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Indian Models are a Healthy Lot

...e and again by the designers, but that there is an immense amount of pressure to constantly look perfect can't be overlooked either. Model Amanpreet Wahi, for instance, says that "thin does sell". In an attempt to transform into the desired size, she went in for crash dieting, which has now resulted in low...

Walker Friendly Neighborhood Keeps Senior Citizen Active

When there is a neighborhood which renders immense potential to walk around, the elders in the community are quite active. This was revealed in a survey conducted by// Ethan Berke of Dartmouth Medical School. The details of this study are ready for publication in the March issue of American Journal ...

Drugs Policy, Turning a Blind Eye?

...rug ‘Lucentis’ is not paid up. The drug has shown immense promise when used on patients in private hospitals. She has blamed the PCTs for taking cover under the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (Nice). Ms Mahon said, "Patricia Hewitt wrote to me and said that Nice do not have to have approval for...

How Veggie Pros, Tomato and Broccoli, Con Prostate Cancer

...e every year. A novel study has demonstrated the immense health benefits of tomato and broccoli in the management of prostate cancer. Scientists have found that, certain compounds, present in both the vegetables, help in the reduction of tumors, when consumed together. Researchers from the University of ...

New Approach Needed To Restore Faith in Pharmaceutical Industry

...ricter scrutiny for research which has potentially immense financial implications and penalties for ghost-writing. They conclude that "collaborations between academics, practicing physicians, industry and journals are essential in advancing knowledge and improving the care of patients. Trust is a necessar...

Much Room for Cancer Cure in a Mushroom, Scientists Promise

... it has helped increase life expectancy, and shown immense promise in stomach and bowel cancers. Yet till now, scientists in the western world have tread very cautiously in this area which is why patients have been unable to reap the benefits of extracts from the mushroom in treating cancer. It is estimat...

Now Vedic Mantras to Cure Diseases

...han, told IANS. "Each letter of Vedic mantra has immense power. After knowing the symptoms, diseases can be treated effectively through a combination herbs and mantras," said Shastri, who is also an eminent astrologer. Source-IANS...

Sway Schizophrenics With Incentives to Avail Regular Treatment

...ding them, say researchers, which would reflect in immense benefit to the patients. Many eyebrows were raised regarding the ethical aspect of such a move. In the study to examine the benefits of such a strategy, five outreach mental health patients in east London who had a history of irregular treatment w...

War Trauma Scars Pose Risk of Heart Disease

...ain.Researchers warn that this is a pointer to the immense needs of the war veterans that have to be met with as they return to the U.S from Iraq and Afghanistan . MS...

Baba Ramdev's Claims to Cure HIV by Yoga

...rted statement may mislead the masses and undo the immense efforts that countless social activists, volunteers and organizations have rendered over the years to check the spread of the epidemic by promoting safe behavioural practices. National AIDS Control Organization, through its partners, public and pr...

The 70 and Above Would Do Well With Brain Training, to Maintain Mental Agility

...soning group and 26% of the memory group portrayed immense improvement during mental ability tests which lasted throughout the five years of the study. The comparison group did not show as much improvement as the group that undertook training sessions. Researchers concluded that even appreciable amount of ...

Recording Neo-natal Consultations Is Helpful to Parents

...ngs. Audiorecording of medical conversation has immense potential for research and may have implications for doctors working in other specialities, they conclude. Source-Newswise SRM...

Settlers Suffered from Nightmares, Hypersensitivity in Eve of Disengagement

...ng the disengagement. 62% of the settlers invested immense efforts to prevent such thoughts. Source-Newswise...

Promising Brain Tumor Treatment In The Offing

...K annually. This is an area of research showing immense promise with viable results globally. MST...

Maiden Quintuple Kidney Transplant Sets a Record

...ter and head of the transplant team, has expressed immense satisfaction with the simultaneous transplants that has indeed set a precedent for the country, adequately demonstrating the success of team effort. These were all unrelated 'altruistic donor' i.e. someone who is willing to donate his or her kidney...

Customize Hospital Infrastructure to Suit the Obese

...ents requiring emergency care. There appears to be immense complexities involved in accommodating such patients, which needs to be addressed without delay. Dr Peter Grant, a senior staff specialist at St George Hospital said, "Emergency departments and primary care providers must prepare for a more frequen...

'Origin Of Sex' Can Be Revealed By Sperm Proteome

...function of all of these.' Proteins carry out an immense range of functions, from forming structural materials to catalysing chemical reactions, so knowing exactly what proteins are in sperm is a great step forward in understanding. The research involved purifying fruit fly sperm and developing methods t...

Picture Book Reading Helps Toddlers Grasp Complex Actions

...ssue of Developmental Psychology has explained the immense benefit when parents indulge in picture-book reading with their children, // which supports reading development and also introduces them to the world outside. This is thought to be highly beneficial in promoting learning in the children. Parents o...

"New" Clear Advantages In Nuclear Medicine

...ion. He elucidates that in reality radiation is of immense help to medical practitioners to thoroughly study, diagnose and treat disease. Nuclear medicine involves giving minute quantities of radioactive substances to patients to study molecular processes within the body for the purpose of dia...

Eye-opener for Stroke Victims Suffering Partial Vision Loss

...s in Aberdeen have conceived //a device that holds immense promise for patients suffering partial impairment of vision. According to the Aberdeen researchers, a medical instrument has been devised that is capable of arousing the blind field, the area incapable of sight. This could indeed be the light at th...

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