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Children Run Type 2 Diabetes Risk

...le, which is leading to excess weight. This can be countered by leading a more physically active life and avoiding junk food. Diabetes at an early age may result in complications like nerve damage, kidney failure and heart disease at later stages. The problem has to be tackled immediately to avoid large-scale ...

Compound From Cyanobacterium Can Fight Alzheimer’

...d other types of neurodegenerative diseases can be countered by a compound which is derived from cyanobacterium, a type of blue-green algae known as Nostoc // . This has been revealed by researchers from Switzerland. According to the study, published in the recent issue of issue of the Journal of Natural Pro...

Smoking Related Scenes in Movies Increase Teenage Susceptibility To Smoke

...o spots shown before movies with on-screen smoking countered much of the promotional effect of smoking in the movies. A direct relationship between watching smoking related scenes and actual smoking exists, with a three fold increased risk of smoking initiation among those who watch it more frequently compar...

Leptin Hormone Plays Key Role In Losing Weight

... people maintain their weight loss. Obesity can be countered effectively only by naturally changing the metabolism, and the leptin injections show promise of this being attained. Leptin contributes towards regulating appetite and weight....

Bird flu vaccine from wild bird flu strain

...the threat of avian influenza can be monitored and countered and an effective teamwork on all levels is our best defense against this potential pandemic.” Source: News wie...

Medical community worried that new curriculum will 'Promote Quackery'

...nother pathy," Agarwal said. The association also countered the health minister's claim that the medical curriculum was age-old. The curriculum in fact had been changed several times. The new curriculum to do integration of basic sciences with clinical subjects is already being implemented on the internationa...

Kidney cancer on the rise

...cidence of kidney cancer is concerning, but can be countered if people adopt lifestyle changes....

Role of zinc in development

... to shortages of vitamin A, iron and zinc could be countered by dietary supplements. Zinc deficiency is often seen in developing countries where people eat a lot of cereals, pulses and vegetables but no animal products. This sort of diet contains lots of phytates, which bind iron and zinc, making it difficult ...

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