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Unnatural death common in mentally ill

Mental illness has an increased risk of death by homicide, suicide or accident. On an average mental health problems like depression or schizophrenia are related to higher rates of suicide.// What's not been clear is whether mental illness also increases the risk of other causes of unnatural death. Researchers at the University of Texas along with other colleagues in Italy did a compar...

Eczema patients lack natural antibiotic in skin

Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center report in the New England Journal of Medicine that patients with atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, are susceptible to bacterial infections// of their skin because they fail to produce effective amounts of two antimicrobial peptides. The findings demonstrate the clinical significance of these peptides in humans, and suggest...

Accuracy of Some Natural Family Planning Methods Questioned .

Women who use menstrual cycle monitors to detect their fertile times of the month should research their choices carefully because some methods are much more reliable than others.// German researchers estimate 10 percent to 15 percent of women of reproductive age in Europe use variations of natural family planning methods and an estimated 30 percent to 40 percent rely on some type of men...

Natural formula for protection against vision loss

The eyes of a human being are one of the most exquisite pieces of engineering in the whole human anatomy. However, as we age, the eyes become vulnerable to a debilitating degeneration as a result of the parts wearing out or breaking down, which ultimately might lead to blindness. These parts have to be kept from wearing out to help us attain a healthy eyesight// for a lifetime. This, rese...

Naturally Occurring Hormone Can Lead To Miscarriage

Thyroid hormone plays a major role in the development of a fetus. According to a recent study , abnormal levels of the natural hormone can be toxic to a developing fetus. In some cases, a woman can have high levels of thyroid // hormone and still be normal because of thyroid resistance. Yet, these affected women may carry fetuses that have been exposed to high thyroid hormone levels. Res...

Treating Leukemia With Natural Cells

Natural killer cells are part of the body’s immune system and help protect the body against infection and some cancers, particularly leukemia. A new study shows promising treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia // patients may lie in artificially stimulating natural killer cells from a patient’s family member. Researchers say this method could help treat patients with the highly fatal...

The effects of Curcumin: a natural pigment in turmeric explored for its anti-cancer properties

Curcumin, the natural pigment that gives the spice turmeric its yellow color, has come under the scientific spotlight in recent years, with studies investigating its cancer-fighting abilities // . Researchers say they have already obtained data indicating that curcumin can block a key protein associated with esophageal cancer, known as NF-kappaB and they term their recent discovery as...

Natural Sulfur Can Treat Pain From Osteoarthritis

Researchers from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Arizona, had found out that a naturally occurring sulfur compound supplement called methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) could relieve the knee pain for people suffering // from osteoarthritis. When the condition of osteoarthritis attacks the knee, the consequences can be significant. Pain can become so intense that for many, a total...

Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Risk In Young Natural Disaster Survivors

A new study has found that young people who survive natural disasters like the tsunami or even Hurricane Katrina are at a high risk of developing// chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as depression. The study conducted by UCLA researchers says that these factors need to be kept in mind when counselling adolescents post-disaster. The study highlights the case of young s...

Man's Transition from Foragers to Agriculturalist Led to Increase in Birth Rates

A study was conducted by Jean-Pierre Bocquet-Appel (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France) said that there was an increase in the birth rate when man discovered agriculture.// This is proved by studying the Skeletons from the Neolithic period. Anthropologists studied 60 prehistoric American cemeteries to prove the fact that agriculture played a very important role in wo...

Tsunami Unplugged: Natural Disasters Favor the Under-privileged

One cannot miss the wake of destruction caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Katrina hurricane catastrophe and the Pakistan earthquake in late 2005. The tsunami was responsible for the annihilation of 300,000 lives with more than 100,000 still missing.// When the early images of tsunami arrived, it appeared as if the tourists were tsunami’s hot favorites. Upon intent observation, it da...

‘Natural Spring’ Starts A Week Ahead Now Than Before: UNH Scientit

According to a new report by the UNH scientist, the beginning of 'natural spring' starts a week ahead than before. // The effect, which is a result of global warming, has made an impact in the entire natural occurrence, thereby creating a ripple effect in all the happenings takes place in nature. The sun will still cross the equator on March 20th marking the vernal equinox and the offi...

Fertility Technique only as Effective as the Natural Way

A Dutch study has revealed that the fertility technique -- intrauterine insemination with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation – is only as effective as trying// to get pregnant the natural way, for some couples. The results of the study have been published in the The Lancet. The research was conducted on 253 couples with unexplained infertility who'd been trying to conceive fo...

Polyunsaturated Fats And Vitamin E Cut MND Risk By 60 Percent

A study by Dutch researchers suggests that eating foods high in polyunsaturated fats and vitamin E could bring down the risk of developing motor neurone disease by 60 percent.// Researchers from the University Medical Center in Utrecht in the Netherlands report their findings in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. The study tracked 132 patients who had potential or defi...

