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- Anti-Depressants Can Lead To Love Failure
- Blood-vessel Gene Could Fight Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Breast Cancer Usurps Powers of Mammary Stem Cells
- Special Type of Blood Cells are Source of Neurons
- Chloroquine Used for Malaria Treatment Inhibits Tumor Growth and Metastases
- Public Health Research on Natural Gas Drilling Suggested
- Keeping Rotavirus at Bay
- Gene Likely to Promote Childhood Cancers Pinpointed
- Genetic Architecture of Cognitive Abilities in Children Unravelled
- Bone Drugs may Not Protect Osteoporotic Women from Breast Cancer: Study
- Regular Marijuana Smoking Can Lead to Long-term Drop in IQ
- Best Workouts for Men
- Two Possible Ebola Cases in Benin Show Negative Test Results
- Third Province Under Ebola Quarantine, Announces Liberia
- Kids in Daycare Get Moving to Combat Childhood Obesity: LSUHSC Research
- Sugary Bug Turn Antibodies in Its Favour
- Robin Williams Dead at 63
- New Way to Manipulate Malaria Genes Identified
- New Drug for Liver Regeneration
- New Mechanism of Osteoarthritis Identified by Research on a Rare Disease
- Cardiac Molecule Could Lead to Effective Treatment for Heart Failure
- Exposure to Natural Daylight in Office Improves Health of Employees: Study
- Gurgaon Doctors Successfully Operate an Iraqi Boy With Shrapnel in Brain
- Boston Marathon Bombing Caregivers Still Grappling With Tragedy
- Many Hospitals may Face Penalties for Missing Electronic Health Record Deadline
- Study Shows Role of Notch-1 Signaling Pathway in PC12 Cell Apoptosis
- Dynamics of Microbes and Nitrate Revealed
- Some Women can Cope With Unwanted Sexual Advances
- Psychotic Experiences Increase Suicide Risk Among Teens
- Moomin: Finland's Most Successful Export Item
- Odisha Flood Death Toll Pegged at 45 With Additional 4.8 Lakh People Still Marooned
- Anti-Anxiety Drug is Making Fish More Aggressive
- Teaching Others Makes You to Better Understand the Subject in Question
- Scientists Find Brief Interventions Ineffective for Reducing Unhealthy Drug Use
- Scientists Uncover New Clues to Repair an Injured Spinal Cord
- PET/CT Using FDG-Labeled Leucocytes may Detect Infection in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis
- British Neuroscientist Warns Dangers Linked With Heading Football Among Kids
- Ebola Outbreak may Have Spread to Rwanda
- Pacific Island's Dangerous WWII Legacy
- Catholicism's Unlikely Asian Pillar is S. Korea
- Using ICDs With Long Detection Interval may Lead to Reduced Hospitalization Rate Among Ventricular Arrhythmia Patients
- BCG Vaccine also Effective in Protecting Against Tuberculosis Infection
- Thrombolytic Treatment may Benefit Stroke Patients Only If Administered Promptly
- Oz Researchers Develop New Tool That can Make Detection of Nutritional Issues Among Children Easier
- Study Examines Effectiveness of Brief Intervention for Problem Drug Use
- Enriching Feeding Tube Nutrition may Increase Risk of Death for ICU Patients
- One-Sixth of Lupus Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days of Discharge
- FDA Accredits the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart With SynHall Valves
- One Day On, One Day Off - New Guideline For Drinkers
- Sproutling: Your Baby's Fitbit To Monitor Upto 16 Conditions
- Doctors Extract Random Tooth from Man's Nose
- Regular Physical Activity Reduces Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk
| Anti-Depressants Can Lead To Love Failure Posted:  Millions of people are diagnosed to be suffering from anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclics are two of the most common anti-depressant usually prescribed to such people. A recent study found that users of SSRIs and tricyclics have faced negative effects in their personal relationships with partners resulting in lacklustre love lives, decreased sexual desires and a feeling ... |
| Blood-vessel Gene Could Fight Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases Posted:  Researchers from the iUniversity of Leeds /ihave discovered a gene which creates blood vessel and this gene could be used to fight cancer, heart disease and strokes. The gene 'Piezo1' sends signal that allows new blood vessel tributaries to grow as per the flow of blood. Professor David Beech, who led the research, said that blood vessel networks are not already pre-constructed but emerge rather like a river system. Vessels do not ... |
| Breast Cancer Usurps Powers of Mammary Stem Cells Posted:  Certain hormones trigger specialized mammary stem cells during pregnancy, to create milk-producing cells essential for lactation. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have found that mammary stem cells associated with the pregnant mammary gland are related to stem cells found in breast cancer. Writing in the August 11, 2014 issue of emDevelopmental Cell/em, David A. Cheresh, PhD, Distinguished Professor ... |
