Srinagar, October 16 :
In a severe criticism of the average Indian diet, a study in the coming edition of the prestigious British Journal of Nutrition says that the nutritional imbalance in it is one of the reasons for the increasing cases of diabetes and hypertension in the country. Hypertension is usually an accompanying condition in diabetes and is often present in Type 2 diabetes as part of the metabolic syndrome of insulin resistance.
The Read the rest of this entry »
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media methodology, capital strategies and keen focus on clients’ business
goals have created value for innovative growth companies ranging from the
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Moderate consumption of red wine could decrease the risk of lung
cancer in men, a study shows.
The study, published in
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and
Prevention
, found an antioxidant component in red wine may be
protect against lung cancer, particularly among smokers.
US researchers analysed data collected through the California
Men’s Health Study, which linked clinical data from California’s
health system with self-reported data from Read the rest of this entry »
A 91-year-old woman suffering from dementia and reported missing in San Francisco Tuesday was found in good health this morning, according to police.
Pilar Subijana was found at San Francisco General Hospital this morning and was reported to be in good health, police said.
Subijana had last been seen around 1 p.m. Tuesday in the 2000 block of Bryant Street, according to police.
She is expected to be released from the hospital today, police said. Read the rest of this entry »
Insurance often feels like a waste of money or a “hedge your bets” gamble that something bad will happen. While there may be a thousand ways to spend your hard earned cash, going without health insurance can be the costliest gamble you’ll ever make. The law forces us to purchase car insurance, but health insurance is voluntary. Health insurance, however, protects our most valuable asset, our health. The question is, what is the best way to protect Read the rest of this entry »
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Cleveland MOTTEP (Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education
Program) will hold its 11th annual gala benefit and awards
ceremony Saturday at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven, 6111
Landerhaven Drive, Mayfield Heights. The “Keep Giving -
Keep Living” event will begin with a reception and
silent auction at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Dr.
Linda Bradley, a gynecologic surgeon with the Cleveland
Clinic, is the keynote speaker. New this year is Read the rest of this entry »
Seven new drugs, including treatments for bipolar disorder and HIV, have been recommended for use in Australia.
The federal government’s Australian Drug Evaluation Committee announced it had approved the medication Intelence, for treatment of HIV, and the hypertension treatment Volibris.
The manufacturers of both drugs aim to have them listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Another drug, Seroquel, was approved for treatment of bipolar Read the rest of this entry »
In addition to its work on its home campus, Lafayette General Medical Center is also moving forward with plans to expand into St. Martin Parish.
Voters in the Breaux Bridge area approved the lease of St. Martin Hospital to Lafayette General Medical Center in the Oct. 4 elections.
The deal will keep the hospital open with additional services under the management of Lafayette General.
“Our goal for St. Martin is to ensure that it is the best primary Read the rest of this entry »
, a provider of medical benefit plans based in Bethesda, said chief executive Dale Wolf will resign. He will be replaced, effective Friday, by Allen Wise, who held the chief executive job before becoming board chairman in 2004, the company said yesterday. Coventry lost 74 percent of its value in
trading in the past 12 months, compared with the 49 percent decline in the six-member Standard & Poor’s 500 Managed Health Care Index. Coventry is a member Read the rest of this entry »