04 Sep 2012Health

Organic food is 'not healthier'

better for you than than traditionally grown food but it may taste better, researchers have said.the perception that organic food, that has been grown without the use of artificial fertilisers, pesticides and other chemicals, is more somehow purer, more nutritious and virtuous, scientists have said there is little evidence that it is healthier. A review of 237 research studies into organic food found...

Source : World News | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

'I had no-one else to turn to' : BBC

Maldives caters to more Chinese tourists than Europeans : Zeenews

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Azasite (Azithromycin Ophthalmic Solution) - updated on RxList

AzaSite (azithromycin ophthalmic solution) is a 1% sterileaqueous topical ophthalmic solution of azithromycin formulated in DuraSite® (polycarbophil, edetate disodium, sodium chloride). AzaSite is anoff-white, viscous liquid with an osmolality of approximately 290 mOsm/kg.mannitol, citric acid, sodium citrate, poloxamer 407, polycarbophil, edetatedisodium (EDTA), sodium chloride, water for injection,...

Source : rxlist | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

Natrecor (Nesiritide) - updated on RxList : rxlist

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Hindustan Times

Ashwin and Kohli achieve career-best rankings

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday broke into the top 20 of ICC's Test Rankings for the first time at a career-best 18th spot after guiding the team to a series whitewash over New Zealand at home.The 25-year-old from Chennai, who took five for 69 in New Zealand's second innings in the second Test at Bengaluru, jumped seven places on the chart.The off-spinner finished the two-match Test...

Source : Asianage | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

Ashwin, Kohli achieve career-best rankings : Sify

Ashwin and Kohli achieve career best rankings : Zeenews

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Workplace injuries increased, deaths fell in the 1st half of 2012

half this year, even as the number of workplace fatal injuries fell. The latest Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Statistics Report noted that there were 26 workplace fatal injuries, down from 31 in the same period last year. -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENGThere were more injuries in the workplace in the first half this year, even as the number of workplace fatal injuries fell.The latest Workplace Safety...

Source : Straits Times | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

Malaria morbidity set to rise in Goa : Prokerala

Malaria morbidity set to rise in Goa : Newkerala

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Volanic Ash can Increase Respiratory Symptoms: Study

Increase in respiratory symptoms such as an extreme cough, or phlegm following exposure to volanic ash, states study. The research, which will be presented today (4 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, investigated the effects of living close to the Icelandic Volcano, Eyjafjallajokull. Eyjafjallajokull erupted in April 2010 and created...

Source : Medindia | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

Reduced Physical Participation and Feeling of Sadness Major Causes for Bullying of Asthmatic Childr : Medindia

Andaman to carryout Livestock Census 2012 : Webindia123

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"Sunshine" vitamin D found to speed tuberculosis recovery

doctor checks the progress of a patient with tuberculosis at the Beijing Chest Hospital March 31, 2009.(Reuters) - Scientists have shown how and why the "sunshine" vitamin D can speed recovery in tuberculosis (TB) patients, helping explain why the so-called heliotherapy of a bygone, pre-antibiotic era may have done some good.From the late 1800s - well before the development of antibiotics in 1930s...

Source : Reuters India | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

"Sunshine" vitamin D found to speed tuberculosis recovery : Reuters India

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News Times

Inflammation drug promising in depression

drug that eases inflammation may offer new hope for people with difficult-to-treat depression, says a new study."Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection or wound," says Andrew H. Miller, senior study author and professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine."However, when prolonged or excessive, inflammation can damage many parts of the body,...

Source : Newkerala | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

Calderon defends drug war in last state-of-nation address : CNN

Inflammation drug promising in depression : Prokerala

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Almost half of teens with autism bullied: study

autistic child looks out of the window at a school for autistic children in Tianjin municipality March 31, 2010.(Reuters Health) - Close to half of all teenagers with an autism spectrum disorder are bullied at school, says a survey of their parents.The results, published Monday in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, suggest that rate is much higher than the estimated 11 percent of bullied...

Source : Reuters India | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

Nearly 50% of Teens With Autism Bullied at School : Medindia

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Prenatal Maternal Smoking Raises Risk of Obesity in Children

Smoking while pregnant increases risk of adolescent obesity, states study. Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for obesity, but the underlying mechanisms are not known, say authors. "Preference for fatty foods, regulated in part by the brain reward system, may contribute to the development of obesity." Amirreza Haghighi, M.D., of the Hospital...

Source : Medindia | 287 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health

Prenatal exposure to maternal smoking raises risk of obesity in teens : News Track India

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