| Special Type of Blood Cells are Source of Neurons Posted:  Production and integration of neurons into the brain throughout adult life has always intrigued researchers. In an intriguing twist, scientists reporting in the August 11 issue of the Cell Press journal iDevelopmental Cell/i provide evidence that adult-born neurons are derived from a special type of circulating blood cell produced by the immune system. The findings-which were made in crayfish-suggest that the immune system may contribute to the development ... |
| Chloroquine Used for Malaria Treatment Inhibits Tumor Growth and Metastases Posted:  Chloroquine, used for malaria treatment, has also shown to normalize the abnormal blood vessels in tumors, in a recent study by investigators at VIB and KU Leuven. This blood vessel normalization results in an increased barrier function on the one hand -- thereby blocking cancer cell dissemination and metastasis -- and in enhanced tumor perfusion on the other hand, which increases the response of the tumor to chemotherapy. The anti-cancer effect of the antimalarial ... |
| Public Health Research on Natural Gas Drilling Suggested Posted:  Efforts to ensure safety of communities near natural gas drilling sites must include groundwater and air quality testing before, during and after drilling and hydraulic fracturing. This was suggested by an expert panel convened to weigh in on public health research needs associated with unconventional natural gas drilling operations (UNGDO). The panel also urges that any research conducted should use "community-based participatory research principles" so that the ... |
| Posted:  Virus such as influenza via specific characteristics of viral ribonucleic acid can be detected by our immunosensory system. Previously, it was unclear how the immune system prevents viruses from simply donning molecular camouflage in order to escape detection. An international team of researchers from the University of Bonn Hospital and the London Research Institute have now discovered that our immunosensory system attacks viruses on a molecular level. In this way, a healthy ... |
| Gene Likely to Promote Childhood Cancers Pinpointed Posted:  Children's Medical Center Research Institute researchers have identified a gene that contributes to the development of several childhood cancers. If the findings prove to be applicable to humans, the research could lead to new strategies for targeting certain childhood cancers at a molecular level. The study was published today in the journal iCancer Cell/i. "We and others have found that Lin28b - a gene that is normally turned on in fetal but not adult ... |
| Genetic Architecture of Cognitive Abilities in Children Unravelled Posted:  Multiple genes, known and unknown ones, are thought to interact among themselves and with environmental factors to influence the diverse abilities involved in intelligence. A large new genetic study in thousands of children and adolescents offers early glimpses of the overall patterns and connections among cognitive abilities such as language reasoning, reading skill and types of memory. The findings may lead to new tools in understanding human cognitive development ... |
| Bone Drugs may Not Protect Osteoporotic Women from Breast Cancer: Study Posted:  Bisphosphonates may not protect women from breast cancer as had been thought, states new study. The drugs' protective effect was widely assumed after several observational studies showed that women who took them were less likely to get breast cancer. But when researchers assessed the effect of two of the most widely used osteoporosis drugs - sold under the brand names, Fosamax and Reclast - in two large randomized clinical trials, neither drug protected ... |
| Regular Marijuana Smoking Can Lead to Long-term Drop in IQ Posted:  Contrary to the popular belief, a recent research has shown that regular use of marijuana is bad for the brains of teens. According to psychologists at the iAmerican Psychological Association /i(APA)i, /ifrequent marijuana use among teenagers can lead to cognitive decline, poor attention and memory and decreased intelligence quotient (IQ). Krista Lisdahl, director of the brain imaging and neuropsychology lab at iUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,/i said ... |
| Posted:  Too many workouts to choose from? After sifting through dozens of exercises here are the best workouts for men to build their chest, back, core, leg, bicep and tricep muscles to get fit and strong. |
| Two Possible Ebola Cases in Benin Show Negative Test Results Posted:  Tests on two patients suspected for Ebola, in the west African country of Benin were found negative, the country's health minister said on Monday. "The samples that were sent to a specialist hospital in Lagos came back negative," Dorothee Akoko Kinde-Gazard told reporters. Tiny Benin shares a common border with Nigeria, where 10 people have contracted Ebola. Of those, two have died. One of the two patients in Benin who presented with Ebola-like ... |
| Third Province Under Ebola Quarantine, Announces Liberia Posted:  A third province was put under quarantine by the Liberian army, to check the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced Monday. "Lofa county in the north has been quarantined by the army," Sirleaf said after similar measures were taken in the provinces of Boma and Grand Cape Mount. "So from now on, no one will be allowed to go to Lofa, no one will come out of there," Sirleaf said in a message to the nation broadcast over ... |
