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Roller coasters – cause “Chronic Headache?

Startling findings reveal that the highly popular roller coaster rides that are invading all our amusement parks may not be safe after all! A kind of posttraumatic migraine might be induced on account the seemingly safe rides. In a specific incident that was studied by researchers, following one such ride a young lady presented with throbbing headache, blurred vision and nausea, immediatel...

Roller coaster takes brain for a big ride!!

Riding roller coasters may increase the risk of developing potentially harmful blood clots on the brain's surface. The Neurological center reported a case of 25 year old healthy male who developed blood clots on the brains surface, known as subdural haematomas, after riding several roller coasters. The symptoms of blood clot includes difficulty in walking, vomiting, changes in m...

Roller-Coasters Isn’t The Perfect Place For Cardiac Patients To Be

The emotional stress caused out of a roller coaster ride could be sufficient enough to intensify abnormal heart beats in people with cardiac disease, leading to potential life threatening complications including heart attack.// Researchers from Germany have conducted a study on 55 people (37 men and 18 women) who volunteered to take a ride. The ride involved a two-minute journey, star...

Drug Controller General to Withdraw Drug that Affects Vulture Population

Concerned at the effect of the anti-inflammatory drug Dicolofenec on the country's vulture population, the Drug Controller General has decided to withdraw licences for manufacturing it for veterinary use //. At a press meet here today, the director of the prominent NGO Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Asad R Rahmani, presented a copy of Drug Controller General Ashwini Kumar's May...

Bowel Disorders may Cause a 'Roller Coaster' Pregnancy

A study has indicated that inflammatory bowel disease in women could increase the risk of complications in pregnancy by almost two times.// Diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in pregnant women could result in low birth weight babies or premature babies. Yet, the 'silver lining' exists in the form of advanced medical treatments, available today, which has certainly...

1,600 Roller Shoe Injuries Reported

Almost 1600 injuries were reported by the US consumer product safety commission. This number is far more than previously thought and raising concerns. These injuries are mainly related to the children as they are the target market for these wheeled shoes. The shoe has resulted in an increase in the emergency room visit. Children with the wheeled shoes can be seen cruising down the sid...