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There's growing evidence that the dinosaurs and most their contemporaries were not wiped out by the famed Chicxulub meteor impact, according to a paleontologist who says multiple meteor impacts, massive volcanism in India, and climate changes culminated in the end of the Cretaceous Period. The Chicxulub impact may, in fact, have been the lesser and earlier of a series of meteors and volca...Hush…..A Deadly Killer on the Prowl in Rural Andhra Pradesh
If this bit of news sent you into an instant cardio-vascular work out, with racing beats, rural Andhra’s sons of the soil and the rest, who probably don’t engage// in heart healthy practices, are fast becoming a symbol of unenviable heart ill health. This region portraying a high incidence of cardiovascular disease has raised the concern amongst International Health bodies. A major he...India’s Silent Killer on the Prow
The long held myth that diabetes is the disease of the rich and comfortably off in India has now been busted. The disease has now crossed all age groups and classes in India.// The disease has become so prevalent that India is now the ‘diabetes capital’ of the world, with the diabetic population in the country reaching a count of 35 million. Within the next 20 years, this figure is e...How about Dr. Google? Search engine’s prowess in medical diagnosis stumps researcher
If your General Practitioner is at the wits end trying to find an answer to a diagnostic problem, the solution might be available with a simple mouse// click. Google, a force to be reckoned in the world wide web of reliable searches, and a veritable repertoire of information is soon getting popular as an able diagnostic tool, to the succor of medical experts the world over. With moder...Mens Sexual Prowess Not Affected by Prostate Cancer Drug
Men worried about taking finasteride, a drug proven effective in preventing prostate cancer, just because it might effect their performance in the bedroom, can now put their fears to rest, thanks to a new study. The study, by researchers from the Southwest Oncology Group, found that though the drug does cause a drop in sexual function, the effects diminish over the course of time....