Bangalore, June 30: As more and more teenagers of India’s IT hub Bangalore are falling prey to smoking, the Karnataka High Court order barring tobacco products’ sale near schools and colleges has been welcomed by the youngsters themselves. This should help them stay away from the harmful addiction, they say.
Sydney, June 30: Skim milk helps people feel full, thanks to its high protein content, lactose sugar and its thickness.
Researchers found that drinking fat free milk in the morning helped increase satiety and led to decreased calorie intake at the next meal, compared to a fruit drink. Those who drank milk ate about 50 fewer calories (or nearly nine percent less food) at lunch.
Washington, June 30: Elderly people who are active show better cerebral health than those who are inactive, says the latest study.
Researchers led by Elizabeth Bullitt, neurosurgeon at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, used non-invasive magnetic resonance (MR) angiography to examine brain blood vessels in the elderly, aged 60 to 80 years.
The subjects were equally divided into two groups. The high activity group reported participating in an aerobic activity for a minimum of 180 minutes per week for the past 10 consecutive years.
London, June 30: A nine-year-old girl, infected with swine flu, has died, taking the death toll due to the H1N1 virus influenza in the UK to three.
The girl, who was undergoing treatment at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, died Friday, the hospital authorities said, adding she had already suffered from what was described as an “underlying health problem”.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health announced a big jump in the number of patients in England confirmed with swine flu – up 1,604 since Friday, taking the UK total so far to 5,937, the ‘Telegraph’ reported.
Washinton, June 29: Yep, you heard it right. Today’s senior citizens are proving that you can enjoy sex well into your 80s. During a survey, published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, conducted by the University of Chicago, men and women ranging in the ages of 57 to 85 were asked questions regarding their sexual activity over the past year. Based on the information gathered, it seems some men and women are enjoying their sex lives well into their later years.
Washington, June 29: Sleep is one of the most important necessities of life, as is evidenced by the plethora of studies and articles recently published about this daily occurrence. Whether it is the comforts necessary for a good night’s sleep or the fact that many people find that good sleep helps them keep their personal and professional dreams, what I have found is that sleep acts much like a nutrient, vital for keeping you healthy, just like the foods, beverages, and supplements people consume everyday.
New York, June 29: Parents, please note — want to know where your child is suffering from bipolar disorder? It’s simple for a study says that irritability
should be considered when diagnosing for the condition.
Researchers at Bradley Hospital in Providence have found that some kids with bipolar disorder experience manic episodes without extreme elation — one of the hallmarks of the disorder — and are diagnosed based on irritable mood.
London, June 26: A new study by Havard Medical School has revealed that eating nuts could cut women’s risk of developing heart disease particularly those suffering from diabetes — in fact, it can slash the risk by almost half.
“These data suggest frequent nut and peanut butter consumption is associated with a significantly lower CVD risk in women with Type 2 diabetes,” the authors of the study were quoted by ‘The Daily Telegraph’ as saying.
Dubai, June 26: The economic crisis is to blame for the increase in the number of people suffering from depression and anxiety all over the world, according to psychiatrists.
“There is an increase of (people suffering from) depression all around the world due to economic crisis, although other societies are more affected than others,” Dr Adel Zaraa, consultant psychiatrist at Gulf Diagnostics Centre in Abu Dhabi told Khaleej Times.
Mumbai, June 25: When 70-year-old Mumbai resident Satya Devi Gandhi suffered two successive heart attacks in Ludhiana within 24 hours this month, top doctors there and in other cities of north India washed their hands off.
Not only is she aged, has diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma but she had also suffered a rupture in the ventricular septum due to the cardiac arrest.
London, June 24: Come monsoons and you are sure to experience mixed feelings! On one hand there is mischief, playfulness, fun, romance, while on the other, there is misery, gloominess, filthiness and irritation.
In fact, getting caught in rain showers unprotected can convert even the most perfect makeover into a complete disaster. Constant care is therefore required to keep your hair lustrous and your skin glowing.
London, June 24: Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40%, new research says.
In a study of more than 2 000 obese people who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs, Swedish researchers found women who had the procedure were less likely to get cancer than those who did not.
But for some reason, the surgery didn’t have the same effect in men; there was virtually no difference in the cancer rates in men who had the surgery and those who did not.
In the rush to reach office and meet deadlines, the every-busy corporate often has to make do with a “working breakfast, lunch and dinner”. Expectedly health takes a beating. Nutritionist Munira Kawad gives the report card on four professionals’ diet.
Amitabh S, 31
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“Mine is a bachelor’s life: hurried breakfast, no leisurely lunch or dinner”!
