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Dengue Cases Reach 102 in Chinese Province

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Gifts Foster Happiness: Study

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Sending gifts or spending money on others strengthens boding with the recipient, this in turn leads to greatest levels of happiness, shows study. Research to be published in the International Journal of Happiness and Development investigates for the first time how social connection helps turn generous behaviour into positive feelings on the part of the donor, reports Science Daily. Lara Aknin of Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, British Columbia, ...

Liposuction-Tummy Tuck Combo Offers High Success, Low Complication Rate

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A combined technique of liposuction and tummy tuck-designed to reduce surgical trauma-provides excellent patient outcomes with a low complication rate, shows a study in iPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open/i, the official open-access medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons(ASPS). ASPS Member Surgeon Dr. Eric Swanson, a plastic surgeon in private practice in Leawood, Kan., presents an in-depth report on his experience with a combined ...

Study Links Gestational Diabetes to 7-fold Increase in Sleep Apnea Risk

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Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes are nearly seven times more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea than other pregnant women, reveals a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i (iJCEM/i). Gestational diabetes causes glucose levels in the bloodstream to rise above normal levels. This form of diabetes occurs during pregnancy, typically in the second trimester. Between four ...

Newborn Baby's Early Infection Linked to Bacterial Infection in Mother

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A systematic review and meta-analysis associated infection during a newborn's first 7 days of life with bacterial infection or colonization in the mother. Early-onset neonatal infection, defined as infection in the first 7 days of life, is associated with maternal infection and colonization, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Grace Chan (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health) and colleagues found in this week's issue of iPLOS Medicine/i. Newborns ...

Better Hearing Aids to Follow New Findings on How the Ear Hears

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A healthy ear is much better at detecting and transmitting sound than even the most advanced hearing aid. New insights into how the ear, particularly the cochlea processes and amplifies sound could be used for the development of better devices to improve hearing. Researchers reporting in the August 20 issue of the iBiophysical Journal/i, a Cell Press publication, have uncovered new insights into how the ear -- in particular, the cochlea -- processes and amplifies ...

Gene Therapy Shows Reversal of Rett Syndrome Symptoms in Mice Study

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Gene therapy works by delivering a healthy gene to compensate for one that is mutated. New research published today in the iJournal of Neuroscience/i suggests this approach may eventually be a feasible option to treat Rett Syndrome, the most disabling of the autism spectrum disorders. Gail Mandel, Ph.D., a Howard Hughes Investigator at Oregon Health and Sciences University, led the study. The Rett Syndrome Research Trust, with generous support from the Rett ...

Tumor Suppressor Gene Involved in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Discovered

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University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC) scientists have discovered the tumor suppressor gene involved in acute myeloid leukemia. In 1973, Janet Rowley, PhD, Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, and Human Genetics, was examining the DNA of leukemia cells and observed that one copy of chromosome 7 was missing. She deduced that one out of the more than 1,000 genes found on chromosome ...

Men More Prone to Skin Cancer Than Women: Study

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More men are dying from skin cancer as compared to women, states study. Cancer Research UK said that each year, the most serious type of skin cancer, malignant melanoma, kills 1,300 men and 900 women, the BBC reported. A reason could be men delaying seeking help, but biology may also play a part. Prof Julia Newton-Bishop, a Cancer Research UK dermatologist, suspects women have stronger immune systems. German researchers ...

Common Genes may Underline Alcohol Abuse and Eating Disorders

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A recent study finds that people with alcohol dependence may be genetically susceptible to eating disorders and vice-versa. In a study of nearly 6,000 adult twins, researchers found that common genetic factors seemed to underlie both alcoholism and certain eating disorder symptoms-namely, binge eating and purging habits, such as self-induced vomiting or laxative abuse.Genes appeared to explain 38 percent to 53 percent of the risk of developing those disorders. "This ...

New Drug Combination to Kill Myeloma Cells Identified

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Anti-nausea drug thalidomide when combined with turmeric can effectively kill multiple myeloma cells, say researchers. Thalidomide was first introduced in the 1950s as an anti-nausea medication to help control morning sickness, but was later taken off the shelves in 1962 because it was found to cause birth defects. In the late 1990's the drug was re-introduced as a stand-alone or combination treatment for multiple myeloma. Turmeric, ...

