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Runner's Severe Back Pain Turns Out to be Unknown Pregnancy

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Trish Staine, an aspiring half-marathon runner was hospitalized after complaining of unbearable back pain gave birth to a daughter a day later, say sources. The 33-year-old said she had no idea she was pregnant before the surprise birth on Monday, Stuff.co.nz reported. The Duluth mother of three said she hadn't gained any weight or felt fetal movement in the months before. And besides, her husband had a vasectomy. She and her husband, ...

Diet from Crete for Healthy Heart

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Amongst the Mediterranean diets, special attention has been given to the traditional Greek Cretan diet. It emphasises the consumption of olive oil, whole grains, pulses, wild greens, herbs and fruits.

Brokers for Health Insurance Companies Draw Back from State Set Rates

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When the Affordable Care Act sets in next year, insurance health brokers will no longer be able to take commissions as was the usual norm. Insurance companies compensated agents by paying them commissions for the amount of insurance they sold. This practice will stop with the shopping of insurance on the Vermont Health Connect - which is the new health exchange. The Exchange will be the only place from January 2014 for residents of Vermont to buy insurance ...

More Than 9 Million in China With Dementia, Says Study

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New study finds that around 9.19 million people in China had dementia in 2010, compared with 3.68 million 20 years earlier. In what its authors say is the most detailed study into age-related mental health in China, the paper says prevalence of dementia there is rising far faster than thought and the country is ill-equipped to deal with the problem. Reporting in the journal The Lancet, a team trawled through 89 academic studies published in English ...

Hair Rope Removed from Teen's Stomach

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A 1.5-metre long hair rope was removed from a 14-year-old girl's stomach, say hospital authorities. The rope had been in the girl's stomach for about four years. "Sukanya (name changed) used to complain of severe abdominal pain over the past four years. Her parents eventually took her to Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), where we examined her abdomen and found that it was very stiff. A CT scan showed a huge mass of hair in her abdomen," ...

Breastfeeding Benefits Baby's Brain: Study

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New research has added more evidence that breastfeeding boosts babies' brain growth. The study by researchers from Brown University, made use of specialized, baby-friendly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look at the brain growth in a sample of children under the age of 4. The research found that by age 2, babies who had been breastfed exclusively for at least three months had enhanced development in key parts of the brain compared to children ...

President Obama All Set to Prove Viability of Health Care to California

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On a trip to California on Friday, President Obama is all set to put to rest fears about The Affordable Care Act. California - with the highest population, is crucial for the success of Obama's health care policy as millions of Americans will sign up for health insurance on 1st of October. Supporters of Obamacare felt the cost of policies were lower than anticipated; though the opponents vetoed this as they felt the insurance would turn out to be more expensive. Joseph ...

High-Intensity Interval Training Burns More Calories in Lesser Time

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We live at a time and age when we want to derive the maximum out of any bargain and this desire extends to our work-out regime too, where we want to derive the maximum benefit with very little time invested. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a fitness regime that alternates between bursts of high-intensity exercises and low-intensity exercises or even total rest. HIIT helps to improve a person's fitness in short sessions by cutting out exercise ...

Electronic Stimulation Therapy may Benefit Sleep Apnea Patients

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A recent study finds that electronic stimulation therapy to reduce obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is effective and safe. The Stimulation Therapy for Apnea Reduction (The STAR Trial) evaluated an implantable electronic stimulation device called Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) therapy designed to deliver mild stimulation to the main nerve of the tongue (hypoglossal nerve) on each breathing cycle during sleep. The stimulation is intended to restore ...

Chronic Trauma Can Cause Long-Term Brain Damage

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The effects of stress and trauma persist in war veterans, even when they do not face any threat or danger, suggests new research. In a study carried out at the NYU School of Medicine, researchers have shown that post-trauma effects persist in certain regions of the brain of war veterans even in the absence of any immediate danger or in the absence of any cognitive or emotional tasks. The study, led by Xiaodan Yan, hopes to create a better ...

Achilles Heel for Childhood Malaria Identified

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Scientists have discovered how the malaria parasite sticks to blood vessels, opening up novel drug targets to protect children who are the biggest victims of the disease. Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite, grows in red blood cells. It adheres to the wall of blood vessels to avoid being swept by the bloodstream down to the spleen, where it would otherwise be destroyed. The binding trick has been known for more than ...

Fitness Calculator

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Want to know how fit you are? Medindia's Fitness calculator assesses your flexibility, strength and stamina based on your performance with various tests.

Describing Emotional Situations Has an Impact on Body's Physiological Response

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The act of describing a feeling such as anger may have a significant impact on the body's physiological response to the situation that elicits the emotion, according to research published June 5 in the open access journal iPLOS ONE/i by Karim Kassam from Carnegie Mellon University and Wendy Mendes from the University of California San Francisco. Participants in the study were asked to complete a difficult math task in the presence of evaluators trained to offer ...

