A recent study has stated that for helping obese adults to shed some pounds, low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets can be equally effective. Findings stated that a diet low in carbs is good…
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Cleaning Products Dangerous for Toddlers
Anyone who spends very much time with children, whether as parents or caregivers, in homes or day-care, knows how inquiring their minds are even at a very early age. Toddlers, aged 1-3,…
Paramedics Will Employ New Therapy in Cardiac Arrest
Paramedics in New York City are being trained in a relatively new cooling therapy that has been shown to increase the chances for cardiac arrest patients to survive and to avoid brain…
Chemicals in meat may be linked to bladder cancer
The same chemicals that paint your hot dogs pink and keep botulism out of your bologna could also raise your risk of bladder cancer, suggests a new study. Based on findings from…
Fit heart can slow brain ageing
A Boston University team found healthy people with sluggish hearts that pumped out less blood had “older” brains on scans than others. Out of the 1,500 people studied, the team observed that…
Low-carb edges low-fat for heart risk factors
Low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets can be equally effective at helping obese adults shed weight over the longer term, but cutting carbs may have an advantage when it comes to some heart risk…
State has right to challenge healthcare law
Reporting from Washington– The Obama administration lost an early legal skirmish over the new healthcare law Monday when a federal judge declined to dismiss Virginia’s lawsuit challenging a key part of the…
Welcare Hospital receives accreditation from leading healthcare authority
Welcare Hospital, one of the region’s leading healthcare providers operated by EHL Management Services, has now been officially granted the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, the leading industry benchmark for measuring…
A Tiny But Effective Protector Of Red Blood Cells
Pediatric researchers have discovered a new biological pathway in which small segments of RNA, called microRNA, help protect red blood cells from injury caused by chemicals called free radicals. The microRNA seems…
Reliable Method To Detect Gravesoil
Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be difficult. However a new technique developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and…
Evaluation Of Pancreatic Cancer By Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (the disease commonly referred to as pancreatic cancer) carries the worst prognosis of any cancer. As current treatments offer minimal benefit, entirely new approaches are needed. Given the success…
Blumenthal Defends New Health IT Rules To Utah Leaders
David Blumenthal, the national coordinator for health information technology for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “defended the administration’s new plans against critics who say the watered-down rules miss an…
Lying in at the weekend boosts your brain power
Scientists have discovered that an extra dose of sleep is more than just a luxury – it provides an essential boost to brain power ahead of the working week. Those who return…
Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic
A few months ago, Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn’t heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man’s own body. Einhorn drew…
Flu vaccines ship across the country
Pharmaceutical companies across the country are ramping up for this year’s flu season, which generally hits in late November. Sanofi Pasteur and GlaxoSmithKline announced Friday the first shipments of the 2010-2011 seasonal…