Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate can battle rheumatoid arthritis by reducing inflammation
The humble baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) could be the best bet for reducing the pain of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Research published in the Journal of Immunology...
Research establishes a definite pattern of reducing mortality rate with increasing age of surgeon
Next time you are headed for surgery do not forget to check your surgeon's age. Even if, in fact, more so if it's an emergency surgery.
Patients...
The study that proves the pain and anxiety reducing powers of music could pave the way for use of music before and after surgeries
Music is therapeutic.
According to an analysis published in the BJS (British Journal of Surgery), music can...
Loss of appetite linked to the rise in body temperature post exercise; the principle could be used for weight loss, researchers say
Anybody who has ever done a vigorous workout knows two things - the body temperature rises after a...
The same areas in the brain could be culpable for both obesity and depression, researchers say
Early-life obesity and depression may be linked, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Their findings, which will be published online April...
Alcohol increased pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) severity by 45-79% finds new study
Drinking alcohol may be linked to pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) suggests a study in the online journal BMJ Open.
Premenstrual syndrome includes mood swings, tender breasts, food cravings, fatigue, irritability and...
Study links moderate to high caffeine intake in mums-to-be to excess weight gain in early childhood
As childhood obesity becomes a world wide epidemic, new research suggests one of the culprits could be that steaming cup of coffee.
Exposure of the...
Artificial sweeteners used in these, are one of the most common food additives worldwide
If you are concerned about your waist line and fizzy drinks with artificial sweeteners are your poison, think again.
A new study to be presented later this...
For women with early breast cancer, the shorter version is as effective as traditional radiotherapy lasting 3-6 weeks
Targetted radiotherapy lasting a week is as effective in early breast cancer as the more traditional longer duration radiotherapy.
The results of a...
Following a diagnosis of dementia in older people, medication use increased by 11 per cent in a year
People living with dementia often tend to have way more medications than is necessary.
These are not just drugs associated with the disease...
