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Mens Sexual Prowess Not Affected by Prostate Cancer Drug

...d study which found that finasteride, a drug which curbs the proliferation of prostate gland cells, is effective at preventing prostate cancer in men age 55 and older. The 2003 results of that trial, conducted by the Southwest Oncology Group in more than 18,000 men, showed that finasteride could reduce ...

Workplace Drinking Culture Influences Alcohol Intake Elsewhere

A restrictive drinking culture at work curbs an individuals overall alcohol intake, including outside of work, suggests research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The researchers base their findings on a detailed analysis of workplace attitudes towards drin...

Green Tea may Help to Fight Lung Cancer

... The study doesn't prove that drinking green tea curbs lung cancer in people. However, it may be possible to make new lung cancer drugs based on green tea extract, Lu's team suggests. Such drugs would target the lung cancer protein remodelled by the green tea extract in the lab tests. Those who consu...

Sleep well for a trimmer body

A decent night's sleep curbs the number of pounds women put on as they age, according to a finding by a team of US researchers led by an Indian-American doctor.//In a study that followed more than 68,000 US women for 16 years, the team headed by Dr Sanjay Patel of Case Western R...

Do oral contraceptives offer protective cover against endometrial cancer?

...e key component progestin in the oral pills, which curbs the abnormal growth of cells in the endometrium....

Stop Exploiting Children ! Anti Obesity Charter On Junk Food Ads

...ealth Organization conference in Turkey, calls for curbs on food advertisements targetting// children. The draft WHO charter says: "Special attention needs to be focussed on vulnerable groups such as children and adolescents, whose credulity should not be exploited by commercial activities." It calls for...

Smokers May be at Greater Risk of HIV Infection

...ing an array of immune system responses, including curbs on the production of antibodies and the activity of infection fighting white cells, say the authors. There are almost 40 million people in the world living with HIV/AIDS, and the global death toll of deaths related to tobacco is expected to reach 8...

Protein rich diet reduces hunger?

...ntity of peptide YY (PYY), a hormone that actually curbs hunger. Study leader Rachel Batterham, of University College London, said “We’ve now found that increasing the protein content of the diet augments the body's own PYY, helping to reduce hunger and aid weight loss." The research team analyzed th...

Sexual Harassment on the Rise in Aligarh Muslim University

...o out even for coaching classes. There are no such curbs on male students. Asma Javed, who has been on hunger strike since Thursday outside the vice chancellor's house, told IANS on phone from Aligarh: "I have been punished for daring to complain against a professor. I have been threatened time and again...

Experts Call For Ban On Junk Foods To Reduce Obesity and Diabetes

...obacco.” The experts say that if the measures to curbs obesity were in place then the obesity crisis could move into reverse within just one year. Tony Abott, the Federal Health Minister, said, "it is unrealistic to expect Government to supervise every meal time. In the end, individuals are responsible ...

TV Viewing Increases Intake of Junk Food

...Ghent, in Belgium, have prompted renewed calls for curbs on TV viewing by children and junk food advertising. The replacement of fruit and vegetables by other foods advertised more frequently on the TV is another problem that the health officials have top tackle as children are more likely to ask for, buy ...

US Preparing To Answer Japan's Queries On Beef Exports

...ar action came within 30 days of Japan lifting the curbs on US beef imports. Japan has asked for some safeguards including the sifting of risky parts like spinal column. "My hope is that there's a point where we can get the technical people together to resolve the final issues that are there - Japan had ta...

Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug curbs the disease in mic

...heimer's disease in mice. This compound (AF267B) curbs both the amyloid protein plaques that collect in Alzheimer's-affected brains, as well as another lesion, the tangles of protein called tau. In mice that have been genetically designed to mimic Alzheimer's disease AF267B also appears to reverse cogn...

UK public misled over downgrading cannabis: Govt

... problems in the long run. Mr Clarke will champion curbs on antisocial behavior this year, which strategists say is undermined by a soft approach to cannabis....

British Scientists Doubt Delhi Doctor’s Stem Cell Claim

... called // on Indian authorities to impose tighter curbs on clinics in India that make extravagant claims about the use of embryonic stem cells. The doctor whose claims have evoked some concern here is Geeta Shroff, who, in the early 90s had hit the headlines by reportedly developing a technique for deter...

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