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Vaccination reminder for anyone over 65..

Experts in the US recommend that everyone over 65 should get a pneumococcus vaccination.As you get older, your immune system may weaken, making you more prone to infection. That's why it may be wise to take a 'flu jab. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic in the US also urge people over 65 to have a pneumococcal vaccination.// The jab protects you from pneumonia, meningitis, and various other s...

Vitamin E helps the mind

Food packed with vitamin E may help fight off cognitive damage in older people. New research confirms the theory that vitamin E from foods and supplements can be beneficial. Researchers from Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago studied the role of antioxidant nutrients, including vitamin E, //vitamin C and carotene for their effectiveness in reducing cognitive decline in...

Mind games keep you sharp

If you don't use your mind regularly through activities such as reading, doing puzzles or playing a musical instrument, you risk losing some of your cognitive abilities as you age. That's the message from a new study appearing in the June 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City found seniors who participated i...

How a man's mind really works

What is it with men and cars? Why doesn't he notice how much housework needs to be done? Why does he need to keep a grip on the remote control? And the most bewildering one of all //-- why won't he just talk to me? The answers, says social philosopher Michael Gurian, lie not in laziness, sexism or sheer pigheadedness but in profound differences between the male and female brain -- and sc...

Start early to develop a healthy mind and body

Children who are enrolled for early health check up programs and attend// kindergarten at the right age also develop to be healthier adults than those who do not. A research study had followed up for 25 years the children who had participated early in these health and educational programs had recently published its findings. Researchers of Children's Hospital Boston and Boston College...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Can Now Be Used For Mind Reading

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have obtained valuable insights into various aspects of memory storage and retrieval using a technique // called functional magnetic resonance imaging. It has been demonstrated that the same areas of the brain that are active during an event are re-activated when a person attempts to recall that event. "This study shows that, as you sear...

Pill ‘o’ mania: Sleep of mind is priceles

Losing sleep about sleep is the latest preoccupation driving people to unimaginable lengths, all for that peaceful night’s rest, according to a new investigation by Forbes magazine. Instead of sleeping over the problem and allowing it to pass, the sleepless actually spend waking// hours, tossing and turning , just to grab 40 winks ! This is boom time for sleep inducing gadgets , and acco...

Temptation Yardstick: Out of sight - Out of mind - Out of mouth!

The best way to resist temptation is to yield to it! Cornell University Researchers, piqued by the pull of Temptation, sought to delve into the temptation factor and probably reveal ways to fight it. // Irresistible candies, Hershey kisses were used as baits for the study. It was found that, women could not resist Hershey kisses candies, the pull of temptation being twice more at ar...

Mind your looks for Bush visit, as world is watching

Mind your P's and Q's, trim your hair, cut your nails, polish your shoes, wear blazers and a special word of advice for the women, no gaudy saris please //-- just some of the do's and don'ts for Indian security personnel getting ready for the Bush visit. Tips on how to look and what to talk were given to the squad that provides security to the prime minister and visiting dignitaries a...

Mind Training Can Unravel The Power Of The Subconscious Mind

A leading Indian mind trainer and motivator has been helping South Africans to improve their lives by unlocking the power of the subconscious mind. Jeetendra Adhia's workshops in various cities seek to teach// people how to use the subconscious activated state of the mind which he says lies between the conscious state and sleep. "Even the most successful people have never utilised m...

Cyber Sex, No Longer A Fantasy Of The Mind

Over the past few years, very few technological advancements have had the potential to revolutionize diverse areas// such as education, health, business, entertainment and so on. The Internet has indeed made the world a smaller place. However, with increased use of the Internet, there has been a parallel increase in the incidence of the so-called cyber crimes. The Internet has of late...

Mind Affects Body –Link between Anxiety Disorder, Depression and Obesit

Childhood depression and anxiety disorder has a connection with obesity risks as they grow up, more so, in the case of women, according to a new study. // A team of researchers led by Sarah E. Anderson, M.S., from Tufts University carried a study on a group of 820 people - 403 women and 417 men - who underwent assessment four times between 1983 and 2003. The participants were in the age...

Research Undertaken To Unravel the Baby Mind

Psychologists at the University of Manchester are trying to learn about how babies acquire knowledge. For babies the adult world is a complicated collection of sights, sounds and smells. // Hence research is going on as to understand how they cope up with it. Lead investigator Dr Sylvain Sirois said that BabyLab are set to investigate how babies learn and also about their neurological d...

Mind is stronger than the muscle: power of brain over brawn

A new research suggests that thinking that you are strong and muscles are workings would actually make you soThis was revealed by a Hull University research team which asked 30 subjects to do biceps //curls and found their muscles worked more when they focused on what the muscles were doing. The method was to wire the subjects up to weight machines which monitored levels of electrical...

Indicator of your state of mind is your saliva

Douglas A Granger of Pennsylvania State University and other scientists have found out that a little saliva can tell how you feel// . This was revealed after four independent studies released this month found that a simple test of an infant’s saliva can determine the level of alpha amylase, an enzyme secreted by the salivary glands that has been linked in previous studies in adults to th...

Child Minding Still Not Up to the Mark

The Care Commission has found that although the standard of child minding is generally good in Scotland one in five of Scotland's child minding services// is still failing to meet the highest legal standards of care. Concerns have been raised over some 1065 services where issues of inadequate health and hygiene, poor record keeping and insufficient insurance have been raised T...

