By Aditi Biswas
Kolkata: Breaking News! Swine Flu raises panic in West Bengal. West Bengal shivers with 3rd H1N1 death this year.
This Thursday, Kolkata witnessed 9 more deaths resulting from Swine flu thereby taking Bengal’s toll to 91. The most current victim was an old man aged 66 years.
He was admitted to Apollo Hospital on 28th [...]
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Washington, July 28 : Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip should stick to physically active lifestyle to improve their physical function and reduce pain, suggests a new study.
Maintenance of exercise behavior and physically active lifestyle after discharge of physical therapy improves the long-term effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with [...]
By Aditi Biswas/ANI
Washington, July 28 : A new study claims that ‘normal’ blood pressure at age 17 can still predict hypertension at early adulthood.
The study from Ben-Gurion University also found that teenage boys are three to four times more likely to develop high blood pressure in early adulthood than girls.
“It is increasing along with the [...]
By Aditi Biswas/ANI
Washington, July 28 : A new study has found that drinking alcohol may reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis.
This is the first time that this effect has been shown in humans. The study also showed that alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing the disease.
The study looked at 873 patients with rheumatoid arthritis [...]
By Aditi Biswas/ANI
Washington, July 28 : A new research has found that babies born between 34 weeks and 37 weeks gestation are much more likely to have respiratory illness compared to infants born at full term.
The research was conducted by University of Illinois at Chicago and by researcher Dr. Judith Hibbard and colleagues from the [...]
By Aditi Biswas/ANI
Washington, July 28 : The next time you collect your cash receipt from fast-food outlets or groceries, be careful – a new study claims the receipts contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A.
The study by Environmental Working Group found the plastic component BPA on 40 percent of receipts from McDonald’’s, CVS, [...]
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New York, July 28 : Trying to loose weight? Well, then counting how many calories you consume in a day might not help you get rid of those love handles.
According to the Daily Mail, just logging in the numbers doesn’t take into account that some high-calorie foods are worth eating.
For instance, both eggs [...]
By Aditi Biswas/ANI
London, July 27 : A nasal spray vaccine, which could offer protection against meningitis and pneumonia, is being developed by scientists.
The research team, being led by Dr Qibo Zhang, from the University of Liverpool, believes kids could benefit from the spray, which is based on tackling the bacteria pneumococcus.
There are more than 90 [...]
By Aditi Biswas/ANI
Washington, July 27 : An analysis of as many as 100 studies has revealed that overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do.
While some researchers have argued hitting puberty early in life makes a person prone metabolic syndrome and diabetes, Emily Walvoord has found such diseases are not linked to [...]
By Aditi Biswas/ANI
Washington, July 27 : Researchers have, for the first time, shown that abnormal prions – bits of infectious protein devoid of DNA or RNA that can cause fatal neurodegenerative disease – can suddenly erupt from healthy brain tissue.
The catalyst in the study, conducted by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute, Florida, and the [...]