Traffic Pollution Worsens Asthma Symptoms

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Heavy traffic pollution or smoke from wood can worsen the symptoms of asthma, finds new study. The University of Melbourne led study is the first of its kind to assess the impact of traffic pollution and wood smoke from heaters on middle-aged adults with asthma. The results revealed adults who suffer asthma and were exposed to heavy traffic pollution experienced an 80 percent increase in symptoms and those exposed to wood smoke from wood fires ...

Sleep Habits and How They Impact Your Health

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It's not just the lack of sleep, but your sleep patterns and routines too, influence and determine your health. If you're a night owl, and tend to get your rest during the day, you may be more prone to an increasing waistline, a href="http:www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/infertility.htm" target="_blank"decreased fertility/a and an elevated risk of a href="http:www.medindia.net/Patients/Calculators/world_cancer_clock.asp" target="_blank"cancer/a. Losing ...

Appetite Hormone Glucagon Fails to Work in Obese People

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Glucagon, a hormone involved in regulating appetite, loses its ability to help obese people feel full after a meal, but it continues to suppress hunger pangs in people with type 1 diabetes, reports a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i (iJCEM/i). The primary role of glucagon, a hormone secreted by the pancreas, is to signal the body to release stored glucose when blood sugar falls ...

Adrenaline Junkies Take the High Diving Plunge In Bosnia

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It appears men would go to any extent to experience the adrenaline rush. "Even the tiniest mistake can be fatal," warns Said Karalic, a veteran of a daring cliff diving competition that draws the Balkan's most intrepid divers to this Bosnian swimming hole every August. The site is a steep grey cliff that stands over the river Neretva right in front of the public beach in Konjic, a small town 60 kilometres (34 miles) southwest of capital Sarajevo. The ...

First MERS Coronavirus Case in Qatar

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Health authorities in Qatar on Tuesday announced they have detected the first case of MERS coronavirus in the Gulf state, with a 59-year-old man infected. The patient, a Qatari, is in stable condition, they said. Another Qatari with the infection died in a London hospital on June 28. The virus has killed 46 since September worldwide, 39 of them in Saudi Arabia which neighbours Qatar. MERS is considered a cousin of the SARS virus ...

Researchers Explore Treatments For Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

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A daunting challenge was faced when University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers set out to study Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. The deadly virus requires biosafety level 4 containment, and it's carried by ticks. That meant that if scientists wanted to study the transmission of the virus, they had to do something that had never been done before: find a way to work safely with the tiny, tough bugs in a maximum containment "spacesuit lab." ...

Physician Continuity After Patients Leave Hospital for Heart Failure can Help Survival Rates: Study

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A new study in iCMAJ/i (iCanadian Medical Association Journal/i) reports that patients with heart failure who see a physician in the first month after leaving hospital are more likely to survive than those who do not see a doctor. The effect is slightly more pronounced in patients who see their regular physician rather than an unfamiliar physician. In the United States and Canada, more than (Dollar) 20 billion is spent every year on patients who are readmitted ...

Brain Activation During Concussion Recovery Documented By Study

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The brain may compensate for the injury during the recovery time, suggests researchers who have documented irregular brain activity within the first 24 hours of a concussive injury, as well as an increased level of brain activity weeks later. The findings are published in the September issue of the iJournal of the International Neuropsychological Society/i/a. Thomas Hammeke, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College ...

UNH Research Finds Unemployment Restricts Access to Kidney Transplants

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If they are unemployed or work part-time, people in end-stage kidney failure in need of a kidney transplant are much less likely to be placed on a waiting list for a new kidney or to actually receive a new kidney once on the list reveals a new collaborative research from the University of New Hampshire. "There is a strong negative association between a patient's unemployment and the likelihood of being placed on a waiting list for a kidney transplant, and once ...

