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Pain is not a symptom of arthritis
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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WASHINGTON: Pain is not a symptom of arthritis, it is a cause of the condition, according to a new research.
The study led by University of Rochester Medical Centre suggests that pain signals originating in arthritic joints, and the biochemical processing of those signals as they reach the spinal cord, worsen and expand arthritis.
Moreover, the nerve pathways carrying pain signals transfer infla
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Life starts at 60, better say that!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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New Delhi: Cliched notions about grannies and grandpas spend their time reading novels, playing cards and circumbulating parks, are well, wrong when it comes to many modern day senior citizens.
Right from learning difficult dance moves to searching for jobs, the elderly have now shifted gears and are found engaging themselves in activities that one could not associate them with till some time bac
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Study finds breast cancer linked to birth size
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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London: Bigger and taller baby girls have greater risk of breast cancer in adulthood, a study has suggested.
The research, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Medicine, found that big or tall baby girls are more likely to develop breast cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women.
The researchers, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, ex
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Do you fly like a plane when you sleep?
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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India: As if it wasn't enough that men and women were poles apart when they were awake, we now have a study that claims that they dream differently too. Women experience more nightmares than men do, researchers have found. Your dream content is influenced by your lifestyle, food habits, and a host of other factors.
Dreams hold meaning, and you can interpret a person's life solely on the basis o
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Paracetamol may cause asthma among children
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Mumbai: If you thought asthma is genetic and there's not much you can do to prevent it, here's news about a study that links pain relieving drug intake to the respiratory illness. Paracetamol may cause asthma among children, says a Hong Kong study that covered children in 31 countries.
Infants who have been given the common pain reliever might have a higher risk of developing asthma and eczema
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Yoga improve the health of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Monday, September 29, 2008 www.dnaindia.com
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DUBAI; A minimum of 12 sessions of yoga can significantly improve the health of rheumatoid arthritis patients, a study has said.
The pilot study, by a team of specialists at the UAE s Emirates Arthritis Foundation, was presented at the 13th Congress of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology held recently in Yokohama, Japan, a Khaleej Times report said.
"It is possible that yoga
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Breastfeeding cuts breast cancer risk
Monday, September 29, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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LONDON: Moms-to-be, please note -- if you want to cut the risk of developing breast cancer later in life, just make it a point to breastfeed your baby for a year, at least.
A new study has corroborated the popular theory that breastfeeding significantly reduces a mother's risk of breast cancer -- in fact, researchers have found women who breastfeed for a year are five per cent less likely to hav
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Adults too can suffer from whooping cough
Saturday, September 27, 2008 www.dnaindia.com
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LONDON: Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is not just restricted to childhood, but may infect one at any age.
But the risk of a pertussis infection can be greatly reduced by vaccination, as Marion Riffelmann of Krefeld Institute for Infectious Diseases in Germany and her colleagues have found in their study. Their findings have appeared in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt Intern
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Workshops help cope with food-allergy
Friday, September 26, 2008 doctor.ndtv.com
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Workshops designed to provide support and coping skills to families with children allergic to nuts, eggs, milk, shellfish, or other foods, appear to benefit both parents and children alike.
It has been seen that children with food allergy and their parents experience substantial stress related to the risk of serious reactions. Researchers from America studied 61 children aged 5 to 7 years old who
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Gates gives $168 mln for malaria vaccines research
Friday, September 26, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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United Nations: Microsoft founder Bill Gates gave $168.7 million to develop vaccines for malaria, part of $3 billion in funding announced on Thursday to tackle Africa's biggest killer disease.
Gates said the funding for the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, in conjunction with GlaxoSmithKline Plc, will support "next-generation" vaccines research to find longer-lasting protection against the mosqu
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