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Could prenatal surgeries prevent spinal disorders?
Oct 29, 2012 at 12:39 PM
Two-year old Tanmay Sharma has never moved his legs since birth and can’t lie on his back. He suffers from a protrusion on his back. Called spinal dysraphism or myelomeningocel, the bump filled with spinal fluid has grown to occupy nearly half the length of his spine. It’s a rare condition and …
Almonds, tomatoes, fish, chicken, soya beans – some foods over 40s must eat!
Oct 29, 2012 at 11:55 AM
When we are younger, our body’s levels of recovery are higher. However, as we grow older we are more prone to various lifestyle diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular ailments, hypertension, and cholesterol issues. The only way to keep these ailments at bay is to modify our lifestyle, …
Scientists nail protein responsible for high ‘bad’ cholesterol levels
Oct 29, 2012 at 11:23 AM
In a remarkable breakthrough scientists claim to have discovered the protein which is responsible for high levels of bad cholesterol, which is the primary cause of cardiovascular diseases. LDL, the bad cholesterol accumulates in arteries and restricts blood flow. The protein resistin plays a major …
Why are there no guidelines to protect children from sexual abuse?
Oct 29, 2012 at 11:05 AM
The Delhi High Court has asked the central and Delhi governments to apprise it on the steps taken for framing guidelines to prevent sexual abuse of children in schools and educational institutions. Issuing notice, a division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought …
Pancreatic cancer is many diseases rolled into one
Oct 29, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Pancreatic cancer, which tops mortality rates of all cancers, is many diseases rolled into one, says new research. Apple’s founder Steve Jobs was the most famous victim to this cancer. Pancreatic cancer is one of the few for which survival has not improved substantially over the past 40 …
Glaucoma drug can regrow human hair!
Oct 29, 2012 at 8:45 AM
A common glaucoma drug may be effective in re-growing your hair and in other forms of alopecia (baldness), says a study. A new research shows how the FDA-approved glaucoma drug, bimatoprost, causes human hair to regrow. It’s been commercially available as a way to lengthen eyelashes, but the …
Delhi dengue update: Cases cross 900 mark in NCR
Oct 29, 2012 at 8:43 AM
The raging dengue in New Delhi and its neighbourhood crossed 900 patients mark with 38 new cases reported on Sunday. Two deaths were reported in the last two days, officials said on Sunday. Though the temperature is dipping, the vector-borne disease is still targeting people. As many as 901 cases …
Flu vaccine comes with benefits to the heart
Oct 29, 2012 at 8:39 AM
A flu jab may not just keep you from the flu, but it could come with huge benefits to the heart, says a new study. Major heart attack and stroke risks could be cut by 50 percent, and cardiac deaths by 40 percent, with just a flu jab, according to research by two Toronto-based researchers.
Bird flu kills over 3000 turkeys in Bangalore
Oct 28, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Over 3,000 turkeys died due to bird flu at the state-run central poultry development organisation in Hessarghatta on the city’s outskirts, forcing the authorities to sound red alert, Karnataka Animal Husbandry Minister Ravi Naik Belamagi said. ‘The high security animal disease lab at Bhopal …
Women who quit smoking before 30 cut health risks by 97%
Oct 28, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Women who give up smoking before the age of 30 can cut 97 percent of the health risks associated with the habit, according to a British study. Even quitting after one hits 40 cuts the risk by 90%. The study involved over 1.3 million women and was conducted by Oxford University. On the other hand
Can three minutes of physical exercise stave off cancer?
Oct 28, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Just three minutes of physical exercise a day could play a major role in fighting cancer, as it can trigger a dramatic change in the immune system to keep the disease at bay, say researchers. Researchers have found keeping oneself fit can not only help stop cancer returning, for those who have …
Quack held for running allopathic clinic
Oct 28, 2012 at 9:13 AM
A 53-year-old quack posing as a doctor was arrested for running a clinic here, police said Saturday. Suresh Verma was arrested from his clinic in south Delhi’s Munirka Friday. ‘Verma has been running a clinic claiming he was an MBBS degree holder. After failing to produce the degree, he …
Dengue, viral fever grip Gurgaon
Oct 27, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Dengue and viral fever is spreading across this Haryana city, with affected people continuing to pour into hospitals, said doctors Saturday. ‘Since one month, 348 patients with dengue have been admitted and five more such cases came Friday,’ Vishal Sehgal, medical superintendent of Artemis …
Defective taste buds responsible for childhood obesity?
Oct 27, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Defective taste buds prompt obese children to gorge on larger portions of food, which actually blunts their ability to distinguish the five tastes of bitter, sweet, salty, sour and savoury. They compensate for the lack of taste by gorging on more food to derive the same pleasure. Although obese and …
