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- Cantaloupes - The Healthy Fruit
- Biomarkers for Possible Blood Test to Predict Suicide Risk Discovered
- Top Ten Health Concerns for Children Revealed
- Music can Help Reduce Stress, Says Study
- Smartphone TVs Linked to Rise in Carbon Emissions
- 600-kilo Saudi Man Forklifted to Hospital for Medical Treatment
- Scientists Explore Link Between Copper and Alzheimer's Disease
- Study: Midweek Pubs Visits in UK 'Hurtling Towards Oblivion'
- Study: Biomarkers Predict Time to Ovarian Cancer Recurrence
- Scientists Reveal Formula to Make 'Perfect' Cheese on Toast
- Researchers Explain Why We Suffer from Chronic Mountain Sickness
- Survey Finds That Beards Make Men Look Up to 8 Years Older
- Researchers: How Dragonflies See may Help Improve Vision Systems for Robots
- Scientists: 'Healthy' Preterm Babies at High Risk for Lower Academic Achievement
- Better-performing Elementary Students Get More Attention from Parents: Study
- Now, Smartphones Become Fitness Coaches
- Women Prefers Multitasking Men
- Kids Should Learn to Share
- New Contamination Scare Hit New Zealand's Multi-Billion Dollar Dairy Industry
- Bird Flu Kills a Cambodian Boy: WHO
- Neglect and Decay Threatens the Kasbah of Algiers
- Aging Gene Linked to Blood Cancer
- Finally, Sandra Bullock Reveals Her Beauty Secrets
- Things Women Hate About Men, An Urgent Read
- Canned Beer is Always Better Than Their Bottled Counterparts
- Lady Lap Styled Pillow may Help You to Sleep Easy
- Hong Kong to Host Auction of Rare Blue Diamond
- Survey Finds More Than Half of Men and Women Fake Orgasms
- Gastronomy Highlights: Pair Wine With Right Food
- Cost of Raising a Child in the UK is 148,000
- Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Reduce Post-Menopausal Joint Symptoms
- Goa to Position Itself as Health-and-Wellness Tourism Destination
- Cheap and Effective Indian Medical Tourism is an Attractive Option for Americans
- Lawyers Claim Social Media can be Used as Evidence in Court Trials
- Beware: Social Media Behavior can Result in Job Loss
- China's School of Rock is Witness to Clash of the Mini-Titans
- Pregnant Women With Weak Thyroid 4 Times Likelier to Have Autistic Kids
- Rapid Response and Imaging of Injuries Helped Marathon Bombing Victims
- Ways to Eliminate Wasteful Medical Tests and Procedures Suggested by Experts
- NZ: Same-Sex Couples Tie Knot
- Insulin Pumps Control Blood Sugar More Effectively Than Injections in Children With Type 1 Diabetes
- Way to Boost the Body's Cancer-Fighting Immune Activity Highlighted in New Research
- Brain Tumor Response to Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy Revealed Via New MR Analysis Technique
- New Mobile App to Help You Find Dates
- Advertising Code Regulations Continue to be Violated by Beer Ads
| Cantaloupes - The Healthy Fruit Posted:  Cantaloupes muskmelons are available almost all the year round so don''t miss out on the health benefits of this unsung hero among fruits.         |
| Biomarkers for Possible Blood Test to Predict Suicide Risk Discovered Posted:  RNA biomarkers in blood that may help identify who is at risk for committing suicide have been discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers. In a study reported Aug. 20 in the advance online edition of the Nature Publishing Group journal iMolecular Psychiatry/i, the researchers said the biomarkers were found at significantly higher levels in the blood of both bipolar disorder patients with thoughts of suicide as well in a group of people ...      |
| Top Ten Health Concerns for Children Revealed Posted:  Childhood obesity has been rated as the top health concern for children in 2013. This is followed by drug abuse at 34 percent and smoking and tobacco use (32 percent). The top three health issues are the same for whites, who made up the majority of the 1,996 respondents who were nationally representative. Hispanics also rated childhood obesity at number one (47 percent) but rank bullying number two at 43 percent and drug abuse third at 39 percent. Among ...      |
| Music can Help Reduce Stress, Says Study Posted:  Music was found to enhance cognitive functioning, reduce stress, decrease anxiety and burnout, say researchers. University of Kentucky are learning ways to enhance their personal relationships and relieve anxiety all while advancing their skills on the piano. Through the new recreational outreach music making program mUsiKcare, UK School of Music faculty aim to enhance student training, wellness and community engagement through weekly piano classes. Musical ...      |
| Smartphone TVs Linked to Rise in Carbon Emissions Posted:  Technology has made lives easier. Everything is possible today with just a touch. Smartphones and tablets seem to pack in just everything, and thanks to live streaming, you can now watch your favorite shows or the live football match on the go. However, this very convenience has also invited a serious issue; watching an entire football match on your a href="http:www.medindia.net/news/excessive-smartphone-use-in-kids-linked-to-increased-risk-of-myopia-123774-1.htm" ...      |
