Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Probiotic yogurt may change brain function

Probiotic yogurt may change brain function

Probiotic yogurt may change brain function

Eating probiotic yogurt can not only alter your gut bacteria for the better, it may also change your brain function, scientists say. University of California, Los Angeles researchers now have the first evidence that bacteria ingested in food can affect brain function ...
Chewing tobacco riskier than smoking: Study

Chewing tobacco riskier than smoking: Study

KOLKATA: Chewing tobacco poses a bigger threat than smoking, according to a study conducted by a group of city oncologists. Ahead of the No Tobacco Day on May 31, data compiled by the experts suggest that more than half of the city's tobacco-induced ...
Fish medicine to be given at Exhibition Grounds

Fish medicine to be given at Exhibition Grounds

HYDERABAD: After days of dilly-dallying the state government has given permission to the Bathini family to hold their annual distribution of fish prasadam at the Exhibition Grounds in Nampally. Thousands of people, hoping to get a cure for asthma and ...
Doctors from Amritsar hospital to gift new smiles to Uzbek patients

Doctors from Amritsar hospital to gift new smiles to Uzbek patients

Doctors from Amritsar will soon gift new smiles to the children and adults of Uzbekistan. The medical team comprising of doctors from Amandeep Hospital, Amritsar, have flown to the country as a part of 'Project Uzbek Smile'. The project is an initiative by US ...
Mussel oil keeps ashtma symtoms in check

Mussel oil keeps ashtma symtoms in check

A unique omega-3 supplement derived from the New Zealand green-lipped mussel significantly improved lung function and reduced airway inflammation in asthmatics who experience exercise-induced bronchoconstriction - also called exercise-induced ...
Make sure your next mobile isn`ta health hazard

Make sure your next mobile isn`ta health hazard

New Delhi: When Gaurav asked for a mobile phone, with all his classmates showing off their smartphones, his mother was unwilling to spend too much on something she believed was only good for making calls. She bought him a smartphone from a lesser ...
Women could

Women could 'evolve' out of menopause and bear children later, says scientist

Dr Aarathi Prasad said the menopause dated from a time when generations of women were competing over scarce resources and it was not ideal for them all to be bearing children at the same time. But in an age when resources are plentiful, life expectancies ...
Many couples prefer dolphin-assisted childbirth

Many couples prefer dolphin-assisted childbirth

Dolphin-assisted childbirth is an option that some expectant parents are embracing, claiming it is a more natural, relaxing way to deliver a baby. Adam and Heather Barrington, a North Carolina couple expecting their baby to be delivered in July, have traveled ...