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Sleep loss causes emotional rollercoaster
Stressful situations can elicit an emotional response, which could snowball with sleep loss, according to a new book summarizing many studies. The recently published book is called “Sleep and Affect: Assessment, Theory and Clinical Implications.” “We saw that if a […]
New bird flu case in Yunnan, China
Yunnan Province on Monday reported a human infection of H5N1 avian flu. The provincial health authority said the infection was an isolated case. The patient, who is said to be in a stable condition, lives in Kunming City, according to […]
Kale powder able to lower blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol
A new study has shown that you can count kale (in organic powdered form) as a superfood king. The organic kale powder called fujiKale has been shown to be effective in lowering blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol according to […]
Risk of dementia increases with age
More people here are developing dementia as the population ages, underscoring the need to beef up services for such patients. One in 10 people aged 60 and above here has dementia, a three-year study on almost 5,000 patients and their […]
Employer incentives for U.S. worker wellness programs set record
Employers have ratcheted up the financial incentives they offer workers to participate in wellness programs to a record $693 per employee, on average, this year from $594 in 2014 and $430 five years ago, found a report released on Thursday. […]
Anxiety and depression hit tuberculosis patients hard
Depression, anxiety, anger and suicidal thoughts of tuberculosis patients give more burden than the disease itself. When Indian street-food seller Kumar Pal first began treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis two years ago, he quickly spiralled into depression and gave up […]
First Ebola vaccine to be tested
The Guinean Government with the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated the very first efficacy trial of an Ebola vaccine this week in an affected community of the Basse-Guinée, one of the areas where most Ebola cases are found in the […]
No-no to Warren Buffett’s “junk-food” portfolio: nutritionists
Following Warren Buffett’s investment advice may be smart but nutritionists say that eating too many of the “junk-food” products made by companies he has invested in isn’t quite as wise. His move on Wednesday to inject Velveeta cheese, Jell-O, Lunchables, […]
Lack of sunlight may cause myopia
In the last 30 years, Myopia or shortsightedness, has assumed ‘epidemic’ proportions with some countries reporting prevalence of 80-90%; the reason could simply be lack of adequate light in classrooms. Richard Hobday, an authority on sunlight and health, has compared […]
New diet that reduces risk of Alzheimer
Researchers at Rush University in Chicago have developed the MIND diet, which their recent study suggests could significantly reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The study is published in the latest issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the […]
