8th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Carrying an extra four inches of fat around the waist can increase a person’’s risk of being hospitalised with heart failure, warn researchers. A study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart failure in middle-aged and older populations of men » Read More
6th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
NEW DELHI: Two in three women in urban India and one in three women in rural India above the age of 35 have been found to be overweight. Almost every second woman in urban India and every third woman in rural India were found to have high blood pressure. One in four women in urban India and every » Read More
2nd April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
LONDON: An omega 3 fatty acid found in fish oils reduced the size of tumours in mice and made a chemotherapy drug more potent while limiting its harmful effects, Egyptian researcher reported.  . The findings, published in publisher BioMed Central’s peer-reviewed Cell Division journal, add to evidence showing a range of health benefits from eating the fatty acids found in » Read More
2nd April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Washington:Â Portuguese researchers have identified a vital component of olive oil that gives greatest protection from heart attack and stroke. Lead researcher Fatima Paiva-Martins from University of Porto has discovered an antioxidant called DHPEA-EDA that protects red blood cells from damage more than any other part of olive oil. “These findings provide the scientific basis for the clear » Read More