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White Cells Count Can Predict Heart Attack Death Risk

A simple blood test can give clue if the heart attack patients should get an immediate procedures to open clogged vessels and restore blood flow to their hearts. Cleveland Clinic cardiologist, Dr. Deepak Bhatt analyzed medical records of more than 12,000 heart disease patients and found that patients whose white blood cell count is in what is considered a "high normal range" have a mu...

Preventing 'white coat' hypertension

Researchers at the University of Southampton say that docotors are not the best people to assess blood pressure. White coat hypertension is a well-known problem - it means that your blood pressure //may go up when it's measured by a doctor (the 'white coat') but be lower if a practice nurse measures it, or if you measure it yourself. Researchers in, England, have been looking at the white coat e...

Ways to whiter teeth!

People have been concerned, for many decades now, about having spotless white teeth and a gleaming white smile. But tooth discolouration is a persistent problem that is caused by aging and colored molecules in food and drink. Back in the Middle Ages, people used corrosive nitric acid, which bleached teeth white and kept it white for a while and then, destroyed them! However, dentists have now dis...

Baby with white blood!

A hospital in Kolkatta, India recently received a patient, a two-month-old baby with white blood! The baby was said to be suffering from a rare disease caused due to a deficiency of lipoprotein lipase. This disease occurs only in one out of 10 million children. Doctors said that the baby was brought to the hospital with complaints of blood in stool. On detection the baby, a boy child, was found t...

Skin Cancer History Puts Post-menopausal White Women At Risk For Melanoma

A new study appearing in the online journal Cancer says that elderly white women who have had non-melanoma skin cancer are more likely to develop full blown melanoma regardless of their exposure to the harmful rays of the sun. // The study found that women in the age group of 50 to 79, who had a previous history of basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, had a two-f...

UK Health Department White Paper aimed at improving Health care facilities

The United Kingdom Health Department as introduced new reforms to make the health service more patient friendly and aims at giving better treatment at an affordable // consultation and easily accessible, this minimum effective plan is aimed at concentration more at providing better services to patients. The Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt on the new reforms as said that UK health plans are to pr...

A Royal Flush And A White Elephant

Due to a recent shoot out, the government of Nepal paid compensation of Nepali Rs. 150,000 ($2,100) to the family of slain cabbie//. The taxi driver was shot dead in Kathmandu valley Monday during a shutdown called by the Maoist guerrillas ahead of the Feb 8 local polls. The government also paid around Nepali Rs.150,000 to the family of a politician killed by the Maoists for taking pa...

Wholly Ingrained: White or Brown? Food War Going Racist? Get to the Heart of the Matter

Raging discussions about the wholesomeness of whole grains and unwholesomeness of visually appetizing foods, sugar coated cereals or white bread, have led companies’ flip-flop on their food strategies,// and yo-yo to consumer palettes, dictated by regular doses of general knowledge on 'Health Foods', known to keep heart disease and cancer at bay. More food for thought than consumption!...

White women show a reduction in depression rates with growth

According to a new study by Northeastern University professor Debra L. Franko white girls become less depressed as they age while black girls continue feeling the same.// More than two thousand girls and young women of both ethnicities were surveyed and the conclusion by the researchers was that the depression rate in Caucasian females drops over time, while it remains steady in their A...

Milking the ship of the desert for 'white gold'

An Israeli scientist wants to turn camel milk, a healthier option than cow's milk, into the "white gold" of the desert. The practised method of milking normally yields some 1.5 litres of milk per camel a day - much less than the yield of 20 litres produced by cows. //Yagil, however, says he has developed a method that yields at least 15 litres per camel a day. Traditionally...

Milking the ship of the desert for 'white gold'

An Israeli scientist wants to turn camel milk, a healthier option than cow's milk, into the 'white gold' of the desert.The practised method of milking normally yields// some 1.5 litres of milk per camel a day - much less than the yield of 20 litres produced by cows. Yagil, however, says he has developed a method that yields at least 15 litres per camel a day. Traditionally seen as r...

The Naked Truth about AIDS. Advertisements Drive The Point Home in Black And White!

The current advertisements forming part of the government directed Aids campaign has the potential to halt people in their tracks, and is therefore attracting// more than a second look. Hogging the arc lights, these adverts sparked off by the government has used stark analogy that shows naked men and women engaging in risky activities. A catchy caption, in tune with the visual, says “No action w...

White House recipes doing the rounds for commoners!!

The prerogative of dining like the Prez and the first lady used to lie to no one. Still if being a donor helped you had to shell out large sums of money//. Not now, as wn ex chef brings it all to you. What was eaten by Clintons and the Bush clan could be yours for a price which is much less as compared to being a donor but worth it they say! The man in question is Chef Wa...

