Archive for the Health News Articles

Study sheds new light on menopause

Apr 1 : Scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter have provided an insight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not, by finding that

Scientists discover how HIV hides itself in our cells

April 1 : Researchers at the University of Michigan, USA, have taken a major step forward in the fight against AIDS, by discovering how Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which

Babies have an intuitive grasp of statistics

April 1: Babies possess an intuitive grasp of statistics which resembles that of a scientist, say researchers.

Use of anticoagulants after joint replacement ops may lead to more deaths

Apr 1: A new study from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York has revealed that the use of anticoagulants to prevent blockage in pulmonary artery after joint replacement

Two-drug blood pressure therapy can cut cardiovascular risk: Study

Apr 1 : Researchers at University of Michigan have revealed that combination of two blood pressure drugs can effectively lower cardiovascular risk among hypertensive patients.

Diabetes drug may help slow plaque build-up in coronary arteries

April 1 : A new study which compared two types of drugs to treat type 2 diabetes, has found that pioglitazone is better than glimepiride at slowing the rate of progression of

Chloroform sheds light on 150-year-old general anaesthesia puzzle

April 1 : Chloroform, one of the earliest general anaesthetics to be used in medical science, has shed light on how these anaesthetics actually work – an enigma that’s baffled doctors for

Tai Chi could help fight against type 2 diabetes

Apr 1 : Tai Chi Chuan, the traditional Chinese martial arts exercises, could help curb symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Size zero obsession fuelling rise in eating disorders

Apr 1 : An incessant obsession to be size zero is putting women at a high risk of developing eating disorders, warns an expert.

Risk of breech delivery is inherited

Mar 28 : Most babies are born head first. Fewer than one in twenty babies however, are born bottom first. Now, a study by researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway has found