Health and Lifestyle

New Delhi, Feb 6: A new study reveals that taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Ibuprofen, may provide little benefit than a placebo when it comes to treating back pain. The study found that patients taking anti-inflammatory drugs were 2.5 times more likely to suffer from gastro-intestinal problems such as stomach ulcers and bleeding. The research, published in the Annals of the

Chennai, Feb 5: ‘Cancer is contagious’ and ‘cancer is incurable’ are just two among many myths that continue to exist in the society today. On World Cancer Day, doctors urge for increased awareness against such myths. “Cancer is never communicable. If the public recognises this fact, family members and friends of patients will definitely support him or her. Also, the myth that a patient’s cancer

New Delhi, Feb 4: World Cancer Day is being observed today (February 4) to raise cancer awareness and to encourage its prevention, detection and management. Cancer accounts for more deaths worldwide than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF),"Cancer is among one of the three greatest risks to the global economy". In India, cancer is one of the 10

Los Angeles, Feb 4: Eating grapes daily may provide protection against Alzheimer's disease by preventing metabolic brain decline, as well as improving attention and memory, a new study has claimed. Researchers found that consuming grapes twice a day for six months protected against significant metabolic decline in Alzheimer's-related areas of the brain in a study of people with early memory

Feb 3: Scientists from the University of Southampton in a latest study have discovered an important way in which the immune system can learn to recognise and fight cancers. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, shows that ‘Akt’ is critical for survival of T cells when they turn into memory cells and for how these can then react to future threats. The

Bangkok, Feb 2: A lineage of multidrug resistant malaria superbugs has widely spread and is now established in parts of Asia, according to a new study which warns that further spread of these parasites through India to Africa poses a risk of global public health disaster. It is causing high treatment failure rates for the main falciparum malaria medicines, artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs)

New Delhi, Feb 2: Since 1995, every year a mysterious disease has been haunting Muzaffarpur in Bihar, in which large numbers of children would get feverish, then proceed to having seizures and convulsions and finally slipping in and out of consciousness. Scores of researchers and experts have launched exhaustive searches to find the root cause of this deadly disease, but to no avail. Until now. In

Washington, Jan 30: Modifying shape of a protein that controls inflammation may reduce progression of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer, according to a new study that may pave the way for therapies against the conditions. The altered protein - IRAK-M - causes the immune system to become supercharged, clearing out the bacteria before they can do any damage. "When we tested mice with the

Washington, Jan 27: Ladies, take note! Regular intake of anti-inflammatory diets - high in vegetables, fruits, fish and whole grains - may boost your bone health and prevent fractures, a first-of-its-kind study has claimed. Researchers at Ohio State University in the US compared levels of inflammatory elements in the diet to bone mineral density and fractures and found new associations between

Washington, Jan 25: A steady stream of nicotine normalises genetically-induced impairments in brain activity associated with schizophrenia, according to a new study that could lead to new non-addictive, nicotine-based treatments for the 51 million people worldwide who suffer from the disease. The finding sheds light on what causes the disease and why those who have it tend to smoke heavily. It