A new study finds that nearly 75% type1 diabetic kids and teens have vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency often becomes the cause of osteoporosis and other bone diseases particularly those who suffer from type1 diabetes. Though our skin can produce vitamin D in sunlight and many diets are replete with this vitamin, scientists say Read more
As you start your journey towards motherhood, first time, it might be possible that you have vast sum of preparation, anxiety, fear or misinformation. Feeling good about your own is the only key to making the most of the successful childbearing year. Women, who accept the changes gleefully, celebrate the variation that occur to her Read more
Food and drug Administration have granted approval to two new zero-calorie sweeteners made by the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, opening the channel for new products. Cargill, already marketing the low calorie sweetener Truvia from the Coca-Cola Company, said that, legal notification of approval had been delivered to the company from F.D.A. with no objection certificate Read more
Three newly conducted studies strengthen the evidence that a minor procedure of circumcision protects men against deadly AIDS virus and the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women. Dr. Bertran Auvert and his colleagues examined more than 1,200 men visiting a clinic in South Africa. They found that, less than 15 percent of Read more
Unsafe sex sets women at higher HIV risk than men, as the results of a study show that the virus can penetrate even safe vaginal tissue. Previously, it was believed that just damaged vaginal tissue could pave a way for the virus. But now the current findings suggest that HIV can breach the healthy tissue Read more
Six new mutant genes have identified in connection with obesity, which alter nervous system control over eating and metabolic rate, researchers reported. Joel Hirschhorn in collaboration with Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) analyzes 15 different studies conducted on entire human genetic map and isolates six new genetic variations. “These findings are a big achievement Read more
All of us know, smoking is injurious to health. Smoking not only harms lungs but nearly all vital organs of the body. According to estimation, cigarette smoking contributes up to 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. In real smoking facts, it is also responsible for many other types of cancers and health abnormalities such as Read more
With the decrease of marijuana and alcohol use, the abuse of painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin has increased in teens, according to a new report. In U.S. improvement has been seen in many drug uses since late ’90s, but from last two years the down ward trend has stopped. “In this need of the Read more
There is no higher study that could explain that, an abortion causes a post-abortion syndrome or any psychological distress, till to date, U.S. researchers said. Researchers reviewed 21 high-quality studies which involve more than 150,000 women undergone in the procedure of abortion and found no considerable differences in long-term mental health. “The best collected data Read more
People with diseases like asthma, diabetes and heart diseases often have to face fatigue and ongoing pain due to various causes. It becomes quite difficult for these patients to have sex with such illnesses. But if these patients follow the following instructions, they can make their sex life enjoyable despite these diseases. People with chronic Read more
A new study says that there is some association between mental and respiratory health, particularly asthma, as it finds that people with poor mental health have a higher risk of developing asthma. Researchers from Brown University report that people who are rated as with poor mental health have higher risk of become the victim of Read more
It has often been observed that women, who have gestational diabetes as pregnant, also have a higher risk of developing type2 diabetes later. If you are also suffering from gestational diabetes during pregnancy, some lifestyle changes can prove helpful to decrease your risk of becoming the victim of type2 diabetes later in life. Here are Read more
A Dutch study, which included 2100 older people, says that there is a possible link between abdominal fat and depression in older people. In this study, these older people underwent screening for depression at the beginning of the study and their abdominal as well as overall body fat levels were also noticed at that time, Read more
Origin The acai palm belongs to genus “Euterpe,” which includes seven species of palms inhabitant to South America, growing in floodplains and swamps environment. Scientific nameof Acai berry is Euterpe Oleracea. This fruit is of little size, ranging from i.0 to 1.4cm in diameter, with dark purple color resembling to red grapes. In centre of Read more
Trasylol is a drug that is used to control bleeding in patients going through cardiac surgical procedure, but a new study is doubtful about the safety of that drug. In 2007, Trastoyl was removed from the market in the US, as it was the subject of controversy there. In their study, researchers from Australia and Read more