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Study Says More Exercise can Lower Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors

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A new study from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and reported in the International Journal of Cancer finds breast cancer survivors who meet the exercise regimen recommendations of 2.5 hours of moderate intensity physical activity per week, sufficiently lower their risk of mortality. The study, by Berkeley Lab's Paul Williams of the lab's Life Sciences Division, followed 986 breast cancer survivors as ...

Men Be Careful Before Taking Testosterone Therapy, It Doubles Heart Risk

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Men with a history of heart disease should be careful while taking testosterone therapy as it increases the risk of heart attacks in them, says a new study. For men over 65 years, the testosterone therapy doubled the risk of heart attack, while the risk increases three times in younger men. Men are advised by doctors to take testosterone to treat hypogonadism, which causes abnormally low testosterone levels. Testosterone helps improve sexual function, bone density, ...

Food Poisoning - First Aid

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Food poisoning occurs when you eat foods or drinks that are contaminated with viruses, bacteria, parasites or toxins. Read more to know about treatment and prevention of food poisoning.

Study Shows How Our Indoors can Influence Types of Bacteria Present in Homes

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Location, connectedness, and human use patterns in a building may influence the types of bacteria they house, says study. Humans spend a majority of their time in buildings, which have their own ecosystems of microorganisms. Microbes living in and on buildings or people may play a critical role in human health and wellbeing. To understand how design choices and human use influence the bacteria in the building, Steven Kembel from the University ...

Accidents By ADHD Drivers Can Be Prevented With Stimulants

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Traffic accidents by adult men with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be prevented by regular intake of their prescribed medicines, revealed a Swedish study on Wednesday. The study found that men with ADHD were 45 percent more likely to get into road crashes due to inattentiveness and impulsiveness than men without the disorder. But they managed to cut their risk of road accidents by almost half when taking stimulant drugs prescribed by their ...

Foods That Kill Bad Breath Revealed

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Staying hydrated, consuming vitamin C rich foods and drinking tea help in keeping your breath fresh, says nutritionist and weight management expert. Nutritionist and weight management expert Amrapali Patil shares tips to get rid of bad breath: * Water: Just swish and swirl some water in the mouth like gargling (but softly, not loudly) and drink it up or rinse it out. Hydration is one of the solutions as when you get dehydrated, the saliva generated ...

Traces of Horse Found by Dutch in 690 Tonnes of Abattoir Meat

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Distribution of 690 tonnes of meat from an abattoir was halted by the Dutch health watchdog on Wednesday, when a probe found traces of horse in products marked as beef. "During a criminal investigation... horse DNA was discovered in four samples of beef from the wholesaler," the food safety authority NVWA said in statement. The investigation also found that the abattoir and wholesaler situated in the central town of Dodewaard "bought more horses than ...

One-Third of Children in Spain Face Poverty

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Risk of poverty among children in Spain is more than one-third owing to the worsening of the austerity measures, says aid charity Save The Children on Wednesday. The number of under-18s "at risk of poverty or marginalisation" -- an official EU measure of various aspects of economic hardship -- soared to more than 2.8 million in 2012, the charity said. That was equivalent to 33.8 percent of Spain's children, it said in a report that used the latest official ...

Third Bird Flu Death in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong reported third death from H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday, a day after authorities culled 22,000 birds to curb the disease. of an elderly man who had visited mainland China. The 75-year-old man had previously traveled to the neighbouring Chinese city of Shenzhen and died Wednesday morning, a government doctor told reporters. "Today we have confirmed the fourth H7N9 in Hong Kong, this case is likely to be an imported infection," Doctor Chuang Shuk-kwan ...

Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries on the Rise in United States

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In the United States, the number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise, suggests Johns Hopkins research. The same research shows, moreover, that rates of these injuries - whose symptoms range from temporary numbness to full-blown paralysis - are rising fastest among older people, suggesting that efforts to prevent falls in the elderly could significantly curb the number of spinal injuries. "We have demonstrated how costly traumatic ...

Identify Learning Problems With Brain Scans

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Early identification of Learning disorders in children is now possible with brain scans and measurement of their short-term memory capacity, says a Swedish study published on Wednesday. The study by a team of researchers at Karolinska Institute, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, showed that it is possible to map the development of short-term memory capacity with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI scans). "It would be possible in principle to use ...

Bone Marrow Cancer can be Improved With High-tech 'Whole Body' Scan

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The new type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan could improve care for a type of cancer called myeloma, and replace the painful and unreliable biopsies of Bone Marrow. The research is published today (Tuesday) in the journal emRadiology/em and was carried out by researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. It received funding from Cancer Research UK and the National Institute for Health ...

