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Fight Against Malaria Has a Long Way to Go as Progress Made is "fragile", Says W.H.O

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Even as the world's battle against the mosquito-borne infectious disease malaria continues to yield impressive gains, it has also been encountering new obstacles that intimidate the progress achieved so far. Hence, it is crucial for the funding from all possible sources to be doubled, to solidify the achievements and thus strive towards the elimination of malaria from as many countries as possible. According to the World Malaria Report for 2014, issued by the ...

Oral Piercings

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Oral piercings is the placement of jewelry at various oral sites has been a popular way of self expression especially among teens.

London Sewer Cleaners in 'fatberg' Fightback

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The sewer technicians of London are fighting a grim war against giant 'fatbergs' everyday beneath the streets of London. The 'fatbergs' are known to clog the system and regurgitate putrid waste back into people's homes. The problem gets worse at Christmas, when two extra Olympic-sized swimming pools of turkey fat are poured down Londoners' sinks. Most residents are unaware that their actions help create fatbergs -- the nickname for stinking boulders ...

40-year-old African Penguin Receives Skin Cancer Treatment

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A very special female African penguin named Tess was recently diagnosed with cancer, which is very unusual for penguins in captivity. And since African penguins are highly endangered, the keepers at the Pueblo zoo in Colorado, where Tess is being kept, wanted to provide her with the best care possible. What makes Tess special is that her age is 40 years, which is not the case for many African female penguins in the wild, which usually don't live more than 20 years. Not ...

Avoiding 'Holiday Heartburn'

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The recent diagnosis of acid reflux in President Obama has prompted worldwide awareness of an ailment that is especially prevalent during holiday season, but its complications can be avoided. Mukund Venu, gastroenterologist at Loyola University Medical Center said that signs of acid reflux disease include a burning sensation or pressure in the chest and/or throat, a persistent cough, burping and bloating. The disease could be triggered ...

Weight Maintainence After Initial Weight Loss

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The challenge of long-term weight control after initial weight loss is determined by various genetic and epigenetic factors and neuro-hormones in the body, reveals a new research. A group of obesity experts led by Paul MacLean, PhD, and Rena Wing, PhD at National Institutes of Health Working Group explained personalized weight-loss strategies should be implemented to maintain the weight loss, as effective weight-loss program vary from person to person. ...

Beet Juice is Nitrate-Rich, Helps Prevent Hypertension, Heart Attack

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The long-standing controversial nitrite hypothesis has been recently confirmed in a new research by scientists and has been reported. As director of Wake Forest University's Translational Science Center, Daniel Kim-Shapiro, and others have conducted studies that look at how nitrite and its biological precursor, nitrate (found in beet root juice) can be utilized in treatments for a variety of conditions. In a 2010 study, they were the first ...

HIV Among Elderly on the Rise in Madhya Pradesh: Report

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The number of HIV positive cases among elderly people in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has doubled in the past six years, according to the official record of MP State AIDS Control Society. At present, on an average over 450 elderly are contracting HIV virus annually, the data shows. The number of HIV positive elderly people has increased from 218 in 2008 to 414 in 2014 in the past six years. Since 2008, more than 30,253 people ...

Andy Prowting: Fails Fight Against Skin Cancer

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Eight months after his Turkey holiday, Andy Prowting is no more. Eight months after his holiday, he realised having developed skin cancer on getting sunburnt at Turkey. Early this year, in January, he noticed a large, brown mole on his back. It had transformed colour and texture when he had returned from his trip. At the dermatology centre in St Mary's Community Health Campus, Portsmouth, he was diagnosed for skin cancer identified as malignant melanoma. h3Chemotherapy:/h3In ...

Negative Feeling About Participating in Bowel Cancer Screening

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The one who has problem with numbers would be more likely to feel negative about bowel cancer screening, found a study supported by Cancer Research UK, published today (Monday) in the emJournal of Health Psychology/em. Some of these people may fear abnormal result, while some others may think the test is disgusting or embarrassing. The researchers sent information about bowel cancer screening to patients aged from 45 to 59 along with a questionnaire which assessed ...

