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Take emotion out of eating to lose weight
“Most people focus almost entirely on the physical aspects of weight loss, like diet and exercise.” said Diane Robinson, PhD, a neuropsychologist and Program Director of Integrative Medicine at Orlando Health. “But there is an emotional component to food that […]
Lab-grown vocal cords offer hope of treating voice disorders
From a mothers comforting croon to a shout of warning, human voices are the main way people we communicate and one taken for granted unless something goes wrong. Now U.S. researchers have grown human vocal cords in the laboratory that […]
Water birth gaining acceptance in Dubai
Water birth is still at an infancy stage in UAE, but it will have a prosperous future due to many medical considerations including high reduction in birth labour, where partial anesthetic will no longer be necessary or might be used […]
Virus that causes baby deformities found in dengue mosquitoes
The Brazilian health ministry confirmed Saturday that there was a link between cases of microcephaly, a head deformity, in babies and the Zika virus, transmitted by mosquitoes that spread dengue. The outbreak of microcephaly in northeastern Brazil “is a unique […]
Number of AIDS deaths among young Asians doubles over past decade: UN
BANGKOK – The estimated number of adolescents dying of AIDS in the Asia Pacific region has more than doubled since 2005, experts said on Monday (Nov 30), warning of a “hidden epidemic”. UNICEF urged Asian countries to improve teenagers’ access […]
New diet helps block drug resistant epilepsy
A ketogenic diet, or a diet with high in fat and low in carbohydrates, has been proven to block seizures in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London and UCL are publishing their study n the […]
“Cuddle hormone” increases donations
Scientists at the University of Bonn Hospital have discovered that the willingness to donate increases with the quantity of the hormone oxytocin. Oxytocin, however, affected only social sustainability projects, not purely environmental endeavors. The scientists are now reporting their results […]
Skunk-like cannabis can damage brain
Smoking ‘skunk-like’ cannabis can damage a part of the brain responsible for communication between the left and right hemispheres, says a new study by the King’s College London and the Sapienza University of Rome. Today’s high potency ‘skunk-like’ products have […]
Text message intervention effective at cutting binge drinking
A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study revealed that text message intervention programs are effective in preventing binge drinking. The program, designed by lead author Brian Suffoletto, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine at Pitt, reduced binge drinking and […]
Bile can prevent heart attacks
Dr Andrew Bulmer from Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland (MHIQ) found that of a bile pigment called bilirubin may protect from heart attacks. Bile is a fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, bile’s function is […]