| Kids in Daycare Get Moving to Combat Childhood Obesity: LSUHSC Research Posted:  A turn-key intervention program significantly increased physical activity levels among children in daycare, as reported in a research led by Dr. Melinda Sothern, Professor and Director of Behavioral (and) Community Health at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health. The treatment groups also achieved 91% of the physical activity goals in the improvement plans submitted by the directors of the daycare centers where the program was implemented. ... |
| Sugary Bug Turn Antibodies in Its Favour Posted:  Pathogenic bacteria are usually destroyed by antibodies, but a lung-damaging bacterium turns the body's antibody response in its favour, suggests a study published in emThe Journal of Experimental Medicine/em. Pathogenic bacteria are normally destroyed by antibodies, immune proteins that coat the outer surface of the bug, laying a foundation for the deposition of pore-forming "complement" proteins that poke lethal holes in the bacterial membrane. But despite ... |
| Posted:  Robin Williams, the Oscar winning actor and comedian was found dead Monday morning in his apartment, reveal sources. US President Barack Obama posted a official statement saying that Williams was an airman, a genie, a doctor, but he was one of a kind and he made everyone cry and everyone laugh, News.com.au reported. Jared Lato took to Twitter to mourn the death of the late 63-year-old actor saying that he was one brave artist and he taught everyone ... |
| New Way to Manipulate Malaria Genes Identified Posted:  A new genome-editing technique, called CRISPR, discovered by MIT biological engineers can disrupt a single malarial parasite gene with a success rate of up to 100 percent - in a matter of weeks. "Even though we've sequenced the entire genome of emPlasmodium falciparum/em, half of it still remains functionally uncharacterized. That's about 2,500 genes that if only we knew what they did, we could think about novel therapeutics, whether it's drugs or vaccines," ... |
| New Drug for Liver Regeneration Posted:  Liver regeneration can be spurred after surgery with a newly found drug, as published in a paper in emThe Journal of Experimental Medicine/em. Liver cancer often results in a loss of blood flow and thus oxygen and nutrients to the liver tissue, resulting in deteriorating liver function. Although the diseased part of the liver can often be surgically removed, the sudden restoration of blood flow to the remaining liver tissue can trigger inflammation-a process ... |
| New Mechanism of Osteoarthritis Identified by Research on a Rare Disease Posted:  A new cause of joint destruction by a natural material that grinds away healthy cartilage and worsens osteoarthritis, has been identified in human hip joints, for the first time by University of Liverpool scientists. The scientists, with Professor Alan Boyde and colleagues from Queen Mary University of London, were studying the hip of a man with the genetic condition, alkaptonuria (AKU), This is a metabolic disease in which a substance called homogentisic acid ... |
| Cardiac Molecule Could Lead to Effective Treatment for Heart Failure Posted:  Scientists have discovered a previously unknown cardiac molecule that could provide a key to treating and preventing heart failure. The newly discovered molecule provides the heart with a tool to block a protein that orchestrates genetic disruptions when the heart is subjected to stress, such as high blood pressure. When the research team, led by Ching-Pin Chang, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, ... |
| Exposure to Natural Daylight in Office Improves Health of Employees: Study Posted:  Natural day light in workplaces has a positive impact on employees, claims a new study. Northwestern Medicine and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that office workers with more light exposure at the office had longer sleep duration, better sleep quality, more physical activity and better quality of life compared to office workers with less light exposure in the workplace. Employees with windows in the workplace received 173 percent ... |
| Gurgaon Doctors Successfully Operate an Iraqi Boy With Shrapnel in Brain Posted:  In Gurgaon, doctors have successfully performed surgery on a 13 year old Iraqi boy, who was injured in a bomb blast. Thirteen year old Haidar Haloob was wounded by shrapnel, a piece of which lodged itself in his brain. After doctors in Iraq were unable to treat him, his uncle, Mohammad, brought him to India. "The boy was injured in a bomb blast a few months ago. He started having headaches that over time started to increase in intensity. He also suffered ... |
| Boston Marathon Bombing Caregivers Still Grappling With Tragedy Posted:  A year after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, hospital staff, first responders and medical volunteers who cared for the injured and dying were still struggling to put the experience behind them. This is according to a Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare report that describes eight confidential sessions held to help caregivers process their emotions and feelings in the aftermath of this horrific event. The 90-minute Schwartz Center Rounds ... |
