It becomes quite cumbersome for pregnant women when festivals are around the corner, Instead of letting pregnancy act as a spoilsport during festivals, here are a few tips to engage in fun and frolic.
According to Parents India, as all retail outlets are on sale during the festive months, the expecting moms can go on a shopping spree for their new arrival, while chucking the religious beliefs that forbids it.
A new study has revealed that obese teen girls who perform aerobic exercise are at lower risk of developing several pediatric diseases which include type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition in which fat builds up in the liver, potentially impairing its function over time.
A new study has found that consumption of nuts, including tree nuts (such as almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts), is inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer, independent of other potential risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
Researchers looked at the association between nut consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer among 75,680 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, with no previous history of cancer.
Pregnancy discrimination is now the number one complaint against workplaces, Australia’s workplace watchdog has said.
The Fair Work Ombudsman revealed more people believe their family responsibilities see them treated differently by their bosses.
According to telegraph.com.au, the agency said more women complained to them of poor treatment because of pregnancy in 2012-13, topping discrimination because of physical or mental disability.
It is the first time pregnancy has formed the majority of complaints.
A new research has showed that tea could help lose weight, improve heart health and slow prostate cancer’s progression.
The December 2013 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition features 12 new articles about the relationship between tea and human health.
Highlights of some of the compelling reports published through the AJCN include the following five papers:
-Tea leaf polyphenols may promote weight loss
Eye contact with others declines in 2 to 6-month-old infants, who are later diagnosed with autism, a new study has suggested.
The study said that eye contact during early infancy may be a key to early identification of autism.
Thomas R. Insel, M.D., director of National Institute of Mental Health ( NIMH), said hat autism isn’t usually diagnosed until after age 2, when delays in a child’s social behaviour and language skills become apparent.
A new study has shown that people who speak more than 1 language, tend to develop dementia up to 5 years later than those who are monolingual.
A team of scientists examined almost 650 dementia patients and assessed when each one had been diagnosed with the condition. The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad (India).
They found that people who spoke two or more languages experienced a later onset of Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and frontotemporal dementia.
A new study has proposed that protein called insulin-like growth factor (IGF), which is delivered via breastfeeding, could help predict an infant’s propensity to later develop autism.
The study by Touro researcher, Gary Steinman, points to numerous prior studies that powerfully link IGF with a number of growth and neural functions.
Steinman further pointed to breastfeeding as a relatively abundant source of the protein. He says that IGF delivered via breastfeeding would compensate for any inborn deficiency of the growth factor in newborns.
An Indian origin whistle-blower, who exposed a massive fraud by the Indian pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy, has accused the generic drug maker of faking test results for approval by the US drug regulator.
Generic drug companies such as Ranbaxy have to prove their drugs are “bioequivalent”, which means they have the same effect as the brand name, according to Dinesh Thakur, an American-educated chemical engineer who was hired by Ranbaxy in 2003.
The human need for protein is so powerful that they tend to overeat to consume more, according to a research.
The researchers found that calorie intake increases as people eat less protein in proportion to other nutrients like fat and carbohydrates.
They said that when the protein becomes “diluted” by the rest of our diet, we may keep eating more and more calories in search of some kind of hard-wired intake target, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
This could be prevented by ensuring protein intake is adequate.
Fad diets, which lead to short-term weight loss, can often be a waste of time, according to a new study.
Whether you’re following the Atkins and Dukan The Fast Diet, The Alkaline Diet to The Baby Food Diet, The Blood-Type Diet, The French Woman Diet, The Paleo Diet and the new 5:2 regime, these often turn out to be passing fancies, reveals a study conducted on 2,000 adults here by Alpro, a manufacturer of soy-based food and drink products.
A new study has found that the risk of colorectal cancer may well be hidden in the gut microbes.
According to the research, transferring the gut microbes from a mouse with colon tumors to germ-free mice makes those mice prone to getting tumors as well.
“We know that humans have a number of different community structures in the gut. When you think about it, maybe different people – independent of their genetics – might be predisposed,” study author Joseph Zackular of the University of Michigan, said.
A new drug combination therapy, which is being developed at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center effectively, killed colon, liver, lung, kidney, breast and brain cancer cells while having little effect on noncancerous cells.
The results lay the foundation for researchers to plan a future phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of the therapy in a small group of patients.
