Painkillers overuse causing a million headaches in Britain
September 19th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Over a million people in Britain could be suffering from constant and crippling headaches because of taking too many painkillers, according to experts.According to the National ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Mechanism discovered to help treat inflammation
September 3rd, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 3 (IANS) The discovery of a crucial step in the body's process for healing wounds could open a new way of treating inflammation, which is the immune system's ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Tummy out after pain killers? Kolkata scientists find a cure
August 29th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Pill popping has become a reflex action to aid quick pain relief, often leading to gastro complications and sometimes even hospitalisation. Now, relief could be at ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Anti-depressants ease osteoarthritis pain
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 23 (IANS) Anti-depressants could also be effective in easing debilitating pain caused by osteoarthritis with fewer side-effects than traditional drugs, a study reveals.Leslie Citrome, professor of psychiatry and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Massaging promotes pain relief, muscle recovery
February 6th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 6 (IANS) Most athletes would swear by the pain-relieving, muscle recovery-promoting benefits of massaging, which has now been validated by scientific evidence.
On the cellular level, massage reduces ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Discovery to help minimise drugs’ side-effects
December 21st, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) A missing link between the body's bio-clock and sugar metabolism may help avoid the serious side-effects of drugs used in treating asthma, allergies and arthritis, reveals ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Painkillers double risk of miscarriage: Study
September 7th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Painkillers such as ibuprofen double the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women, a study claims.Scientists warn that tens of thousands of expectant mothers are taking the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Tumeric derivative found promising in tendinitis
August 11th, 2011 - 5:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) A derivative of tumeric, the spice used in Indian preparations, has shown promise in treating sufferers of tendinitis, a painful condition.Researchers from the universities of Nottingham ... Read more...
Posted in World |
A glass of milk could contain painkillers, antibiotics
July 7th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) Scientists have found that a glass of milk may contain up to 20 painkillers, antibiotics and growth hormones.Through a highly sensitive test, scientists found a host ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Tool to detect contaminants in cow, goat, human milk
July 6th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Scientists have developed a method that helps in simultaneous detection of 20 kinds of contaminants in milk from humans, cows and goats.
These three kinds of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Frankincense could be an answer to treating painful joints
June 22nd, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) The answer to treating painful arthritis could lie in an age old herbal remedy - frankincense.
Cardiff University scientists have been examining the potential benefits of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Painkillers shoot up death risk in heart attacks
May 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Taking popular painkillers like Ibuprofen could kill people who have suffered a heart attack, researchers say.
Scientists looked at patients who had previously had a heart ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce effectiveness of antidepressants
April 26th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
These medicines taken for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disordersinclude ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen.The study was conducted by scientists at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research atThe Rockefeller University, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
2cm bullet removed from Chinese farmer head after 23 years!
April 23rd, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 23 (ANI): Surgeons have removed a two-centimetre bullet from the head of a Chinese farmer after 23 years.In 1988 Wang Tianqing, who lives in Zhangjiakouin city in northern China's Hebei ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Bullet removed from man’s brain after 23 years
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) A bullet lodged in the head of a farmer in China for the past 23 years has now been surgically removed, it was reported here.Wang Tianqing, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Cleaning obsession could be making us more depressed
April 19th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) While many individuals may take pride in often making sure that their homes remain absolutely neat and clean, scientists claim such an obsession could be actually ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Opioids now most prescribed class of medications in US
April 6th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Two reports by addiction researchers have shown that there has been a drastic increase in opioid prescriptions in America.Meanwhile, prescriptions for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have gone ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nanoparticles could offer relief from skin allergies
April 4th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 04 (ANI): Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) scientists have suggested that tiny particles, only billionths of a meter in diameter, could offer relief to people who are allergic to the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Insulin found promising in treating Alzheimer’s
April 3rd, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Insulin in low doses has shown promise in Alzheimer's disease, currently not amenable to any treatment.
Insulin tends to suppress the activity of four proteins associated ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Insulin could play powerful role in fighting Alzheimer’s
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 02 (ANI): A new clinical research by University at Buffalo endocrinologists has shown that a low dose of insulin can suppress the expression in the blood of four precursor proteins ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study examines aspirin’s ability to protect against colorectal cancer
March 10th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): A new study says that elevations in a particular inflammatory factor in the blood may determine whether colorectal cancer risk can be reduced by taking aspirin or other ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cell killer enzyme could help cancer treatment
March 6th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) An enzyme that can push cells into committing "suicide" could pave way for improved cancer drugs.
The discovery could open the way to better anti-cancer and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Study finds enzyme that is ‘the killer you can’t live without’
March 4th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): Scientists have discovered an enzyme that has a double role - on one end it can push cells to commit suicide but on the other, it may actually ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Turmeric ‘the right spice’ to fight colon cancer
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that turmeric's active ingredient called curcumin amplifies the therapeutic activity of highly toxic anti-inflammatory drugs used to fight colon cancer when used ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
NSAID use linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that men who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 3 times a day for more than three months are 2.4 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Drug combo helps protect hearing
February 24th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a low-dose, two-drug cocktail that reduces hearing loss in mice when given before they are exposed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Research on rats confirms that coffee & aspirin are the best hangover cures
January 21st, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Philadelphia, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A scientist has concluded after a study that the best way to beat a hangover is to take a cup of coffee with some aspirin.The research was ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Ibuprofen could treble stroke risk
January 12th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Large regular doses of ibuprofen and similar painkillers could treble the risk of stroke and up the likelihood of heart attacks, scientists warn.Researchers have found that high doses ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Common painkillers increase risk of heart problems: Study
January 12th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): A new study has associated common painkillers to increased risk of heart problems.The drugs include traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) as well as new generation anti-inflammatory drugs, known ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Could coffee be the answer to hangovers?
January 12th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 12 (ANI): A cup of steaming hot coffee and a painkiller may be the answer to that hangover from binge drinking, says a new study.Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Training better than drugs and jabs in treating tennis elbow
December 21st, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): A thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests that training and ergonomic advice are more effective than anti-inflammatory drugs and cortisone injections in treating tennis elbow, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Major shift in understanding how eczema develops
December 18th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Our skin serves as a barrier protecting our body from hundreds of allergens, irritants, pollutants and microbes we come in contact with every day.But in eczema patients, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ion channel responsible for pain discovered
December 18th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Neuroscientists have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain.According to a study by the researchers from the University at Buffalo, targeting ion ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New signaling pathway linked to inflammatory disease discovered
December 15th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Scientists have described for the first time a key inhibitory role for the IL-1 signaling pathway in the human innate immune system, providing novel insights into human inflammatory ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study clears misconception linked to joint pain from breast cancer drugs
November 8th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 08 (ANI): A new study has suggested that women can continue popping aromatase inhibitors (AI), popular breast cancer drugs, as these drugs do have any risk of inflammatory arthritis or ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |