Posted by Umar on April 4, 2011 ·
Who wondered about the day when we’ll be rushing towards our smartphones in a bid to stay fit instead of the gym? Well, surely no one does now since with all the latest smartphone apps available which help their users keep themselves in shape. Today we’ll take a look at tengreat iOS apps for all iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad users which all focus one thing mainly, and that is, health and fitness. So, [...]
Posted by Umar on April 4, 2011 ·
The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study has revealed a relationship between diabetes and cancer. The study suggests that diabetes presents lower risk of prostate cancer in men but raises the risk of other cancers in both men and women.
Previous epidemiologic studies have shown an association between diabetes and an increased risk for cancers including colorectal, liver and pancreas, according to Gabriel [...]
Posted by Umar on April 4, 2011 ·
Through a statistical analysis, it is found that children suffer a startling percentage of injuries from ATVs (all-terrain vehicles).
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) were introduced in this country in the 1970s. Currently, there are approximately 9.5 million ATVs in use and more than 150,000 reported ATV-related injuries in this country annually. The rapid rise in ATV-related injuries is due to increased [...]
Posted by Umar on April 4, 2011 ·
In Trondheim, scientists at the Medical Imaging Laboratory are getting closer to improved methods of ultrasound and magnetic resonance. One benefit that these new techniques would yield is the ability to find heart defects in newborn children.
“Making the correct diagnosis is the greatest challenge facing paediatric cardiologists,” explains Siri-Ann Nyrnes, Consultant at the Paediatric [...]
Posted by Umar on April 3, 2011 ·
Life as we know it today is as fast as it could possibly ever get. At the end of the day when you come home and need to take all that stress off your shoulders, the pace of life and change can be overwhelming. Sometimes you need to to slow down, to relax, to unwind and yet after a hectic day at work, a terrible commute, or a nightmare shopping trip it may seem impossible.
Recently, I have gone though [...]
Posted by Humza on March 31, 2011 ·
House dust mite allergies are a significant cause of asthma in many people. Now researchers in Monash University are working on a vaccine that will potentially cure patients in about 3 doses.
Allergies to house dust mites is a leading cause of Asthma and the respiratory condition affects more than 2 million Australians and costs more than $600 million in health expenditure each year.
Currently, people [...]
Posted by Humza on March 31, 2011 ·
A team of researchers that was led by Thomas Jefferson University, has concluded that low doses of estrogen increases the height and offers other advantages to girls suffering from Turner syndrome. This study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The study, which took more than 20 years to complete, will change the practice of treating girls with Turner syndrome, says the study’s [...]
Posted by Humza on March 31, 2011 ·
Creating an HIV vaccine has been quite a challenge for medical scientists. Now an international research team has discovered how an important component of a potential HIV vaccine operates – it opens up like a flower. This finding is expected to reveal new targets for HIV and AIDS vaccines. The research paper was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In the new [...]