Heavy alcohol drinking habits over the years may prematurely age arteries, especially in men, putting them at an increased risk for heart disease, new research has warned. Drinking too much can affect the elasticity of the arterial walls (arterial stiffness) and prematurely age the arteries, interfering with blood flow, said researchers at University College London …
World heaviest woman Eman Abdulati has confessed being in love with Bollywood Superstar salman Khan and expressed her desire to meet the star. Eman Abdulati who weighs 500 Kg lives in Alexandria, Egypt was brought to Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital for Bariatric surgery. She was brought to the hospital in a flight from Alexandria to Mumbai on her bed. …
E-cigarettes – thought to be responsible for a decline in youth cigarette smoking – are actually attracting a new population of adolescents who might not otherwise have smoked tobacco products, a new US study has warned. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) did not find any evidence that e-cigarettes have caused youth …
Scientists have developed a novel training regime that combines virtual reality and traditional physical therapy to help rehabilitate damaged limbs by allowing the healthy ones to ‘lead by example.’ Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel said that the research might be applied to patients in physical therapy programs who have lost the strength …
An Indian-American owner of a diagnostic firm has been sued by the US government on charges of knowingly submitting false claims to a state-run insurance company for thousands of testing services he did not render. Vijay Patel, 59, of New Jersey who owns and operates a Mobile Diagnostic Testing, pleaded guilty in 2014 to a …
On Sunday night, it was reported that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa suffered ‘cardiac arrest, after which people started calling it “heart attack”, but there is a difference in ‘heart attack’ and ‘cardiac arrest’; and cardiac arrest can be more dangerous than heart attack. Let us understand what is the difference between heart attack and …
Over two lakh people have died in China due to HIV/AIDS this year with 94 percent of them contracting the disease due to sexual transmission, according to official figures released here on Wednesday. About 6.54 lakh people are fighting the disease which showed signs of increase among the youth, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and …
Japan has begun slaughtering more than 330,000 farm birds to contain its first outbreaks of a highly contagious strain of avian flu in nearly two years, the government said today. The planned cull of some 16,500 ducks at a farm in the northern prefecture of Aomori and nearly 320,000 chickens at a farm in central …
Women who undergo menopausal hormone therapy for symptoms such as hot flashes may not only have increased bone mass but also improved bone structure, a new study has claimed. It is the first study to show that the bone health benefits persist for at least two years after women stops the treatment, researchers said. “When …
Have you heard about e-cigarettes? Yes, electronic cigarette! It is an alternative to conventional cigarette and is getting popular among younger adults as it is considered a healthier alternative to conventional cigarettes. But a recent study has revealed that even electronic cigarette is not safe for your body. It can majorly contribute in damaging your …