Green tea is very beneficial for health. The ancient Chinese knew the health benefits of drinking green tea, which comes from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant. They used it to…
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Children’s nutrition
With the tendency among children to become obese, there is now a growing awareness among mothers about the diet their kids should consume. So, what are the ways of instilling healthy eating…
Egg Recall Exposes Flaws in Nation’s Food Safety System
Federal investigators have descended on Iowa to try to figure out the cause of a salmonella outbreak that may have sickened thousands of people and led to the recall of a half…
Focused talk therapy helps adults with ADHD
Roughly 9 million American adults (4.1% to 4.4% of the population) are thought to suffer from attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). And even among those who have been diagnosed and medicated…
FDA Warns J&J Unit On Joint-Replacement Products
A Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) unit is marketing joint-replacement products without the required approval from federal regulators, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a warning letter recently made public. In…
Controversy Surrounds Link Between CFS and HIV
Controversy Surrounds Link Between CFS and HIV Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and by other names, is a complex and…
Wal-Mart pulling recalled deli meats from store shelves
Zemco Industries in Buffalo, New York, has recalled approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat from Wal-Mart stores nationwide; the meat may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal disease,…
HIV Virus Hides In The Brain
Studies of the spinal fluid of patients given anti-HIV drugs have resulted in new findings suggesting that the brain can act as a hiding place for the HIV virus. Around 10% of…
Students who are bullied get lower grades
Children who are bullied at school do worse academically and once children are labeled as “dumb” they get bullied even more, U.S. researchers found. Lead author Jaana Juvonen, a University of California,…
ADM abattoirs introduce a new technology to detect meat bacterial contamination
The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has introduced a modern technology to the Meat Testing ‘&’ Quality Control Laboratory whereby a new device has been brought in to test ‘&’ count bacterial…
Tram accidents on the rise
There has been an increase in tram accidents and injuries, despite new safety measures. In a Melbourne-based study, conducted by a group of emergency doctors, 1,769 cases of trauma that occurred in…
Doodling elevates creative thinking
Doodling is thinking in disguise that elevates creative thinking and is often used to achieve breakthrough ideas, a U.S. doodling expert says. Sunni Brown — self-proclaimed leader of the Doodle Revolution and…
A terrible disease of the mind
Every stone and every particle of sand in that Iberian holy land belongs to me and to my people, exclusively. No Spaniard terrorist has the right to obstruct the will of God…
40-yr-old housewife gets swine flu
A swine flu case was confirmed in the city when one Sunita Jaiswal, a suspected case of H1N1 influenza, was declared positive by Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow,…
Brewed Green and Black Tea Superior to Bottled for Health
Polyphenols in tea, responsible for the health benefits, are found by researchers to be higher in brewed tea. In some instances, it would take 20 bottles of commercial beverage to get the…