Breakfast: Tea, three boiled eggs, cornflakes.
Lunch (2 pm): Fruit juice or lunch pack with chappatis, sabji, etc. If I have to forego lunch, I order a double omelette or vada pav (3.30-4 pm).
Bangalore, June 24: Galactosemia is a condition that affects the body’s ability to use or metabolise a simple sugar called galactose resulting in the accumulation of galactose 1-phosphate in the body. Galactose is a primary part of a large sugar called lactose which is present in all dairy products and also in smaller quantities in many others foods.
What are the causes?
New Delhi, June 23: Five more people tested positive for swine flu Tuesday, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases in India to 68.
‘Five new cases have been reported Tuesday. Three are from Delhi and one each from Bangalore and Hyderabad,’ said a statement.
According to the health ministry, about 504 people have been tested so far for the flu, of whom 68 had the H1N1 virus.
–IANS–
Chennai, June 23: Over 2,000 students of a private school in Kerala raised over Rs 1 lakh by organising a food festival to help a 10-year-old schoolmate who has been diagnosed with blood cancer.
Washington, June 23: The number of patients who have lowered their ‘bad’ cholesterol to the advised level has nearly doubled in nine countries over the last decade, according to a study released.
The research, published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation, said patients in the United States, Brazil, France and South Korea had improved their cholesterol through a combination of medical treatment and lifestyle changes.
London, June 23: Filling rotten baby teeth may be an unnecessary trial for children to endure, experts say. Some 40% of five-year-olds in the UK have tooth decay and at least one in 10 of these are treated with fillings. But anecdotal evidence from 50 dentists gathered by Manchester University researchers suggests filling baby teeth may not offer significant benefits.
Advisers to the NHS are now beginning a study on treatment options to provide dentists with clear guidelines.
London, June 22: Have you just given birth to a baby and are dying to shed those extra kilos? Well, women should not put themselves under too much pressure to lose weight right after giving birth, according to the latest research.
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has warned that overdoing early weight loss attempts could have a negative impact on breastfeeding.
Gaining weight in pregnancy is not only normal but necessary too. The mother’s body has to nourish the growing baby. Some of this added weight will usually be lost as soon as the baby is born.
Bangalore, June 22: Not all was well on June 10 for Manoj Gokhale, a 33-year-old engineer working with GE. He was dropped off near his house at 4.30 pm that day, when Manoj suddenly fell unconsciousness.
The only thing that he vaguely remembers is a man offering to drop him home. But a splitting headcahe seemed to fog his memory.
London, June 22: A ban on sunbeds for under-18s moved a step closer after an official report revealed at least 100 Britons die from using them each year.
Hundreds more suffer malignant cancer or disfiguring injuries – and the toll could be higher, according to Government-appointed experts calling for new legal curbs.
They are demanding that under-18s are barred by law from tanning parlours, with an outright ban on unsupervised or coin-operated sunbeds.
Young woman on sunbed suntanning suntan tanning salon
New Delhi, June 21: Delhi has always been famous for its street food, but its food habits are now eating into the health of its citizens.
According to the figures released by the Delhi Government’s Economic Survey, heart disease is the single biggest killer in the National Capital, followed by diabetes. According to the survey, released on Friday, heart attacks kill approximately 15,442 people in 2007. In comparison, diabetes kills 3,920 people.
Cancer, though perceived as deadlier, is a distant fourth, killing 2,516 people. A little ahead of cancer, tuberculosis killed 2,597.
Mumbai, June 21: Urinary incontinence is something women rarely talk about. But it is an affliction that hampers them from doing even everyday things. World Continence Week, starting Monday, aims to encourage women to come out and deal with it.
New Delhi, June 20: Two adults and a five-year-old boy Saturday tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus in the national capital, taking the total number of affected people in India to 53.
“Three more people have tested positive for the swine flu Saturday, including an indigenous case where the patient contracted the flu without going abroad,” Delhi Health Secretary J.P. Singh told IANS.
The five-year-old boy who came back from Canada and was admitted to the Airport Health Organisation Hospital (APHO) two days back, has tested positive.
London, June 20: Want to retain your sight as you age? Well, eat a diet full of fruit and vegetables daily, say researchers.
A new study, led by Indian-origin Usha Chakravarthy of Queen’s University in Belfast, has revealed that antioxidants found in fruit and vegetables may slow down sight loss in many elderly people.
Age-related muscular regeneration (AMD), an incurable eye disease which causes blurring of central vision, affect a number of aged people across the world.