The sleep race: White, wealthy, and sleep-wise

Chicago: Read this story at your own risk, of losing sleep over the race that sleeps more! A recent study by a team from the University of Chicago study has discovered //that wealthy whites sleep well as compared to all other ethnic groups. Diane Lauderdale, the school’s professor of health studies said 'People are sleeping less than they think they are -- and less than most people th...

New Health care Plans to Leave NHS with 'White Elephants'

A new report has revealed that the billions of pounds being spent on hospitals for the NHS will not be suitable for the new plans for the patterns of care.// The report has claimed that the NHS could be left with "white elephants", huge hospitals that would take 30 years to pay off, when the present plans for the future of healthcare lay with smaller, flexible units closer to where pe...

White Wine is Equally Good for Heart as Red Wine

White wine may be just as good for the heart as red, says a new study.// Till recently researchers had suggested that red wine contained antioxidants that were good for the heart. Grape skins are crushed along with the pulp to make red wine, but the skins are separated for preparing white wine. A group of American and Italian researchers compared the effects of feeding labo...

South Asian Men Have More Urinary Problems Than White Men

Study finds that South Asian men have more urinary problems than white men, but are only half as likely to seek help.// The urology study that was conducted on over 8,000 men has been published in the September issue of the urology journal BJU International, states that South Asian men suffer from more urinary problems than white men, but are less likely to seek help. The...

White Blood Cells Can Both Hurt and Help Transplanted Kidneys

In an example of biological irony, the same white blood cell chemistry known to damage kidneys used for transplants may also help prevent such damage, according to a federally// funded study in genetically engineered mice at Johns Hopkins. Researchers have long known that when blood flow is cut off and then returned to transplanted kidneys or other organs, immune system cells called T...

Thou shalt not live on 'white' bread alone

Let those who have a craving for white bread pause to hear this. New reports show ample proof that goes to prove that excessive consumption of white bread could lead to cancer of the kidneys. // White bread is made of refined flour. Researchers have come to conclusion that use of excessive refined flour in ones diet can supply surplus of sugar to the circulation which in turn stimulates...

Tooth-Whitening Products Work for Brightening Smiles in Short Term

If you're tempted to pick up one of those tooth-whitening products at the drugstore or dentist’s office, rest assured: a new review of existing research suggests there's a good chance they’re effective. // "All the products seem to work," said Dr. Hana Hasson, clinical associate professor at the University of Michigan and lead author of the review. "They were dependable in terms of eff...

Tooth Whitening Products Do Not Cause Oral Cancer

Hydrogen Peroxide, one of the main ingredients in tooth whitening product found to have no negative health effects and is safe to use–says an article //written by Dr. Ian Monroe, entitled, "Use of Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Tooth Whitening Products and it Relationship to Oral Cancer" The article was published in Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry after an exhaustive review incl...

Asian-American Teens More Likely Than Whites to Learn Healthier Lifestyles

Adolescents whose families emigrated from Asia improve their health habits with every generation born in the United States, more than their white and Latino peers, new research suggests. // “We were pleased by the marked improvement in physical activity and use of bicycle helmets, seat belts and sunscreen for Asian adolescents across the generations,” said lead author Michele Allen, M....

Black Women Have More Severe Cases of Breast Cancer Than Whites, Hispanics

Black women receiving the same breast cancer treatments as Hispanic and white women in two separate clinical trials had lower survival rates, were more likely to be diagnosed// with later-stage cancer and to have more-aggressive tumors, according to a study. For the study, lead researcher Wendy Woodward of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and colleagues examined 2...

A Heart-Felt Valentine: Red Wine and White Wine May Be Just as Healthful

Before you enjoy that bottle of wine for your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner and touch glasses, you may really be toasting to your health.// Scientists say they have found evidence that the pulp of grapes appears just as heart-healthy in laboratory experiments as the skin. The study, which appeared last year in the American Chemical Society Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, c...

Black and White in ‘Shades of Grey

'On the alter of prejudice we crucify our own, yet- The blood of all children is the color of God' Culture, language, religion and region play important roles in an individual being favored or discriminated against, // but the mother of all reasons is, the person’s Recently, the voyeuri...

Consult Doctors Before Whitening Teeth

If you are planning to whiten your teeth by bleaching them, consult the right technicians because getting it done by unqualified people could cause considerable harm, warn// British doctors. "Some beauty salons are offering teeth whitening by unqualified technicians, some of whom even use industrial bleach," said Christopher Orr, president of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. <...

