Lifestyle changes can prevent type-2 diabetes
June 17th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 17 (IANS) Making lifestyle changes can prevent type-2 diabetes, simply, effectively and cheaply, a new study says.
Diabetes is a chronic and complex disease marked by high levels ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Salmonella bugs could prevent food poisoning
April 13th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS) The discovery of a "hypervirulent" Salmonella strain could help potentially prevent food poisoning outbreaks, a study reveals.Previous efforts to find hypervirulent strains were unsuccessful since bugs ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Proper nutrition can help soldiers recover from traumatic brain injury
April 21st, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Military personnel who suffer traumatic brain injury (TBI) must receive adequate protein and calories immediately after the trauma and through the first two weeks of treatment, according to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville hospitalized
February 17th, 2011 - 2:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The coach of the Blackhawks, Joel Quenneville, has been admitted in the hospital for “undisclosed health concerns.”He was rushed to the emergency room on Tuesday night ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
DHA may improve memory and learning in older adults: Study
November 9th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that taking docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may improve memory and learning in older adults with mild cognitive impairments.The study found that DHA taken for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Experts call for tighter regulations on food ads during kids’ TV viewing
October 29th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Experts has revealed that children are specifically targeted and repeatedly overexposed to a lot of adverts that promote unhealthy foods.Researchers, in partnership with the Cancer Council, Australia, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New HIV prevention strategy to benefit sufferers by cutting costs
July 8th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Increasing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) treatment for people with HIV/AIDS will provide significant cost savings over a relatively short period of time, according to a formal economic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Addiction to tanning can be extremely dangerous
May 19th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Tanorexia, or an addiction to tanning, can be harmful, according to experts.Dermatologists at Loyola University Health System claim tanning addictions, among young, white females, are a legitimate health ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why do obese kids attract bullies?
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) Obese children are more likely to be bullied regardless of gender, race, socio-economic status, social skills or academic achievement, says a new study.
"Physicians who care for obese ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
TB-spread fears follow European GM potato ruling
March 4th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 4 (IANS) A ruling by the European Union to allow the production of genetically-modified potatoes in member-states has sparked claims the vegetables may lead to the spread of a deadly ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Women put on weight after marriage: study
January 26th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 26 (IANS) Married women can now blame their husbands for that extra flab as a new study has found that those living with a partner put on more weight ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Women living with partners put on more weight
January 11th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Women who live with a partner put on more weight than those without a partner or a child, according to a new study.
The study conducted by Wendy ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Ethanol-powered vehicles generate more ozone than gas-powered ones
December 15th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 15 (ANI): A new study has determined that ethanol-powered vehicles generate more ozone than gas-powered ones.The study, by researchers at Stanford University, indicates that ethanol, which is often promoted as ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Air pollution may pose health concern for people near smaller regional airports
November 20th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 20 (ANI): Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution - a well-recognized problem at major airports - may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New treatment for hemophilia launched in India
November 18th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A new genetically engineered treatment for hemophilia, a dreaded disease where blood doesn't clot, was launched here Wednesday by a private pharmaceutical company.
Unlike other procedures, this ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
South Asians at greater diabetes risk than other ethnic populations
October 7th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): South Asians are at an increased risk of developing diabetes owing to their ethnic background, which affects higher fat and lower muscle mass, according to a Canadian study. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Kyle Turley Speculated Of Diagnosed With CTE
September 19th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Although the former Kansas City Chiefs tackle Kyle Turley may have retired from the game that had reshaped his career as a football star, but it seems that the trauma ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Barefoot baby kicked out of restaurant!
August 7th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 7 (IBNS) A six-month old baby, accompanied by her mother Jennifer Frederich, had to pay for her sin of not wearing shoes as they were told to leave Burger King.Burger ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Goa to check tourists from Europe, Mexico for swine flu
April 28th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 28 (IANS) Goa's only airport will screen tourists arriving from Mexico, Britain and other European countries for traces of swine flu, officials said Tuesday.
"We are setting up two screening ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Malaria drug takes on two deadly emerging viruses
March 6th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Two lethal viruses that have emerged in recent outbreaks met their nemesis in chloroquine, an established drug to prevent and treat malaria, according to a new study.
The two ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Most edible oils contain harmful trans fat, study shows
February 3rd, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) How healthy is the oil you are consuming? A new study has found that despite tall claims by manufacturers, most of the edible oils available in the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
New vaccine element may offer better protection from avian influenza
September 19th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 19 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Oxford University, UK, has suggested that adding a new component to vaccines for influenza might provide better protection against a broad ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Tori Spellings hole in chest raises health concern
August 20th, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Aug 20 (ANI): Concerns have been raised over Tori Spelling''s well being after she was spotted sporting a hole in her chest.Spelling, 35, was seen strolling around Beverly Hills with ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Punjabi diet prone to cardiology problems
August 4th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Karan Kapoor
Ludhiana, Aug.4 (ANI): Cardiovascular disease has become a major health concern in India. Presently, its increasing prevalence among the youth is becoming a serious concern even for the experts ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Obesity is top health concern for US kids in 2008
July 15th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): A new report, released by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital National Poll on Childrens Health, has shown that childhood obesity is now the No. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
C-sections a key factor in preterm birth increase
May 28th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Cesarean sections are responsible for almost all of the increase in singleton preterm births, according to a new study.Researchers from the March of Dimes and the U.S. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea is health concern from day one
May 22nd, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by admin
Washington , May 22 (ANI): Israeli researchers have cited in a new study that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in very young children is a major health concern from the beginning.The researchers ... Read more...
Posted in National |
India to unveil national alcohol policy
April 29th, 2008 - 6:54 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India will soon have a national alcohol policy, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss announced here Tuesday, while appealing to film stars not to endorse alcohol brands through advertisements, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Now Ramadoss challenges Bangalore IPL team over name
April 29th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Indian Premier League's (IPL) Bangalore team, Royal Challengers, Tuesday faced a bouncer from Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who said that the team's name amounted to surrogate ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Cholesterol-lowering agent may help block staph infections
February 15th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Feb 15 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have succeeded in blocking staph infections in mice by using a drug previously tested in clinical trials as a cholesterol-lowering agent.This ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chemicals in TV, computers, toasters and sofas could be health hazards
December 11th, 2007 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Dec 11 (ANI): A recent research has revealed that chemicals used as fire-retardants in several home appliances like televisions, computers, toasters and sofas may be hazardous to human health.
It was ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |