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29 Aug 2012Health
Skipping dessert, laying off meat and cheese, and eating more fruits and eating more vegetables are the three simple rules over-50s women should follow to help them slim down, researchers say.Losing weight can be especially tricky for post-menopausal women as they face a natural decline in energy levels, but simply reducing the number of calories consumed has poor long-term results as dieters cannot...
Source : News Track India | 263 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
Eating nuts during pregnancy cuts asthma risk in children, states study. The new study was a part of the Danish National Birth Cohort and analysed data of 61,000 women. Earlier, women had been advised to avoid eating peanuts during pregnancy and while breast-feeding if they or the father had an allergy, the Daily Express reported. Parents were also recommended not to give peanuts...
Source : Medindia | 263 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
New research indicates vitamin B3, also known as nicotinamide, may be able to fight off antibiotic-resistant staph infections that have plagued hospitals and killed thousands worldwide.Staph infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are increasingly prevalent in hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and the military, as well as other settings where people are in close contact...
Source : Fox News | 264 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira for patients witha type of ulcerative colitis outweigh the risks, a U.S. advisorypanel said.voted 15-2today in support of Humira’s use in those with moderate tosevere ulcerative colitis who don’t respond to conventionaltherapies. They also voted that the, Illinois-basedcompany doesn’t need to conduct more drug studies in advance ofapproval. The FDA isn’t required to...
Source : Bloomberg | 264 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
older adults - and they may not even realise they have contracted it, a new study has warned.The Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is part of the herpes family and can be sexually-transmitted. It can also bevia coughs and sneezes and it is estimated around half of all adults have been infected.tends to remain dormant and most people don't exhibit any symptoms, but if they do they are similar to flu.However, new...
Source : Times Of India | 263 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
Disruptions to the circadian rhythm can affect the growth of blood vessels in the body, thus causing illnesses such as diabetes, obesity and cancer, a new study has suggested.The circadian rhythm is regulated by a "clock" that reacts to both incoming light and genetic factors.In the new study by researchers from Linkoping University and Karolinska Institutet, it has been demonstrated for the first...
Source : News Track India | 263 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
research has found that drinking several cups of coffee every day can significantly reduce the risk of bowel cancer.Those study participants who drank four cups a day saw their risk of a tumour drop by about 15 per cent.But volunteers who downed six or more cups were up to 40 per cent less likely to fall victim to the disease, the Daily Mail reported.Bowel cancer is responsible for high mortality rate...
Source : News Track India | 263 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
Scientists have identified a gene that seems to make women happy, but does not work for men. They surmise that this might be the reason why women are often more cheerful than men.Scientists at the University of South Florida (USF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute reported that the low-expression form of the gene monoamine oxidase...
Source : Prokerala | 263 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
animated discussion on self-control and inner strength is under way in an air-conditioned cottage tucked away inside a plush south Delhi farm. The group includes people from the US, Canada, Oman as well as from Southeast Asia and all have one thing in common - they were till recently 'narcotics-induced psychotics'.The intense group discussion among the participants, who till recently were hooked to...
Source : Prokerala | 263 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
etc.care and recovery, many patients are reluctant to exercise, and few discuss it with their oncologists, researchers say."As doctors, we often tell patients that exercise is important, but to this point, nobody had studied what patients know about exercise, how they feel about it and what tends to get in the way," Andrea Cheville, lead author fromIn the study, which is part of a series of investigations...
Source : Times Of India | 263 Day(s) AgoCategory : Health
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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