| 600-kilo Saudi Man Forklifted to Hospital for Medical Treatment Posted:  Khaled Mohsin Shairi weighing 610 kilograms (1,344 pounds) was forklifted to hospital for medical treatment at the expense of the monarch to reduce his weight. Khaled Mohsin Shairi was flown from his southwestern hometown of Jizan to Riyadh on a specially-equipped plane , SPA state news agency reported. It posted a picture of overweight Shairi being lifted on a forklift out of the plane on arrival in the capital. Acting on orders ...      |
| Scientists Explore Link Between Copper and Alzheimer's Disease Posted:  Copper appears to be one of the main environmental factors linked to Alzheimer's disease, say scientists. Copper can lead to the plaque buildup in the brain that causes Alzheimer's disease. The scientific community is divided on the question of whether copper -- found in red meat, vegetables, dairy products as well as pipes that carry drinking water in much of the developed world -- causes or prevents Alzheimer's disease. For the latest study in ...      |
| Study: Midweek Pubs Visits in UK 'Hurtling Towards Oblivion' Posted:  A new study has revealed, the number of British people going to the pub for a midweek pint has gone down. Between 2011 and 2012, midweek visits to pubs dropped by almost 4 percent, while weekend trips went up 6 percent, the Daily Star reported. The study also found that when people actually got to the pub, it is increasingly a family affair, with adult-only visits decreasing by 1.2 percent every year, since 2009. The research, conducted ...      |
| Study: Biomarkers Predict Time to Ovarian Cancer Recurrence Posted:  Often, ovarian cancer remains undetected until it is at an advanced stage. Many patients are at risk of tumor recurrence, despite positive responses to initial treatment. A multitude of genetic markers have been implicated in ovarian cancer prognosis. However, the genetic testing required is not practical or affordable in a clinical setting. In this issue of the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i, Roel Verchaak and colleagues at the MD Anderson Cancer Center ...      |
| Scientists Reveal Formula to Make 'Perfect' Cheese on Toast Posted:  A complex mathematical formula for calculating how to make the perfect cheese on toast was devised by scientists at the Royal Society of Chemistry. British Cheese Board that worked alongside the chemists, said that after 'careful consideration of optimum grilling conditions' and the width and breadth of the cheese and bread, they came up with the following recipe: 150g of hard cheese on white bread that is grilled for four minutes at 115C, 18cm from the grill, the ...      |
| Researchers Explain Why We Suffer from Chronic Mountain Sickness Posted:  The genetic basis of chronic mountain sickness (CMS) or Monge's disease were decoded by researchers. Their study provides important information that validates the genetic basis of adaptation to high altitudes, and provides potential targets for CMS treatment. More than 140 million people have permanently settled on high-altitude regions, on continents ranging from African and Asia to South America. The low-oxygen conditions at such high altitudes present ...      |
| Survey Finds That Beards Make Men Look Up to 8 Years Older Posted:  ...      |
| Researchers: How Dragonflies See may Help Improve Vision Systems for Robots Posted:  The novel and complex visual circuit in a dragonfly's brain may help improve robots' vision systems, claim researchers. Dr Steven Wiederman and Associate Professor David O'Carroll from the University's Centre for Neuroscience Research have been studying the underlying processes of insect vision and applying that knowledge in robotics and artificial vision systems. The findings are that the brains of dragonflies combine opposite pathways - both an ON ...      |
| Scientists: 'Healthy' Preterm Babies at High Risk for Lower Academic Achievement Posted:  Premature babies are at higher risk for lower academic achievement, especially in mathematics, claim scientists. Natacha Akshoomoff, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry and UC San Diego's Center for Human Development said that preterm children, who are deemed "normal" in terms of their development at infant/toddler stages, may still remain at risk for significant math difficulties, as well as deficits in attention, executive functions, and spatial skills. She ...      |
| Better-performing Elementary Students Get More Attention from Parents: Study Posted:  A new study has claimed that higher-performing elementary school students got a disproportionate number of resources from their parents. Study author Natasha Yurk, a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at IU Bloomington's College of Arts and Sciences, said that lower-performing students received resources geared toward improving their academic performance. Higher-performing students received greater and more diverse resources, such as shared ...      |
| Now, Smartphones Become Fitness Coaches Posted:  Today, smartphones have become an essential part of our daily lives, as from alarm clocks and calculators to cameras and GPS systems, they are hardly just for phone calls these days. Now, the ubiquitous gadgets have taken on a role of a fitness coach as well, the New York Daily News reported. Engineers have developed a new app, which when synced to high-tech wristbands, can calculate everything from steps taken to calories burned. Hollywood ...      |