New Imaging Technique Tracks Traffic Patterns of White Blood Cells

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have just developed an advanced imaging technique to capture the movement of the microdomains of leukocytes// or white blood cells. Microdomains are restricted areas on the surface of the cells in which receptors and signaling molecules accumulate during cell activation. Using digital multi-channel videomicroscopy, researchers were able to view white...

Black-white Life Expectancy Gap Reduces, Yet Remains Significant

Decline in the death rate due to homicide, HIV disease, accidental injuries and heart ailments, especially among women are some of the key reasons// behind the reduction in the life expectancy gap between blacks and whites in the United States, although significant differences still exist. The study is published in the March 21 issue of JAMA. Life expectancy at birth has generally been...

White House Press Secretary to Battle Second Round of Colon Cancer

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow has bad news. His colon cancer, which was treated two years back, has sadly resurfaced//. Snow was treated with chemotherapy in 2005 after doctors removed his colon in order to prevent satellite growths of tumors that could be metastatic. Yet after recent surgery to remove a growth in the pelvic area, doctors discovered additional tumors in his l...

Asians in US Increasingly Undergoing Plastic Surgery to Look White

Asian Americans in the US are increasingly opting for plastic surgery in order to look more like a White Caucusian//. The pressure to alter one's features and body is almost endemic in every group and ethnic community in America, observers say. But the minorities feel the pressure more acutely. According to a survey by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the number of min...

Karnataka Pharmacy Gets Licence to Produce Medicines from White Arecanut

The Arecanut Research and Development Foundation at Mangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has been granted licence for commercial manufacture of two Ayurvedic medicines using white arecanut.// <br...

Blacks Get Treatment on Par With Whites for Cardiovascular Disease

Health outcomes for blacks with cardiovascular disease are similar or better than those of whites when differences in access and treatment are minimized, according to a study// published in the American Heart Journal, Reuters reports. For the study, Nancy Kressin of the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital and colleagues studied the care and health outcomes of 793 white pat...

Young Indians Say Cheers to White Spirits

The winds of change and a yearning for variety are making young Indians raise a toast to white spirits like vodka and gin even as the old generation still swears by traditional hard liquors like whisky and rum. As part of the global trend, the consumption of white spirits such as vodka and gin is fast catching up in the subcontinent, thanks to the changing profile of drinkers, espe...

Advanced Breast Cancer: Study Reveals White and Black Women Have Different Survival Rates

CHICAGO The last two decades have seen modest overall improvements in breast cancer survival rates for women with advanced disease . However, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, there has been no improvement in the rates for black women; differences in life expectancy between white and black women continues to widen. The study, presente...

Minority Women in LA County Have Higher Rates of Chronic Disease Than Whites

Minority women in Los Angeles County have disproportionately higher rates of chronic disease than others, according to a report released by the county Department of Public Health in conjunction with its Office of Women's Health, the Los Angeles Times reports. The report, which examined the relationship between ethnicity and women's health, compiled data from several sources. Most i...

Study Refutes Theory on HIV's Effect on White Blood Cells

A study conducted by researchers at Imperial College London refutes the long-standing "runaway" theory on how HIV slowly depletes the bodys capability to fight infection by attacking T helper cells, a class of white blood cells that co-ordinate the immune defences. Scientists have for long been puzzled as to why this process of depletion of is so slow, often taking a decade or more...

Brains White Matter: More Talkative Than Once Thought

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered to their surprise that nerves in the mammalian brains white matter do more than just ferry information between different brain regions, but in fact process information the way gray matter cells do. The discovery in mouse cells, outlined in the cover story of the March issue of Nature Neuroscience, shows that brain cells talk with each other...

Whites Have Highest Risk of Diabetes in U.S

Researchers have identified that non-Hispanic white youth have the highest rate of diabetes of all racial/ethnic groups for children in the U.S., with type 1 being the predominant kind of diabetes among youth. Dana Dabelea, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, presented the findings of the study at a JAMA media briefing in New York....

Too Much White Rice, Pasta and Bread may Increase Chances of AMD

A study has revealed that high consumption of foods like white rice, pasta and bread, which have high-glycemic-index, increase the chances of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, whole-wheat versions of rice, pasta and bread are examples of foods that have a low-glycemic-index. These foods are often considered higher quality carbohydrates because they are ass...

White House Hid, Minimized Health Reports: Ex-surgeon General

The former US surgeon general has launched a blistering attack on the White House saying it deliberately quashed or downplayed several important health reports for political reasons . Dr Richard Carmona, who held the post as the country's chief health educator from 2002 to 2006, told lawmakers that he was not authorized to discuss certain sensitive subjects in public....