Category: Health and Fitness
New York: Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them. The study lasted five years and involved about […]
London: GlaxoSmithKline’s Pandemrix swine flu vaccine has been linked to cases of the rare sleep disorder narcolepsy in children in a scientific study in England that confirms similar findings elsewhere in Europe. The vaccine, more than 30 million doses of which were given during the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009-2010, contains a booster, or adjuvant, […]
Small, but steady, increase over past 30 years warrants further research, experts say The number of younger women who have been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer has increased slowly, but steadily, since the 1970s, a new study indicates. Over the past 30 years, the number of cases of metastatic breast cancer in women under the […]
Food allergy and food intolerance tests are becoming popular among residents with specialist centres reporting an almost 50 per cent increase in clients during the past six months. However, a senior immunologist from the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has advised against such tests unless recommended by a medical doctor. Speaking on the occassion, Dr Hussain […]
Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) — People with heart disease who want to exercise should first get the OK from their doctor and then follow certain health and safety measures, according to the American Council on Exercise. Every exercise session should include at least a five-minute warm-up and five-minute cool- down, which reduces the risk of […]
Eating deep fried foods boosts your risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Researchers analyzed survey data from more than 3,000 men ages 35 to 74, and discovered that guys who reported eating French fries, fried chicken, fried fish, and/or fried doughnuts once or […]
Feb. 24 Health Day — Food allergies appear to affect children’s growth, a new study suggests. This could be due to the fact that the treatment for food allergies is strict avoidance of foods that trigger a reaction, the researchers said. The study of 245 children with food allergies found that they were smaller than […]
A voluntary recall has been issued by the makers of the anemia drug Omontys because of reports that the treatment can cause serious, and sometimes fatal, hypersensitivity reactions in some kidney dialysis patients. Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co., of Osaka, Japan, and Palo Alto, Calif.-based Affymax Inc. said in a joint statement on their websites Sunday that […]
Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) — Deep brain stimulation has helped people with severe obsessive- compulsive disorder, and new research begins to explain why. A Dutch study appearing in the Feb. 24 online issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience found the procedure essentially restored normal function in a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens. […]
Dozens of types of tests and treatments are too often recommended by doctors when patients don’t need them, according to a warning issued Thursday by a coalition of leading medical groups in the United States. This unnecessary care wastes time and money and sometimes causes harm to patients, according to the organizations that represent more […]
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Human Rights Observers conference on Women’s rights and Environment
Human Rights Observers an organization in special status with UN ECOSOC has organized conference on Women’s rights and Environmental awareness Speaking on the occasion prominent senior advocate smt. Venkateshwari, stated that Violence against women and girls, a gross human rights violation, devastates lives, causes untold pain, suffering and illness. She has given various examples of […]
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