| Women Prefers Multitasking Men Posted:  A new study has revealed that like humans, female frogs also prefer males who have the ability to multitask effectively. In a research of gray tree frogs, a team of University of Minnesota scientists discovered in this species (Hyla chrysoscelis) males produce "trilled" mating calls that consist of a string of pulses. Typical calls can range in duration from 20-40 pulses per call and occur between 5-15 calls per minute. Males face a trade-off between ...      |
| Posted:  A new study has claimed that allowing kids to make a choice to sacrifice their own toys in order to share with someone else makes them share more in the future. These experiments, conducted by psychological scientists Nadia Chernyak and Tamar Kushnir of Cornell University, suggest that sharing when given a difficult choice leads children to see themselves in a new, more beneficent light. Perceiving themselves as people who like to share makes them ...      |
| New Contamination Scare Hit New Zealand's Multi-Billion Dollar Dairy Industry Posted:  After it was revealed a milk product with excessive nitrate levels had been exported to China, a new contamination scare hit New Zealand's multi-billion dollar dairy industry. Both New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) and the company at the centre of the latest scare, Westlake Milk, insisted the product called lactoferrin did not pose a safety risk. But the timing could not be worse for the country's dairy industry -- which generates a ...      |
| Bird Flu Kills a Cambodian Boy: WHO Posted:  In Cambodia, a nine-year-old boy has died from bird flu, the 10th victim this year, the World Health Organisation said, warning that the kingdom's deadliest outbreak of the virus could continue. The boy, from the northwestern province of Battambang, died in a children's hospital in the nearby tourist hub of Siem Reap on Sunday night after falling ill last month, the WHO in Cambodia said in a statement. "The boy carried dead and sick ducks and chickens ...      |
| Neglect and Decay Threatens the Kasbah of Algiers Posted:  The Kasbah of Algiers has been a world heritage site for 20 years with its rich history, winding white-washed alleyways and enviable Mediterranean setting, but is now threatened by neglect and decay. The city within a city, crowned by a 16th-century hilltop citadel overlooking the bay and studded with Ottoman palaces, hammams, mosques and souks, has been rocked down the centuries by earthquakes, fires, floods and conflict. The "outstanding" value of ...      |
| Aging Gene Linked to Blood Cancer Posted:  A major new study suggests that a gene that helps control the ageing process by acting as a cell's internal clock has been linked to cancer. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found a genetic variant that influences the ageing process among four new variants they linked to myeloma - one of the most common types of blood cancer. The study more than doubles the number of genetic variants linked to myeloma, bringing the total number ...      |
| Finally, Sandra Bullock Reveals Her Beauty Secrets Posted:  Sandra Bullock has finally shed some light on her beauty regime. And the tip and tricks she uses every day to look gorgeous. When the 49-year-old star was asked what her best beauty tip was, she jokingly said that good old-fashioned sleep and a great make-up artist are the best thing that can happen to anybody, the Daily Express reported. The actress asserted that everyone makes such a big deal about ageing, but she never used to think about it, but ...      |
| Things Women Hate About Men, An Urgent Read Posted:  If some of you guys out there are still clueless as without any apparent reason why your girlfriend broke-up with you, then you might want to read this one. According to the Courier-Mail, women hate the fact that men don't listen to their problems and are constantly trying to provide solutions, when all the ladies want to do is talk about the issue and release some stress. Another thing that irks women in men is that they always try to dominate the ...      |
| Canned Beer is Always Better Than Their Bottled Counterparts Posted:  Be it camping or on a hike, canned beers are always better than bottled ones especially when you are outdoors. When Durango, Colorado-based craft beer company Ska Brewing first chose to favor canning instead of bottling their beer, it was all about practicality-glass bottles simply didn't mesh with the founders' outdoorsy lifestyle. Ska's Dave Welz told Business Insider that bottles are no good for river trips, and said that they are always better ...      |
| Lady Lap Styled Pillow may Help You to Sleep Easy Posted:  At Japan's Narita International Airport, duty free shops have found the perfect solution for tired travellers- a foam pillow shaped like a woman's lap. The Hizamakura 'Lap Pillow', which is not a new product, was introduced several years ago, but is apparently enjoying resurgence in popularity, ABC News reported. It comes in two colours red and black. According to the description on the web site JapaneseTrendShop.com, it is soft and elastic ...      |
