Junk Food Could Also Damage Brain, Says Study
Obesity-inducing junk food could also give you dementia through high blood pressure and cholesterol, which interrupt blood supply to the brain,...
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Thumbs Down to Benefits of Chocolate, Red Wine
There is no proof to show that chocolate and red wine protect the heart, even though a study has suggested that they lower cardiac risk by 37 percent.
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST
Latest Scan Can Tell Need for Bypass
An ultra-fast, 320-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner can tell which people with chest pain need or do not need cardiac angioplasty or...
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST
New Device Removes Clots From Brain
In a recent clinical trial, the SOLITAIRE Flow Restoration Device, approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration this March, outperformed the...
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST
Low-Calorie Diets Good in Long Run: Experts
Researchers at Britain-based Robert Gordon University (RBU) reviewed over 30 studies investigating effects of controversial very-low-energy-diets (VLEDs) on obesity and associated disorders.
Parasite in Cats May Lead People to Suicides
Toxoplasma gondii, which can cause toxoplasmosis, is easily transmitted to humans, with most catching it by consuming undercooked meat or anything contaminated with cat faeces.