Bulging waist damages sexual, urinary functions
August 1st, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) For all you men out there - a bulging waist not only spells higher risk of blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes but also damages your ... Read more...
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Environmental factors behind bulging waistlines
June 15th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Bulging waistlines may have more to do with collective behaviour than genetics or individual choices, according to a new study.
The research team, led by City ... Read more...
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‘Gluttony gene’ forces you to gobble non-stop
March 19th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 19 (IANS) Scientists have stumbled on a 'gluttony gene' that converts you into an eating machine even if you are full.Mice tests have demonstrated that a mutation on ... Read more...
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Missing sugar molecule ‘increases diabetes risk’
February 25th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists say that an evolutionary gene mutation that occurred in human millions of years ago and our subsequent inability to produce a specific kind of sugar molecule appears ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cell responsible for kidney failure in diabetics found
October 6th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Researchers have found a cell in the kidney that could be key to understanding why diabetes leads to kidney failure.Diabetes related kidney disease has previously been thought to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists ‘one step closer’ to predictive blood test for TB
August 19th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19 (ANI): Scientists have said that they are 'one step closer' towards a predictive blood test for tuberculosis.A DNA fingerprint in the blood could identify which carriers of TB will ... Read more...
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Bones may have bigger role in diabetes than believed
July 23rd, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): Two new studies have analysed the interplay between bone and blood sugar, suggesting that bones play a more important role in the onset of diabetes than previously thought.Mice ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Do Not Burn The Midnight Oil: Sleep Well And Stay Healthy (World Sleep Day is on 19 March)
March 17th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha Shukla - CNS
Sleep is a basic human need, much like eating and drinking. It is crucial for our overall health and well being. Research shows that we spend up to ... Read more...
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Experimental compound found effective against deadly bird flu
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): An experimental compound might prove to be a potent weapon against drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza also known as bird flu, say researchers.They believe that ... Read more...
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New medicine fights bird flu better
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A new drug on the threshold of final testing in humans may be more potent and safer for treating the deadly bird flu than the antiviral drug Tamiflu, ... Read more...
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Aroma can quench hunger pangs, fight obesity
December 17th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The aroma of foods could become a new weapon in the battle of the bulge by quenching hunger pangs.
A real possibility does exist for developing a new generation ... Read more...
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Food aromas that make us feel full may help fight obesity
December 17th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Usually the tempting smell of food is linked to hunger pangs, but scientists in the Netherlands think that foods can be engineered to release satiating aromas during chewing. ... Read more...
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Surgery may reverse type 2 diabetes in morbidly obese people
November 24th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Bariatric surgery has been found to effectively reverse type 2 diabetes in morbidly obese people, say researchers.The experts present at the Diabetes Surgery Summit (DSS) suggested that surgery ... Read more...
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Scientists exploring possibility of using Asian herbs to fight diabetes, obesity
July 8th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Chungbuk Oriental Medicine Center in South Korea are exploring the possibility of using Asian medicinal herbs ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Call for government focus and spending on non-communicable diseases like diabetes
May 11th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantBRUSSELS, Belgium, May 11, 2009 – The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) today announced that its President, Professor Martin Silink has called on governments worldwide to recognize the severe impact of ... Read more...
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Street lighting a low cost remedy for road fatality ‘epidemic’
January 21st, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Street lighting is a low cost, simple yet effectve remedy for the 'global epidemic' of road fatalities and injuries, according to a new study. Low-income countries should consider ... Read more...
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High level of certain protein linked to increased diabetes risk
July 9th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new study has shown that having a higher than normal level of fetuin-A, a protein produced in the liver and secreted into the blood stream, is ... Read more...
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Glucose control reduces risk of kidney disease in diabetics
June 11th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): By intensively controlling blood glucose levels, patients with diabetes can effectively reduce their risk of developing serious kidney disease and other complications, suggest researchers.The team of ... Read more...
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‘Intensive glucose control protects against diabetics’
June 10th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 10 (IANS) The world's largest study of diabetes treatments has concluded that intensive blood glucose control protects against complications. The therapy, using modified release of gliclazide, reduces the risk of ... Read more...
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Type 2 diabetes linked to obstructive sleep apnea
June 9th, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): Researchers have found a link between type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which can have a significant impact on a persons heath.The International Diabetes Federation ... Read more...
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New study offers hope to India’s diabetes patients
June 7th, 2008 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Intensive haemoglobin glucose control to the tune of 6.5 percent can reduce diabetes complications like kidney failure and cardiovascular diseases in a major way, shows a new ... Read more...
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New study will help India to manage diabetes complications better
June 7th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 7 (ANI-Business Wire India): India which has over 40 million persons suffering from diabetes and related complications, the highest population of diabetes in the world," can benefit hugely ... Read more...
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Asia’s first bird flue combat depot launched in Thailand
March 25th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Bangkok, March 25 (DPA) The US Tuesday launched Asia's first avian influenza combat depot in Thailand to supply emergency kits to fight new outbreaks in the region of the H5N1 virus that ... Read more...
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TB poses greater epidemic threat than AIDS, warns expert
March 24th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Mar 24 (ANI): A lack of focus on tuberculosis following AIDS epidemic has made it a worse threat than AIDS, says a leading bioethicist.Dr Michael Selgelid, an ANU bioethics expert ... Read more...
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