| Hong Kong to Host Auction of Rare Blue Diamond Posted:  October will see the auction of a rare round blue diamond in Hong Kong. Auctioneers are hoping the sale will fetch a record-breaking (Dollar) 19 million despite fears over the slowing Chinese economy. Auction house Sotheby's expect the 7.59-carat fancy vivid blue diamond, which is about the size of a shirt button, to set a new record for price-per-carat. Quek Chin Yeow, Sotheby Asia's deputy chairman, said Hong Kong was the natural venue to sell ...      |
| Survey Finds More Than Half of Men and Women Fake Orgasms Posted:  Around 61 percent of men and 62 percent of women have faked an orgasm, a new survey has found. When the New York Post asked its respondents whether they described their sexual liasons to their best friend, 57 percent of women said no versus 50 percent of men. 'Mad Men' and 'True Blood' ranked the highest when people were asked to pick out a TV show from which they wanted to live out a sex fantasy. 49 percent said that they had texted or e-mailed ...      |
| Gastronomy Highlights: Pair Wine With Right Food Posted:  Wine needs to be teamed with the right dish to enhance its flavor. Sommelier Sovna Puri of Sula Vineyards wine company has few suggestions: - Intensity: The flavour intensity in food should match with that of wine. For instance, high flavour intensity wines like Riesling (white grape variety) and Gewurztraminer (wine grape also used in white wine) can be consumed with salads, predominantly bell peppers. - Sweet-salty food: Sweet wine like ...      |
| Cost of Raising a Child in the UK is 148,000 Posted:  A report released by a charity has said that the cost of bringing up a child in Britain has risen to 148,000. According to Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), expenses related to raising a child to the age of 18 have gone up by four percent over the last year compared to benefits payments which rose by only one percent. The report, co-funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, added that the minimum wage climbed by 1.8 percent and average earnings by ...      |
| Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Reduce Post-Menopausal Joint Symptoms Posted:  Calcium and vitamin D supplementation does not reduce the severity of joint symptoms in postmenopausal women, new research has found. Lead investigator Rowan T. Chlebowski, MD, PhD, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, and his team used data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) calcium plus vitamin D supplementation trial. They identified a subgroup of 1,911 postmenopausal women for the ...      |
| Goa to Position Itself as Health-and-Wellness Tourism Destination Posted:  A draft investment policy document prepared by a Goan government-appointed task force that says the state can position itself as a health and wellness tourism destination. The Goa Investment Policy 2013 that has just been put into the public domain for suggestions has also outlined the importance of medical tourism in taking forward Goa's story. "The government targets granting permissions to starred hotels, across categories, to a cumulative additional ...      |
| Cheap and Effective Indian Medical Tourism is an Attractive Option for Americans Posted:  A visit to India for medical tourism is increasingly drawing huge number of Americans as this country provides all the medical treatments at a very attractive cost. Implants and other cosmetic surgeries are far cheaper in India than in the US other than the medically-necessary procedures which are also less-expensive. The bill for a heart bypass that may hit 1, 45, 000 dollars in the US will likely be no more than 10,500 dollars in India while a hip ...      |
| Lawyers Claim Social Media can be Used as Evidence in Court Trials Posted:  Lawyers in Britain have reportedly declared that 'tweets' or messages on the social media can be used as evidence in court trials. This claim was made after an American teenager's manslaughter charge was upgraded to murder based on one of his tweets. Cody Hall,18, was accused of knocking over and killing cyclist Diana Hersevoort, 58, in California, however, one of his tweets where he boasted of speeding and including messages like 'come on a death ride with me', ...      |
| Beware: Social Media Behavior can Result in Job Loss Posted:  An interior designer got a termination letter from his original job as he tried to connect to potential customers via LinkedIn for his after work hours business. Bradford Pedley was fired by Canberra design firm peckvonhartel, hours after hearing about the LinkedIn email, which pledged to expand his fledgling business 'to a full-time design practice', the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Fair Work Commission adjourned the case saying it was well within ...      |
| China's School of Rock is Witness to Clash of the Mini-Titans Posted:  Rock music continues to makes waves among Chinese schoolchildren. With neat ponytails and immaculate grades, the four eight-year-olds who bounded on stage would make any Chinese parent proud. Wielding electric guitars, these schoolgirls were ready to add another brick in the wall of rock history. Dressed in blue-sequinned jackets, their band Cool blasted out a song by British pop-rockers McFly in a heavy style echoing 1970s megastars Led Zeppelin, complete ...      |
