Shimla, February 18: More than 160 people in the Himachal Pradesh state capital have tested positive for Hepatitis E — a liver problem caused by the consumption of water contaminated by sewerage — since the outbreak of the disease in mid-January, officials said Thursday.
Washington, February 18 :It’s time you put a check on your weight as obesity, whether in mild or morbid form, doubles the risk of developing kidney stones, according to scientists.
“Whether someone is mildly obese or morbidly obese, the risk of getting kidney stones is the same,” says study leader Brian R. Matlaga, assistant professor of urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Over the last decade, several epidemiological studies have shown a strong connection between obesity and kidney stone disease.
Washington, February 18: While many believe cigars and pipes as safe ways to smoke, a new study links them to the similar respiratory diseases as those caused by smoking cigarettes.
Cigarette smoking had long been known as a major risk factor contributing to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a group of lung diseases including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
According to the study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, smoking cigars and pipes also doubles the risk of developing airway damage and subsequently COPD.
London, February 18: Despite the general belief, taking combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) around the time of menopause does not reduce the risk of heart disease.
Certain studies have stated that short-term hormone therapy can protect young women against heart disease.
According to a study conducted in Harvard Medical School, taking combined estrogen plus progestin within 10 years of menopause slightly increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases during the first two years of use.
London, February 18: People who are usually happy and enthusiastic are less likely to develop heart disease than those who tend to be glum, scientists said on Thursday, and boosting positive emotions could help cut heart health risks.
US researchers said their observational study was the first to show an independent relationship between positive emotions and coronary heart disease, but stressed that more work was needed before any treatment recommendations could be made.
Washington, February 18: US health regulators are reviewing potential risks of medicines from Roche Holding AG, Novartis AG and other companies.
The Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it was probing reports of hearing loss with Novartis cancer drug Gleevec, hypothermia with Roche’s flu drug Tamiflu and pericarditis with Biogen Idec and Elan Corp’s multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
Washington, February 17: Breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly may be less likely to die or have their cancer return, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.
The study of more than 4,000 nurses showed that those who took aspirin — usually to prevent heart disease — had a 50 percent lower risk of dying from breast cancer and a 50 percent lower risk that the cancer would spread.
Hamburg, February 17: According to the U.S. researcher taking an aspirin two days a week significantly reduced breast cancer survivors’ risk of metastasis — cancer spread — and death.
Medpage Today reported on Tuesday that Dr. Michelle D. Holmes of the Channing Laboratory at Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues found an aspirin at least two days a week significantly reduced breast cancer death risk by 64 percent to 71 percent.
London, February 17: Babies who are unable to crawl at nine months face falling behind at school and struggle to get on with their classmates, a study has revealed.
It found that an inability to reach milestones such as sitting upright or crawling is linked to learning and behaviour problems.
The researchers, who tracked 15,000 children over the first five years of their lives, said a simple screening test before a child reaches their first birthday could prove crucial in preventing youngsters falling behind.
London, February 16: A scientist has charted how over the past four centuries humans have regarded the brain.
Sarah de Rijcke, who will receive her doctorate at the University of Groningen in Holland, studied numerous documents from all over Europe and the US such as illustrations, manuals, atlases, articles, lab reports, diary fragments, manuals of image technology, lab setups and scan technology.
Nowadays, we consider knowledge objective if it has been created with the best equipment, supported by statistics, and without too much human contribution, de Rijcke has established.
Texas, February 16: Eat at the right time of day if you actually want to shed those extra pounds, for an American study so suggests.
Researchers at Northwestern University have found that eating at irregular times influences weight gain.
They say that eating in the middle of the night, when the body wants to sleep, is not right because the regulation of energy by the body’s circadian rhythms may play a significant role.
California, February 16: Botulinum toxin type A (Botox), the drug that can temporarily erase wrinkles, may also help reduce frequency of migraine headaches that described as crushing, vicelike or eye-popping, a preliminary study suggests.
Researchers conducting clinical trials on botulinum toxin type A to treat facial lines recognized a correlation between injections and the alleviation of migraine symptoms.
Washington, February 16: The recent country-wide demonstrations against homeopathy, in which sceptics staged mass “overdoses” of homeopathic remedies, illustrated the bitter divide between those who believe in this complementary medicine and critics who dismiss it as quackery.
