How vitamin E helps you build strong muscles
New York, May 20 (IANS) Body builders have known for over eight decades that a diet rich in vitamin can help build strong muscles,...
Eat slowly to feel fuller: Study
London, July 26 (IANS) Go slow while eating your food as people who eat slowly feel fuller and think they have eaten more than...
Daily bathing cuts bloodstream infections in children
Washington, June 29 (IANS) Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable clothes containing two percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) reduces bloodstream infections by 59 percent,...
Impulsive in nature? Parents to be blamed
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) If your child is impulsive, do not blame him or her. It is something that may have been inherited from...
Scientists discover secret of painless life
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Scientists at University College London (UCL) have found the recipe for painlessness in a study that used genetically modified mice...
Two-drug combo can treat depression in elderly
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) An antidepressant drug, if taken along with a antipsychotic pill, can better help the elderly with hard-to-treat depression, a clinical...
Bleach use at home puts kids at infection risk
London, April 3 (IANS) Passive exposure to bleach at home is linked to higher rates of childhood respiratory and other infections, says a new...
Good sleep may improve survival of cancer patients
Washington, June 11 (IANS) Short sleep duration and frequent snoring during pre-diagnostic stage are associated with significantly poorer cancer-specific survival, particularly among women with...
New method removes nanoparticles from blood with ease
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) A team of US engineers has developed a new technology that uses an electrical field to easily and quickly isolate...
Protecting the health & well-being of the young
Protecting the health & well-being of the young
Approximately 1 billion young people in Asia and the Pacific region are between 10-24 years old, constituting...
