Category: Features
Fresh research into health benefits of camel milk
AL AIN – Camel milk might not be most people’s first choice when reaching for something to put on their breakfast cereal, but new research has shown it could be worth making the switch. With triple the amount of vitamin […]
IITians craft revolutionary portable kit to detect blood disorders
Harnessing the technology that powers new-age mobile phones, Indian scientists are set to develop a portable and affordable kit – a lab-on-a-chip – detection system for sickle cell anemia, a common inherited blood disorder in the tribal belts of India’s […]
Certain foods linked to reduced incidence of dementia
FUKUOKA – An ongoing epidemiological study conducted in a small town in Fukuoka Prefecture has shown certain dietary patterns to be associated with reduced risk of dementia. For about the last half century, residents’ ages and occupations in the town […]
New app fights black market pharmaceuticals
For a patient with high blood pressure, drugs to fight off stroke and heart attacks are a vital element of a daily routine. Taking a fake drug is the last thing such a patient needs. Now patients have a tool […]
Prevent premature babies with mouthwash
Here’s good news for expectant moms with gum disease. A study shows that they’re less likely to have premature babies if they use mouthwash throughout their pregnancy. The study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology said that […]
Discover the wondrous health benefits of royal jelly
Royal jelly is a thick and milky substance made by worker bees as food for the queen bee. They do this by mixing honey, bee pollen and enzymes from their throat glands. Because the queen bee is larger, stronger, has […]
Scientists reviewed 343 studies to see if organic food is better for you
Are organic foods really healthier than non-organic foods? Researchers from Newcastle University in England have reviewed and conducted meta-analysis on 343 peer-reviewed scientific studies in an effort to find out if organic foods contained greater nutritional value than conventional foods. […]
Fight off the blues with black pepper
Black pepper, known as kali mirch in hindi is commonly used to spice up your meal along with adding an extra zing to your dishes. Widely used in rasams and soups, this humble spice provides a wide range of health […]
Fukushima monkeys show possible ‘effects of radiation’
Monkeys near the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant have lower blood cell counts than cousins living further away, possibly because of radiation exposure, a study said Thursday. A Japanese research team wrote in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that although […]
Optimal sulfur levels can reverse chronic disease
Are you unable to lose excess weight? Do you have a family member at risk of dying from an “incurable” disease? According to a growing community of health experts, medical professionals need to consider the danger of sulfur deficiencies in […]
