Category: Education
Mussels for healthy joints
Emerging studies are showing that extracts from the green-lipped mussel could be a safe and effective solution for joint problems. JOINTS form the connections between bones. They provide support and assist movements such as walking, running, and even picking your […]
Pop a few walnuts for good health
Walnuts have been shown to help protect against heart disease and diabetes. OVERWEIGHT adults can help protect themselves from diabetes and heart disease by adding walnuts to their diet. That’s the conclusion of a new Yale University study published in […]
Strong people may have genetic advantage
Study suggests elite ‘power’ athletes carry more power-boosting genes. BEATING yourself up for not being able to lift as much weight as the muscle head beside you at the gym? A new study suggests that’s because elite athletes may have […]
Cheap drug may help minimize damage from heart attack: study
Heart attack patients receiving an inexpensive drug called metoprolol, while on the way to the hospital, may have significantly less damage in their hearts, according to clinical trial study results published Tuesday in the U.S. journal Circulation. The study, involving […]
Mobile phones and their towers do not cause cancer
The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) rubbished reports that cancer is caused by radiation emitted from cell phones and their towers. “Radiation from mobiles and mobile towers pose no threat to the health or cause cancer as it is commonly believed,” […]
Long time no sunlight may surge railway suicides: study
TOKYO- A group of researchers from two Japanese universities said that railway suicides cases tend to increase due to less of sunlight, such as after a series of cloudy and rainy days, according to local media. The study that published […]
Why women develop heart disease 10 years later than men
A biological ability to compensate for the body’s reduced response to insulin may explain why women typically develop heart disease 10 years later than men. This is according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal […]
Acupuncture as good as counseling for depression: Study
People with depression may benefit as much from acupuncture as they do from counseling, suggests a new study. Researchers found one in three patients was no longer depressed after three months of acupuncture or counseling, compared to one in five […]
Depressed smokers more likely to quit smoking
Depressed smokers are more likely to successfully quit than their non-depressed counterparts, shows a new study. A new evidence review in the Cochrane Library finds that depressed smokers may stop smoking longer and benefit overall from mood management interventions after […]
Study says hookah less harmful than cigarettes
A recent study finds that smoking a hookah may be less harmful than a cigarette. A team of scientists, headed by Joseph Caruso of American Chemical Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, conducted the study on 12 […]