| Many Hospitals may Face Penalties for Missing Electronic Health Record Deadline Posted:  A University of Michigan study shows that many of the nation's hospitals struggled to meet a federally mandated electronic health records deadline, and as a result could collectively face millions of dollars in reduced Medicare payments this year. More than half of U.S. hospitals were on the hook to meet a new set of "meaningful use" of electronic health records criteria-known as the stage 2 criteria-by the end of the fiscal year that ended in July. The new study's ... |
| Study Shows Role of Notch-1 Signaling Pathway in PC12 Cell Apoptosis Posted:  Notch-1 expression is increased in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease patients, suggest recent studies. Huimin Liang and co-workers from Second Affliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China speculate that Notch-1 signaling may be involved in PC12 cell apoptosis induced by amyloid beta-peptide (25-35) (A (and) #946;25-35). In a study reported on the emNeural Regeneration Research/em (Vol. 9, No. 13, 2014), PC12 cells were cultured with different ... |
| Dynamics of Microbes and Nitrate Revealed Posted:  Human tampering with global carbon balances has received massive public attention because of its effects on global warming. But we pay less attention to another set of chemical processes we are similarly disrupting: human input to the nitrogen cycle. Unfortunately, the story of nitrogen transformations in the biosphere is also less understood. In modern times, humans developed the technology to turn nitrogen gas in the atmosphere into a biologically ... |
| Some Women can Cope With Unwanted Sexual Advances Posted:  Some women can handle the anguish of unwanted sexual advances in a lot better way than others, reveals a new study. In the study conducted by Dawn Szymanski and Chandra Feltman of the University of Tennessee in the US, it was deduced that resilient women are more successful at managing adverse experiences because they were able to cope and adapt. Resilience was both a style of personal functioning and a way in which people ably adapt to stressful situations. The ... |
| Psychotic Experiences Increase Suicide Risk Among Teens Posted:  Researchers at University of Queensland have warned that the risk of suicides and self harm is significantly higher among teenagers who go through psychotic experiences. The researchers analyzed the mental health of nearly 2,000 Australian teenagers between 12 and 17 years of age and followed them over a period of 12 months, recording any instances of psychotic experiences and physiological distress such as depression and anxiety. The researchers found that ... |
| Moomin: Finland's Most Successful Export Item Posted:  Besides Nokia cellphones and saunas, it may be Finland's most successful export item ever: the Moomin universe, peopled by a group of bulky, white creatures resembling hippos. A century after the birth of their creator, the late Tove Jansson, the odd charm of the quirky Moomin books and cartoons has won over millions in all age groups and dozens of languages from Czech to Chinese, Estonian to Esperanto. The nuclear family -- Moominpappa, Moominmamma ... |
| Odisha Flood Death Toll Pegged at 45 With Additional 4.8 Lakh People Still Marooned Posted:  Over 45 people have so far lost their lives due to floods that were caused by the rising waters of the Mahanadi River in Odisha with officials revealing that more than 4.8 lakh people are still marooned in 460 villages across the state. Reports said overall 32.9 lakh persons have been affected by the deluge. Reports quoted Deputy Relief Commissioner Prabhat Ranjan Mohapatra, as saying that the delta region of the Mahanadi river system has been primarily ... |
| Anti-Anxiety Drug is Making Fish More Aggressive Posted:  A new study has found that an anxiety reducing drug that is finding its way into lakes and rivers is increasing the life span of certain fish population along with changing their reproduction and making them aggressive. Researchers led by Dr Jonatan Klaminder from the Umea University in Sweden analyzed the concentration of Oxazepam, a drug used to treat anxiety and insomnia in humans, in a two-year-old Eurasian perch that was caught in a lake in Sweden. They ... |
| Teaching Others Makes You to Better Understand the Subject in Question Posted:  When a person is supposed to teach others about a subject, then it makes him learn things better, a new study reveals. Lead author John Nestojko, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at WUSTL, said that when compared to learners expecting a test, learners expecting to teach recalled more material correctly, they organized their recall more effectively and they had better memory for especially important information. The study is based on a series of reading-and-recall ... |