Children With Big Breakfast Stay Away From Diabetes, Heart Disease in Adulthood: Research

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Children who eat full and healthy breakfast have lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome in future, says a research at Umea University in Sweden. The study supports mothers who have always forced children to take substantial breakfast. As compared to children who had full breakfast, children who skipped or ate poor breakfast had 68 per cent higher chance of suffering from metabolic syndrome as adults, claimed the study, which was published in Public Health Nutrition. Metabolic ...

Home Remedies for Insect Bites

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Insect bites and stings can cause immediate skin reactions like redness, swelling pain or itching. Here are some natural home remedies to get rid of insect bites.

Overuse of Aspirin for Preventing Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation

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Aspirin, known for its dangerous side effects, is still overprescribed for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation, reveals latest research. Professor Gregory Y.H. Lip, lead author of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) study, said: "The perception that aspirin is a safe and effective drug for preventing strokes in AF needs to be dispelled. If anything, you could say that giving aspirin to patients with AF is harmful because it is minimally or not effective ...

So-called Unique Regions of Human Brain Share Similarities With Monkeys

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The regions of brain that control language and complex thought processes in humans, thought to be unique to humans, have been found in monkeys in recent researches. The study, publishing online January 28 in the Cell Press journal iNeuron/i, also revealed some key differences. The findings may provide valuable insights into the evolutionary processes that established our ties to other primates but also made us distinctly human. The research concerns the ventrolateral ...

300,000-year-old Cooking Hearth Discovered in Qesem Cave

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A hearth was discovered by Israeli scientists in Qesem Cave, near present-day Rosh Ha'ayin, that shows evidence of unequivocal repeated fire building over a continuous period, dating back to around 300,000 years ago. The team is headed by Profs. Avi Gopher and Ran Barkai of Tel Aviv University. Dr. Ruth Shahack-Gross of the Kimmel Center for Archeological Science at the Weizmann Institute has been involved in this archaeological research since excavations began, ...

Treatment for Rare Blood Cancer Discovered

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A potential new treatment for a rare blood cancer that may also point the way to treating other more common diseases has been discovered by University of British Columbia researchers. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinemia (PNH) is a rare form of cancer characterized by episodic rupture of red blood cells and the danger of blood clots forming in the vascular system. The condition results in red blood cells becoming vulnerable to attacks by the body's own complement ...

Autism Diagnosis and Prevalence Explained in a New Study

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The estimated prevalence of autism under the new DSM-5 criteria would just cause some children to receive a new diagnosis of the social communication disorder, a new study found. The study, funded in part by a research from Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, appears in the iJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/i. Overall, the researchers found that 83 percent of children who received a ...

Price Rise and Pride Keep Families Apart at China New Year

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With millions joining the world's largest annual human migration, few in China will not return home for the Lunar New Year, fearing the increasing costs of seasonal gifts and ridicule from their families. Nanny and cleaner Tian earns 3,500 yuan ( (Dollar) 580) a month looking after the children of an expat couple in Beijing, and has not seen her own family in two years. But if she goes home to Henan province, 800 kilometres (500 miles) to the south, she will ...

Replica Eiffels Pop Up Around the World

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What do Las Vegas, Hangzhou, Tokyo and Tegucigalpa have in common? All boast a replica -? more or less true to the original ?- of the Eiffel Tower, Paris's landmark building that has long been a symbol of the city and of France itself. The imposing iron tower is probably the most copied monument in the world, but even SETE, the company that runs the structure, says it is impossible to know exactly how many other versions there are across the world. ...

New Wearable Book Could Let You Feel Emotions from a Fiction

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Researchers at MIT have reportedly developed a wearable technology that could allow readers to actually feel the emotions and physical state of characters from a fiction book. The innovation, dubbed 'Sensory Fiction', is a wearable book that uses networked sensors and actuators to mimic the characters' state through discrete tangible feedback. Developers Felix Heibeck, Alexis Hope, and Julie Legault explain that traditionally, fiction creates and induces ...

New York Loses Its Most Iconic Hot-Dog Joint

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New York has lost one of its most iconic hot-dog joints after three decades, so no more "Recession Specials," neon lights and cheap bites washed down with papaya juice. "Gray's Papaya" in Greenwich Village, a reputed favorite of late rocker Lou Reed, has fallen victim to the near daily roll call of New York institutions crushed by exorbitant rent increases. Shops, bars, cafes and restaurants that for generations are considered integral to the world's ...

