MEDICINE & HEALTH

Laundry detergent pods pose serious risk to young kids

MEDICINE & HEALTH 11.10.2014 03:12 AM

Laundry detergent pods pose serious risk to young kids n">(Reuters Health) - U. S. poison control centers received more than 17,000 calls - or about one per hour - about children who'd been exposed to chemicals in laundry detergent pods in 2012 and 2013, a new study found.

Nurse who fought Maine Ebola quarantine moving out of state: report

11.09.2014 00:00 AM

Nurse who fought Maine Ebola quarantine moving out of state: report n">(Reuters) - A nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa and publicly fought quarantine orders in New Jersey and Maine after returning to the United States last month has decided to move away from her home state, a newspaper in Maine reported.

New HIV Drug Promises to Be Cheaper, With Less Side Effects

11.08.2014 16:30 PM

Gilead seeks approval for new HIV drug; promises to be cheaper, with less side effects. More than 1. 1 million people in the United States are currently living with HIV infection, and almost one in six HIV-positive individuals are unaware of their disease, according to Aids.

Possible Treatment for Liver Disease Shows Promising Results

11.08.2014 16:16 PM

Possible Treatment for Liver Disease Shows Promising Results, According to Study By the National Institutes of Health.

What Do Most People Consider in Choosing a Leader? Healthy or Smart Looks?

11.07.2014 15:26 PM

Study says that people tend to prefer healthy-looking leaders over smart-looking ones. Humans are a very visual group. So much so that the purchases we make, for instance, are sometimes dictated by their physical appearance or by their "packaging" rather than the function itself.

Good Bacteria in Stomach May Aid in Weight Loss, Study Says

11.07.2014 15:23 PM

Stomach bacteria could be the solution to obesity, Cornell University researchers say. Genetics has taught us that traits are hereditary, and many of our physical and physiological attributes have been passed on to us by our parents or earlier ancestors.

Colon Cancer Rates Increasing in Young Adults, According to Study

11.06.2014 20:10 PM

Number of younger adults with colon cancer is increasing and this could be attributed to lifestyle and genetic factors.

Analysis Finds Irregular Heartbeat Increases Risk for Silent Strokes

11.06.2014 18:53 PM

Recent analysis finds irregular heartbeat increases risk for silent strokes. Still waters that run deep may hold true even for diseases. One may claim he never had a stroke without knowing he's already had multiple "silent" strokes in the past.

Possible Cure for Diabetes to Undergo Clinical Test on Humans

11.06.2014 18:51 PM

Diabetes Treatment via Blood Pressure Medication to Undergo Clinical Test on Humans. Risk factors for Diabetes have been increasing over the years with the number of new studies revealing more links to the causes of the said disease.

Another Silent Killer Slowly Crawls and 'Kisses' in the U.S.

11.05.2014 18:06 PM

Another silent killer disease slowly creeping in the U.S., study says. The ongoing Ebola epidemic has taken the limelight for quite a long time now, leaving other equally deadly and terrifying diseases in the background.

Bariatric Surgery Alters Taste Buds Leading to Weight Loss, Study Says

11.05.2014 17:56 PM

Bariatric surgery alters taste buds leading to weight loss, according to Stanford researchers. Bariatric surgery may well be any person's ultimate solution for obesity as a new study has found it to alter taste that contributes further to weight loss.

Red Wine's Resveratrol May Hinder the Benefits of Physical Activity

11.05.2014 17:48 PM

Resveratrol supplements may block the health benefits of exercising, study says. Grapes and red wine are hailed for their high antioxidant content that is said to fight the signs of ageing.

Weight Loss Surgery Lowers Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

11.04.2014 16:06 PM

A recent study found that weight loss surgery reduced risk of developing type 2 Diabetes by 80 per cent

Obesity increases risk of breast cancer among Latinas and black women, studies say

11.03.2014 16:13 PM

Researchers find the relation between obesity, and Latina and Black women Obesity is a topic where no good can be said or heard of. It is a condition linked to so many diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart diseases, and gallstones, among others.

Surgical removal of brain part led to disappearance of a man's arachnophobia

11.03.2014 15:00 PM

A man was cured of arachnophobia after his amygdala, a part of the brain, was removed. Emotions such as happiness, anger, sadness, fear, and anxiety, among many others, are usually triggered by events around us.