Health

Honey has been hailed as a moisturizer and antiseptic for skin as it is a natural antibacterial, making it great for acne treatment and prevention.

Honey is also a great anti-aging element and is extremely moisturizing and soothing, as it helps create a glow and also opens up pores, making them easy to unclog.

Skin expert Dr Rashmi Shetty said, “Raw honey is incredible for your skin thanks to its antibacterial properties and hefty serving of skin-saving antioxidants”.

Scientists have discovered that low oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumours, are sufficient to initiate a molecular chain of events that transforms breast cancer cells from being rigid and stationery to mobile and invasive.

Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said that high levels of RhoA and ROCK1 were known to worsen outcomes for breast cancer patients by endowing cancer cells with the ability to move, but the trigger for their production was a mystery.

Did your toddler suffer from pain in the ear or develop skin rashes when back from day care centre today?

The bacteria causing these infections may actually be living on the surface of his favourite toy!

Clean toys, books and cribs carry two common bacteria that cause ear infections and skin infections, says a new research, thus discarding the conventional wisdom that such bacteria cannot live for long outside the human body.

Surgery, and not chemotherapy sessions, works better for those suffering from tongue or oral cavity cancer.

In a pathbreaking study, a team of scientists at the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center concluded that patients with tongue cancer who started their treatment with chemotherapy fared significantly worse than patients who received surgery first.

A new study has suggested that a history of concussion involving at least a momentary loss of consciousness could be related to the onset of Alzheimer’s-associated plaques in the brain.

Study author Michelle Mielke, PhD, with Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said that in people with a history of concussion, a difference in the amount of brain plaques was found only in those with memory and thinking problems, not in those who were cognitively normal.

A man infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu died in Hong Kong on Thursday, the government spokesperson has confirmed.

The 80-year-old man was the second reported case of H7N9 infection in Hong Kong after one reported on December 2, since the virus emerged there this month, News24 reported.

According to the government spokesperson the man had been suffering from other underlying medical conditions.

He had been rushed to hospital after he returned to Hong Kong from the neighbouring city of Shenzhen in mainland China, where he resided.

A TV shouldn’t be mounted on a fireplace as there are serious issues that it could cause, despite it seeming logical, convenient, and undeniably cool, an expert suggests.

If one is considering above-the-fireplace mounting, the issues that occur includes the viewing angle, as it causes a sore neck, just like watching in the front row of a movie theater.

Most people find staring up at something for long periods to be uncomfortable.

Secondly, most LCDs look significantly worse if one is not looking at them straight on, according to CNET.

Scientists have discovered that low oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumours, are sufficient to initiate a molecular chain of events that transforms breast cancer cells from being rigid and stationery to mobile and invasive.

Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said that high levels of RhoA and ROCK1 were known to worsen outcomes for breast cancer patients by endowing cancer cells with the ability to move, but the trigger for their production was a mystery.

Frequency of health claims is on the rise among the younger age-groups — six-18 years and 19-25 years, reveals a survey conducted over the last three years by an insurance company.

According to the survey, fever and common infections saw high incidence rates in the national capital region (NCR), rising from 19.5 percent in 2011-2012 to 26.3 percent in 2013-2014 (April-September).

Except Noida, where the trend shows a decline in claims among younger age-groups, areas like Delhi, Faridabad and Gurgaon have recorded a steady rise in health-related ailments.

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and is responsible for nearly 10 percent of cancer deaths in women – particularly in developing countries. In India, it kills over 74,000 women every year.

Now, researchers have completed a systematic and comprehensive genomic analysis of cervical cancer in two different populations – identifying recurrent genetic mutations that were not previously found in cervical cancer.

Scientists have identified an existing anti-inflammatory drug that in laboratory tests blocked the death of immune system’s cells which occurs as an HIV infection leads to AIDS.

Researchers are planning a Phase 2 clinical trial to determine if this drug or a similar drug can prevent HIV-infected people from developing AIDS and related conditions.

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes identified the precise chain of molecular events in the human body that drives the death of most of the immune system’s CD4 T cells as an HIV infection leads to AIDS.

Doctors may soon be able to ‘draw’ new bone, skin and muscle on to patients, after scientists created a pen-like device that can apply human cells directly on to seriously injured people.

The device contains stem cells and growth factors and will give surgeons greater control over where the materials are deposited.

It will also reduce the time the patient is in surgery by delivering live cells and growth factors directly to the site of injury, accelerating the regeneration of functional bone and cartilage, scientists said.

MIT researchers have developed a new hand-held device that scans a patient’s entire retina in seconds to detect a host of retinal diseases including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed the new instrument which is the first to combine cutting-edge technologies such as ultrahigh-speed 3-D imaging, a tiny micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) mirror for scanning, and a technique to correct for unintentional movement by the patient.

