UAB( Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) and the “Organización Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Españo” have entered into a research agreement to carry out an in depth study on the effect of olive oil on breast cancer. The Multidisciplinary Group on Breast Cancer Research (GMECM),has been involved in this research before and have shown that . . . → Read More: Olive oil reduces the risk of breast cancer
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EnviroXtract,Inc announced that they have finalized an agreement with RTEX Industrial Supply, Inc to acquire a technology license for the effective incineration of biomedical ‘red bag’ waste and other biohazardous materials. Biomedical wastes include a wide variety of items that may carry disease-causing germs including those that cause hepatitis and the virus that causes . . . → Read More: EnviroXtract Acquires License For Biomedical ‘Red Bag’ Waste Incineration Article by Snigdha Taduri for Biomed-ME “Helplessly I sit while Mom calls me to come. I know what I must do, but often I can’t get up until she says, ‘Stand up’. The knack of knowing where my body is does not come easy for me. Interestingly I do not know if I am . . . → Read More: Autism: A Rare Developmental Disorder That Has Metamorphosed Into an ‘Urgent Health Concern’ Researchers, Gary Schwartz and Jay Kelley at Arizona State University’s Institute of Human Origins reveals that the time of molar development and eruption is closely associated with elementary phase of primate biology. This research is of utmost importance because apes are our closest relatives, and thus understanding of the host history attributes such as . . . → Read More: Research on Molars light up Evolutional history 29th December 2009 : Using disinfectants could cause bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics as well as the disinfectant itself, according to new research, a finding that may have important implications on how the spread of infection is managed in hospitals. National University of Ireland (NUI) researchers found that by adding increasing amounts . . . → Read More: Disinfectants To Promote Superbug Growth Majority believe that a plate of food that looks delicious and mouthwatering makes us want to eat more. But how much would you eat?Obviously until our tummy is full.But we do commonly come across people who continue to eat even when the button of their shirts could burst open anytime. Scientists from UT Southwestern . . . → Read More: Researchers reveal what makes us eat more even on a full stomach. 29th December 2009 London — According to the research team from Westphalian Wilhelms University, individually designed music therapy may help reduce the noise levels experienced by people who suffer from tinnitus. Tinnitus causes ringing, buzzing, roaring, hissing or whistling. In the year-long study, participants’ favourite music were altered to remove notes which matched the . . . → Read More: Doctored music could ease tinnitus suffering A recent study published in the December 2009 American Journal of Epidemiology suggests the children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home are more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood implicating that the effect of early-life exposures to tobacco smoke (ETS) could persist for decades on the lungs. The researchers from . . . → Read More: New clues on the development of early emphysema in adults. A new study has revealed that bisphosphonates like Fosamax and Actonel taken by women may play a key role in preventing breast cancer. Bisphosphonates (also called diphosphonates) are a family of drugs that inhibit the loss of bone mass that is associated with a number of bone diseases, notably osteoporosis, osteitis deformans (“Paget’s disease . . . → Read More: Bone density drugs may prevent breast cancer Dubai, 28th Dec. 2009 — Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, representatives of the forthcoming Family Health Festival, which is scheduled to be unveiled yet again during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF 2010), have announced that the Ministry of Health will accord its unequivocal support to the event this year. The month-long . . . → Read More: Dubai to host 2nd Family Health Festival Today, approximately 1 billion people worldwide have high blood pressure, and this number is expected to increase to 1.56 billion people by the year 2025. That translates to about 1 out of every 4 adults being afflicted with hypertension. Hypertension is prevalent in developing as well as in developed countries. Prolonged uncontrolled or inadequate . . . → Read More: Revolutionary operation may cure hypertension “I was a teetotaller till the age of 19. In today’s day and age, when alcoholism is fad, I found myself gleaming with pride when I had low spirits. But this didn’t last long. I finally gave into persuasion and like my peers, started drinking. As I got older, I found myself maintaining a . . . → Read More: Liver Cirrhosis- The Lesser-Known Silent Killer The latest study carried out by Bristol University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, has shown that the risk of heart disease due to obesity may be much higher than what has been estimated till date. In a study published in the British Medical Journal, researchers have urged people to boost their . . . → Read More: New Links to Heart Disease Revealed, Puts Obese On High Alert Heart disease is the major killer across the globe claiming about 91,000 lives year on year. It is a well known fact that levels of LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol in the blood is the main determinant of coronary artery disease. However, a study carried out at Oxford University and funded by British Heart Foundation . . . → Read More: A New Cholesterol Variant- A Third Type- Linked To Heart Disease A new research conducted by the psychology department of Tel Aviv University has asked parents and educators to take note of changing sleep patterns in adolescents as it could indicate the onset of puberty. According to Prof. Avi Sadeh of TAU’s Department of Psychology, changes in children’s sleep patterns are evident just . . . → Read More: Changes in Sleep Patterns- A New Indicator of Onset of Puberty |
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