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Valentine Day Becoming Popular In India

...has been decked up specially in shades of lilac as red and pink are passé," The Chocolate Boutique managing director Sanjeev Obhrai told IANS. "Everyone wants to outdo each other as the sales during this period are phenomenal. People don't mind spending for personalized gifting items and even the festiv...

Valentine's Day Theme Overshadows Cricket in Pakistan

... Internet company, many computers displayed a big, red heart as their wallpaper. Pakistani newspapers, e... Times published a photograph of a florist selling red roses in New Delhi. Television channels ran extensive programmes that discussed the merits and dem...

Friends of Earth Protest water Diversion Project ,Garrison-II.

... Dakota, especially heavily populated areas in the red river drainage basin. // The environmental groups are up in arms against this proposition, due to a perceptible risk of foreign biota filling up the river. Beatrice Olivastri, executive director of Friends of the Earth Canada, feels that a task of ...

Rise in Mercury Levels in Supermarket Fish

...eased level of mercury in some halibut and Pacific red snapper sold at Washington supermarkets. // There were state wide tests conducted in the fish from grocery stores. They said that children and women of child-bearing age should eat only one meal a week of those two species. According to the Environme...

Need For Early Recognition Of Stroke In Children

... cell anemia (a defect in which the normally round red blood cells become sickle shaped) are at an increased risk of stroke as a result of obstruction in the normal blood flow. It is also likely to occur in children with whiplash injury to the neck as a result of arterial damage and increased risk of blo...

One fruit that has captured the health benefit sector is Grapefruit!

...were administered either a single serving of fresh red grapefruit, white (blond) grapefruit or no grapefr...nsecutive days. The patients who received either red or white grapefruit showed significant decreases in blood lipid levels, whereas the patients that di...

Mutton And Beef Sellers Rule The Roost In Kerala

...ess of making some quick bucks as the sales of the red meat have gone up in a dramatic fashion. // The ...unched a malicious campaign against consumption of red meat after anthrax was reported in Tamil Nadu. The red meat sellers had then organised press confe...

Indulge in sea food: no need to worry as benefits heavier than risks!

... fish. The safest fish to eat may be Alaska's wild red rd salmon. Farm-raised and fresh water fish from rivers and lakes are usually contaminated with more of pollutants such as PCBs and dioxins. Michael T. Morrissey, director of Oregon State University's Seafood Laboratory in Astoria, Ore., and modera...

Allergic reaction to DTaP vaccine persists in children

...and last vaccine (DTaP) given to children causes a red splotch to develop on the area. This reaction can last a few days and the problem is that// neither of two common drugs--ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol)--help prevent this side effect. A Group Health Cooperative study appearing in the...

Australian Snake Venom Can Arrest Bleeding During Surgery And Trauma

...nded snake, the rough-scaled snake, the mulga, the red bellied black, the common brown and coastal Taipan) regarding their use in therapeutics. Eventually, he landed up identifying genetic code responsible for production of pro-coagulant, Factor X. 'Australian snakes literally have a two-pronged attack...

LDH Measurement Can Predict Outlook Of Patients With SCD

... a genetic disorder characterized by sickle shaped red blood cells with compromised oxygen carrying capacity. Kidney, heart, liver and red blood cells are some rich sources of the enzyme, although trace amounts of the enzyme can be found i...

Delhi Faces Threat of Brain Fever

...ally. As the infection progresses, signs of fever, red or purple rashes, anxiety and irritable behavior may be seen. If untreated, the brain may be affected, leading to altered level of consciousness and shock. Treatment of the condition usually involves admission into the intensive care unit, followed...

Red Wine: Is It A Cure For Periodontal Disease?

...earchers said that these antioxidant properties of red wine polyphenols could be used in the prevention a...e threat of mouth cancer outweighs the benefits of red wine. As in UK mouth cancer is most common. Statistics show that about 600 new cases are detected ea...

Colour Of Urine Can Reveal The Health Status Of The Patients

...gests the patient is haemolysing, or breaking down red cells. Urine that turns black when exposed to air can also be a sign of alkaptonuria, a rare enzyme disorder that causes abnormalities of the skin and cartilages. And gout can produce pink urine. This diagnostic tool goes back many centuries. The...

Another dietary medicine for Alzheimer’s disease: Red cabbage

...ood Science and Technology say that consumption of red cabbage can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease...rnell University led the study and have found that red cabbage extract could significantly reduce build-up of plagues from amyloid deposits that scientists...

Campbell Decides To Boost Publicity about Prostate Cancer

...tment available. Last week research suggested that red chillies contained an ingredient capsaicin which can kill cancer cells. Guy's Hospital in London was opening the UK's most comprehensive prostate cancer treatment centre. Treatments available include keyhole and robotic surgery, brachytherapy and h...

Atkins Diet Could Elevate Bad Cholesterol Levels, Warn Researchers

...d with substantial levels low-GI carbohydrates and red meat (high protein content). Surprisingly, the group that was on a high carbohydrate, low GI diet had the best reduction in both the cholesterol and body fat. As expected, inclusion of high GI foods such as bread and potatoes was found to increase...

Azathioprine to Treat Eczema?

...nerability to infection and suppress production of red and white blood cells. A University of Newcastle team cut this risk. They did this by matching doses to levels of an enzyme in the blood that can break down the drug, so patients did not receive too much. The study was funded by the British Sk...

Alcohol-illusion: Alcohol and Energy Drinks Combo, Maintains Sobriety?

...erhaps, illusory, is banking on energy drinks like red bull after alcohol, to maintain sobriety. // A ... young healthy men after drinking vodka mixed with red bull felt less drunk, but these impressions were way off reality. Researcher Maria Lucia Souza-Formi...

Fruit And Vegetable Peels Are Rich Source Of Potent Antioxidants

...died residues from apples, strawberries, pears and red beets used in juice production. They also examined...ses, are so expensive that it isn't worth doing to red beet, asparagus or that poor woad. In fact, it seems as though functional ingredients extracted f...

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