Mamas Can Set Their Minds to Rest

A major concern for any mother with a child in day care is that her child will develop a stronger bond with his daycare provider than with his mother.// A recent study tht has been published in the May/June issue of the journal Child Development should put their minds at ease. The study, by researchers at the Free University of Berlin, the University of Magdeburg-Stendal and Technical...

Ritalin Could Help In Focussing The Mind

The scientists from US have found that an amphetamine-like stimulant has a calming effect on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) // . A new study undertaken on rats, seemingly suggests that Ritalin, a drug that is widely used to treat ADHD, appears to work by tweaking the brain so it isn't as easily distracted by any stimuli from the outside world. The scient...

Its all in the mind and the eyes: senses deceive sometimes!

With advancements in research taking giant leaps each day it is nice to find an interesting way to look at things being investigated//. A new study now points out that we feel relatively, the feelings and perceptions change with the frame of mind we have at that pint of time. An article investigates the precise effect of fatigue and physical state on the perception of environment we...

PMS - All in the Mind

A recent research has revealed that PMS, menopause and post natal depression are all in women's minds rather than changes in hormones. // Research has revealed that although there are physiological changes in the body, most of these symptoms for pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause and post natal depression (PND) are primarily caused by stress. Professor of women's health...

Healing is best when there is absolute balance between mind and body

Those who are regular with their intake of medications, even if they are placebos, do better with their health rather than those //who don’t adhere to any pattern, according to Canadian researchers. Often to gauge the efficacy of drugs, researchers observe its effects on groups of participants, who are administered the drug as well as placebo. The drug gets into the fray if it scores...

Mind in a Bind – Alternative Intervention

“The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven” reflected John Milton three centuries ago. Though delicate as the most exquisite silk ever woven it is imbibed with a tensile strength// that can withstand the strongest forces in this universe. Yet when subject to strain in manifold ways the tensile strength therein is marred. Heaven unravels deep w...

Anemia Affects Both Body and Mind

Researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that in addition to previously known symptoms of fatigue, muscle weakness and other physical ailments of anemia in older adults, there// also exists a relationship between anemia and impaired thinking, too. "Our work supports the notion that mild anemia may be an independent risk factor for so-called executive-function impairment in older adults...

Healthy Mind leads to Healthy Heart

Cardiology clinics are now conducting lifestyle counseling with a divine touch as recent research has proved the association between mental attitude and general well being,// mainly healthy hearts. The new scientific findings prove to be very effective, in spite of the saying “healthy mind-healthy body” being around for long. "Now the risk of heart disease is being increasingly linke...

Mental Health: Mind at Peace or in Pieces?

Time and tide waits for no man and none other than ‘gen–present’ and ‘gen-next’ can perfectly relate to this oft-quoted aphorism.// As the ebb and flow of waters continue unabated, people are caught in a frenetic pace, as if there are no tomorrows. Living on the edge, seeking newer excitement propelled by desires of a ‘picture-postcard’ life is the present age magnificent obsession. Toda...

Spices in curries spruce up aging minds

In an interesting study conducted at National University of Singapore recently by researchers, reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology//, November 1, 2006 edition, to study the tangible benefits of curries commonly used by Asian communities it was discovered that a regular consumption of meals which are accompanied by a helping of curries slow down the degenerative processes of t...

A Timely Reminder Of Devastating Health Impact Of Climate Change

AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, today welcomed the Stern Review as a timely and authoritative reminder of the devastating health //impact of climate change on the world’s human population if the international community failed to act now. Commissioned by the UK Government and prepared by former World Bank chief economist, Sir Nicholas Stern, the report has been described by British...

Whet your appetite with “Mindless Eating”: A gourmet's deligh!

An extremely delightful book is here that would thrill every gourmet. It is great reading//,that will surely satiate every food lover through out the year. It is a full course meal, daubed in rich, saucy humor, without compromising on common sense and achievable goals. Brian Wansink is the brain behind this unique literary piece, who is also the director of the Cornell University Food an...

FDA and CDC Remind Consumers of the Dangers of Drinking Raw Milk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reminding consumers of the dangers of drinking milk that has not been// pasteurized, known as raw milk. Raw milk potentially contains a wide variety of harmful bacteria – including Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria, Campylobacter and Brucella – that may cause illness and possibly...

New Wellness Website Launched – Resource For Mind, Body, & Spiri

A new website has launched, dedicated to all aspiring souls with interest or curiosity in the vast arena of healing, health, and wellness//. Founded by a personal fitness trainer turned Usui Reiki Master-Teacher after surviving a near-death experience, and inspired by her own healing process, it became the intention of Liz at www.LizWellness.com, to provide a resource that educates, inspi...

Mind Control is the Key to Happiness: Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev

Soothing music and witty tales kept Delhi audiences enthralled as spiritual counselor Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev stressed on// the mind's power for happiness and peace. Far from being a moral science lesson full of spiritual jargon, the yogi's discourse late Thursday on 'Circus of the mind' was a simple talk backed up with tips on mental control. "Circus is a very well-coordina...

Mandy Moore Won't Mind Slimming Down for a Film

Singer/actress Mandy Moore admits that she doesn't mind when she is asked to shed few kilos for a flick . The 23-year-old insisted that its part of her job and there is nothing to get offended by it, for it is not a 'personal thing'. "It's not a personal thing, it's something that I have to do for my job: shape up a little bit," US Weekly quoted Moore, as saying. <...