Study sheds more light on dementia
Staying in shape can be just as beneficial for the brain as the body, a large-scale study released suggests.
Five lakhs children have liver disease in Britain
Doctors say obesity levels are now so high that children are commonly suffering signs of disease more commonly associated with alcohol abuse, meaning many will go on to develop cirrhosis, with some requiring liver transplants.
CT angiography improves detection of heart disease
Researchers may have discovered one reason that African Americans are at increased risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events.
Michigan-based program includes more than halved dose for CT Angiography
On an average more than half of radiation dose for CT angiography was cut for around 5,000 patients with not notable effect on quality of the image.
Non-infectious diseases become major health threat in China
Non-infectious chronic diseases have become the major threat to human health in China as deaths from such diseases account for 85 percent of annual total deaths in the country, a report warned.
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World No Tobacco Day is celebrated worldwide on 31st May every year to encourage tobacco users to abstain from consumption of all forms of tobacco for a period of at least 24 hours.
India overwhelmed by heart disease: study
By 2010, India will carry 60 percent of the world’s heart disease burden, nearly four times more than its share of the global population, according to a recent study.
High Salt intake impairs blood flow
A study reported that it takes a mere 30 minutes for a single salty meal to constrict the blood flow in your arteries.
Technology changing the face of health care
There is a surge in certain medical tests because of recent boom in medical technology.
Technology preserves cerebral health
A poor diet and sedentary lifestyle that frequently result in cardiovascular illness can also badly affect cerebral health.
Natural food and not the supplement for preventing heart disease
One should take seasonal and locally grown natural foods and vegetables grown out of organic farms.
Parental diet has an effect on the health of offspring
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Texas at Austin have found that environmental influences experienced by a father can be passed down to the next generation, “reprogramming” how genes function in offspring.
