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High intensity weight training wards off dementia
High intensity weight training is important for brains not just brawn and could be prescribed in the fight against dementia according to new research published in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The study reveals that resistance training […]
Babies’ early exposure to peanut prevents allergy later on
Babies at risk of developing a childhood peanut allergy can avoid it if they are given peanuts regularly during their first 11 months. The study, the first to show that eating certain foods is an effective way of preventing allergy, […]
Female circumcision on the rise in Malaysia
Syahiera Atika, a 19-year-old Malaysian girl has happily embraced western-style capitalism but in contrast strictly follows the local interpretation of Islam as she informed the Vice of her circumcision. Female circumcision involves the surgical removal of all or part of […]
585 deaths from swine flu so far in India
The death toll in India due to swine flu has reached 585 out of the 8,423 people infected so far. While the national government has ordered additional stocks of medicines and diagnostic kits, hospitals have started running out of Tamiflu […]
Menopause lasts roughly 7 years for women
Fifty % of women will experience hot flashes and night sweats characteristic of menopause for about seven years, according to a new study. The duration of symptoms, which are estimated for the first time in the new study, varies depending […]
Thai officials okay move to sell condoms in schools
In an effort to curb teenage pregnancy, condoms will now be available at vending machines in secondary schools in Thailand. “We won’t argue if the machines are installed in schools where relevant parties and local communities believe they are needed,” […]
Plain tobacco packs with health warnings effective in curbing smoking
Researchers have found that plain tobacco packs which state explicitly the dangers of smoking are more effective in curbing smoking. In a collection of scientific papers in the journal Addiction, researchers said that while standardised packs were still too new […]
Over-the-counter drug good, too, for arthritis patients
Three daily doses of glucosamine and chondroitin may provide the same relief as a smaller dose of prescription celecoxib for people with severe pain from osteoarthritis, according to a randomized trial in four European countries. In the US, glucosamine and […]
Marijuana may be related to sleepiness in some teens
Narcolepsy – extreme bouts of sleepiness that can strike at any time – affects around 1 in 2,000 people in the US. A new study raises concerns about its diagnosis in adolescents, after it identified marijuana in the urine of […]
6-day old premature baby youngest recipient of a heart transplant
A 6-day old premature baby, Oliver Crawford, has become the youngest infant to receive a heart transplant at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Arizona, US. The hospital said, “The baby remains in hospital and his lungs remain weak but he is […]
