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Teenaged girls shedding pounds may benefit physically, but it still leaves them with a feeling of low esteem, says a study. “We found that obese black and white teenage girls who transitioned out of obesity continued to see themselves as fat, despite changes in their relative body mass,” said Sarah A. Mustillo, associate professor of sociology from Purdue University, who [...]
Astronauts who exercise regularly and intensively on extended space missions mitigated the effects of low-gravity environment on their cardiac health, a study reveals. Researchers reported these findings after examining the cardio-health of astronauts who followed a rigorous exercise regimen on board the International Space Station (ISS) as little was known about their effects. R.L. Hughson, D.K. Greaves, P.P. Pereira-Junior and [...]
The government of the central Argentine province of Santa Fe will manufacture the drug sildenafil, better known under the brandname Viagra, and will distribute it free to males with erectile dysfunction. The drug will be manufactured in the state-run Pharmaceutical Industrial Laboratory and distributed “under strict medical prescription” in public hospitals, provincial Health Minister Miguel Cappiello told the media. He [...]
Women who eat less than the recommended amount of meat in their diet are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, according to a study. They are twice as likely to be diagnosed with mental health disorders, researchers in Australia have found. The study of more than 1,000 women showed that completely switching to protein such as chicken and [...]
A total of 133 million Indians have no access to an optometrist to get eye examination and spectacles, Indian Optometry Federation president Rajesh Wadhwa said Thursday. This figure includes 11 million children. Numerous Indians “need vision correction and to move towards alleviating this healthcare crisis we need to promote optometry and optometrist”, Wadhwa said on the World Optometry Day here.
As antibiotics are ineffective against a vast majority of sinus infections caused by viruses, they should not be used in their treatment, new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) suggest. Although sinus infections are the fifth leading reason for antibiotics prescriptions, 90 to 98 percent of cases are caused by viruses, which are not affected by [...]
Ever wondered why recovering from a debilitating bout of illness makes it seem worse than the actual condition or infection. According to researchers, the answer may lie in a component of the immune system known as the acute-phase response during an invasion by bugs, viruses or microbes. This response puts healthy cells and tissue under tremendous stress, and is actually [...]
The Budget 2012-13 has been fair to the health sector. The increased Budget allocation to two flagship programmes of the government — Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) — is noteworthy. The incentives include deduction of up to Rs 5,000 in direct tax for preventive health check-up, indirect and service tax concession to several essential [...]
Clear differences in quality ratings between Ofsted and other measures Reform of Ofsted reports is required to make information more accessible Local authorities must do more to equip parents making childcare choices A new study by Daycare Trust, the University of Oxford, and A+ Education concludes that Ofsted grades are too broad to provide a detailed measure of quality in [...]
Over the past century life expectancy has increased dramatically and the world will soon have more older people than children. Older men and women can lead full and productive lives and be a resource for their families and communities. WHO is focusing on ageing and health for World Health Day on 7 April 2012. Information is now available to help [...]
Scientists have stumbled on a ‘gluttony gene’ that converts you into an eating machine even if you are full. Mice tests have demonstrated that a mutation on a single gene broke down body-brain communication and triggered non-stop eating and rapid weight gain. But the good news is that the scientists hope identifying the Bdnf gene could help with slimming treatments [...]
A novel treatment could reverse tinnitus, the ‘phantom’ noises that include ringing, buzzing or hissing in ears. Scientists have now found that playing sufferers the same tone which they “hear,” halts auditory brain cells from creating the perceived noise. The new acoustic coordinated reset (ACR) therapy has shown in trials that it eases loudness and annoyance caused by tinnitus in [...]
Children who are fed when they need it are more likely to grow up having a higher IQ and perform better at school than those fed according to a schedule, says a new study. According to the study published in the European Journal of Public Health, eight-year-olds who were demand-fed as infants had IQs that were four or five points [...]
Surprisingly, sex may not be the only way to an orgasm. Something as unconnected with bedroom as biking, spinning, abdominal exercises or rope climbing could also trigger climaxes, or ‘coregasms’ among women, a study suggests. As a term, “coregasm” has circulated in the media for years, because of its linkage with exercises for core abdominal muscles, said study co-author Debby [...]
Hyderabad got its first bicycle track for the public Sunday with hundreds participating in a “bicyclone rally” to mark the formal launch. From Monday, a three km stretch on Necklace Road abutting the picturesque Hussain Sagar lake in the heart of the city would be a bicycle zone between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. Vehicles will not be allowed from [...]
India’s first clinical guidelines for physiotherapists dealing with ailments like low back pain, hemiplehia (brain stroke) and Parkinson’s Disease will be ready by 2014, the Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) said Sunday. Announced on the concluding day of the 50th annual conference of the IAP held here, the guidelines would be systematically developed to assist the practitioner to take decisions [...]
Feeling edgy or upset for no apparent reason, you Google your symptoms. It turns out to be nothing serious and your fears are unfounded. More than 60 percent of Americans get their health information online, and a majority of those decide whether to see a doctor based on what they find, a study reveals. “Wow, this is an era of [...]
Patients who appreciate music, painting and theatre have better chances of recovery from stroke than patients who do not, says a new study.Stroke is the third cause of death or disability in the Western world. More and more older people are having strokes and undergoing recovery. “We know that every six seconds there is a person affected by stroke in [...]
Worried at the frequent outbreak of bird flu and its effect on the poultry industry, the Tripura government has decided to urge the central government to send special expert-teams to study the sporadic resurfacing of the contagious disease, an official said here Saturday. “Sporadic outbreak of bird flu has been badly affecting the poultry industry in the northeastern states, bordering [...]
Etihad Airways, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will now supply fresh, organic food in its flights’ first class. Etihad Airways has entered into a partnership with Abu Dhabi Organics Farms, the first internationally certified organic farming initiative in the UAE. The airline will be sourcing fresh organic produce daily from the farm that would include fresh [...]
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