Consistent Bedtime is Important to Help Sleep Apnea Sufferers

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A consistent bedtime routine is likely key to helping people with obstructive sleep apnea adhere to their prescribed treatment, according to Penn State researchers.Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the upper airway collapses during sleep. It is the most common type of sleep-disordered breathing, and chances of it occurring are greater in obese people. OSA is the second most prevalent sleep disorder among adults.The first line of treatment for sleep apnea ...

Must Follow a Regimented Medication Routine After Heart Transplant

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After receiving an organ transplant, patients must follow a regimented medication routine to maintain the health of their graft (transplanted organ). Failure to do so, known as non-adherence (NA), can result in life-threatening illness. NA has long been a concern among adolescent patients, but a new study from Boston Children's Hospital demonstrates the problem may be more serious than previously understood. The study, published online June 4 by the iJournal ...

In Vitro Model to Aid Understanding of Breast Cancer Stem Cells

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A team effort between the Griffith University and the UQ Centre for clinical Research (UQCCR) has characterised an in vitro model that allows further studies on the breast cancer biology. These studies include the confirmation that primary tissue obtained from patients with breast cancer behaves similarly to those derived from long-term cultured cell lines. Griffith University's Associate Professor Alejandro Lopez said the team was working towards making ...

Genetic Test to Identify Hip Dysplasia in Newborns

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Research from Thomas Jefferson University is laying the foundation for a genetic test to accurately identify hip dysplasia in newborns so that early intervention can be initiated to promote normal development. This research from Jefferson Orthopedics physician-scientists is currently available in the iJournal of Bone and Mineralizing Research/i (iJBMR/i) online at http:onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jbmr.1999/abstract. The researchers studied four ...

Stress Causes Many Ailments in Middle-aged Women

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Long-term stress suffered by women in their middle-age is the leading cause of physical complaints and illness. Within the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, researchers at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy have followed around 1,500 women since the late 1960s. The latest study within the project, which focuses primarily on stress linked to psychosomatic symptoms, showed that one in five middle-aged women had experienced constant ...

Role of Brain Protein and an Antibiotic to Stop Cocaine Craving

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A new study conducted by a team of Indiana University neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine that develops after only several days of cocaine use. The study, appearing in a target="_blank" href="http:www.jneurosci.org/content/33/22/9319.full"iThe Journal of Neuroscience/i/a, showed that when rats taking large doses of cocaine are withdrawn from the drug, ...

Mosquito Bite Paralyzes Woman

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Natasha Porter, a 23-year-old woman from Sussex in England was paralyzed after being bitten by a mosquito in Australia. Porter was confined to a wheelchair for four months after the mosquito bite, The Sun reported. The woman was unable to lift her arms days after being bitten by the mosquito and was paralyzed from neck down days later. Initially, it was thought that she had suffered an allergic reaction, but doctors later diagnosed her as suffering from Guillain-Barre ...

Seven Million Brits Do Not Brush Their Teeth Regularly

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A new survey carried out by the British Dental Health Foundation has found that seven million Britons do not clean their teeth regularly. The survey also found that some 21% of those surveyed also forgot to floss their teeth. In addition, one in seven people admitted to going two whole days without brushing their teeth. The results of the 2013 survey are alarming as they show that people's attitudes towards oral hygiene have not changed since 2011 when a similar ...

Paper Towels Better Than Electric Dryers for Hand Hygiene

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A new study led by a researcher at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia has indicated that paper towels might be a better option for hand hygiene than electric dryers. The study by biomedical scientist Cunrui Huang was a meta-analysis of 12 other studies that compared paper towels, cloth towels, hot air dryers and jet air dryers in terms of removal of bacteria and efficiency of drying. The results indicated that paper towels were much ...

Doctor Posts Amazing Image of Newborn Still Inside Amniotic Sac on Facebook

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Dr Aris Tsigris has posted an amazing image of a newborn baby still inside the amniotic sac on his Facebook page. The baby was delivered through caesarean section in Amarousion, north of Athens in Greece. Dr Tsigris said the baby would not have sensed that it was outside the mother's body as it was still protected by the sac. He added that the baby was still feeding off the placenta and that it was not at any risk. Once the sac was broken, the baby would be ...

Chocolate Biscuits Contain Alarming Amount of Salt

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Health experts have warned that chocolate biscuits contain an alarming amount of salt. This revelation was made after results of a study indicated that many of the so-called chocolate biscuits are saltier than cinema popcorn. Asda's Fun-size Mini Milk Chocolate Digestives was the worst offender of the 479 biscuits tested by Consensus Action on Salt and Health. CASH chairman and heart specialist Professor Graham MacGregor said that children who eat two or more ...

