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Eat Pistachio for a healthy immune system
Pistachio nuts or pista, as we Indians call it, are known to be packed with immense health benefits that range from controlling diabetes to shielding against heart disease. With a strikingly low glycemic index and fat content, pistachios are definitely […]
A splash of milk in your coffee can block the effect of antibiotics
Just a slosh of milk to whiten your coffee is enough to limit or even block the effect of some antibiotics. Food-drug combinations can have unwanted consequences, but many people don’t think of coffee as a culprit. Calcium in milk […]
The mind-bending power of colour
The scientific evidence for the effect of colour on our emotions and behaviour is growing If you give the patient one pill, he perks up. If you give him another pill, he calms down. That might not surprise you. What […]
Now, a tool to predict financial pain from cancer
Along with distress that comes with cancer diagnosis and the discomfort of treatment, more patients now have to deal with “financial toxicity”, the expense, anxiety and loss of confidence confronting those who face large, unpredictable costs. Researchers have now developed […]
Men using Viagra may be at increased melanoma risk
The findings, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, involves follow up research from men who enrolled in the study in 2000. Their sexual health, sun exposure history, genetic factors such as eye and skin color, as well as their use of […]
Israeli researchers develop breathalyzer test that can sniff out cancer
A group of Israeli researchers revealed that they have developed a new breathalyzer test that can be used in detecting cancer. The device developed by Prof. Nir Peled of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Hossam Haick (inventor) […]
Science finds chink in superbug armour
Scientists Wednesday announced an advance in the quest to solve the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, saying they had found a chink in the armour of bacteria cells. A resilient class of germs called Gram-negative bacteria have an impermeable lipid-based […]
Pharmaceutical companies to develop oral cholera vaccine
New Delhi -Two global pharmaceutical firms – Hilleman Laboratories and Gotovax AB – Tuesday joined hands to develop affordable oral cholera vaccine. “Our partnership with Gotovax AB is carefully aligned to Hilleman Laboratories’ core philosophy of addressing unmet health needs […]
Blood pressure meds, low-sodium salt potentially dangerous
TAIPEI – Patients who take hypertension medicines like angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) should not consume low-sodium salt for it might trigger cardiac arrhythmias, Cathay General Hospital said yesterday. Feng Hsiang-hua (馮祥華), head of Cathay General Hospital’s […]
Aspirin ‘no longer recommended’ for heart problems
Aspirin is to no longer be recommended as a treatment for common heart problems, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said. Chair of NICE’s Guidelines Development Group, told the Today programme that blood-thinning drugs known as […]
