, and the price tag is expected to more than double by 2040, said the study by the non-profit RAND Corporation in the April 4 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. "The economic burden of caring for people in the United ...

Link Between Baldness and Clogged Artery Risk Identified

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Bald men are more likely to develop coronary heart disease, says recent study, but only if the hair is lost at the crown. Men who bald from the front appear to carry no significant added risk for the clogged artery disease that can cause heart attacks, said a report in the online journal BMJ Open. Researchers from the University of Tokyo's Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases analysed six studies on male pattern baldness and coronary ...

Children Attaining Puberty Early Suffer Emotional Problems Even Before the Onset of Puberty

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A recent study shows that children with early onset of puberty are stressed emotionally and socially from preschool age. The study followed nearly 3500 children from the age of four through eleven. It was found that boys attaining puberty by eight or nine years had behavioral problems additional to social and emotional problems. Behavior problems were not noted among girls. It is well recorded that children have started having their puberty at a much ...

One Fifth of Teen Pregnancies are Not First Time Pregnancies

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According to a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five teen pregnancies are not first time pregnancies. Researchers analyzed two major national surveys and found that 18.3% of 365,000 teens who gave birth in 2010 already had at least one child before. This is highly concerning as it may cause health, emotional, social and financial stress to both teen mothers and their children. Repeat pregnancy ...

Environment Complementing the Flavors of Whisky Can Enhance the Experience of Whisky

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Researchers from University of Oxford claim that environment greatly influences the flavor of whisky. The findings of the experimental research reveal that creating environment complementing the flavors of whisky can greatly improve the tasting experience. In the experiment conducted in multi-sensory bar, The Singleton Sensorium in Soho, London, 440 participants entered three different multisensory rooms designed to highlight the flavors of Singleton of Dufftown ...

Exposure to Low Levels of Hydrogen Sulphide Does Not Aggravate Asthma Symptoms

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A recent study has revealed that low levels of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) do not affect the symptoms of asthma or increase the risk of asthma in people living in Rotorua, a geothermal region where H2S gas is produced naturally. The health impact of H2S gas, in industries where the gas is produced as a byproduct and in residential areas where the gas is naturally produced, has been concern for a long time. Researchers from University of Otago, Wellington, ...

Shoppers' Choice Biased by 'Organic' Food Labels

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Researchers from Cornell University have found that shoppers are greatly biased by the 'organic' label in food products believing that they are healthier, lower in calories and taste better. Changing the label of foods to 'organic' can have the health halo effect on shoppers where their perception about the value of the food changes based on the label. The study involved 115 shoppers from New York who were asked to taste three pairs of food, yogurt, ...