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Soy supplements do not help asthma sufferers
New research disproves recent findings that suggested soy could play a role in reducing the seventy of the disease. The study, from Northwestern Medical medicine and the American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Network, published Tuesday in the Journal of […]
New study backs risk estimate for contraceptive pills
The broadest study of its kind on Wednesday backed estimates that newer kinds of contraceptive pills carry a higher risk of dangerous blood clots. But it also confirmed past advice that the risk is very low in real terms and […]
Some blind individuals see using echoes: study
As scientists discover ways to transfer sensory elements such as sight and sound across bone, converting one to the other in the central nervous system, a new study says this could occur naturally in certain blind individuals in a process […]
Smokers who quit may have brains hard-wired for success
Smokers who kick the habit could be hard-wired for success, thanks to greater communication between two regions of the brain that may play a role in controlling the urge to reach for cigarettes, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers reviewed brain […]
The right meditation technique helps you soar
A first-of-its-kind study has identified meditation techniques that could put you in the mindset to adapt from moment to moment depending on your goals. The team set out to assess whether meditation creates immediate changes in behavior, even for first-time […]
China puts new lupus drug to clinical tests
BEIJING – Chinese researchers are submitting a new drug for lupus to clinical trials, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said on Wednesday. The new drug SM934, a water-soluble artemisinin derivative, has been approved by the China Food and Drug […]
Cervical cancer easily preventable
Dubai – About 100 women in the UAE are diagnosed each year with cervical cancer and almost 30 of these women will die and none of this is necessary because cervical cancer is preventable, said Dr Pamela Munster, Cancer Expert […]
Taiwan enforces stricter controls on Japanese food imports
Taiwan on Friday began enforcing stricter rules on inspecting imported Japanese food products potentially originating in radiation-exposed areas, prompting a warning from Tokyo that it may call on the WTO for a ruling unless the restrictions are eased. The new […]
3 reasons infertility is growing among Indian expats
The number of childless couples is on the rise worldwide, and in the case of Indian expatriates the number of impotent men and women has been growing at an alarming rate due to pollution, obesity and work-related stress among others, […]
A brief guide to bulimia
The desire to eat is not only driven by hunger, but also by the emotional state and psychological stress. Binge eating, which is different to anorexia where one does not eat enough food, is another common eating disorder. This eating […]