Researchers Continue Developing Treatments For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Poor airflow due to the breakdown of lung tissue, mucus accumulation and airway dysfunction are the characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Development of COPD is most commonly associated with smoking tobacco, however, it also occurs after acute respiratory infections such as influenza. It is unclear how prior lung disease leads to COPD. In the current issue of the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i, Michael Holtzman and colleagues ...

Saudi King Announces Saudi Arabia Will Help Egypt Build Field Hospitals

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Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, a day after expressing his country's support to Egypt in its fight against "terrorism", ordered to send medical equipment and personnel in the strife-torn country to help it set up three field hospitals. The medical aid is aimed to ease pressure that Egyptian hospitals now face in the light of the bloodshed taking place there, Xinhua reported. Egypt's stability is being targeted by "haters, said the Saudi king while ...

Plan to Take on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis: Government Official

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An official said that improving diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis and strengthening the quality of preventive care are some key measure being taken by the government to check the spread of the disease. Under the revised national tuberculosis control programme, the government has envisaged implementing these steps as part of the 12th five-year plan, a health and family welfare ministry official said. He said the government planned ...

Local Jute Genome Decoded By Bangladesh Scientists

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The genome sequence of a local variety of jute plant was successfully decoded by a team of Bangladeshi scientists, opening up a new vista in the development of the golden fibre. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday made the announcement at a press briefing here amid cheers and desk thumping by officials, reported Xinhua. Maksudul Alam, a professor of the University of Hawaii, who earlier decoded the genome of papaya in the US and rubber plant ...

Scientists: You Might Weigh Lighter or Heavier at Different Places on Earth

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A person can weigh differently at various place on Earth because of the fluctuations in Earth's gravity. This was shown by a new high-resolution map to be greater than previously believed. The gravity on Earth varies at places because the planet is not perfectly spherical or uniformly dense, New Scientist reported. Gravity is also low at the equator because of centrifugal forces produced by earth's rotation. The gravity is also weaker at ...

New Dog 'Sunny' Welcomed to White House By Obama's

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A playful new addition was welcomed to the White House by President Barack Obama and his family -- a dog called Sunny. The black Portuguese Water Dog joins the first family's other four-legged friend of the same breed, Bo. "Sunny is the perfect little sister for Bo -- full of energy and very affectionate -- and the First Family picked her name because it fit her cheerful personality," said a post on the White House blog. Bo joined the Obamas ...

World's Oldest Person Could Be Bolivian Who Claims To Be 123 Years Old

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Carmelo Flores Laura lives high in the Bolivian mountains, chews coca leaves and cooks on open fires. He also claims he's 123 years old. Could be possibly be the world's oldest person? Flores Laura was born on July 16, 1890, according to his government identification card. Bolivia's Electoral Tribunal confirmed his identity and his age. "His residence is in Frasquia, and as a profession he is a farmer," the office told AFP. According to ...

Climate Change Report: Sea Levels can Rise More Than 80 Centimeters During 21st Century

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Sea levels of the world could increase more than 80 centimetres this century reveals a leaked draft of a landmark climate change report prepared for the UN. The draft also revealed that the world is on track to become up to five degrees hotter. There is also 95 percent likelihood that changes that are being observed globally are being driven by human greenhouse gas emissions, News.com.au reported. But while many forecasts have hardened, ...

Unique Drive Launched By Friends Of Indian-American Woman To Find Bone Marrow Donors

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A unique drive in a New York bar was launched by friends of a young Indian-American woman to get bone marrow donors to save her and others like her who have been diagnosed with a rare disease. The drive has been organised to help Monica Chopra, resident of a San Francisco suburb, who at 26 was diagnosed with severe aplastic anaemia, in which the bone marrow stops making enough red blood cells, white cells and platelets for the body. The only cure is ...

Parenthood Is 'Life-Changing': Prince William

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Kate Middleton had recently given birth to her first child Prince George Alexander Louis. Prince William has finally opened up about his duties as a father. During an interview with CNN, which will air on September 15 on CNN and CNN International, the Duke of Cambridge said that life has changed for him and Middleton since they became parents, the New York Post reported. William asserted that for him the last few weeks have been a very different emotional ...

