Mid-life stress ups Alzheimer’s risk for womenLONDON - Women, who experience repeated stress and anxiety in mid-life, can face up to twice the risk of developing dementia than their normal peers. Eating chocolate cuts heart failure risk among womenLONDON - Eating bits of chocolate occasionally can help protect women from heart failure. However, daily consumption seems to negate its positive benefits. Oscar winner Michael Douglas has throat tumor, is optimistic and expects to make full recovery
Michael Douglas has tumor, expects full recovery After 2 weeks away for mourning and migraines, Percy Harvin is back at practice with Vikings
Percy Harvin returns to practice with Vikings Swine flu kills one more in Orissa, toll 9BHUBANESWAR - The swine flu toll in Orissa rose to nine Monday with the state government confirming the death of a 32-year-old man in a government hospital due to H1N1. 29 swine flu cases in DelhiNEW DELHI - At least 29 more confirmed cases of swine flu were reported from the national capital Monday, taking the total number to 362, an official said. 20 more dengue cases in DelhiNEW DELHI - At least 20 people tested positive for dengue Monday, bring the number of cases of the vector borne disease to 254 in the national capital, an official said. 84 swine flu deaths, over 1,000 cases in a weekNEW DELHI - Swine flu resurgence claimed 84 lives in India in the past one week and a total of 1,155 cases were reported — the highest cumulative in a week so far — even as the government focuses on measures to prevent the disease, health officials said Monday. German singer goes on trial for allegedly infecting partner with HIV
German pop singer tried over HIV allegation Scheme for empowering girls gets cabinet nodNEW DELHI - The union government Monday accepted a proposal to provide nutritional diet and financial aid to empower girls between ages 11 and 18 in 200 districts and the union territories. Brit docs say they were not consulted about Lockerbie bomber’s releaseLONDON - Four British cancer experts who had previously been involved with the bomber’s treatment have claimed that they were not consulted by the Scottish Government before the decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, was taken. Smart pill alerts heart patients about next doseLONDON - A ’smart’ pill that texts your cellphone when your next dose is due is undergoing tests in Britain. Half brained miracle boy can talk and walk normally after surgeryLONDON - In what could be called a miracle, a boy who underwent a drastic surgery to treat a disease similar to meningitis and left with only half brain can run and talk properly after recovery. Cancer is not a disease of the rich but a global health priority, say expertsLONDON - Medical experts are calling for action on cancer, saying that it is not a ‘disease of the rich’ but a global health priority. Aging inmates prompt creation of assisted living center at Washington prison
‘Sunshine vitamin’ can help beat cancer, heart diseaseLONDON - Milk fortified with vitamin D can make our bones not only stronger but also prevent heart disease and cancer, a new study says. |
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