| Scientists Find Brief Interventions Ineffective for Reducing Unhealthy Drug Use Posted:  Scientists tested the effectiveness of two brief counseling interventions for unhealthy drug use (any illicit drug use or prescription drug misuse) among primary care patients identified by screening. The researchers include Richard Saitz, M.D., of the Boston University School of Public Health, and colleagues. The United States has invested substantially in screening and brief intervention for illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse, based in part on evidence ... |
| Scientists Uncover New Clues to Repair an Injured Spinal Cord Posted:  Dogs, frogs, whales, snails can all do it, but humans and primates can't regrow nerves after an injury. Many animals have this ability, but humans don't. New research from the Salk Institute suggests that a small molecule may be able to convince damaged nerves to grow and effectively rewire circuits. Such a feat could eventually lead to therapies for the thousands of Americans with severe spinal cord injuries and paralysis. "This research implies that ... |
| PET/CT Using FDG-Labeled Leucocytes may Detect Infection in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis Posted:  A new study diagnosing infection in patients with pancreatic fluid collections may accurately rule out active infection in the body. As reported in the August issue of iThe Journal of Nuclear Medicine/i, this treatment may assist in bringing nuclear medicine to the forefront of clinical management. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas. It can have severe complications and high mortality despite treatment. While mild ... |
| British Neuroscientist Warns Dangers Linked With Heading Football Among Kids Posted:  Football is arguably the most popular game among kids but a British neurologist warned parents that heading the ball can prove to be very dangerous for their children. According to neuroscientist Michael Grey from the University of Birmingham, highly-paid professional players could be risking brain injuries and the impact of repeatedly heading a football is still unknown and calls for tougher guidelines, the Mirror reported. He said that reasons why ... |
| Ebola Outbreak may Have Spread to Rwanda Posted:  The Ebola virus may have spread to Rwanda after the country's health ministry confirmed that they are conducting tests after placing a German student with Ebola-like symptoms in isolation. "Samples from the suspected case have been sent for testing to an international accredited laboratory for approval, results will be available in 48 hours," the health ministry said in a statement. The patient is the first to be tested in Rwanda since the outbreak in ... |
| Pacific Island's Dangerous WWII Legacy Posted:  The Pacific island of Peleliu is yet to come out of the shadows of World War II, nearly seven decades on, with thousands of unexploded bombs continuing to be dug up from the jungle floor. A Japanese airfield made the 10-kilometre (six-mile) long island a prized asset during the conflict, with the Americans determined to seize it at any cost. The island -- about an hour's boat ride from the Palau capital Koror -- underwent months of aerial and naval bombardment ... |
| Catholicism's Unlikely Asian Pillar is S. Korea Posted:  South Korea boasts of a thriving Catholic community with a social and political influence that belies its minority status in one of Christianity's most muscular Asian strongholds. Pope Francis' upcoming visit will recognise the vicious persecution of early Korean Catholics, with the beatification by Francis of 124 martyrs executed for their faith in the 18th and 19th centuries. And the pope will also look to North Korea, where religion is subject to ... |
| Posted:  A new study published in JAMA reveals that using implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) programmed with long-detection intervals for treating ventricular arrhythmia patients can lead to reduced hospitalization rate, length of stay and costs and increase in the time to first hospitalization when compared with standard interval programming. An ICD programming strategy that allows delayed detection of arrhythmias has been shown to reduce unnecessary and inappropriate ... |
| BCG Vaccine also Effective in Protecting Against Tuberculosis Infection Posted:  A new study published in the online edition of BMJ suggests that the bacillus calmette-guerin or BCG vaccine used in preventing tuberculosis disease not only protects against the infection but also prevents the progression of the infection into disease. The BCG vaccine has been subject to numerous trials and studies over several decades, which have shown that it has a 60-80% protective efficacy against severe forms of tuberculosis (TB) in children. But ... |
| Thrombolytic Treatment may Benefit Stroke Patients Only If Administered Promptly Posted:  A new study published in The Lancet and involving over 6,700 stroke patients has found that thrombolytic treatment, or the use of drugs to break up or dissolve blood clots, may be beneficial for many stroke patients only if the treatment is administered as quickly as possible after the first signs of illness. The emergency treatment with alteplase markedly improves the chances of a good outcome when administered within 4-5 hours of onset of symptoms but, although ... |
