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Wash your hands to keep healthy!

... reduce the risk of many infections. Everyday life does not involve// many activities that would get our hands dirty, apart from heavy house work and gardening, and this is probably the reason why many of us do not bother to wash our hands even before a meal. Recent research has however, proved that frequ...

Artificial discs available as replacements for damaged discs

...to offer is that motion remains at the disc, which does not put additional stress on adjacent discs. In fusion surgery, in the long term, people often come back with problems at the next disc, and they may need another operation. The artificial disc may prove to be a viable alternative, especially for yo...

Do you love nuts? Then here's some good news for you!

...in cholesterol, the good kind. Monounsaturated fat does not raise triglyceride levels which is another risk factor// in heart disease. Preliminary evidence shows that even though nuts are high in fat and calories, they help people lose weight and keep it off as they help people stick to diet better becau...

Asmanex Twisthaler launched by Schering-Plough for treatment of asthma

... a state-of-the-art, inhalation-driven device that does not use a propellant, thus eliminating the need for hand-breath coordination. Asmanex Twisthaler represents a major new treatment option in helping asthma patients manage their disease and is a valuable addition to the therapies available to physic...

Treatment for cholesterol-related illnesses likely with the discovery of receptor in mice

...egnane X receptor (PXR)// is present in humans but does not recognise or eliminate all toxins as effectively as it does in our diminutive counterparts. In mice, PXR senses the presence of excess cholesterol by-products a...

Green tea beneficial in preventing osteoarthritis

...eers, there is no harm in drinking green tea as it does not cause any harm....

New genital gel could empower women against the AIDS epidemic

... other microbicides targets only the HIV virus and does not affect healthy cells....

New virtual colonoscopy procedure for easier colon screening

...which can then be examined for polyps. The patient does not need anaesthesia and the procedure takes only half an hour. However, the procedure is purely diagnostic and if doctors find a polyp, the regular colonoscopy procedure has to be done for removal and assessment of the polyp....

Periodontal disease and oral cancer may be linked

...to have a precancerous lesion. The study however, does not prove that periodontal infection causes oral cancer. But, if proved, then researchers believe that the scope for prevention and earlier diagnosis is enormous....

Moderate Exercise may not help prevent Heart Disease

...iking, climbing stairs, racket sports and swimming does really help lower the risk of early death from heart disease. Recommendations in the United States and elsewhere say 30 minutes of moderate activity like brisk walking, is sufficient for good heart health.// A World Health Organization report publish...

Use of sunbed is harmful

...se of potential health risks. While the government does not recommend the use of sunbeds, training or regu...aged.// A suntan is not nature's own sunscreen, it does not protect you from ultra-violet radiation. There are some harmful effects like skin cancer particu...

Link between pesticide and breast cancer

...ything that increases oestrogen compounds probably does increase the risk of a woman developing breast cancer....

Marriage does not have much impact on life satisfaction

...nts. They found that getting married, as an event, does increase people's happiness. However the level of life satisfaction tends to settle down to what it was long before marriage. The same is true for other life events like winning a lot of money or suffering from illness. Levels of happiness go up or d...

Passive smoking may be harmless

Researchers at UCLA suggests that passive smoking does not cause health problems for nonsmokers. Epidemiologists concluded that second hand smoking does not increase the risk for lung cancer and heart disease. An experiment was conducted on more than 35...

Baby born to SARS mother is healthy

...tal today."The baby is healthy and doctors said he does not haveany SARS symptoms," Dr Liu Shao-haei, the HospitalAuthority's senior executive manager, earlier told anews conference.One of two other babies treated at the //Prince of WalesHospital is still on a respirator, but is in stablecondition, Liu sa...

Lithium May help in Alzheimer's Disease

...proteins. Another advantage to lithium is that it does not disrupt the processing of another protein call...thium, though widely used to treat mental problems does have many side effects, including kidney damage. "Potentially, lithium could be used to reverse bo...

Breast Cancer in Men Often Underestimated and Under-treated

... had a clear prognostic significance in men, as it does in women. Tumour grade also was of prognostic importance, with multivariate 10-year disease-specific survival rates of 93%, 66% and 53% for grades I, II and III disease, respectively (P Patients with progesterone-positive tumours had significantly b...

Study casts doubt on keyboard ills

Using a computer does not appear to pose a severe occupational hazard fo...ian nerve gets squeezed at the wrist. Computer use does not pose a severe occupational hazard for developing the symptoms....

Best Drug for SARS

...glycyrrhizin. Researchers aren’t sure how the drug does the job, but suspect it may be related to its effect on the increased synthesis of nitric oxide, which is known to inhibit replication of several viruses. Investigators say glycyrrhizin should be studied further for a potential role in the treatment...

Scientists crack dengue fever puzzle

...e dengue vaccine. The risk, is that if the vaccine does not "hit" all four types of the virus, the vaccine may end up mimicking a second natural infection. For example, the vaccine may "prime" the immune system to attack only one or two types, leaving the patient with increased susceptibility to other typ...

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