New research has revealed consuming yoghurt can significantly reduce chances of being affected with Type 2 diabetes. However, researchers said it was not the amount of milk or any other dairy products ingested that makes a difference to the chances of anyone getting Type 2 diabetes. Rather, it is the fermented low fat milk that has been found to have the best results. Among the items that qualify … [Read more...]
Salvadoran sea survivor suffering from post traumatic stress
A castaway Salvadoran man who says he survived more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean before making landfall in the Marshall Islands appears to be suffering post-traumatic stress syndrome, a doctor says, as officials confirmed on Saturday, he had been living in Mexico illegally. Jose Salvador Alvarenga, 37, a fisherman from El Salvador, washed up on a remote Pacific atoll last month; … [Read more...]
Women Found to Suffer More Than Men After Suffering a Stroke
New research to ascertain the quality of life among those who have suffered a stroke has revealed men to fare better than women. The study conducted by researchers at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, North Carolina covered 1,370 patients who have suffered a stroke or mini stroke (transient ischaemic attack in medical terminology). The study attempted to find out how the patients went about … [Read more...]
Flu Activity Continues Unabated in California, 202 Reported Dead
The total number of deaths in California from severe influenza has been pegged at 202 this year. The tally includes those who are below 65. The figure is worrisome considering there were just 18 deaths recorded last year, which means an over 11 times increase in fatalities cased from flu. What is even more worrying is that the numbers can go up by a few more considering there are about 41 more … [Read more...]
FDA to launch anti-tobacco awareness campaign on February 11
In a bid to check the increasing use of tobacco, traditional and modern cigarettes among the Americans especially the teens, the government is going to launch a major new anti-tobacco campaign in the United States next week. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is going to launch $115 million campaign to target the 10 million youths in their age group 12 to 17 who are opening themselves to try … [Read more...]
On World Cancer Day, WHO predicts 57 percent surge in cancer cases till 2030
Today we are observing World Cancer Day and with the advancement in science and more awareness among us, we boast of having conquered our fight against cancer. But the World Health Organization (WHO) report, released on Tuesday, has made some glaring exposure. The WHO has cautioned against the rising cases of cancer globally, saying that it is expected to surge about 57 percent worldwide in the … [Read more...]
Babies delivered at home four times more likely to die
There is an increase in number of pregnant women who opt to deliver their baby at home but babies delivered at home are four times more likely to die, researchers say. Researchers found that it isn’t the midwives to be blamed but the location that the risk of death has increased. "Home birth is more dangerous," said lead author Dr. Amos Grunebaum, a professor of clinical obstetrics and … [Read more...]
Gay teens use steroids six times higher than their straight counterpart
Use of steroids is very harmful for the human body. Even if they are taken for medical purposes, they pose serious threat to you. A new study has made a glaring exposure about the steroid consuming behavior of gay and bisexual teen boys. According to the study, these homosexual teens use illicit steroids at a rate which is almost six times higher than the straight kids. Reasons for such a … [Read more...]
Given Imaging gets FDA nod for colon camera pill PillCam
Israeli medical technology company Given Imaging has got green signal from U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a pill to provide visualization of the colon that has a global market of 3 million procedures a year. The FDA gave its clearance to the camera-in-a-pill maker for the pill called PillCam Colon,that can be used for detection of colon polyps in patients after an incomplete optical … [Read more...]
Abortion rate at lowest level since 1973 in United States
The rate of abortion has declined sharply in the United Sates and is registered at its lowest level since 1973, a national survey of abortion providers conducted by a prominent research institute has said. According to the report, released on Monday, the number of abortions fell by 13 percent between 2008 and 2011. The research was conducted by ‘The Guttmacher Institute’ which is a nonprofit … [Read more...]
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