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Risk of Heart disease reduced by yoga

...on of those with heart disease. Yoga exercises can aid improve physical, psychological and spiritual //health - or so it is claimed. Researchers at Peninsula Medical School, in South-West England, reviewed the best evidence they could find on the effects of yoga therapy in heart disease. They found six -...

Want to have a nice day? Eat breakfast!

...ss hunger pangs temporarily, but do very little to aid brain function. So what makes up a healthy breakfast? One that supplies a quarter to one third of the day's protein plus fiber rich complex carbohydrates and a small amount of fat. A whole grain cereal with fruit and low fat or skim milk or low fat o...

Fireflies help speed development of new drugs

...f the study indicated that the glow molecule could aid in faster testing of new drugs for cancer, blood diseases, autoimmune disorders, heart attack damage and others, as these molecules could provide real time information about the effectiveness of new medications. Apart from the above use, these molecu...

Vitamin D May Aid Breast Cancer Treatment

...s toxic and, at least preliminarily, it appears to aid radiation therapy in impacting the growth of tumor cells. An analog is a synthetic, laboratory-made derivative of a parent compound -- in this case vitamin D -- that is genetically engineered by adding or removing certain chemical elements. In the in...

Pfizer unveils anti-smoking drug

...ieved with Zyban, an antidepressant approved as an aid to smoking cessation." Side effects of the Pfizer drug appeared negligible so far, and the drug has "an excellent safety profile," said Pfizer's spokeswoman. Varenicline is currently in the final phase of widespread human clinical trials, but there...

Recognize Heart Attack Signs

...art attack warning signs, but also seeking medical aid as soon as possible. The Act in Time program aims to increase people's awareness of heart attacks and the importance of calling 911 immediately at the onset of heart attack symptoms....

Rat joins list of cloned animals

Cloning will aid in the development of genetically modified rat models of greater predictability and quality. Scientific results obtained from these models will contribute to the development of innovative therapeutics for major pathologies such as cardiovascular dis...

New Drug for Diabetes

...hers, are studying another hormone -- amylin -- to aid in the treatment of diabetes. Amylin is a hormone secreted with insulin by the beta cells in the pancreas. The drug, called SYMLIN, is a man-made version of amylin. Specifically, the drug would be for diabetics -- type 1 or type 2 -- who take insulin...

A High-Definition Hearing Aid that thinks for you

...are changing that.// This version of this hearing aid automatically distinguishes between speech and sou...y, "The key reason somebody comes in for a hearing aid is that they find that they cannot understand speech anymore. It's not so much that they don't hear....

The Benefits Of A Diet Consisting Of Moderate Amounts Of Fat

...f lycopene, alpha- and beta-carotene, all of which aid in the fight against cancer and heart disease. Researchers say their findings are consistent with U.S. dietary guidelines, which support a diet moderate, rather than very low, in fat....

Giving up smoking is good for health, but causes weight gain too

...mokers from giving up smoking. Medications used to aid smoking cessation can also be effective in reducing weight gains. But nicotine replacement therapy may only delay the weight gain till the time it is discontinued....

Brain Function can be impaired by Flavonols

...od flow thus suggesting that cocoa flavanols could aid in treatment of serious vascular complications associated with long-term diabetes. ...

US Doctors Association Gives away $110,000 To NGO’

...l Graduates (ATMG) of the US has given $110,000 in aid to five NGOs for social causes in Tamil Nadu.// The ATMG-run Charitable Foundation collected the money from about 5,000 doctor members in the US. The Voluntary Health Services received $50,000 to be spent on tsunami relief. The other NGOs are the Y...

New Oat And Soy-Based Fat Replacer Launched

... of the product is that its high fiber content can aid in digestion as long as it is eaten in normal quantities. Designed to be used not as a fat 'substitute' but as a fat replacement, the GRAS status product comes as a fine powder and can be used as either powder or gel. The gel is created from combini...

Lasik surgery effective in correcting vision

...ll be given eye drops to take with you, which will aid your eyes in normal heating and prevent infection. Many patients return to work the very next day after the procedure, already enjoying improved vision. A day after lasik procedure the doctor will see you for a post operation check and then followed...

Older People Can Also Eat As Young!

... the above plan will help solve these problems and aid in proper nutrition and health of older people. Source: Harvard Medical School...

Lymph Cell Growth In Eyes Related To Macrophages

...ing new “temporary” lymph vessels in retinas could aid in treating diabetic retinopathy by removing fluids leaking from abnormal blood vessels. It is this leaking fluid, characteristic of diabetic retinopathy that can permanently damage the retina and vision. The team is now researching the same process...

Implants In The Ear Is Effective Against All Types Of Hearing Loss

... could be saved for the continued use of a hearing aid or future technology to complement a cochlear implant. Reporting in the August issue of the journal Ear and Hearing, researchers had compared patients with no residual hearing, patients with some residual hearing in one ear and patients with some re...

European Countries To Fund $4 Billion For Vaccination For Poor Children’

...kets, in years to come we're going to end up using aid money to pay off the interest to financiers rather...e much wider finance facility he says could double aid to the poorest countries to $100 billion a year. Italian Economy Minister Domenico Siniscalco acknow...

Neurobiology Provides Answers To Block Memory-Related Drug Cravings

... the potential to be the basis of new therapies to aid drug-addiction recovery efforts // according to neurobiologists. Because exposure to people, places and objects previously associated with a drug habit can trigger overwhelming memory-based cravings, many former drug users often relapse into drug-t...

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