New Molecule may Protect Brain from Detrimental Effects Linked to Diabetes

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At the Hebrew university of Jerusalem, researchers have created a molecule that could potentially lower diabetic patients' higher risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Recent studies indicate that high levels of sugar in the blood in diabetics and non-diabetics are a risk factor for the development of dementia, impaired cognition, and a decline of brain function. Diabetics have also been found to have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease ...

Automated System Could Identify High-Risk Osteoporosis Patients

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To promote osteoporosis intervention and prevent future fractures, an automated system that identifies high-risk osteoporosis patients being treated for fractures and can generate letters encouraging follow-up is an effective way. This is according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. The researchers identified patients at least 50 years old with fractures who were seeking medical help at the emergency department of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical ...

Repeat Colonoscopy in Patients With Polyps Referred for Surgery Without Biopsy-Proven Cancer

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In the absence of biopsy-proven invasive cancer, a second colonoscopy done at an expert center may be appropriate to reevaluate patients referred for surgical resection, reports a new study. In the study, 71 percent of the lesions referred for surgery were noncancerous polyps (growths in the colon) and were treatable endoscopically. In 26 percent of cases, previous removal was attempted by the referring physician but was unsuccessful. Endoscopic treatment ...

Embolization Reduces Lower Abdominal Pain in Women

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Belly pain or chronic pelvic is which is present for six months or more is a common problem among women and is associated with ovarian vein varicosities (dilation) termed as pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). Most women who suffer from this are young and multi-parous, or having more than one baby. They would be suffering from a dull, aching lower abdominal pain, exacerbated long periods of sitting or standing. It can be accompanied by feeling of fullness in the ...

Sleep Hormone Melatonin Can Slow Tumor Growth in Certain Breast Cancers

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Melatonin, a hormone that regulates the body's sleep and awake cycles, may have the potential to help cut the growth of certain breast cancer tumors, say researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and Foundation for Research Support of the State of Sao Paulo. The study, published online in the journal iPLoS One/i, finds that melatonin may inhibit tumor growth and cell production, as well as block the formation of new blood vessels in ER-negative breast ...

Widespread Health Problem That Needs More Attention: Caffeine Addiction

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"I'm a zombie without my morning coffee." "My blood type is Diet Coke." "Caffeine isn't a drug, it's a vitamin." Serious caffeine addiction is dismissed as unimportant by most people who make jokes like these about needing a daily boost from their favorite caffeinated beverage-whether first thing in the morning or to prevent the after-lunch slump. But a recent study coauthored by American University psychology professor Laura Juliano indicates that more people ...

Malicious Gossips and Ostracism may Benefit the Society

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The general notion about gossip and social exclusion in groups is that they are always malicious, undermining trust and morale. But a new study has suggested that sharing this kind of "reputational information" could have benefits for society. Robb Willer, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford University, explored the nature of gossip and ostracism in collaboration with co-authors Matthew Feinberg, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, and ...

Cause of One of the Most Devastating Pandemics in Human History Revealed

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An international team of scientists has discovered that the plague of Justinian and the Black Death are the two of the world's most devastating plagues. And each responsible for killing as many as half the people in Europe were caused by distinct strains of the same pathogen, one that faded out on its own, the other leading to worldwide spread and re-emergence in the late 1800s. These findings suggest a new strain of plague could emerge again in humans ...

Persistent Low-Level HIV Replication Linked With Low Drug Concentrations in Lymphatic Tissues

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Drugs used to treat HIV penetrate poorly into lymphatic tissues where most HIV replication takes place and there is persistent low-level virus replication in these tissues. This is according to a new research from the University of Minnesota and University of Nebraska Medical Center. The results appear in the latest issue of the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i (PNAS). "We know the drugs we use today are effective because ...

Good Outcomes With Staged Approach to Epilepsy Surgery in Children

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A staged approach to epilepsy surgery -with invasive brain monitoring followed by surgery in a single hospital stay- is a safe and beneficial approach to treatment for complex cases of epilepsy in children. The February issue of iNeurosurgery/i reports this, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. "Staged epilepsy surgery with invasive ...

Lesbian Daughter of HK Tycoon Appeals to Her Father to Accept Her Sexuality

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While the Hong Kong tycoon has offered more than (Dollar) 100 million to a good male suitor for his daughter, the lesbian daughter attempts to explain her sexuality through an open letter. In the letter, which starts "Dear Daddy", socialite Gigi Chao asked her father Cecil to treat her partner Sean Eav as "a normal, dignified human being" -- the pair have been together for nine years and are reported to have married in 2012 in France. "I know it's difficult for ...

