Traffic noise may raise heart attack risk
Your risk of heart attack increases with the amount of traffic noise to which you are exposed. The increase in risk – though slight –
Flu
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by an RNA virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza viruses. In people, common symptoms of influenza are fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, and weakness and fatigue.
Yoga & aquatic exercise help multiple sclerosis patients
Exercise can have a positive influence on certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis: Patients who do yoga and aquatic exercise suffer less from fatigue, depression and
Barley improves blood sugar levels & reduce appetite
Barley can rapidly improve people’s health by reducing blood sugar levels and risk for diabetes, revealed by researchers. The secret lies in the special mixture
Food-based vitamin D during pregnancy reduces allergies in children
Higher intake of foods containing vitamin D during pregnancy was associated with reduced risk of development of allergies in children, according to researchers. But, this
Viral infection during pregnancy may be linked to autism-like behaviors in babies
A study published in the journal Science found that activation in pregnant mice of a particular immune response, similar to what may occur with certain
False positive mammogram means increased breast cancer risk
Women with a history of a false-positive mammogram result may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after the
Praluent – alirocumab injection approved for cholesterol-lowering treatment by US FDA
Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Praluent® (alirocumab) Injection, the first FDA-approved treatment in a new
Naegleria Fowleri Ameba in St. Bernard Parish Water System
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) confirmed the presence of the Naegleria fowleri ameba in the St. Bernard Parish Water System at the
Arsenic album a preventive medicine for swine flu 2015 epidemic
Arsenic album a preventive medicine for swine flu 2015 epidemic in India – A meeting of group of experts was called by CCRH India (a research organisation) to examine the signs and symptoms of swine flu in India and to determine the Genus epidemicus for the current epidemic of swine flu during 2015.
Cigarette smoking may cause more deaths than currently estimated
Cigarette smoking is even more deadly than you think — US Smoking deaths may be underestimated: Study – A new study suggests that current estimates significantly underestimate the number of Americans who die from cigarette smoking. The Surgeon General estimates that each year, smoking kills about 480,000 Americans.
53 approved drugs that may block Ebola infection
Study identifies 53 approved drugs that may block Ebola infection — Compounds may keep virus from entering cells; may accelerate drug development – Researchers found 53 existing drugs that may keep the Ebola virus from entering human cells, a key step in the process of infection. Among the better known drug types shown to hinder infection by an Ebola virus model: several cancer drugs, antihistamines and antibiotics.
Ebola vaccine from Glaxo promising and safe
Ebola vaccine ‘promising’ after first human trial — Ebola vaccine from Glaxo passes early safety test – A 39-year-old woman has become the first volunteer to receive an experimental Ebola vaccine, which scientists have described as “promising”.