Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes disappear, a new study finds.Also called bariatric surgery, the procedure works by limiting the size of the stomach and thereby reducing the amount of food one can eat. In this study, researchers used the […]
Thinning Hair can occur in humans because of various factors like age, weak hormone generation, weak protein content, improper diet etc. People who wish to prevent hair loss should understand the problem which caused the hair loss and take hair loss treatment properly. Age is an important factor which should be taken into consideration while […]
Researchers have identified at least six new gene mutations linked to obesity and said on Sunday they point to ways the brain and nervous system control eating and metabolism. Joel Hirschhorn at Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston led a team called Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits or GIANT to screen 15 different […]
Cranberries can help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).Cranberries are useful in preventing these infections because the fruit’s high acid content can help inhibit bacterial growth along the urinary tract.
If left untreated, a simple UTI could spell trouble for the bladder and kidneys.
UTIs occur when bacteria enter the urinary tract and multiply in the urethra. The […]
According to the 11th annual Health Confidence Survey, Americans strongly support reforming the nation’s health care system.
The survey was co-sponsored by the Employee Benefit Re-search Institute and Mathew Greenwald & Associates Inc. based at Washington.
The survey also found strong support (87%) for tax breaks to help expand health insurance coverage for those who couldn’t purchase […]
Four minor children of a family died after consuming a maize preparation in Banaskantha village of Gujarat Friday.’Six children, belonging to an Adivasi family, were taken ill after taking ghes, the maize preparation. No sooner they started vomiting and developed problem in breathing. They were rushed to the Palanpur Civil Hospital where four died,’ Chief […]
Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of […]
A Mason County man has lost several pounds of flesh due to bacterial infection.
He has won a $300,000 settlement from the Washington Department of Corrections, when he lost his penis to flesh-eating bacteria in prison.
Though, later surgeons made a replacement penis with skin from his thigh.
The 61-year-old man, Charlie Manning, told The Seattle Times on […]
Scientists have found apples that contain a powerful chemical which can help us live longer.According to boffins, the miracle ingredient - discovered in an old variety of apple - plays a powerful role in boosting heart health and circulation and could even extend life span.
The compound, an epicatechin polyphenol, is found in bitter English apples […]
People having anxiety disorders believe that they have more physiological problems than they really have, says a new University of Granada study.Some of the physiological symptoms that patients with anxiety disorders think they suffer include, Palpitations, sweating, irregular breathing, shaking of the hands and muscular tension.
However, the implementation of physiological tests has such symptoms are […]