HEALTH NEWS - Page 698

New-flu infections hit 130 in Japan,PM seeks calm

May 18, 2009 14:45 IST

The number of new-flu cases in Japan has reached 130 after 34 more infections were confirmed in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures.

Gene sets sexual clock in women: Study

May 18, 2009 13:51 IST

A new study has uncovered the 'first genetic evidence' to explain differences in the length of fertile lives in women.

Snoring likely to impair brain function: Study

May 18, 2009 12:19 IST

The changes in brain biochemistry linked to obstructive sleep apnoea have been compared to changes evident in people who have 'had a severe stroke or who are dying'.

First swine flu death in New York

May 18, 2009 11:29 IST

New York City recorded its first swine flu death as a teacher of a local school died after falling ill last week.

Work till 65 or beyond ‘to stave off Alzheimer’s’

May 18, 2009 11:02 IST

Want to stave off Alzheimer's? Continue working till 65 or beyond,for a new study says that postponing retirement could delay the onset of dementia.

Chile confirms first cases of new flu virus

May 18, 2009 10:39 IST

Chile's health minister confirmed on Sunday the country's first cases of the H1N1 flu virus in two Chilean women.

A good night’s sleep may help you lose weight

May 18, 2009 10:31 IST

Getting more sleep could help you shed those extra pounds,a study has suggested.

Getting more sleep ‘could help you lose weight’

May 18, 2009 10:25 IST

Do you need to lose weight? Then,turn off the television an hour earlier and go to bed,for a new study has revealed that getting more sleep could help you shed the flab.

Oxford experts identify face disfigurement gene mutation

May 15, 2009 12:43 IST

Researchers at Oxford University have identified the first specific genetic mutation which can cause a potentially serious facial disfigurement.

Climate change is the biggest health threat of 21st century: Report

May 14, 2009 11:08 IST

While a heat wave in India has led to an increase in hospital deaths in recent weeks,scientists have claimed that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.

Gene in breast cancer pathway identified

May 13, 2009 15:46 IST

In a new study,scientists have unravelled a mechanism responsible for turning on and off a gene crucial to breast cancer spread.

Women more concerned with weight than overall health: Poll

May 13, 2009 15:23 IST

Of the 1,000 respondents,just one third said they dont like their physical condition - despite the fact that obesity and a sedentary lifestyle increase the risk of ailments like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

Fluorescent light to help people with dementia,other diseases: Study

May 13, 2009 15:18 IST

Periods of blue-light,like daylight,produced from the blue-white lamp prototypes developed by GE scientists,could help people suffering from dementia and other health problems.

Swine flu has full pandemic potential: Research

May 12, 2009 16:43 IST

Swine flu that has triggered global health scare has 'full pandemic potential' and is fatal in around 4 in 1,000 cases,research has revealed.

What’s in a cough? 20,000 viruses

May 12, 2009 16:39 IST

As many as 20,000 viruses are expelled in an average cough,which may be sufficient to infect many people,particularly those who are not vaccinated.

WHO confirms 4,694 cases of swine flu around the world

May 12, 2009 16:04 IST

The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of the swine flu or A(H1N1) virus has increased to 4,694 - double from the last Friday's figure.

Now a ‘Trilogy system’ to treat cancer

May 11, 2009 12:52 IST

A new Image Guided radiotherapy system,which would reduce treatment time of cancer and spare healthy tissue,has been introduced for the first time in India.

Swine flu spreads to China,kills 3rd man in US

May 11, 2009 12:33 IST

The new flu strain spread to mainland China,and killed a third person in the United States,as the number of cases of H1N1 influenza worldwide jumped to more than 4,300.

Non-smokers live longer,healthy life: Study

May 8, 2009 14:13 IST

The result of a three-decade-long study of 54 thousand participants revealed that non-smokers have longer life with lesser chances of getting heart disease compared to smokers.

Artificial ovary ‘matures human eggs’

May 8, 2009 14:06 IST

Scientists have grown a human ovary in the laboratory from slivers of ovarian tissue,which has been able to turn an immature human egg into a mature one.

Free will ‘found in brain’

May 8, 2009 13:59 IST

Researchers have carried out the study and found that free will resides in the parietal cortex of the human brain,according to a report.

A third of world population could get swine flu: WHO

May 8, 2009 10:42 IST

The WHO said that in a pandemic situation it was 'reasonable' to estimate that a third of the world's population would catch the swine flu virus.

Coming soon: A drug to treat Alzheimer’s?

May 7, 2009 12:53 IST

An international team has discovered drugs to target and boost the function of a newly pinpointed gene involved in the brain's memory formation,thereby helping to restore long-term memory.

Kidney disease ‘raises cancer risk’ in men

May 7, 2009 11:23 IST

A study found that people with end-stage renal disease and kidney transplant recipients are at an increased risk of developing cancers.

Swine flu more dangerous for youth with good immunity

May 6, 2009 14:26 IST

Swine flue likely kills its victims by inducing a 'cytokine storm' in which a patients hyper-activated immune system causes potentially fatal damage to the lungs.