Indian-American Surgeon's Vision of Better Health Care Worldwide

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Atul Gawande is an Indian-American surgeon, public health researcher, staff writer The New Yorker magazine and professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health.span style="mso-spacerun: yes" /spanHe is also a writer of best-selling books mainly based on the struggles and limitations of the Medical profession. So far he has written four best-selling books, through which he has highlighted human errors in medicine and more importantly, how such ...

Aneurysm

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An aneurysm is an abnormal "ballooning" in blood vessels usually in the wall of arteries.

Stem Cell Gene Discovered for Potential Regenerative Medicine

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An On-Off switch for directing when a particular gene can perform its prescribed function has been discovered by scientists. A new mice study led by biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) found, for the first time, the region of the genome that is needed to turn the gene on in embryonic stem cells. The discovery could mean a significant advance in the emerging field of human regenerative medicine, as the Sox2 gene is essential for maintaining ...

Sixth Mass Extinction Within 100 Years With Incessant Disappearance of Species

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Incessant disappearance of species on Earth could lead to the sixth mass extinction within 100 years, reveals a new study. The study found that 41 per cent of all amphibian species are threatened with extinction, the highest at risk group. A more modest, but still alarming, 26 per cent of mammal species and 13 per cent of bird species are also threatened, the Independent reported. Habitat loss and degradation, as well as specific human ...

E-Cigarette Use in Teen Growing: Hawaii Use Rates Higher Than Mainland

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Use of E-cigarette among teenagers in U.S. is growing, with Hawaii teens using e-cigarette at higher rates than their mainland counterparts, found a new study University of Hawaii Cancer Center researchers has found. The findings come as e-cigarettes grow in popularity and the Food and Drug Administration is considering how to regulate their sale. Some public health officials are concerned that e-cigarettes may be recruiting a new generation of young cigarette ...

Genetic Predisposition to Antisocial Behaviour

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Effects of genetic variants on the brain can be influenced by both positive and negative experiences and thereby behaviour, suggests a new study. "Evidence is accumulating to show that the effects of variants of many genes that are common in the population depend on environmental factors. Further, these genetic variants affect each other," explained Sheilagh Hodgins of the University of Montreal and its affiliated Institut Universitaire en Sante Mentale de Montreal. ...

LSD1 Gene Help Baby Cells Communicate

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Most developmental biologists have believed that young cells, known as "progenitors," that were only recently born from stem cells are already competent at inter-communication with other cells. New research from Carnegie's Allan Spradling and postdoctoral fellow Ming-Chia Lee shows that infant cells have to go through a developmental process that involves specific genes before they can take part in the group interactions that underlie normal cellular development ...

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Recovering in Army Hospital After Angioplasty

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Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who is recovering after his coronary angioplasty, will remain in hospital on Monday on the advise of doctors. "He is showing improvement," said sources with the doctors. Doctors at Army's Research and Referral hospital in New Delhi, who installed a coronary stent in his artery last Saturday, recommended that Mukherjee should remain hospitalised till Tuesday, the sources added. The coronary ...

Key Stem Cell Gene Found to Have On-off Switch

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In animals and humans, a region of an animal's genome acts as the controller and directs when a particular gene can perform its prescribed function which is the pilot. Consider the relationship between an air traffic controller and a pilot. The pilot gets the passengers to their destination, but the air traffic controller decides when the plane can take off and when it must wait. A new study by cell and systems biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) ...

Miss World 2014 Crown Adorns 'Miss South Africa' Rolene Strauss

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Miss World 2014 crowned in London on Sunday and the crown adorned Miss South Africa - 22-year-old Rolene Strauss. Estimates show that a billion viewers were watching the show around the globe. Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, was the runner-up and Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, came third in the 64th annual competition, contested by women from 121 countries. Strauss clasped her hands together in surprise and was presented with the sash by the outgoing ...

Soon Ebola Might Meet Its Downfall

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Ebola might meet its downfall soon as scientists scramble to relegate it to a footnote of medical history. After decades making brief, murderous forays from central Africa's forests, Ebola erupted into a global emergency in 2014. From a single infection in impoverished west Africa, the epidemic swept into bustling cities, killed thousands and unleashed a wave of fear in far-off Europe and America. From a standing start in August, the World Health Organization ...