A new study has found that women who stick to Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes the consumption of healthy fats, are 40 percent more likely to live past age 70.
According to Medical Daily, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston used questionnaires to ask 10,670 women in their late 50s or 60s about their health, dietary habits and physical well-being. This initial phase of the study was conducted between 1984 and 1986.
A new study has showed that chronic stress alters gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream.
With these changes, the cells are primed to fight an infection or trauma that doesn’t actually exist, leading to an overabundance of the inflammation that is linked to many health problems.
Ohio State University scientists made and their colleagues from other institutions, testing blood samples from humans living in poor socioeconomic conditions, found that similarly primed immune cells were present in these chronically stressed people as well.
Results from a landmark clinical trial of an artificial aortic heart valve that does not require open heart surgery at the Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago showed positive outcome, with high survival rates and low rates of stroke.
“This is a major breakthrough. Not only did patients live longer, but their quality of life improved substantially,” Fred Leya, MD, co-principal investigator at the Loyola site, said.
The other co-investigator at Loyola is Mamdouh Bakhos, MD.
A new drug combination therapy, which is being developed at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center effectively, killed colon, liver, lung, kidney, breast and brain cancer cells while having little effect on noncancerous cells.
The results lay the foundation for researchers to plan a future phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of the therapy in a small group of patients.
A recent study has revealed that it is possible to limit the extent of damage during and after a heart attack.
Experiments done by researchers on mice, at Temple University School of Medicine, showed that that inhibition of a heart protein called TNNI3K reduced damage from heart attack and protected the heart from further injury.
Ronald Vagnozzi,, PhD, lead author on the new study, and his team created a real-world clinical scenario in mice by mimicking blockage of an artery to induce heart attack and then administering a TNNI3K inhibitor.
Want to cut belly fat post-pregnancy? Choose fresh food over refrigerated one, don’t consume the same kind of dish everyday and chew well, says an expert.
Capital-based Rita Bakshi, gynaecologist at the International Fertility Centre, suggests how to get back in shape post delivery:
– Fresh fruits: When you eat fruits, remember not to refrigerate them for a long
– Freshly cooked food: Try having food that doesn’t include artificial preservatives and cut down on processed foods
A recent study has revealed that it is possible to limit the extent of damage during and after a heart attack.
Experiments done by researchers on mice, at Temple University School of Medicine, showed that that inhibition of a heart protein called TNNI3K reduced damage from heart attack and protected the heart from further injury.
Ronald Vagnozzi,, PhD, lead author on the new study, and his team created a real-world clinical scenario in mice by mimicking blockage of an artery to induce heart attack and then administering a TNNI3K inhibitor.
Parents and doctors, who assume eating disorders very rarely affect males, should reconsider again.
A study of 5,527 teenage males from across the US, challenges this belief.
Boston Children’s Hospital researchers found 17.9 percent of adolescent boys were extremely concerned about their weight and physique.
These boys were more likely to start engaging in risky behaviours, including drug use and frequent binge drinking.
An experimental drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Dr. Edward Garon, director of thoracic oncology at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, presented the preliminary results of a Phase 1B study of the new drug, called MK-3475, on Oct. 29 at the World Conference on Lung Cancer in Sydney, Australia.
Researchers have said that despite trying to find the origins of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis they have come up with an empty hand.
According to the “Columbian” theory, Christopher Columbus’ crews brought the infection from America to Europe while returning home in 1492 and the first recorded epidemic of syphilis occurred, during the French invasion of the Italian city of Naples in 1495.
However, critics claim that the disease may have been present in Europe before Columbus’ return, and it just wasn’t distinguished from other conditions like leprosy until 1495.
Researchers have showed that the decline in brain function in normal aging is influenced by genes.
Senior author John Blangero, Ph.D., a Texas Biomed geneticist, said that identification of genes associated with brain aging should improve our understanding of the biological processes that govern normal age-related decline.
In large pedigrees including 1,129 people aged 18 to 83, the scientists documented profound aging effects from young adulthood to old age, on neurocognitive ability and brain white matter measures. White matter actively affects how the brain learns and functions.
A new way of using blood pressure-lowering medications could prevent more than a fourth of heart attacks and strokes – up to 180,000 a year – while using less medication overall, a new study has found.
Individualizing treatment recommendations using patients’ risk of heart disease after considering multiple factors – such as age, gender and whether or not the patient smokes – is a more effective way to treat patients than current methods.