| Oz Researchers Develop New Tool That can Make Detection of Nutritional Issues Among Children Easier Posted:  Researchers in Australia have developed a new tool, a four-question survey, that has been found to be effective in detecting nutrition issues among pediatric patients, a new study published in the Journal of Parenteral Enteral Nutrition reveals. The Pediatric Nutrition Screening Tool (PNST), tested in three hospitals in Australia, was found to be more effective than the existing pediatric Subjective Global Nutrition Assessment (SGNA). The PNST identified 37.6 ... |
| Study Examines Effectiveness of Brief Intervention for Problem Drug Use Posted:  Few data exist on the effectiveness of brief (1-2 sessions) interventions for reducing problem drug use, Peter Roy-Byrne, M.D., formerly of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues write in a new report. The latter is a common issue in disadvantaged populations seeking care in safety-net medical settings (hospitals and community health clinics serving low-income patients with limited or no insurance). Based on the established efficacy of brief interventions ... |
| Enriching Feeding Tube Nutrition may Increase Risk of Death for ICU Patients Posted:  Providing high protein nutrition diet through a feeding tube enriched with immune-modulating nutrients, such as glutamine, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants, for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICU) provides no significant benefit in avoiding new complications compared to standard high-protein nutrition with a new study published in JAMA suggesting that it may indeed be harmful as it increases the risk of death at six months. Several ... |
| One-Sixth of Lupus Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days of Discharge Posted:  One in six patients with systemic lupus erythematosus is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged, reveals a new study. Results published in iArthritis (and) Rheumatology/i, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), show that black and Hispanic SLE patients were more likely to be readmitted than white patients. Readmissions among patients insured by Medicare or Medicaid were also more likely compared to patients covered by private insurance. ... |
| FDA Accredits the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart With SynHall Valves Posted:  strongSynCardia/strong (Tucson, AZ) has gained FDA approval for its SynCardia Total Artificial Heart with SynHall valves, the last of the approvals required to manufacture the hearts for sale in the U.S. The approval was given on July 2, 2104. The device has recently been approved in Canada and Europe. The SynHall valves, made of titanium and pyrolytic carbon, are nearly identical to the tilting-disk valves used with the Total Artificial Heart in ... |
| One Day On, One Day Off - New Guideline For Drinkers Posted:  Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation (quango) in the UK report says, consumption of alcohol two days in a row should be avoided to prevent health conditions such as cancer, heart disease or cirrhosis of the liver. The Public Health England proposed a 92-page paper of new guidelines that promote healthy living in the UK, which also recommends a "one-day on, one-day off" when it comes to alcohol consumption. Though the 92-page report, suggests three ... |
| Sproutling: Your Baby's Fitbit To Monitor Upto 16 Conditions Posted:  The Sproutling monitor, is considered to be the latest and probably the first big wearable for babies that collects more data than its competitors, learns from the baby's past behaviour, and displays it in a less stress-inducing manner. Sproutling's CEO Chris Bruce, explains that the device, "is all set to make first time parents feel like second time parents." According to Gizmag, a portal that covers a full spectrum of new and emerging ... |
| Doctors Extract Random Tooth from Man's Nose Posted:  A Saudi Arabian man who got fed up after experiencing frequent nosebleeds finally went to a doctor and found he had a rogue tooth growing - in his nose. The 22-year-old, who had had at least one nosebleed a month for three years, was told to his horror that a white bony mass was growing in his nasal cavity. Doctors found an ivory-white, bony mass, about half an inch (1 centimetre) long in his nose. The 'intranasal supernumerary tooth' ... |
| Regular Physical Activity Reduces Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk Posted:  Postmenopausal women undertaking regular physical activity equivalent to at least four hours of walking per week, during first four years of menopause, had a lower risk of invasive breast cancer than women who exercised less during those four years, revealed data published in iCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers (and) Prevention/i, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "Twelve MET-h [metabolic equivalent task-hours] per week corresponds to walking ... |
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