Polyunsaturated Fat, Vitamin E Lowers Risk Of Motor Neurone Disease

Risk of developing motor neurone disease can be reduced by around 60 percent, by using a diet, which is high in polyunsaturated fat// or vitamin E, according to a new study. In the study, polyunsaturated fat included both omega-6 fat found abundantly in vegetable oils such as corn oil and omega 3 fat found in fish and nuts, reports foodconsumer.org. The motor neurone diseas...

An After-Dinner Nap Is A Natural Thing, Scientists Proved

The importance of a nap, which follows after eating (traditionally called European siesta) has been confirmed by scientists as a physiologic happening due to changes in glucose levels//. Brain cells responsible for mind and body activity in humans and as well as in animals become switched off after eating, and thus we are in need of a small nap - researchers at Manchester University fin...

The Most Natural Thing in the World

While having a baby may be one of the most natural things in the world, a University of Western Sydney conference will further research into why increasing numbers// of Australian women want modern medicine to intervene in the 'risky business' of childbirth with C-sections, spinal blocks,amniocentesis, CVS testing. The University is hosting, 'Risking birth: culture, technology, and pol...

Natural Approach to Immune Regulation May Help Transplant Patients

A molecule expressed during pregnancy seems to turn down the immune system, making it more tolerant of welcome visitors such as a fetus or maybe a transplanted heart//, researchers say. Human leukocyte antigen G, or HLA-G, is a member of a gene family called major histocompatibility complex that provokes an immune response, says Dr. Anatolij Horuzsko, reproductive immunologist at the...

High Blood Pressure Could Result In Structural Damage Of Heart

Researchers from the CIMA of the University of Navarra and the Hospital Donostia of San Sebastián say that the hearts of persons suffering from high blood pressure are more likely to suffer structural damage//. The report is published in the electronic edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The authors designed a blood analysis which detects whether this mechani...

Studies Advocate Natural Form Of Vitamin E

The natural form of vitamin E administered by mouth will be able to reach the required levels in blood and prevent strokes, according to two new studies.// Vitamin E occurs naturally in eight different forms. The primary vitamin E on drugstore shelves is called tocopherol, or TCP. But another natural form of vitamin E surfacing as a potent neuroprotective agent in repeated Ohio State...

South Africans Turn to Natural Remedies for Treating Erectile Dysfunction

Men in far northern South Africa turn to nature when seeking to achieve the effects of the male impotency drug Viagra, it emerged in news reports//. The root of the wild Mpesu tree (Securidaca Longepeduculata) found in the villages of the Venda district near the Kruger National Park along the border with Zimbabwe is said to be the source. The compound extracted from its roo...

Infertile Couples Should 'Keep Trying' Naturally

Couples having difficulty conceiving should continue trying for a baby the natural way, say fertility experts. // Pieternel Steures and colleagues at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam studied couples with unexplained fertility problems and found that a common fertility technique was no more effective than 'watch and wait' for some couples, reported the online edition of BBC New...

Fibrin Fibers More Stretchable Than Natural Fiber

Scientists have discovered that fibrin fibers could stretch to three times its length before going back to its original state, while some could even stretch to six times// their original length before breaking. Fibrin involved in blood clotting is developed in the blood from a soluble protein, fibrinogen. When an injury occurs fibrin is deposited around the wound in the form of a mes...

Horticultural Therapy Offers Measurable Physical, Mental Benefits

“The gardening enthusiast who comes home from a stressful day at work and hoes in his or her vegetable garden for an hour may be reaping positive mental and emotional results// from that activity — but that’s not the same thing as horticultural therapy,” Airhart explained. “Horticultural therapy is a clinical process with measurable objectives and outcomes that are closely monitored b...

Agricultural Workers Taken ill after Inhaling Toxic Fumes in Orissa

At least 28 agricultural workers, most of them women, were taken ill after inhaling fumes of an insecticide sprayed in a field in Orissa's Bolangir district// , official said Thursday. The agricultural workers inhaled fumes of the highly toxic Thimet at a field at Khairmal village, some 15 km from the district headquarters of Bolangir, Wednesday afternoon, chief district medical office...

Women Alerted against "Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy"

Doctors are urging women to avoid so-called natural hormone replacement therapy because of health concerns surrounding the therapy.// The therapy, also referred to as bio-identical hormones, has led to elevated hormone levels in some women who underwent that therapy. This in turn could lead to excessive bleeding, blood clots and increased risk of breast and uterine cancer. A...

