Health is a unity and harmony within the mind, body and spirit which is unique to each person, and is as defined by that person. The level of wellness or health is, in part, determined by the ability to deal with and defend against stress. Health is determined by physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, spiritual, and developmental stage variables.
Healing power of aloe vera proves beneficial for teeth and gums, too – Healing power of aloe vera proves beneficial for teeth and gums, too. Researchers revealed that the aloe vera tooth gel was just as effective, and in some cases more effective, than the commercial brands at controlling cavity-causing organisms.
Adenotonsillectomy may offer long-term benefits for children with breathing problems during sleep – Children with sleep-related breathing disorders appear to sleep better after adenotonsillectomy — surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids — than they did before the procedure, but progress declines after six months.
Lupus Research Institute Highly Encouraged by Benlysta Trial Results — First Phase 3 Lupus Drug Trial in Decades to Show Effectiveness. – Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) announced that BENLYSTA (belimumab, formerly LymphoStat-B?) met the primary endpoint in BLISS-52, the first of two pivotal Phase 3 trials in patients with serologically active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
The fancier the cortex, the smarter the brain? – A larger brain cortex predicts greater intellectual capacity in a person, revealed by researchers. These findings would help researchers and scientists to find new ways of increasing intelligence.
How to manage erosion caused by everyday beverages – Researchers have warned people to beware of the damage that acidic beverages have on teeth. Yet, for some, the damage and problems associated with drinking sodas, citric juices or certain tea may have already begun to take effect.
Can children outgrow chronic daily headache? – Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, revealed by researchers. Nearly 1.5 percent of middle school children are affected by chronic daily headache, which includes chronic migraines and tension-type headaches.
New evidence that popular dietary supplement may help prevent, treat cataracts – The popular dietary supplement carnosine may help to prevent and treat cataracts, revealed by researchers. Cataract a clouding of the lens of the eye that is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide.
Scientists decode genome of deadly parasitic worm — Schistosoma mansoni — that causes intestinal schistosomiasis. – Researchers have sequenced the genome of the parasite — Schistosoma mansoni — that causes intestinal schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia or snail fever), a devastating tropical disease that afflicts more than 200 million people in the developing world.
UNSW and the Black Dog Institute will take part in the largest international study of its type to pinpoint the risk factors associated with bipolar disorder. – Around 500 Australians aged 12 to 30 will be recruited to take part in a new study to know causes of bipolar disorder and related risk factors, to be conducted in collaboration with four major research institutions in the United States – Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the Universities of Michigan, Indiana and Washington.
White matter changes may predict dementia risk – Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of “brain rust,” or small areas of brain damage, revealed by researchers.
Alzheimer’s disease drug treats traumatic brain injury, report GUMC researchers – The destructive cellular pathways activated in Alzheimer’s disease are also triggered following traumatic brain injury, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC).
Regular moderate alcohol intake has cognitive benefits in older adults – Moderate alcohol intake offers long-term cognitive protection and reduces the risk of dementia in older adults, revealed by researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
