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Nutrition Education Has Proved to Be Futile

...pending on nutrition education in US seems to have been in vain thus far . But the government is planni...change either. Kids don't change because they've been eating it for so long they're just accustomed to eating that way. The federal pilot program which ...

Patients Find Healthy Vein in Old Austrian Mine

...low doses of this colourless and odorless gas have been found to boost the ability of human cells to repai...radon can increase the risk of lung cancer. It has been a major headache for some home and office owners in radon-prone areas, notably parts of the United S...

Epilepsy Increases Suicide Risks

... diagnosis of epilepsy and its management." It has been seen that women with the illness were more likely to take their own life then men. The incidence of suicide decreased as sufferers grew older. In fact, more quickly, than in the non- epileptic population. ``Improvement of epilepsy care, introductio...

A Drug That Helps Cut Alcohol Craving

...Perhaps some of the reduction in drinking may have been because they didnt feel so good, rather than because the drug just took away an urge to drink, alcohol researcher Raymond Anton said. Karhuvaara also talked about how the traditional goal of the treatment of alcohol dependence has shifted from abst...

Anti-depressants Do Not Increase the Overall Risk of Most Birth Defects

...ession, some of it undiagnosed. The studies have been published in The New England Journal of Medicine....

Same-sex Marriage: Shahzina Tariq Vows to Live With groom

...case had nothing to do with the matter. They had been implicated in the case only for grudge, she added. Justice Khwaja Mohammad Sharif of the Lahore High Court had sentenced the couple to three years in jail on charges of perjury. They were also fined Rs10,000 each. Later, the apex court granted the ...

Anchoring Lives Aboard Warship: Nimitz

... with rashes, bumps, and abscesses that could have been prevented with simple hygiene measures, says Lt Ja...health. Surgeries were not frequent and there have been cases when the critical have been airlifted to nearby bases, crew members said....

Organic Tomatoes may Be Healthier for Your Heart Than Traditionally Grown Ones

...fight against blood pressure and strokes, and have been linked to keep some forms of cancer and dementia at bay. The study also noted that quercetin and kaempferol levels were also higher in organic tomatoes. Researchers elaborated that since flavonoids are produced as a result of nutrient deficiency,...

People With Higher IQs are More Patient in Financial Matters

...intelligence and patience in financial matters has been shown. Furthermore, the willingness to run risks increases with higher intelligence. Scientists gave the test subjects 100 euros. The participants could put this amount straight into their pockets. However, they could also invest it for a year at a...

Cheap Indian Medicines Illegally Flooding Pak Markets

... India, it should only allow those drugs that have been approved by FDA, otherwise the vested interests might dump Pakistani market with drugs that are equally substandard....

South Africa Notes Signs of First-ever Decline in HIV Infection Rates

...he minister said. The report said HIV rates have been stable for several years, adding: "This is the first evidence of a decline in the South African epidemic". South Africa recently launched an AIDS plan with the aim of reducing by 50 percent the rate of new infections by 2011, focusing on the youth ...

Diabetics Risking Health by Using Alternative Medications Without Consultation

...m of alternative therapy. Elderly women who had been living with diabetes for longer, and people interested in self management of their condition were the most likely to use alternative therapies, said the researcher. "People will tell their alternative practitioners that they are using Western medi...

New Diagnostic Test for Mad Cow Disease Developed

...needed to determine whether the technique that has been applied to brain tissue can be applied to other tissues like the ones taken from blood, which may be used in tests for the disease. "While this method, due to the length of time it takes to carry out, is unlikely to produce a rapid screening test ...

Stem Cell Treatment may Prolong Lives of Children With Brittle Bone Disease

...ntist magazine says that the treatment has already been tried in the US on three children with OI whilst still in the womb, with promising early results seen after the babies were born. Fisk believes that though drugs exist to treat the disease, stem cell transplants may offer extra benefits. The re...

For Bangladeshis, a Nutritious Diet Would Cost 1,700 Pounds Per Week

...crops for biofuels in others. And rice prices have been steadily creeping upwards too. A joint report from the UN and the OECD yesterday warned that high commodities prices could last over the next decade, predicting grains would rise by as much as 50 per cent between now and 2016....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission

... awareness about climate change across America has been incredible," he says. "The intent for us when we...Resources Board, mentioned earlier, said there had been a pattern of interference by the governor's top staff in favor of industry lobbyists seeking to weak...

American Bests Japanese Hot Dog Eating Champion, Sets Record

.... Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition has been held every year at Coney Island since 1916 and is considered the blue ribbon event of the increasingly popular and lucrative competitive eating calendar. Most participants now use the 'Solomon technique' patented by Kobayashi, breaking the wieners ...

Great Lakes Fish in Canada Heavily Polluted

...mune system, as well as cancer. While there have been reductions in contaminants in parts of the Great L...y for fish caught in Lake Ontario, where there has been a marked rise in the number of advisories recommending reduced fish consumption. Contamination level...

Dietary Counseling Leads to Weight Loss

...fect of dietary counseling for weight loss had not been published until now. "We did not know how much weight people lost on average through weight loss programs or how long it took them to gain it back," said Michael L. Dansinger, MD, MS, one of the study authors and a physician at Tufts-New England Me...

Will Seven Be the Lucky Number for Las Vegas Newlyweds?

...nds will tie the knot. "This is the busiest I've been in my 49 years in this business. This is our magic...ngo Las Vegas, a seventh on-site wedding venue has been added to accommodate the 77 scheduled weddings for that day. "We wanted our couples to be extra lu...

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