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Tech-savvy teenagers tend to suffer from headaches: Doctors

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 at 16:52 in Health, Lifestyle | viewed 999 times | 0 Comments

Kolkata: An increasing number of computer-savvy teenagers are suffering from acute headaches which neurologists attribute to prolonged stress on the eye and brain. “Increasing use of computers, laptops, video games and other electronic gadgets are triggering acute headaches among teenagers in... (Continue reading)

A tipple everyday ‘keeps doctor at bay’

Written on 23 Feb, 2011 at 14:39 in Health, Lifestyle | viewed 1,129 times | 0 Comments

London: Here’s a perfect excuse to go out for a drink tonight — a tipple a day keeps the doctor at bay, say researchers. A new study, published in ‘The Lancet’ journal, has found that people who down a drink or... (Continue reading)

Scientists claim breakthough in breast cancer cure

Written on 22 Feb, 2011 at 12:11 in Health | viewed 994 times | 0 Comments

London: Scientists claim to have achieved a key breakthrough in the hunt for a cure for breast cancer by discovering how to stop the disease from spreading. A British team, led by the Institute of Cancer Research, has... (Continue reading)

Bill fixing 16 yrs as consent age for sex in Budget session

Written on 21 Feb, 2011 at 18:17 in Lifestyle | viewed 909 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: A bill fixing 16 years as the age of consent for sex is among other proposed legislations slated for introduction in Parliament during the current Budget session. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill which seeks to bring... (Continue reading)

A universal synthetic vaccine to beat flu?

Written on 21 Feb, 2011 at 11:40 in Health, Lifestyle | viewed 845 times | 0 Comments

Washington: Scientists have developed a nasal spray which they claim could be a synthetic universal vaccine for flu, using a genetic region that is common to all strains of the virus. An international team, led by University of Adelaide, has successfully... (Continue reading)

Scientists ‘bioengineer’ protein to fight leukaemia

Written on 19 Feb, 2011 at 12:56 in Health, Lifestyle | viewed 655 times | 0 Comments

Washington: Scientists claim to have made a major advancement in understanding how the human body fights leukaemia, a finding which may pave the way for better and effective treatment for the disease. A team in the US has actually identified a... (Continue reading)

Is Naturally occurring protein key to bone formation?

Written on 18 Feb, 2011 at 12:20 in Health, Lifestyle | viewed 1,052 times | 0 Comments

Washington: A naturally occurring protein may hold the key to a treatment for osteoporosis by increasing bone formation — unlike available drugs which just attempt to reduce loss, say scientists. This announcement by a team at Sydney University in Australia follows... (Continue reading)

Do crossword with a friend ‘for a healthy brain’

Written on 15 Feb, 2011 at 16:28 in Health, Lifestyle | viewed 1,860 times | 0 Comments

London: Want a healthy brain? Then do the crossword with a friend everyday, says an expert. “The brain is not too different from the rest of your body. It needs to be nourished. Without adequate challenges, such as learning a new... (Continue reading)

Nasal stem cells ‘can aid hearing’

Written on 14 Feb, 2011 at 12:40 in Health, Lifestyle | viewed 757 times | 0 Comments

Melbourne: In what could help restore hearing loss in humans, an Indian-origin scientist-led team has shown for the first time that injecting stem cells from nose into ears of mice with deafness improved their hearing. Sonali Pandit and colleagues at Garvan... (Continue reading)

Blood pressure drug may ‘harm stroke patients’

Written on 13 Feb, 2011 at 13:59 in Health, Lifestyle | viewed 1,740 times | 0 Comments

London: A drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure may harm patients if given following a stroke, according to a new Norwegian research. The Oslo University study which looked at 2,000 stroke patients, who all had high blood pressure, found... (Continue reading)