India will set up a National Cancer Institute, with the union cabinet Thursday approving the proposal for the “landmark step” in the area of research in the disease which has emerged a major public health concern with 11 lakh new cases diagnosed every year.

The 710-bed institute will come up up in the Jhajjar (Haryana) campus of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

To be located in Badhsa village in Jhajjar, the NCI is estimated to be completed in 45 months at a cost Rs.2,035 crore.

Are your knees troubling you? Physical therapy may be a better solution than undergoing surgery, especially an unnecessary one, according to a new study.

Arthroscopic surgery on the torn meniscus — the crescent-shaped cartilage that helps cushion and stabilise knees — is quite common, but if we are to believe the study conducted in Finland, thousands of people may be undergoing unnecessary surgery.

According to the study, meniscal surgery should be aimed at a narrower group of patients and for many, physical therapy may be a better option, said a report in The New York Times.

Rheumatoid arthritis, which afflicts nearly one crore people in India and affects the young and the old alike, is not merely a physical disability but also affects the human life span.

Here is a good news for such patients. Large-scale genetic studies can assist in identifying new drugs for complex disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, says an international study.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease leading to inflammation and damage of the joints.

In what could turn out to be a major breakthrough in the surgical world, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Alabama-Birmingham prepared for a shoulder replacement surgery using, surprisingly, the Google Glass.

Google’s contribution to technology can let an expert lend a helping hand in the operating room, even when he or she is in another part of the world, CBS News reported.

Dr. Brent Ponce acquired the help of Dr. Phani Dantuluri , who was 150 miles away in Atlanta, during the shoulder replacement procedure.

In a new study, researchers including an Indian origin scientist have described the beneficial effects of the algal culture in supporting healthy cholesterol balance.

Wayne State University’s Department of Nutrition and Food Science found that the fractions and isolates derived from Health Enhancement Products proprietary algae culture “PAZ” (formerly referred to as “ProAlgaZyme”) were a viable candidate for supporting healthy cholesterol balance, in sharp contrast to the control group.

A team of researchers has discovered new genes, pathways and cell types that are involved in inherited susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The study was conducted by Dr. Robert M. Plenge from the Harvard Medical School and the Broad Institute in the USA and Dr. Yukinori Okada from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan in collaboration with colleagues from 70 institutions worldwide.

A new study has revealed that prescribing both a stimulant and an antipsychotic drug to children with physical aggression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with teaching parents to use behaviour management techniques, reduces aggressive and serious behavioural problems in the children.

The study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center was conducted in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh, Stony Brook University in New York and Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.

A British man has become the world’s longest-surviving heart transplant patient after undergoing the life-saving operation 31 years ago.

John McCafferty, 71, has surpassed the previous Guinness World Record of 30 years, 11 months and 10 days set by Tony Huesman, an American, who died in 2009.

McCafferty was told he had five years to live when he underwent the operation at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex on 20 October 1982.

He was presented with his Guinness World Record certificate at the hospital, where he continues to have treatment, ‘mirror.Co.Uk’ reported.

McDonalds’ employee resources site has warned workers to avoid eating too much fast food including the kind of stuff served at the golden arches.

According to CNBC, one post on the site says “Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking,” Fox News reported.

“While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight,” the site said.

Researchers have found that exposing the brain to short bursts electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) might be used to erase unpleasant memories.

Theories suggest that every time we recall a memory we have to take it out of our mental storage banks. These memories have to be re-written back onto the brain’s circuits each them they”re accessed.

The crucial idea behind a recent experiment, conducted by Marijn Kroes and his colleagues from Radboud University Nijmegen, is an imperfect process of recalling the memories, called memory reconsolidation, Discovery News reported.

A team of researchers has discovered a genetic marker that can accurately predict which patients will experience more severe disease in a new strain of influenza (H7N9) currently found in China.

Senior author, Associate Professor Katherine Kedzierska from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne said that being able to predict which patients will be more susceptible to the emerging influenza strain, will allow clinicians to better manage an early intervention strategy.

A new study has revealed that the worst time to consume caffeine in the day is six hours before bedtime as it can have significant, disruptive effects on sleep.

The study led by Christopher Drake, PhD, investigator at the Henry Ford Sleep Disorders and Research Center, showed that about 2-3 cups of coffee taken at bedtime, three and even six hours prior to bedtime significantly disrupts sleep.

Even when caffeine was consumed six hours before going to bed, objectively measured total sleep time was dramatically reduced (more than one hour).