Cat Lives Because of a Dog's Blood

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A fight so severe and bitter is often conveyed with a common idiom, "Fight like cats and dogs." In a surprising occurrence in New Zealand, a six-and-a-half-year-old ginger cat Rory, needed a transfusion to save his life. Doctors did not have enough time to check his blood type by sending a sample to a laboratory. Rory was seriously ill after doctors thought he had consumed something poisonous. "Rory was going to die before we were going ...

Psychedelics Don't Increase Risk of Mental Health Problems

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An analysis reveals that using LSD, magic mushrooms, or peyote doesn't increase chances of a person to develop mental health problems. The information comes from more than 130,000 randomly chosen people, including 22,000 people who had used psychedelics at least once. Researcher Teri Krebs and clinical psychologist Pal-Orjan Johansen, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Department of Neuroscience, used data from a US national ...

Compared to Major Global Counterparts, Indian Cities Less NO2 Polluted

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Scientists at NASA have used satellite observations to measure air pollution's dependence on population in four of the planet's major air pollution regions: the United States, Europe, China and India. They found that the pollution-population relationship varies by region. For example, a city of 1 million people in Europe experiences six times higher nitrogen dioxide pollution than an equally populated city of 1 million people in India, according to the research ...

BI-RADS 3 Breast Lesions Have Low Cancer Rate: Research

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Researchers say breast lesions categorized as 'probably benign' on supplemental screening ultrasound could be re-evaluated with imaging in 12 months, reducing patient anxiety, follow-up exams and unnecessary biopsies. This is based on data from a multi-site imaging trial involving more than 2,600 women. Results of the study are published online in the journal iRadiology/i. In the study, a team of researchers analyzed data from the American College ...

High BPA Levels Associated With Higher Risk of Obesity In Children

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Kids who have higher levels of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical previously used in many products for kids, like baby bottle and plastic toys, had a higher odds of obesity and adverse levels of body fat. This is according to a new study from University of Michigan researchers. The U-M team studied the levels of BPA found in children's urine and then measured body fat, waist circumference, and cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors, in a study published today in Pediatrics. ...

Chinese Herbal Medicine Improves Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes in Rats

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A new study demonstrates that Chinese herbal medicine Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK), given systemically for three weeks after injury in rats, improved locomotor function, reduced tissue damage, and preserved the structure of neural cells compared to control rats. The study got published in iRestorative Neurology and Neuroscience/i. The report also includes data showing that JSK may first act to reduce inflammation and cell apoptosis and death, and boost local oxygen supply ...

Link Between Default Mode Network Integrity and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease

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Both Aa and tau pathology appear to be associated with default mode network integrity before clinical onset of Alzheimer disease (AD). This is according to a study by Liang Wang, M.D., and colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Accumulation of Aa and tau proteins, the pathologic hallmarks of AD, starts years before clinical onset. Pathophysiological abnormalities in the preclinical phase of AD may be detected using cerebrospinal ...

Disruptions in Brain Networks Detected in Early Alzheimer's

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In patients with early Alzheimer's disease, disruptions in brain networks emerge about the same time as chemical markers of the disease appear in the spinal fluid. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown this. While two chemical markers in the spinal fluid are regarded as reliable indicators of early disease, the new study, published in iJAMA Neurology/i, is among the first to show that scans of brain networks may be ...

Sea Snail Pops Out of a Knee Injury

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Paul, a 4-year-old boy, from Orange County, could not believe his eyes when a sea snail popped out of his injured knee. Initially his parents disbelieved him, but later they realized that Paul was not lying. Paul's parents recalled that during a camping trip the family had taken a walk along the beach. Paul was all jumpy and tripped over a rock in his path which resulted in a knee injury. A snail's egg may have made its way into the wound. Paul's ...

New Models Advance the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Whitehead Institute researchers have created mouse models of two neurodegenerative diseases that are fatal in humans by directly manipulating a portion of the prion protein-coding gene. The highly accurate reproduction of disease pathology seen with these models should advance the study of these unusual but deadly diseases. "By altering single amino acid codons in the gene coding for the prion protein, in the natural context of the genome-no over ...