Hyderabad, February 15: With 85-95 per cent of childhood cancers curable, parents are the most important people and not the doctor or paediatrician in early recognition of small but unexplained symptoms like tiredness and weight loss, remarked cancer specialist P. Vijay Anand Reddy.
Washington, February 15: A novel and rapid anti-cancer drug development strategy has resulted in a new drug that stops kidney and pancreatic tumours from growing in mice.
Researchers at the Moores Cancer Centre, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have found a drug that binds to a molecular ‘switch’ found in cancer cells and cancer-associated blood vessels to keep it ‘off’.
New Delhi, February 14: India and Bangladesh, in a meeting between the two countries’ health ministers, have agreed on the need for “better cooperation” to contain cross-border transmission of communicable diseases.
The Indian delegation led by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad met Bangladesh’s Health Minister A.F.M. Ruhal Haque for bilateral discussion on health related issues in Dhaka Sunday.
Hamburg, February 14: A new research has revealed that teenage pregnancy can have a positive effect on the lives of youngsters.
In the book, Teenage Parenthood: What”s The Problem’, authors present their arguments that it is not essential that teenage pregnancy is the outcome of unawareness about contraceptive methods or low expectations.
Authors said that most of teen mothers they interrogated for the research were more actuated to succeed at school or work as they desired to provide for their households.
New Delhi, February 14: Women, especially mothers and wives, feel more contended donating kidney as compared to men, an AIIMS study has found.
“We wanted to assess the quality of life (QOL) of the donor after donating kidney and we found that there was a significant improvement in the QOL of donors.
“Of these, there was significant improvement in QOL of female donors, especially mothers and spouses in comparison to others,” Sandeep Guleria, Additional Professor, Department of Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS said.
Washington, February 13: Hypnosis can potentially ease symptoms of respiratory diseases among kids, says a new study.
Symptoms include habitual coughing or unexplained sensations of difficulty in breathing and discomfort during medical procedures.
The research explores proper utilisation of hypnosis with conventional treatment and its ability to use the mind-body connection to bring about physiological changes.
Long Beach, February 12: Cabernet and chocolate are potent medicine for killing cancer, according to research presented here on Wednesday.
Red grapes and dark chocolate join blueberries, garlic, soy, and teas as ingredients that starve cancer while feeding bodies, Angiogenesis Foundation head William Li said at a prestigious TED Conference.
“We are rating foods based on their cancer-fighting qualities,” Li said. “What we eat is really our chemotherapy three times a day.”
London, February 12: Here’s some bad news for those who can’t get out of bed without sipping a hot espresso – a single cup of the caffeinated drink is enough to damage your heart, a new study has claimed.
Italian researchers have carried out the study and found that the high amount of caffeine in a single espresso can have “unfavourable cardiovascular effects” — it cuts blood flow to the heart by more than a fifth.
Decaffeinated coffee, in contrast, boosts blood flow, the study has found.
New Delhi, February 12: With the Supreme Court ruling that doctors cannot be “unnecessarily harassed” due to alleged medical negligence, the medical fraternity has welcomed it saying it will allow professionals to work without stress. “This is what we had been struggling for.
New York, February 12: Children born extremely preterm may face a much higher-than-average risk of developing autism later in childhood, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that of 219 children born before the 26th week of pregnancy, 8 percent met the criteria for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 11. That compared with none of 153 classmates who were born full-term and included in a comparison group.
Pune, February 11: Five more persons succumbed to swine flu here taking the toll due to the deadly disease to 185 in the city, health officials said today.
All the patients had tested positive for the virus at National Institute of Virology (NIV) and were undergoing treatment at various hospitals.
The deaths were reported yesterday, they said. The city has been recording a steady number of casualties due to rampant infection since August 3 last year when a 14-year-old school girl succumbed to the deadly virus.
—-PTI
New Delhi, February 10: Genetically Modified (GM) BT Brinjal has been in centre stage of controversy these days. However, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has put the decision of commercial use of BT Brinjal on hold but many people want to know “What is BT Brinjal?”
To understand the definition of BT Brinjal, first you have to understand kinds of brinjal in India and its production.
There are as many as 2000 varieties are available in India. But most of the crops are destroyed due to insect, resulting in huge loss for farmers.