Rising immigrants in Russia leading to increase in bed bugsMOSCOW - Bed bugs have been making life difficult for people in the Russian capital and figures from the country’s official health watchdog show the population of the blood-sucking insect has doubled due to the influx of immigrants. Dengue affects 11,000 people in HondurasTEGUCIGALPA - Around 11,000 people have been infected with dengue and at least 10 have died in Honduras, which has led authorities to announce a red alert across the country. FDA urges consumers to avoid coffee aphrodisiac, citing danger it could lower blood pressure
Growing number of North American teens turning to cosmetic surgeryTORONTO - A growing number of North American teens are undergoing cosmetic surgery in a bid to enhance their looks. Britain to build Europe’s largest bio-research centreLONDON - Britain plans to build Europe’s largest medical research centre where thousand of scientists can work together on different projects. Swine flu returns to Andhra, two fresh cases in HyderabadHYDERABAD - Swine flu has returned to haunt Andhra Pradesh with two fresh cases reported in Hyderabad Saturday, health officials said. Narayana Murthy suffers bruises, told to cut down on travelBANGALORE - Infosys Chairman and Chief Mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy has suffered bruises in one of his knees after a minor accident and has been told to cut down on travel, a top official of the IT bellwether said Saturday. ‘Watchful waiting’ often best strategy for low-risk prostate cancer
Vitamin D deficiency common across a range of rheumatic conditions
Moderate tea, coffee consumption reduces heart disease
When people made rural health mission workNEW DELHI - These stories may have gone unnoticed, but in the nooks and crannies of India, rural people desperate for better healthcare are finally making the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) work through a community monitoring programme. Exposure to arsenic in drinking water has fatal consequencesLONDON - Exposure to arsenic in drinking water - even at low levels - increases the risk of death from any cause, say researchers. How much of vitamin D do you really need?WASHINGTONR - Your skin tone and the amount of sunshine you receive besides what foods you eat, all this can influence the amount of vitamin D that your body has on hand for optimum health. |
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