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Eye Infections / Ocular Infections

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Eye infection is a common problem that often causes pain and discomfort to the eyes. Common symptoms of eye infection include pain, redness of eye or eyelids, eye discharge.

Beat the Blues by Going on Shopping Spree

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Going on a shopping spree helps beat the blues of life, say researchers from the University of Michigan. The study claims that retail therapy can be an 'effective way to minimise sadness'. Researchers say retail therapy is not superficial. The University of Michigan team said, "Our work suggests that making shopping choices can help to restore a sense of personal control over one's environment and reduce sadness." As compared to window shopping, when people ...

Religious Beliefs Shape Up in Brain: Research

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A new study conducted by scientists finds that religious beliefs are shaped up in specific regions in your brain where causal connections between brain networks can be linked to differences in religious thought. Researchers from National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, Maryland, and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Illinois, analysed data collected from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies to evaluate the flow of brain activity when religious ...

Yoga Power for Breast Cancer Survivors

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Breast cancer survivors can now take to yoga to overcome fatigue and problems of inflammation, says a new study. Complaints of fatigue, sleeplessness and inflammation are often reported by breast cancer survivors and reports suggest that chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions, must-to-be followed steps in the treatment of cancer, might be the cause. As per the study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, six months of yoga session helped in bringing ...

Multi-Layer Stent for Aortic Aneurysms to be First Used in The Temple University Hospital

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The first official testing of a multilayer stent in patients suffering from aortic aneurysm, a condition causing the formation of a bugle in the aorta, could be done in the Temple University Hospital. Approved in Europe in 2010, the device has already been used to help hundreds of European patients with the condition, and Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery at Temple University School of Medicine, and Director of Aortic (and) Endovascular Surgery at ...

Lung Cancer Detection Becomes Easier, an Exhaled Breath may Do It All!

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A new study found how certain compounds found in exhaled breath may be helpful in diagnosing lung cancer in its early stages. The discovery was made when Michael Bousamra, MD and researchers from the University of Louisville examined patients with suspicious lung lesions. Using a silicone microprocessor and mass spectrometer, the researchers tested exhaled breath for the presence and levels of specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs; aldehydes and ...

South African Circumcision Website to be Shut Down by Critics

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Disturbing images of deformed penises on a website which is slamming traditional circumcisions in South Africa is now raising concerns among cultural commentators and will cause the site to shut down. Dutch doctor Dingeman Rijken set up the webpage ulwaluko.co.za after scores of boys and young men died last year when the initiation ceremony into manhood went wrong. But critics say it betrays their culture and should have been handled differently. "That ...

DNA from the Ancient, Terrifying Plague may Lend Clues About Future Risks

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"In some cases death came immediately; in others, after many days," . "With some, the body broke out with black pustules about as large as a lentil and these did not survive even one day, but all succumbed immediately. Vomiting of blood ensued in many, without visible cause, and immediately brought death." What Procopius observed first hand was the Plague of Justinian, named after the Eastern Roman emperor he served and who contracted the disease but ...

Marijuana Legalization Paves Way for Study in Uruguay

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Scientists from Uruguay will now take advantage of their country's legalization of marijuana use and study the long-term effects of the drug on sleep, a local newspaper stated. A multi-disciplinary group of researchers from the University of the Republic will launch its study as soon as the law -- approved in early December to regulate the production, sale and distribution of marijuana -- goes into force, the El Observador newspaper reported Sunday. The ...

Bird Flu Infections See Seasonal Rise in china

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In a single Chinese province, 12 people have lost their lives to the deadly H7N9 bird flu, and the infections from the virus are now seeing a seasonal spike, the state media reported. The deaths were recorded in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local health authorities. The report came as China was said to have dropped its previous description of H7N9 bird flu as "infectious" in new guidelines on how to deal ...

Common Cold: Prevention and Treatment

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A review published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal revealed how handwashing and zinc may prevent common cold, while acetaminophen and ibuprofen may help treat it. The common cold is well, common, affecting adults approximately 2-3 times a year and children under age 2 approximately 6 times a year. Symptoms such as sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, cough and malaise are usually worse in days 1-3 and can last 7-10 days, sometimes as long as 3 weeks. ...

Muscular Diseases: The Trigger

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The elasticity of the protein titin is believed to be responsible for various muscular diseases; however, the whether the changes are a cause or an effect is yet to be known. A study in The Journal of General Physiology helps solve this "chicken or the egg" conundrum and identifies a key player in determining titin's size and stiffness. Titin is an enormous protein that functions as a molecular spring responsible for the passive elasticity of muscles. It is composed ...

