Too little calcium, water linked to kidney stones
New York: Older women whose diet includes too little calcium or water — or too much salt — have an increased risk of developing kidney stones, a study confirms. Researchers found that among more than 78,000 U.S. women in their 50s and 70s, the risk of developing first-time kidney stones declined as calcium or fluid intake climbed. On the More...
Cancer killing younger people in India, tobacco main cause
Hong Kong: Cancer is killing younger people in India and affecting far more poor and less-educated villagers than wealthier, better-educated urban people, researchers reported on Wednesday. “Cancer appears More...
US man injured in gun accident gets new face
Baltimore: After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say is the More...
In cancer science, many discoveries don`t hold up
New York: A former researcher at Amgen Inc has found that many basic studies on cancer — a high proportion of them from university labs — are unreliable, with grim consequences for producing new medicines More...
Moderate drinking after heart attack lowers death risk
Washington: Men who drink moderately have a lower risk of death than non-drinkers, especially after surviving the first heart attack. Study co-author Jennifer Pai, assistant professor of medicine at Channing Lab, More...
Lose belly fat for better blood circulation
New Delhi: Shedding pounds, especially belly fat, can help overweight people improve the function of their blood vessels no matter whether they are on a low-carb or a low-fat diet, according to a new study. In the More...
Lower death risk with heart bypass Vs angioplasty
Chicago: Older patients with clogged heart arteries may have a little lower death risk over time if they get bypass operations instead of angioplasty and stents to fix the problem, new research suggests. It`s not More...
WHO praises Cuba`s health care system
Havana: Cuba`s health care system has a lot to teach the world, the deputy head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Anarfi Asamoa-Baah said he was impressed by the nation`s “well integrated” More...
Surgery for Diabetes May Be Better Than Standard Treatment
For some people with diabetes, surgery may be the best medicine. Two studies have found that weight-loss operations worked much better than the standard therapies for Type 2 diabetes in obese and overweight people More...
Babies still put at risk of sudden death: Study
New York: Parents in the United States changed how they put their infants to sleep after a campaign to prevent sudden infant death, but the decrease in babies dying has stabilized in recent years and some deaths More...
