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‘Thunder thighs’ may help beat heart disease

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Rahul

Melbourne, Sept 4 (ANI): The thinner your thighs, the greater your risk of heart disease – that’s the conclusion of a new study. According to the research, which looked at more than 2800 men and women with an average age … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged abc science, british medical journal, cameron smith, david cameron, deakin university, Determinants, dramatic effect, heart disease, heart disease and diabetes, heart disease risk, longevity, muscle mass, muscles, physical activity, premature death, professor david, risk of heart disease, thigh circumference, Thinner Thighs, thunder thighs, university in melbourne | Leave a comment

Breast-screening tests could ‘lead to unnecessary treatment,’ say experts

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Rahul

London, Feb 20 (ANI): Brit experts have cautioned that repeated breast screening tests could lead to unnecessary treatment while women remain ignorant of the risks. Attacking the Government’s “unethical” leaflets for mammograms, they have said that these pieces of paper … Continue reading →

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Smoking kills regardless of social class and gender

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Rahul

London, Feb 18 (ANI): Neither affluence nor being female offers a defence against the ill heath caused by smoking, according to a new study. The study has shown that smoking itself is a greater source of health inequalities than social … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged british medical journal, class category, class groups, death rates, dr laurence, female smokers, graham watt, health inequalities, london feb, male smokers, nhs health, premature death, professor graham, renfrew, smoking women, social position, survival advantage, survival rates, university of glasgow, women smokers | Leave a comment

Rise in ‘tan jab’ use a public health concern, says editorial

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Rahul

London, February 18 (ANI): People are increasingly risking their health by turning to “tan jabs”, says an editorial. Michael Evans-Brown of Liverpool John Moores University highlights the fact that drugs like Melanotan I and Melanotan II, used to tan the … Continue reading →

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Most women ignoring healthy lifestyle guidelines before pregnancy

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Rahul

London, Feb 13 (ANI): A new study has found that many women are not complying with the nutrition and lifestyle advice before pregnancy, even when it is planned. Good health and nutrition before pregnancy may be at least as important … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged 12 months, alcohol intake, british medical journal, changes in health, daily dose, fruit and vegetables, good health, health and nutrition, health behaviours, healthy lifestyle, lifestyle advice, lifestyle guidelines, london feb, pct, planning a pregnancy, pregnant women, remainder, strenuous exercise, three months, trying for a baby | Leave a comment

Fertility dugs ‘do not raise ovarian cancer risk’

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Rahul

London, Feb 6 (ANI): Use of fertility drugs does not raise a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a new study. The study has been published online in the British Medical journal. For the past 30 years, debate … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged british medical journal, cancer risk, clomiphene, cohort, colleagues, danish cancer society, dugs, fertility clinics, fertility drug, fertility drugs, infertile women, infertility, infertility problems, jensen, london feb, ovarian cancer, risk factors | Leave a comment

Acupuncture’s pain relieving effects of little clinical relevance

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Rahul

London, Jan 28 (ANI): A new study has claimed that when compared to placebo, the pain relieving effects of acupuncture are limited and seem to lack clinical relevance. For the study, the researchers at the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged Acupuncture, analgesic effect, bias, british medical journal, clear evidence, clinical relevance, cochrane reviews, Copenhagen, jan 28, knee osteoarthritis, london jan, low back pain, migraine, nordic cochrane centre, operative pain, osteoarthritis, placebo, variation | Leave a comment

‘Tan jabs’ could change appearance of moles

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Rahul

London, Jan 28 (ANI): ‘Tan jabs’, the unlicensed medicine used to produce a suntan, has been linked to rapid changes in the appearance of skin moles, a new study has claimed. According to skin experts, Melanotan dubbed as ‘tan jabs’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged british medical journal, clue, counterfeit drugs, dermatology clinic, health risks, healthcare products regulatory agency, healthcare professionals, jabs, jan 28, london jan, medical advice, medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency, melanin, melanotan ii, mrha, natural pigment, rapid changes, skin moles, suntan, tanning | Leave a comment

Smokeless tobacco may not help smokers kick the butt

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Rahul

London, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study has cast doubt on the proposal to promote smokeless tobacco as a safer alternative to cigarettes. Previous studies of smokers in Sweden have suggested that many have quit smoking by switching to smokeless … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged british medical journal, control effort, female smokers, hong zhu, karolinska institutet, london jan, male smokers, population survey, preventive medicine, public health officials, quitting smoking, sachet, school of medicine, smoking cessation, study author, swedish men, swedish women, tobacco control, tobacco use, ucsd school | Leave a comment

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