Metabolic Enzyme and Its Role in Myeloid Leukemia

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Mutations in two metabolic enzymes-isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 and 2 (IDH1 and IDH2) have been responsible for 20 percent of all acute myeloid leukemias in the recent years. As a result, mutant IDH proteins have been proposed as attractive drug targets for this common form of adult leukemia. Now a scientific team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has generated a transgenic mouse model of the most common IDH2 mutation in human AML, and, in the process, ...

Astrologers Predict a Bumpy 'Year of the Horse'

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Hong Kong Feng Shui masters are now predicting a dramatic year of the Horse, which will be complete with disasters, conflicts, economic chill, high temperatures and more trouble for Justin Bieber! With the Year of the Snake slithering into history, they say that the incoming Lunar New Year beginning on Friday is going to be the kind of horse that you shouldn't stand behind -- because it incorporates the volatile element of fire. "With this being the Year ...

Higher Cognitive Power in Humans Linked to Unique Brain Area

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An area of the human brain, which is very different from the brains of that of our closest relatives has now been identified by a team of Oxford University researchers. The brain area pinpointed is known to be intimately involved in some of the most advanced planning and decision-making processes that we think of as being especially human. 'We tend to think that being able to plan into the future, be flexible in our approach and learn from others are ...

Type 1 Diabetes Now Predictable by Skin Cell Response to Viruses

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The origins of type 1 diabetes, which is a genetically-driven autoimmune disease of pancreatic beta-cells, is yet to be known. Researchers at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) discovered that skin cells from patients with type 1 diabetes display abnormal activity triggered by immune response mechanisms to environmental stimuli like a viral infection. These findings currently appear online in iPLoS One/i. They found ...

Malaria Screening and Treatment Programs in Schools may be Unsuccessful

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Screening and treatment programs in schools for malaria may be unsuccessful in some low and moderate transmission areas A school-based intermittent screening and treatment program for malaria in rural coastal Kenya had no benefits on the health and education of school children, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's iPLOS Medicine/i. The study, led by Katherine Halliday and Simon Brooker from the London School of ...

Arsenic, Mercury and Selenium in Bighead and Silver Carp Not a Health Concern

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The concentrations of selenium, mercury and arsenic in silver carp and bighead from the lower Illinois river may not be a health concern for the consumers, a new study found. The full results of the study have been published in the journal iChemosphere/iThe co. Average mercury concentration in fillets was below the US Food and Drug Administration Action Level and EPA Screening Value for Recreational Fishers, though some individual fish had mercury concentrations ...

H7N9 Bird Flu Affects Three in a Single Chinese Family

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An official news agency in China reported three members of a same Chinese family being affected by the deadly H7N9 bird flu. A couple and their daughter in Hangzhou, the capital of the eastern province of Zhejiang, were infected one after another, Xinhua said late Tuesday, without giving further details. Health authorities are investigating, it added. China's human H7N9 outbreak began in February 2013 and sparked fears the virus could mutate ...

Revenge Sex is Real Phenomenon: Study

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To get over the agony and pain of a breakup, people will probably have sex with another person, says a study conducted at University of Missouri. Another point that has come to light is that people also have sex to take revenge from their former partner. University of Missouri psychologist Lynne Cooper and master's student Lindsay Barber said rebound sex is a real phenomenon. Cooper said, "People really do use sex as a way to get back at their ex-partner ...

(Dollar) 130 Billion Wasted Every Year on Poor Quality School Education: UN

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A quarter of a billion children worldwide are failing to learn basic reading and maths skills in an education crisis that costs governments (Dollar) 129 billion every year, the UN's cultural agency warned in a report Wednesday. Inadequate teaching across the world has left a legacy of illiteracy more widespread than previously thought, UNESCO said in its annual monitoring report. It said one in four young people in poor countries was unable to read a sentence, ...

Embryonic Stem Cells may Now be Generated on a Large Scale Thanks to New Method

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Large scale generation of high clinical quality embryonic stem cells will now be possible thanks to a new method. It also allows for production of such cells without destroying any human embryos. The discovery is a big step forward for stem cell research and for the high hopes for replacing damaged cells and thereby curing serious illnesses such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease. Currently human embryonic stem cells are made from surplus in vitro fertilized (IVF) ...