Drug That Reverses Breast Cancer Spread on Its Way

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A new novel compound is being developed by a team of researchers that may help reverse the spread of malignant breast cancer cells. The vast majority of deaths from cancer result from its progressive spread to vital organs, known as metastasis. In breast cancer up to 12,000 patients a year develop this form of the disease, often several years after initial diagnosis of a breast lump. In a recent series of studies researchers identified a previously ...

Simple Blood Test to Help Detect Diabetes Early Developed

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A new and easy blood test to find out an individual's risk of developing type-2 diabetes has been developed by researchers. The findings could help doctors provide earlier diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Michal Shani and Prof. Shlomo Vinker of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Clalit Health Services collaborated on the study. To get a picture of blood glucose levels over time, doctors test for levels of glycated hemoglobin, or A1c, in the blood. ...

Enjoy Your Savings by Buying Early Health Insurance

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When you are looking forward to a slower pace in life and approaching retirement you would not want a medical emergency to throw you out of gear. The cost of health care has reached unreasonable proportions and can easily diminish years of savings. Personal financial crisis is most commonly caused by unexpected medical events, as even a short hospital stay can see you spend a couple of lakhs. Don't overlook future healthcare costs Saving for retirement ensures ...

Lifestyle Changes for Oral Care in Diabetes

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Risk of oral health problems in diabetics can be reduced with healthy lifestyle habits. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have helped a large group of diabetics to markedly improve their oral health through health coaching. "Diabetics are at a higher risk of suffering oral health issues like periodontitis and caries and other problems like dry mouth, fungal infections and poor wound healing," said Ayse Basak Cinar, assistant professor at department ...

Changes During Gene Regulation in Brain are Not Permanent

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A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that dynamically occurring non-CpG methylation after methylation can act as a system of gene regulation, and can be independent of CpG methylation. Unused genes of the brain are locked by methylation, a process of attaching the methyl group of chemical to the DNA. Historically, scientists believed methyl groups could only stick to a particular DNA sequence: a cytosine followed by a guanine, called CpG. But in recent ...

Women Ignorant About Details of Sex and Pregnancy

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US study reveals that women are not aware of some of the essential facts about sex, fertility, pregnancy and their reproductive health. The research was conducted by Yale University via an online survey of 1,000 women aged 18-40 from across the United States. Just one in 10 women knew that sex was required before ovulation, not after, in order to optimize the chances of pregnancy, said the findings in the journal Fertility and Sterility. More ...

Unclear Outcome of Schumacher's Induced Coma

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Nearly one month after a ski accident, Michael Schumacher, the Formula One Ace, remains in the medically induced coma, while the outcome is still unclear. After his December 29 fall at Meribel ski resort in the French Alps, Schumacher was sedated and cooled to around 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) to ease the risk of further damage to the brain. Surgeons at Grenoble University Hospital say they decided on the coma after operating on bleeding ...

Hair Split Ends - Beauty Tips

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Lack of nourishment and moisture to the hair causes split ends in the hair. Here are simple home treatments to avoid Hair split ends effectively.

Limited Choice for Health Insurance in New Mexico

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Mexico saw a very big change in the health insurance industry with the coming of The Affordable Care Act. At the same time three big health insurers were reduced to two in 2013. Lovelace Health System, a Medicaid vendor since the Gary Johnson administration in 1997, lost its bid last year for state Medicaid business, dubbed Centennial Care by the Human Services Department. Lovelace sold its Medicaid business to Molina Healthcare and the rest of the insurance ...

Scientists Identify Genetic Mechanism Linking Aging to Specific Diets

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Scientists have discovered a group of genes that allow an organism to adapt to different diets and have shown that without these genes even minor dietary changes could cause premature aging and even death. Finding a genetic basis for an organism's dietary needs suggests that different individuals may be genetically predisposed to thrive on different diets - and that now, in the age of commercial gene sequencing, people might be able to identify which diet would ...

Content of Nightmares and Bad Dreams Analyzed

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Nightmares have greater emotional impact than bad dreams do, say University of Montreal researchers. Fear is mostly absent in bad dreams and in a third of nightmares. What is felt, instead, is sadness, confusion, guilt, disgust, etc. For their analysis of 253 nightmares and 431 bad dreams, researchers obtained the narratives of nearly 10,000 dreams. "Physical aggression is the most frequently reported theme in nightmares. Moreover, nightmares become so intense ...

Pesticide may Raise Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

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Exposure to higher levels of pesticide DDT is linked to development of Alzheimer's disease in later life, finds US study. The pesticide, DDT, was phased out in the United States in 1972, but is still used elsewhere in the world and global health authorities consider it an important tool against malaria. Researchers found DDE, the long-lasting metabolite of DDT, was nearly four times higher in Alzheimer's patients than in peers without the disease. ...