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A new study has disclosed that chewing on tangy fruits can help you to stay slim. The study has also conducted that mice showed the juice of the blood orange has stopped them from piling as the weight faded a high fat diet. On the other hand, those fed with the sweeter oranges has also gained the significant amounts of chubby. The research team has also showed that the fat busting powers of the fruit, grown in the Italy and the US that have to be partly due to its high levels of anthocyanin.

Its red pigment maintains the orange deep color which is a type of antioxidant and is also a natural chemical that helps ward off the disease that reports from the dailymail.co.uk. The juice basically damages the ability of cells that is called adipocytes and has to accumulate overweight. Adipocytes are found mostly in the waistline and also absorb fatness from the food to store as the energy. The study has also appears in an International Journal of Obesity.

If herbal medicines are taken in a larger amount, inserted or joint with prescription drugs that can prove potentially fatal that experts have warned.

Professor Roger Byard of University of Adelaide has highlighted the highly poisonous nature of many herbal materials that often incorrectly has considered safe. The forensic pathologist said that “it’s a false observation that herbal medication are safer than manufactured ones, well in fact many of them contains dangerous absorption of arsenic, mercury and lead. Read the rest of this entry »

A simple eye test can help in analyzing inherited mental health circumstances such as bipolar chaos or hyper depression. The Monash University neuron scientist Mr. Steven Miller led a national team of researchers in order to test the binocular competition rates of 348 sets of twins of whom 128 were alike. The test has measured that the twins’ binocular enmity is switching of their visual sensitivity from one image to another.

Miller’s study of twins explained that the switching rates were very similar between each set of identical twins. Yet, they were significantly less for non identical twins it is suggesting an inherent contribution to an individual’s switching rate. By studying such a big group of identical and non identical twins, we can determine that the likelihood of genetics is being responsible for certain natural qualities. Read the rest of this entry »

The swine flu vaccine is now finally being available in India by the third week of February. But, these vaccinations are mainly for the high risk group of medical practitioners. The officials state that it is an original developed vaccine that will not be available before April, 2010. The French pharma company named as Sanofi Pasteur is at least 15 days ahead. The vaccine from this company will be available in India by the third week of February as said by the Drug Controller General of India S Singh.

The company is starting the overpass study from Wednesday. The cost of this imported vaccine will be around Rs. 300. Earlier, the health Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad concluded that the indigenous swine flu vaccine will be available for the people in India in April, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

According to a new study report, “High exposure to CT scan emission can easily heighten the cancer risk”.

From the California University in San Francisco, Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman, states that such scans may cause the other 29,000 new cancers a year that can lead over 14,500 deaths all over the world.

Earlier, this study had suggested that an average American’s total distribution had doubled since 1980. And this is primarily because of such CT scans.

The study author Smith-Bind man of the New York daily news has quoted that “It’s simply very terrible. Whatever we do with medicine has some risks and advantages”

According to the expert report, a particular scan may not be harmful but openness can raise the risk of cancer.

Smith-Bind man pretends that: “It’s very essential to start giving dozes to each and every patient.   Read the rest of this entry »

Experts have warned that Christmas could have increased the risk of diabetes for millions of people. Charity diabetes UK said that eating and drinking too much over the festive period can increase the risk of developing prediabetes which is an under-diagnosed and symptom less condition that puts you up to 15 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes.

The Charity also said that the high calorie food enjoyed by most of the people over the Christmas can rise up their weight in a short period of time. The recommended calorie intake of 2,000 a day for women and 2,500 for men can quickly exceed with mince pies containing about 200 calories each, Christmas cake with 250 calories per slice and mulled wine at 250 calories a glass. Read the rest of this entry »

“Washing your hands is one of the simplest and effective ways to avoid infection such as H1N1 and seasonal influenza” said Lisa Esolen, M.D., Medical Director of Infection Control, Geisinger Health System.

Lisa Esolen further added, “Because this year’s H1N1 virus has been so contagious and has rapidly spread widely, it is especially important to remember to wash your hands.”

“We don’t realize how often we touch our eyes, nose or mouth after having touched food, other people, or inanimate objects, all of which can carry germs, which can lead to illness” said Dr. Esolen. She also added, “Hand washing is the single most effective way to minimize your risk for getting and infection or spreading one to others.” Read the rest of this entry »

The Chinese and Japanese delicacies generally include Mushrooms which has been found to be effective in the bladder and the prostate cancer as stated in a new study. The department of Urology at the New York Medical College did a research and scientists found that the mushroom can shrink the tumours up to 75%. They also found it may also lead to new treatments.

“The breakthrough research performed on the giant edible mushroom would help in improving the life of the cancer patients”, said the Lead Researcher Dr. Sensuke Konno who is the head of the Urology department at the NYMC.

The Daily Express also quoted Dr. Konno saying that, “it is very significant because the synergy not only enhances the efficacy of the treatment but also improves the quality of the life of the patients by reducing the dose of the conventional therapies significantly”. Read the rest of this entry »