Researchers Study Elemental Isotopes to Understand More About Life-Supporting Elements in Space

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A recent study has revealed a deeper insight on how star dust plays a very important role in the formation of life-supporting planets. The study described how recreating isotopes that occur when a star explodes can help physicists understand where life-supporting elements might be found in space. For the first time, a research team led by the University of Surrey, Japan's RIKEN Nishina Centre and the University of Beihang, was able to observe the isotopes ...

Ukraine Ill-Prepared for Trauma of War

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Ukraine is still trapped in a Soviet-era approach to mental health and psychiatric hospitals so under-funded that some have less than 10 cents a day to feed patients. The country has been left ill-prepared for the trauma of war. As with so many aspects of its sudden descent into conflict, Ukraine has turned to volunteers to help deal with post-traumatic stress among soldiers. Psychologist Tetyana Nazarenko, who works with a volunteer group, recalls ...

Feminists Protest 'Gendered' Toys on Xmas Shelves

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A group of feminists, some dressed as maids and princesses, occupied a Paris toy shop to protest the gender stereotypes fuelled by toys in the run-up to Christmas. Slamming the prevalence on store shelves of pink-clad dolls for girls and swords for boys the protesters urged shoppers to opt for gender-neutral gifts. "The conditioning starts with toys," said Roselyne Segalen of the group Chiennes de Garde (Watch Dogs). "Gendered toys such ...

Drop in Culinary Standards Concerns French Diplomats

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The French have a worldwide reputation for culinary excellence such as aromatic truffles, smooth-as-silk foie gras, firm, springy oysters, mouth-wateringly tender beef and an almost infinite range of cheeses. But while the country still boasts some of the globe's finest restaurants, chinks have begun to appear in its culinary armor with ever-increasing competition from other countries, from Japan to Brazil via Spain, Denmark and Britain. Now, amid admissions ...

Science Behind Brain Storing Bad Experiences Revealed

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Study on the brain's transformation of bad experiences into long-lasting and unpleasant memories has provided a deeper insight into the whole experience. Scientists from New York University and Japan's RIKEN Brain Science Institute identified the brain mechanisms responsible of translating unpleasant experiences into long-lasting memories that are critical for survival. This was achieved, they find, by changing the strength by which neurons are connected ...

Nigerian Designer Handbag Business Slowly but Surely Picking Up Worldwide

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Zainab Ashadu is hoping to change what Nigeria is famous for by selling designer handbags that are slowly gaining recognition worldwide. The Nigerian designer is the brains behind the Zashadu brand, whose modern, colourful creations use the ancient art of tanning and leather-dyeing from the country's north. "I think people like the story behind the bags. They like the fact that the bag has roots and origins," the 32-year-old told AFP at her bustling ...

How Parents Behave may Influence the Child's Behavior

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A recent study reports that the developmental association between physical aggression in toddlers and the frustration caused by language problems may be influenced by parental behavior. The study found that frequent hitting, kicking and a tendency to bite or push others are examples of physical aggression observed in toddlers. The team of researchers used a longitudinal study of 2,057 French- and English-speaking Quebec children recruited from the Quebec ...

Economic Crisis Drives Spaniards to Fortune-tellers

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Spain's economic crisis has pushed Maite Izquierdo and her family to do their best to get by, as work and money are very difficult to obtain. After years looking for a job in a country where one in four is unemployed, this 48-year-old mother of two has turned to alternative ways to try and improve her fortunes. Around her neck hangs a necklace of shungite, a shiny black mineral from Russia, said by occultists to bring emotional stability. In her bag ...

Major Reason Behind Headaches may be Salt Rich Diet

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A new study has revealed that the major cause of headaches may be diets containing high salt content. The study found that people who ate foods high in sodium (8 grams a day) had nearly one-third more headaches than people who ate foods low in sodium (about 4 grams a day). The difference persisted regardless of whether the volunteers ate a standard North American diet or one designed to lower blood pressure. Study co-author Lawrence Appel, M.D., M.P.H., ...