Same-Sex and Straight Couples to be Offered IVF by Argentina

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In-vitro fertilization for same-sex and heterosexual couples has been approved by Argentina and will be a part of the national health care system. The move comes as barriers to gay marriage and adoption have fallen in a number of countries across mostly Catholic Latin America. Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize gay marriage in 2010. The Chamber of Deputies voted overwhelmingly in favor of the change after the Senate had earlier ...

Dramatic Fall from Grace Earns "Gratitude" from John Galliano

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John Galliano says he is "grateful" for his fall from grace because it forced him to confront his drug and alcohol demons. The iconic British designer was sacked by Dior in 2011 for making drunken racist tirades. In what was billed as the designer's first sober interview since the career-shattering scandal that saw him ousted from the French fashion powerhouse, Galliano told Vanity Fair he had been in denial about his substance abuse for years. "It sounds ...

Health Workers in Mozambique March for Higher Wages

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Even as the strike for higher wages went into the third week, hundreds of health workers in Mozambique marched through the streets of the capital wearing face masks. Over 600 medics, including doctors and nurses, wore the masks to highlight what they say is the government's lack of response to their demands. "The silent march is meant to symbolise the silence we perceive on the part of government," said Paulo Gudo, a spokesman for the Mozambican Medical ...

C-Section Performed in Risky Pregnancy by Salvadoran Doctors

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The head of a support group has confirmed that doctors performed a C-section on a chronically ill Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high risk pregnancy. "What we have been told is that Beatriz is well. She had a girl but we are told it is very painful to see her," said Morena Herrera, the head of ACDATEE, a group that advocates access to legal abortion. Abortion is illegal in El Salvador, even when the mother's life is at risk. ...

Bob Dylan to be Awarded France's Highest Honor

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Media reports indicate that Bob Dylan's pot-smoking and protesting past will not prevent him from receiving France's highest honor. The US veteran folk singer has been nominated by Aurelie Filippetti, the culture minister and an avowed Dylan fan, to be awarded the Legion d'Honneur. The move was thrown into doubt last month when Jean-Louis Georgelin, the Grand Chancellor of the Legion, blocked the nomination, reportedly because of reservations about Dylan's ...

Infants With Respiratory Infections Face Lengthier Hospitalization Due to Secondhand Smoke

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New research has provided more evidence to avoid smoking especially if smokers have an infant in their household. A study published today in the June issue of iAnnals of Allergy, Asthma (and) Immunology/i, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), found that infants with a family history of allergic disease with lower respiratory tract infections, who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at risk for longer hospital ...

Research Suggests Time Limits on Welfare can Lead to Higher Mortality Rates

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Some people have genuinely appreciated U.S. workfare programs for cutting welfare rolls and improving the economic well-being of families. But little is known about how these policies affected participants' health and mortality. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health studied enrollees in Florida's Family Transition Program who were given a time limit for welfare benefits and exposed to job training. They were compared to a control group ...

When Making Female Friends, Women Appear to Reject Sexually Promiscuous Peers

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A study by Cornell University developmental psychologists has revealed that college-aged women judge promiscuous female peers more negatively than more chaste women. Furthermore, the former are viewed as unsuitable for friendship. Notably, participants' preference for less sexually active women as friends remained even when they personally reported liberal attitudes about casual sex or a high number of lifetime lovers. Men's views, on the other hand, ...

Research Suggests Salt Gets Under Your Skin

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Clinical pharmacologist Jens Titze has opined that the time has come to expand the models for blood pressure regulation. Titze and his colleagues have identified a new cast of cells and molecules that function in the skin to control sodium balance and blood pressure."Hypertension research has traditionally focused on the kidney, blood vessels and brain," said Titze, associate professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University. "But despite massive research efforts, we ...

Clinicians Often Wait too Long to Discuss Dangers of Elderly Driving

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A new study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the CU College of Nursing has indicated that clinicians often wait too long before talking to elderly patients about giving up driving. "These conversations often don't happen until clinicians see a 'red flag' which could mean an accident or some physical problem that makes driving more difficult for the elderly," said Marian Betz, MD, MPH, at the CU School of Medicine and lead author of the study. ...

Your Dog can Help You Bust Stress in Office

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Workers are allowed to bring their dogs to the office by one South Australian family-owned business in an effort to help employees combat stress. SACARE's marketing communications manager Chloe Kempe said that as working in the disability services area was quite an emotional task, having pets in the office was a great stress buster, News.com.au reported. The company owns supported accommodation for people, who are suffering from mental illness or have ...