Joining cities like New York and Chicago in the fight against tobacco use, the Los Angeles City Council has voted in favour of banning the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces, restaurants and many public areas. The move is seen as a big threat to the growth of an industry segment that reached USD 1.5 billion in sales in 2013. Los Angeles is the second-most-populous U.S. city. The … [Read more...]
Passive smoking puts your child’s heart at risk
You must know the fact that passive smoking is more dangerous than smoking. But do you know passive smoking can have a very hazardous effect on your kids when they grow older. The researchers have asked the parents and elders to change their smoking habits as exposure to passive smoking can up the risk of heart attacks and strokes in children at later stages of their lives. A researchers … [Read more...]
Mental disorders high in US defence personnel
A new study has made some startling revelations about the psychology of defence personnel in the United States. The largest study of mental-health risk ever conducted among the U.S. military has discovered that the rate of many mental disorders were much higher in soldiers than in civilians During the study, the researchers found that many soldiers suffer from some form of mental disorders, … [Read more...]
Anger increases stroke risk for about two hours, says study
Anger is not good for your health. Establishing this fact scientifically, a new study has found that a person’s risk of experiencing a heart attack increases for about two hours following an outburst of anger. The researchers from Harvard University carried a review of nine studies related to anger and cardiovascular risk. These studies were conducted between January 1966 and June 2013. For … [Read more...]
Practicing yoga helps reducing stress in breast cancer patients
For breast cancer patients, practicing yoga on a regular basis can help regulate stress hormones and improve the overall quality of life. According to a study, patients who practice yoga, experienced improved ability to engage in their daily activities, better general health and better regulation of cortisol (stress hormone). Lorenzo Cohen, professor at University of Texas' MD Anderson … [Read more...]
Food allergy among black children doubled over 23 years, says study
A new study has revealed that food allergies are gradually increasing in children, and the problem is doubling among black children. The study was published on Monday in the March issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). The study suggests that food allergy nearly doubled in black children … [Read more...]
Beware of white noise machines: It may make your baby deaf, disabled
Mothers often use white noise machines to help their infants sleep, but the scientists have warned against their use, saying that they are capable of producing industrial-scale levels of sound which could have harmful effects on the children. According to a new study, published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, these machines can produce high scale levels of sound and could have disastrous … [Read more...]
Scientists identifies gene mutations that lower type 2 diabetes risk
Scientists have made another development in the field of reducing the type 2 diabetes risk with the help of gene mutation. Scientists have claimed that they have identified mutations in a gene that can reduce the type 2 diabetes developing risk in even in elderly and obese people. The study was conducted by a team of researchers at the Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital … [Read more...]
Ken Braun aware Oregons about medical insurances, Affordable Care Act
Ken Braun, a legislative aide for a Republican lawmaker in the Michigan House and also worked for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, brings some facts about the medical insurances. He says, a huge population especially the low income group of Oregon are not aware about the benefits of health insurance and consider them similar to general insurances like car or home insurance. He says one … [Read more...]
Researchers urge parents to take nightmares of their children seriously
Nightmares in children are common affair. But finding it an ordinary thing, we usually ignore such conditions in the children. A new study has warned the parents not to ignore such bad dreams of their kids, saying it may predict the future mental illness as an adolescent. Researchers say the findings shed light on how the sleep disorders in childhood could foreshadow the psychotic … [Read more...]
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