A Serving of Exercise After That Saturated Fat

Physical activity after a high-fat meal not only reverses the arterial dysfunction caused by fatty foods but improves the function //of these same arteries compared to before the meal, according to new research from Indiana University. The findings, reported in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, are part of a growing focus on the effect food has on the body after the meal -- a...

Agricultural Subsidies Responsible For Obesity, Says Expert

Dr. Philip James, the British chairman of the International Obesity Task Force, has blamed agricultural subsidies as being responsible //for the obesity epidemic in poor countries. "The trade policies that are currently in play are those which subsidize and distort the market to make fats and sugars cheaper and fruits and vegetables more expensive," James said at the 10th Internationa...

Boosting Energy Naturally

Fatigue is so common among Americans that it almost feels normal. A new report from Harvard Medical School says that although the underlying cause of persistent fatigue can be hard to identify, that doesn’t mean the fatigue is imaginary.// According to Boosting Your Energy, fatigue often signals that something is wrong, physically or emotionally. Still, most people—even those being tre...

Structural Abnormalities in Brains of William Syndrome Patients

Structural abnormalities were found in a particular brain area of patients afflicted with Williams syndrome according to a study conducted// at the Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder where children love music and, will therefore spend hours listening to or making music. Ursula Bellugi,...

Brain’s natural Antioxidant Defense Syste

The U.S. scientists have claimed that they have found the brain’s natural antioxidant defense mechanism to protect its nerve cells from toxic free radicals//. According to the researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, this system protects the brain cells from the harmful effects of toxic ‘free radicals’ that are the waste products of cell metabolism that has been associated with...

Naturally Occurring Enzyme Can Break Down Key Part of Alzheimer's Plaques

Scientists have identified a naturally occurring enzyme that can break down a key component of the brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.// The finding may provide researchers with new opportunities to understand what goes wrong in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and could one day help them seek new therapies. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in...

Natural Brain Substance Linked to Parkinson's Symptoms

Neuroscientists have found that a substance similar to the active ingredient in marijuana but produced naturally in the brain helps to control mobility// - and may offer a novel target for treating Parkinson's disease. The findings by Stanford University researchers, reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature, show how marijuana-like "endocannabinoids" - one of the many chemical...

Resort Mello Rosa Teams Up With Ayurvedic Natural Health Center

The Resort Mello Rosa, based in Goa is pleased to announce its partnership with the Ayurvedic Natural Health Center.// Holiday makers booking their stay at the resort Mello Rosa are able to select from a variety of health packages provided by Ayurvedic Natural Health Center. The health center is situated amidst lush green countryside surroundings of Goa just 2.5 km from Re...

'Prevention, Cultural Changes Must Lead AIDS Battle'

Treating the millions of sufferers of HIV and AIDS may be the subject of science and medicine, but preventing the spread of this deadly disease// cannot be done without changing the cultural norms that drive it. That was the message during a "stock-taking" discussion by the World Bank and US-based Family Health International (FHI) leaders that sought to emphasise the benefits and cost e...

“Erectile Dysfunction” Drugs Heighten Natural Anti-Cancer Activiy

Sildenafil and other “impotence drugs” that boost the production of a gassy chemical messenger to dilate blood vessels and produce an erection now also show promise in unmasking// cancer cells so that the immune system can recognize and attack them, say scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Tests at Hopkins on mice with implanted colon and breast tumors showed that tumo...

Natural Remedies Ineffective to Ease Menopausal Symptoms:study

For most women, menopause passes by uneventfully .But for about 10% to 20 % of women menopausal period can be quite appalling.They suffer symptoms such as night sweats, hot// flashes (sensation of heat which comes on all of a sudden), and many more. Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the conventional treatment of choice that is advised for women who suffer unpleasant symptoms during...

Trans Fat Ban: Watch Saturated Fats and Calories Too

In December, New York City passed a law to phase out the use of trans fat in restaurants. Other cities, including Boston and Chicago, might follow suit. //According to Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, Gershoff professor of nutrition science and policy at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, the ban is a step in the right direction, but restaurateurs need to...

High-Tech Microbes Bolsters Natural Sweetener Production

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist Badal Saha and collaborators have found that the genetically engineered bacteria that eat hemicellulose in corn fiber// and other sources could set the stage for a new, biobased method of making xylitol, a mint-flavored sweetener used in chewing gum, toothpaste, mouthwash and other products. Xylitol is produced naturally by many fruits and v...

Dangerous Natural Phenomena Hits Russia in 2006

This year Russia registered the highest number of unfavourable and dangerous natural phenomena in the history of meteorological observation//. Roman Vilfand, director of Russia's hydrometeorology centre, said between January and November 371 dangerous natural phenomena - including extreme cold, heat waves, strong winds and driving rains - were registered throughout Russia....