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Eat greens to have a ever green heart

...veal that fruits, vegetables and a diet low in fat can protect against heart disease. Fruits and vegetables contain fiber, potassium, folate and antioxidants that lower the incidence of heart disease. Increased fruit and vegetable consumption also protects the diabetics against heart attack as well. Dr....

Glaxo launches pills to help smokers quit in 7-12 weeks

...s, mainly dry mouth and insomnia. "While dry mouth can be avoided by increasing fluid intake, insomnia can be reduced by taking the drug slightly earlier in the day", said Dr. Chandrashekhar....

Vitamin Shields Brittle Bones

...oaks up so-called free radicals or substances that can damage tissue, including bone. The dose of vitamin E given to the rats was equivalent to what a human would take as a dietary supplement, about 400 international units or IU daily. Combining estrogen and vitamin E did not appear to offer any addition...

Emphasis to ban Drugs ads by Doctors

...Jersey delegate Dr. Angelo agro said that such ads can undermine doctor's credibility especially if physi...that ads have tuned into a competition "to see who can sell more of their anthistamines of nasal sprays. The patient is at best incompletely informed and a...

Ginseng's efficacy debatable

...etween ying and yang. For example, Western ginseng can be used in the summer but real Chinese ginseng can only be used in the winter. "The winter is cold, so it is the ying, and you need something yang to c...

TIZANIDINE - New solution to chronic headache

... World Congress of Neurology told that tizanidine, can cut the frequency, duration and intensity of headaches. Doctors from the Michigan Head Pain and Neurological Institute in Ann Arbor found it in their study that tizanidine reduced severe headaches by 55%.Dr. Alvin Lake and his colleagues did a study ...

Increase in sugar...decrease in brain function!!!

...iversity of Virginia says, "For the first time, we can demonstrate that performance of the brain is impaired in the short term when a patient has too much blood sugar. Once you get above a blood glucose level of about 270, the brain starts to show evidence of slowing down. A similar thing happens when yo...

New antiperspirant in action - Botox does the difference

...e. "There is even an oral drug called Robinul that can be used to stop excessive sweating, but it can have side effects like dry mouth. For a small number of patients, these options to not work. That's ...

Protein in urine foresees heart disease

...We know from studying people with diabetes that we can reduce microalbuminuria with ACE inhibitors and that this may help protect them," says Dr. Banga. Thereby reducing the degree of microalbuminuria reduces the risk of heart disease....

New point scale to ascertain the stroke recovery

...normalities in the brain as a result of blood clot can be measured using the MRI. Simple tests called the stroke assesment tests to asses the severity of mental damage through simple questions and tasks patients must answer or perform. The time interval between the first stroke symptoms and the MRI giv...

Noise tampers hearing

...affected, even a slight noise-induced hearing loss can result in difficulty hearing consonants such as s, sh, f and v. In cases of moderate noise-induced hearing loss, the problem of hearing consonants and distinguishing words like 'fish' and 'fist' would be even more noticeable. In severe noise-induced ...

WORM! WORM! all the way

... away their other drugs, including steroids, which can have serious side effects. The symptoms returned when the patients stopped drinking the mixture said Weinstock, professor of internal medicine. The importance of contact with environmental organisms is supported by studies of mice specially bred to ...

Regular exercise prevents hip fractures

... Epidemology, moderate levels of physical activity can help protect against a hip fracture. According to Dr. Susanne Hoidrup from Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, and colleagues, when people undergo the aging process, regular physical activity should become an essential part of everyone's...

Alcohol shrinks brain

...tly reversible. Individuals who give up the bottle can recover brain volume and boost blood flow. The researchers estimate that aging accounts for about 30% of brain shrinkage and heavy alcohol consumption for about 10%....

For better mood and energy!! Work-up in short span

As little as 10 minutes of moderate exercise daily can improve mood and reduce fatigue, study reports. It is a well known fact that exercise has its benefit towars the physical asset. But as far as mental fatigue is concerned, there was a debate as to how much exercise will benefit. This is based on the...

Malaria strikes Munger tribals

...f malaria is cerebral malaria,which if not treated can lead on to convulsions coma and death within 24 hours....

Roller coaster takes brain for a big ride!!

...who are alcoholics, diabetic or hypertensive. They can also be caused by head trauma, falling to a sittin...bdural haematomas after riding roller coasters, it can happen, says Dr. Ishano Kyuorite of Japan. He further added that Giant roller coasters which are hig...

Arthroscopy for Ankles

A surgical procedure widely used on knees can also repair damaged ankles claim the researchers. ... tissue damage in order to accomplish the work, it can be done through a few small punctures in the skin, compared to having to make a 6-to-7 centimeter in...

Shock it to Heal!!

Diabetes mellitus is one disease that can have Complication as its other name. Among the man...ve, the dreaded would be the foot ulcer, as damage can be severe enough to require amputation. For diabetics with this dreaded foot ulcer, a boon in disgu...

Brisk Walking lowers memory loss in women

...d other cognitive declines in mental function that can come with aging.// In the study, they concluded that the least active women walked an average of about a half mile per week, while the most active group walked an average of nearly 18 miles per week. Walking included exercise too as part of daily a...

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