Inflatable device cuts blood clot risk after stroke: UK study

	Inflatable device cuts blood clot risk after stroke: UK study Stroke patients in India at risk of blood clots and death could be helped by a compression device that wraps around the legs, a study by the University of Edinburgh suggests. Researchers have shown for the first time that by gently squeezing the legs, the risk ...
	Action against violaters of anti-tobacco law District Medical Officer R. Renuka told The Hindu that starting Friday until June 15, squads led by a programme officer would visit vendors and shop owners alerting them of what the law entailed. Notice would be issued to those displaying advertisements in ...
	Soccer training can improve heart health in diabetic men Washington: A new study has revealed that soccer training improves heart function, reduces blood pressure and elevates exercise capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes. The study from the Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health at the University of ...
	50% of smokers think limited smoking is not harmful: Survey Half of the smoking population in the country thinks smoking "within limits" is harmless, a survey by a private general insurance firm has found. "Half of the smokers continue smoking as they feel doing so within limits does not lead to health issues," the survey, ...
	Healthy lifestyle choices linked to fewer memory complaints Washington: Researchers have found that the healthier lifestyle behaviors people practiced, the less they are likely to complain about memory issues. To examine the impact of positive lifestyle choices on memory throughout adult life, UCLA researchers and ...
	Anti-cancer drive launched in Bengal Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) To prevent the rising incidences of oral cancer among the youth of West Bengal, an anti-smoking campaign was launched here on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day Friday. "In the last five years, oral cancer cases have increased ...
	Philippines: where Catholics, condoms and conservatism collide over health Janette Garin couldn't quite believe it when she heard the reproductive health bill had been passed last December. Garin, an MP in the Philippines, had spent nine years battling opposition groups, backed by the Catholic church, to get the bill through.
	Don't fly animals to their death, activists urge AI Animal rights activists on Thursday held a protest outside the Indian High Commission here calling for Air India to stop “transporting animals to laboratories, where they are caged, cut into, poisoned and killed.” Wearing jumpsuits and dog masks and holding ...
	Smoking affects pregnant women, children Highlighting the ill-effects of smoking on children and pregnant women, experts Friday said that counselling about the risks of smoking in pregnancy would help limit the use of tobacco among women. "Smoking has a negative impact on maternal health," ...