Cigarette smoking costs Manitoba’s publicly-funded health care system an extra $244 million a year, according to a new in-depth study from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba:…
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Mobile phone microscope measures blood levels of parasite Loa loa
Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues have developed a mobile phone microscope…
Strength training for weak muscles reduces tension headaches
A new study has found that strength training may possibly hold the key to eliminating or reducing headaches resulting from tension or stress. Danish researchers have found through a small study involving…
Sleepwalking blamed on genes
Researchers in Canada have said that there is a genetic influence on sleepwalking and that parents who have been sleepwalkers in the past can expect their children to sleepwalk. The new study…
Telltale signs of skin cancer revealed
British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) is organising Sun Awareness Week 2015 from 4th-10th May in the UK and as a part of the awareness campaign, it carried out a survey wherein it…
Survey: 72% Brits sunburned last year; 77% wouldn’t recognise signs of skin cancer
Marking the beginning of the Sun Awareness Week on Monday, the British Association of Dermatologists carried out a survey of over 1000 Brits and found that nearly three quarters of them (72…
Can you change your blood type? Scientists optimistic
One of the major hurdles for patients requiring blood transfusion is the unavailability of their blood type in a blood bank – an issue that researchers at University of British Columbia say…
Potential treatment for osteoarthritis found in synthetic version of broccoli compound
Taking a cue from recent studies about capabilities of cruciferous vegetables such as sprouts, cabbage and especially broccoli in easing symptoms of osteoarthritis, researchers have managed to create a synthetic and stable…
Sunless ‘artificial tanning’ is first step towards skin cancer, research shows
Young women who fancy a tanned skin for their social gatherings, specifically those in their early adulthood, resort to a range of techniques to get rid of their pale skin looks and…
How early can cancer be predicted? Scientists say 13 years!
Cancer is one of the major reasons why people lose their lives across the globe and despite the fact that medical treatment and care are available for those suffering from this deadly…
Each extra serving of sugary drink increases risk of type 2 diabetes by 22%
Sugary drinks are known to be one of the major element’s of one’s diet that increase risk of diabetes, but a new study by researchers at University of Cambridge quantifies the risk…
Dust mites in your bed linens could make you sick; managing them is easy though
Dust mites – microscopic, eight-legged creatures – can be dubbed as ‘inseparable’ from house linens and thus our lives if we do not follow some basic cleaning techniques. Though dust mites aren’t…
Breo Ellipta lands FDA approval for asthma treatment in US
GlaxoSmithKline plc and Theravance, Inc have announced that their drug Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol [FF/VI]) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a once-daily treatment of asthma…
Binge drinking in youth could result in brain related problems later in life
Binge drinking during young adulthood and adolescence can significantly increase the risk of damages to the adult brain in later years, new findings published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research…
Replacing just one sugary drink a day helps you cut down risk of type 2 diabetes
A major study conducted by Cambridge University researchers and published in the journal Diabetologia has concluded that one of the major culprits behind increased risk of type 2 diabetes are sugary drinks…