Viral illness kills 17, affects 35,000 in China
July 15th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 15 (IANS) A hand, foot and mouth disease has killed 17 people and affected nearly 35,000 in China's Hunan province this June as high temperatures helped it to ... Read more...
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Western diet linked to increased risk of breast cancer
January 7th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that elevated fat and cholesterol levels found in a typical American-style diet play an important role in the growth and spread of breast cancer.Researchers at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Estrogen therapy ‘ups kidney stones risk’ in postmenopausal women
October 12th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): A new report has suggested that the use of estrogen therapy is associated with an increased risk of developing kidney stones in postmenopausal women.Using data from the national ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Low socioeconomic status linked to severe colorectal cancer
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): People living in economically deprived neighbourhoods were more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage, non-localized colorectal cancer, according to a new study at the University of Massachusetts ... Read more...
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Exercise ‘cuts risk of fractures in elderly’
September 28th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 28 (ANI): Home-based exercises followed by voluntary home training could cut the risk of hip fractures among elderly women, says a new study.Researchers found that exercise is apparently linked with ... Read more...
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Stopping hormone replacement cuts breast cancer risk
September 24th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) The safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been questioned after research showed that stopping it reduced breast cancer risk among women.
Scientists found that a decrease in the ... Read more...
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Diabetics ‘at higher liver disease risk’
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 22 (ANI): A new study has shown that adults with newly diagnosed diabetes are at higher long-term risk of serious liver disease, including cirrhosis and liver failure.It is well-known ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Higher levels of vitamin B6, common amino acid linked to lower lung cancer risk
June 16th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): People with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the essential amino acid methionine (found in most protein) have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
More young people having strokes
February 25th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
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(ANI): Experts are raising health concerns after observing increasing number of
stroke incidents among younger adults.Data from Ohio and
Kentucky showed that more young people were having ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sore throat could be a sign of something worse, say scientists
December 28th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): Sore throat, or pharyngitis, could be a sign of something worse, say scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).Currently, physicians are taught to suspect group A ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Protein that boost long-term memory identified
October 2nd, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered a protein that boosts long-term memory in people by controlling their rest intervals.The study, carried out by researchers led ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
PLSL completes Phase I Trials for Diabetes in Europe
August 25th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IBNS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IBNS) Piramal Life Sciences Limited (PLSL), part of the Piramal Group of companies, today announced the completion of a Phase I study of a new, orally active glucose-lowering compound, ... Read more...
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Having a sibling with obstructive sleep apnea increases kids’ risk of getting the disease
August 2nd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 2 (ANI): Children who have at least one sibling who has been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at an increased risk of developing the sleep disorder, according ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Gay men HIV cases shoot up in Shanghai
June 21st, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Over the recent years, the incidence of HIV/AIDS cases involving men who have sex with men has increased fivefold in Shanghai, report medical experts.Following the comments, which ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Childhood cancer survivors face lifelong cancer risk
May 27th, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): People who have been treated for cancer in childhood have a persistent and high risk for a second primary cancer throughout their lives, according to a new study.In ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Significant psychological impact of child abuse seen in inpatients
May 22nd, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a history of child abuse significantly impacts a wide range of challenges facing depressed inpatients-an increase in suicide attempts, prevalence of substance ... Read more...
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Hormone therapy may protect women from colorectal cancer
April 23rd, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 23 (ANI): A team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic scientists has found that hormone therapy use is linked to a significantly lower colorectal cancer risk.However, the mechanisms for the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
First-time mums at higher psychosis risk in month following childbirth
February 10th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): First-time mothers are at the greatest risk of developing psychosis in the month following the birth of their child even if they have never been treated in ... Read more...
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Experts recommend universal infant hepatitis B immunisation
January 20th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 20 (IANS) Medical experts have recommended that all countries should offer infant immunisation for hepatitis-B.Studies suggest that roughly a third of chronic hepatitis-B infections are acquired during infancy and early ... Read more...
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Statins may reduce odds of delirium after cardiac surgery
December 23rd, 2008 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): A new study has provided some of the first evidence that the use of cholesterol-lowering statins before cardiac surgery decreases the odds of postoperative delirium in elderly ... Read more...
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Pregnancy related diabetes on rise
December 5th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 5 (IANS) Gestational diabetes mellitus or GDM is a form of diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy that lasts throughout its duration. Women with GDM are at increased risk of developing Type ... Read more...
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Prenatal exposure to excess sexual steroids hits sperm counts
September 24th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed that exposure to an excess of sexual steroids, like testosterone, during foetal development may be a potential risk factor for low sperm ... Read more...
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Regular breast cancer screening can dramatically lower mortality in India
September 10th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): A new study has suggested that regular breast cancer screening of women between the ages of 40 and 59 could substantially reduce mortality in India.Breast cancer screening ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Aquarians and Cancerians make bad drivers
September 7th, 2008 - 10:58 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 7 (ANI): Aquarian and Cancerian drivers are more likely to crash their car, according to a new data.The report, released by AAMI, suggests that although Aquarians and Cancerians are ... Read more...
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Skin cancer incidence still unbated
August 11th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) The incidence of melanoma, the most dangerous kind of skin cancer, remains unabated, in spite of early detection strategies introduced 15 years ago. University of Otago researchers analysed ... Read more...
Posted in World |
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...
Posted in Sports |
Extended driving can impair night time driving ability
June 11th, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): A new research has suggested that extended driving impairs an individuals driving performance at night, and should, therefore, be limited.For the study, researchers at Universite Bordeaux in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Kids of Alzheimers patients more prone to develop the disease
March 11th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Mar 11 (ANI): Offspring of patients having Alzheimer's disease might be more susceptible to developing the condition, say researchers at University of Washington , Seattle .The study, led by Suman ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Couples with Alzheimer’s may transmit it to children
March 11th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 11 (IANS) Couples with Alzheimer's disease are more likely to transmit it to their grown-up children than other couples, according to a new study. A research team led by Suman ... Read more...
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