| Pregnant Women With Weak Thyroid 4 Times Likelier to Have Autistic Kids Posted:  Pregnant women with thyroid issues are nearly 4 times more likely to produce a autistic child, a new study has suggested. The link emerged from a study of more than 4,000 Dutch mothers and their children, and it supports a growing view that autism spectrum disorders can be caused by a lack of maternal thyroid hormone, which past studies have shown is crucial to the migration of foetal brain cells during embryo development. Lead author Gustavo Roman, ...      |
| Rapid Response and Imaging of Injuries Helped Marathon Bombing Victims Posted:  The devastating effects of terrorism were highlighted to full-effect by the Boston Marathon bombing. There were numerous victims with severe injuries that needed immediate attention. A novel study in iArthritis Care (and) Researc/ih, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), presents cases from Boston-area hospitals where victims were treated, examining the medical response and imaging technologies used to save lives and ...      |
| Ways to Eliminate Wasteful Medical Tests and Procedures Suggested by Experts Posted:  A campaign to help clinicians and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions has received the support of several medical organizations. Recently, experts in pediatric and adult health from diverse geographic locations of the United States and from a mix of academic and non- academic settings shared their experiences, consulted their colleagues, and analyzed numerous studies in the medical literature to determine the top recommendations ...      |
| Posted:  New Zealand has become the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the world, to legalize gay marriage. Many gay couples tied the knot on this occasion on Monday. Vows were exchanged in venues ranging from an airliner cruising at 30,000 feet (9,150 metres) to a historic bath house as gay men and women took advantage of the law change. The Campaign For Marriage Equality said it ended an historical injustice and meant the love of all people was ...      |
| Insulin Pumps Control Blood Sugar More Effectively Than Injections in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Posted:  Insulin pumps are more effective at controlling blood sugar than insulin injections and cause fewer complications, according to results from the longest and largest study of the effectiveness of insulin pumps to treat type 1 diabetes in children. The research is published in iDiabetologia/i, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, and is by Associate Professor Elizabeth Davis, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia ...      |
| Way to Boost the Body's Cancer-Fighting Immune Activity Highlighted in New Research Posted:  A completely new type of cancer immunotherapy that harnesses the body's immune system to attack tumors may have been developed by scientists by carefully adjusting the function of crucial immune cells. To accomplish this, they had to thread a needle in immune function, shrinking tumors without triggering unwanted autoimmune responses. The new research, performed in animals, is not ready for clinical use in humans. However, the approach, making use ...      |
| Brain Tumor Response to Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy Revealed Via New MR Analysis Technique Posted:  New research indicates that a new way of analyzing data acquired in MR imaging appears to be able to identify whether or not tumors are responding to anti-angiogenesis therapy. This is important information that can help physicians determine the most appropriate treatments and discontinue ones that are ineffective. In their report receiving online publication in iNature Medicine/i, investigators from the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts ...      |
| New Mobile App to Help You Find Dates Posted:  A new report highlights the availability of a new mobile app that is helping its users find a prospective date without the effort of actually looking for it on their own. Tinder runs through the user's Facebook profile, transposing five pictures, age, mutual friends, and the 'about' section, Stuff.co.nz reported. Then, the app displays users of the desirable gender or genders from within the chosen geographic radius using GPS. On the basis ...      |
| Advertising Code Regulations Continue to be Violated by Beer Ads Posted:  A new study looking into beer advertising code regulations aimed to encourage responsible advertising practices finds that content violations still occur and the current US Beer Institute's self-regulation process may be ineffective. Researchers reviewed all alcohol advertisements that aired during the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournament games from 1999 to 2008. Current alcohol advertising is self-regulated by the alcohol industry in which ...      |
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