Community Health Workers Launch Ear Infection Treatment

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With over 70 percent of the Indian population suffering from hearing impairment, the community health workers launched a programme to detect and treat ear infections. The programme "Shruti", launched by Medtronic with Dr.Shroff's Charity Eye care hospital, engages community health workers and was started as a pilot project in Delhi. "Within the next six to nine months we plan to get to as many people as possible, covering the entire north India," said ...

Keep Your Nails Healthy

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From keeping your nails clean to a proper diet, it is essential to properly look after your nails. Nails paints can cover up flaws, but that doesn't mean you should leave them unhealthy. Here are few nail care tips from Pammi Lall, director, Bio Sculpture India: * Keeping your nails clean is the basic way to make them healthy. * Apply petroleum jelly or olive oil on the cuticle to condition them daily at night. * Avoid excessive ...

Complications Outnumber Deaths After Cancer Surgery

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After major cancer surgery, more patients in the U.S. are suffering from complications such as blood clots and infections, fewer are dying from their operations. The finding, part of a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital and others in the U.S., Canada and Germany, could lead to recommended changes in national health care policy and a reallocation of resources. The study was published online in iBritish Medical Journal Open/i. ...

In NIH Study, 3-D Images Show Flame Retardants can Mimic Estrogens

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Researchers have discovered how some commonly used flame retardants, called brominated flame retardants (BFRs), can mimic estrogen hormones and possibly disrupt the body's endocrine system. The research took place at the National Institutes of Health and the researchers determined the three-dimensional structure of proteins at the atomic level. BFRs are chemicals added or applied to materials to slow or prevent the start or growth of fire. "We're beginning ...

Woman With World's Longest Dreadlocks Ignores Health Warnings

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A 47-year old woman from Atlanta holds the record for the world's longest dreadlocks and said that she has no intention of cutting her hair short even though doctors have warned her that the weight of her dreadlocks could leave her paralyzed. Asha Mandela's hair is 55-feet long, which is longer than a bus, and weighs over 19 kilograms. Doctors have warned her that the weight of her hair has started a collapse of the back of her neck and has led to a curvature in her ...

Tanning Beds Continue to be Used by 30% of High-School Going White Girls

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Three in 10 white girls in high school continue to use tanning beds even though there is clear evidence that they increase the risk of skin cancer. The study was conducted by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who found that over 29.3 percent of non-Hispanic white high school girls used tanning beds more than one time in a year. The study has been published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Recent studies have found that using tanning ...

Physiotherapists in UK may be Allowed to Independently Prescribe Medications

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A new legislation passed by the British government will allow physiotherapists in the country to independently prescribe medications to patients instead of referring them to a GP. The Department of Health revealed that plans to empower physiotherapists to prescribe were first outlined last year and Britain will be the first country that will allow patients to get their prescriptions right from the physiotherapists. The care and support minister Norman Lamb ...

Woman in Iowa Swallows Tapeworm in Bizarre Attempt to Lose Weight

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A dieter in Iowa, United States, came up with a bizarre method of attempting to lose weight, by swallowing a tapeworm. The unidentified woman reportedly bought the tapeworm on the internet and swallowed it. When she reported the incident to her physician, he was stumped enough to call up authorities at Iowa Department of Public Health where they told him to prescribe her some anti-worm medication. Warning the health workers to be alert about the dangerous ...

Top Chefs in UK Asked to Serve Well-Cooked Meat

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Government health inspectors in Britain are pressurizing top chefs in the country to serve meat that is thoroughly cooked, popular food critic Prue Leith said. The government believes that serving pink, or undercooked, meat is leading to a rise in food poisoning cases. According to Food Standards Agency (FSA), poultry, as well as liver and other offal, should be cooked thoroughly and should be served steaming hot all the way through to kill off any bacteria. ...

Discomfort may Not be Eased by Painful Post-Run Ice Baths

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The popular post-workout regimen used by athletes that involves dunking in a tub of ice water after exercise is not beneficial, says a new study. The University of New Hampshire researchers report that research subjects who engaged in post-exercise cryotheraphy, or ice baths, showed no mitigation of post-exercise strength loss or decreased soreness compared to a control group. Lead researcher Naomi Crystal '11G said that the popular post-workout regimen ...

