Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Heart ailments, diabetes lead to diseased brain

Heart ailments, diabetes lead to diseased brain

Heart ailments, diabetes lead to diseased brain

Washington, June 5: A recent study has shown that people suffering from type 2 diabetes and heart disease are at an increased risk of dementia and other cognitive diseases. Lead author Christina E. Hugenschmidt, PhD, an instructor of gerontology and ...
Meditation relieves anxiety?

Meditation relieves anxiety?

Scientists have found that meditation can reduce anxiety by as much as 39 per cent and have also identified the brain functions involved. Buddhist monks and Zen masters, have known for years that meditation can lower anxiety, but the mechanism has not ...
Zydus Cadila seeks tie-up to launch diabetes drug overseas

Zydus Cadila seeks tie-up to launch diabetes drug overseas

Zydus Cadila said that it was seeking a tie up for its new diabetes drug Lipaglyn to be sold overseas in developing as well as developed markets. It is expected to be launched in the third quarter of FY14. Source: PTI ...
`People need to get less emotional about antibiotics`

`People need to get less emotional about antibiotics`

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno: People need to talk about excessive use of antibiotics without getting emotional or mixing politics into the discussion, Ada Yonath, who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, said. "Perhaps we committed errors in using antibiotics ...
With four good habits, reduce chances of heart disease and death by 80%

With four good habits, reduce chances of heart disease and death by 80%

NEW DELHI: Regular exercise, eating a Mediterranean-style diet, keeping a normal weight and, most importantly, not smoking - these are the four key lifestyle choices that protect you from heart disease and early death. This is the latest finding in a large study ...
Three die, 118 hit by dengue, over 14000 down with fever

Three die, 118 hit by dengue, over 14000 down with fever

Thiruvananthapuram: Three suspected dengue deaths, one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kottayam, have occurred during the last four days. As many as 14,657 fever cases and 118 dengue cases have been reported in the state. Ushakumari ...
Rajasthan resident doctors call off strike

Rajasthan resident doctors call off strike

Resident doctors of state's six medical colleges, agitating against manhandling with their two colleagues at state-run MDM Hospital by a patient's family members, today called off their strike after being assured of adequate security arrangement in the ...
Cheerful women not associated with leadership qualities

Cheerful women not associated with leadership qualities

Too happy? Ladies, you may be harming your career by looking cheerful! Women who give a cheerful impression are judged to be less willing to undertake leadership roles than men who display similar emotions, a new study has found. Economic ...