Monthly Archives: August 2018
Stroke patients are twice as likely to suffer memory loss
Stroke history increases risk of memory loss by 70 percent, a recent stroke could double the risk
Stroke increases the risk of memory loss, shows...
Not just blood sugar control, insulin helps fight infections too
New study shows how insulin eggs immune cells on, to help the body resist infections
Insulin, the hormone normally associated with blood sugar, improves the...
Toxic chemicals like copper, lead, arsenic harm the heart
New research shows toxic metal contaminants in food and water affects cardiovascular health
Even low doses of toxic chemicals in the environment pose a significant...
Diarrhoea, dengue on the rise in Kerala, post floods
Health minister J P Nadda reviews flood relief measures in Kerala
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on Wednesday reviewed the...
FDA issues warning on common antibiotic class
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently strengthened its black box warning on fluoroquinolone use
In its recent black box warning (its strongest warning),...
90 mins is all you need to change meal times by, to lose weight
Researchers found that those who changed their mealtimes lost on average more than twice as much body fat
Modest changes in breakfast and dinner times...
Obesity affects ability to build muscles even after resistance training
Obesity shows down the rate of building of new muscles even after resistance training
If you are obese and have been wondering why the benefits...
New tech can predict heart attacks before they happen
The biomarker measures inflammation in fats surrounding blood vessels in heart
A novel imaging biomarker which measures inflammation in fats surrounding blood vessels in heart...
Happiness can prolong life of senior citizens, finds study
Every increase of one point on the happiness score lowered the chance of dying
Happy older people live longer, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Medical...
Stop manufacture, sale of e-cigarettes: Centre tells states
Health ministry advisory to states asks them to stop sale, manufacture, distribution, trade, import, advertisements of e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes may be on their way out.
Health ministry...