Oz Man Forks Penis for Sexual Pleasure, Undergoes Emergency Surgery

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Emergency surgery had to be performed on a man in Canberra after he lodged a 10 centimeter steel fork inside his penis for sexual pleasure. The bizarre incident was considered so unusual that it was written up as a case report in a recent issue of the International Journal of Surgery. According to the paper "An Unusual Urethral Foreign Body," the 70-year-old arrived at the emergency department of Canberra Hospital with a bleeding penis "following self-insertion ...

10-year Dementia Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Patients Predicted by New Risk Score

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The first risk score that predicts the 10-year individualized dementia risk for patients with type 2 diabetes has been created by researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University Medical Centre Utrecht in the Netherlands. The research is reported in the inaugural issue of iLancet Diabetes (and) Endocrinology/i. The researchers developed and validated the Diabetes-Specific Dementia Risk Score by examining data from nearly 30,000 patients with type ...

Brain Lesions Detected in Spy Plane Pilots

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A new study released on Monday has revealed that tiny brain lesions are vastly more common in US Air Force pilots who fly at high altitudes than in non-pilots. The findings in the journal Neurology describe an analysis of 102 pilots who fly U-2 reconnaissance aircraft at an altitude of some 21,000 meters (70,000 feet). These pilots, age 26 to 50, had nearly four times the volume and three times the number of brain lesions as non-pilots, said the study. ...

US Model for Treating Depression Proved to be Effective for UK

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New research has indicated that a US model of treating depression through a network of specialists could effectively be imported into the UK. Collaborative care involves depressed people having access to a team of specialists, with advice and support often given over the phone. A trial led by Professor David Richards at the University of Exeter Medical School found that collaborative care led to improvement of depression symptoms immediately after treatment. Furthermore, ...

Apps and Websites Playing Key Role in Fight Against Obesity

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Restaurants and vending machines will be required to list calorie information on menus to help fight obesity. But there's little evidence to date that it's an effective way to prevent overeating. A new Duke University study suggests a better approach might be for restaurants to expand and improve calorie listings on their websites and mobile apps, so customers can come better prepared to order a healthier menu item. "If consumers wait until ...

Bulgarian Surgeons Remove 23-Kilo Tumor from Woman's Abdomen

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A giant tumor that weighed 23 kilograms (50.7 pounds) has been removed from a woman's abdomen by Bulgarian surgeons. The 67-year-old patient was hospitalised with complications and high temperature after a flu. But doctors from the university obstetrics and gynaecology hospital in Sofia discovered that a giant mass was squeezing a number of vital organs. "We removed a 23-kilo tumour, which is the size of a seven- or eight-year-old child," surgeon Bozhidar ...

Research Explores Recurrence Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders for Siblings

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The recurrence risks for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in siblings varied from 4.5 percent to 10.5 percent depending on the birth years, which is higher than the ASD risk of 1.18 percent in the overall Danish population, a new Danish study has said. The study is published by iJAMA Pediatrics/i, a JAMA Network publication. ASDs are neurodevelopmental disorders that are characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication and also include repetitive ...

Research Says Effects of Bullying Last Long into Adulthood

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Some of the adverse outcomes in adulthood faced by those exposed to bullying in childhood include serious illness, struggling to hold down a regular job, and poor social relationships, a new study has claimed. It has long been acknowledged that bullying at a young age presents a problem for schools, parents and public policy makers alike. Although children spend more time with their peers than their parents, there is relatively little published research on understanding ...

Skin Stain Complaints Top 7,000, Japan Firm Confirms

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The number of complaints about skin discoloring from using its whitening products has topped 7,000, Japanese cosmetics maker Kanebo has confirmed. Last month, the company announced a recall of 54 of its products that contained a substance called 4HPB, a synthetic version of a natural compound developed by Kanebo. A company spokesman also said it would pay medical costs for any customers who had been left with uneven colouring of their skin, even after ...