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Omega 3 supplement targets bowel cancer risk: study
PARIS – A purified form of omega 3, the so-called "good fat" found naturally in certain fish and nut oils, reduced dangerous polyps among people prone to bowel cancer, a study published on Thursday says. Fifty patients were enrolled in the invest... READ MORE
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China orders probe after unsafe vaccine report
18 Mar 2010, 0424 hrs IST
BEIJING – China has ordered an investigation after a report that unsafe vaccines led to the deaths o... READ MORE

New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals
16 Mar 2010, 0144 hrs IST
NEW YORK – New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't... READ MORE

Let your baby cry itself to sleep
15 Mar 2010, 0319 hrs IST
Mothers shouldn't lose their sleep when their baby cries, instead they should let children cry thems... READ MORE

Obesity, climate change "great threats'' to civilisation, say Oz docs
15 Mar 2010, 0318 hrs IST
Australian doctors and scientists have warned that obesity rates and climate change are the two grea... READ MORE

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Smoking for many years may reduce Parkinson's disease risk
11 Mar 2010, 0453 hrs IST
Smoking for a greater number of years may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease, but smoking a larg... READ MORE

Temporary hearing deprivation can lead to 'lazy ear'
11 Mar 2010, 0453 hrs IST
Relatively short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to a form of "lazy ear" that aff... READ MORE

Seaweed extract may help treat lymphoma
11 Mar 2010, 0453 hrs IST
A new research has shown that seaweed extract can help treat lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system... READ MORE

Gastric bypass op raises risk of kidney stones
11 Mar 2010, 0452 hrs IST
Gastric bypass surgery can change patients' urine composition that may increase their risk of develo... READ MORE

Glaucoma set to rise as population ages
11 Mar 2010, 0452 hrs IST
In a bid to spread awareness about glaucoma, an eye disease that is the second leading cause of blin... READ MORE

New drug to slash cholesterol levels
11 Mar 2010, 0452 hrs IST
A team of researchers, including scientists from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, h... READ MORE

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Kidney donation doesn't shorten donor's life
11 Mar 2010, 0452 hrs IST
Donating a kidney does not appear to significantly increase long-term risk of death, says a new rese... READ MORE

India likely to start swine flu vaccination next week
11 Mar 2010, 0451 hrs IST
India is "most likely" to administer imported swine flu vaccine to the high risk groups from next we... READ MORE

Obesity associated with poor colon cancer prognosis
11 Mar 2010, 0451 hrs IST
According to a new study, obese colon cancer patients are at greater risk for death or recurrent dis... READ MORE

Early metformin treatment doubles chance of success for diabetics
11 Mar 2010, 0451 hrs IST
Starting metformin treatment early doubles chance of success for people with diabetes, a new researc... READ MORE

Irritable bowel syndrome patients not at increased colon cancer risk
11 Mar 2010, 0450 hrs IST
Irritable bowel syndrome patients are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammat... READ MORE

Healthier men enjoy more years of good sex
11 Mar 2010, 0449 hrs IST
Healthy individuals are almost twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor hea... READ MORE

Genetic variant raises lung cancer risk for light smokers
11 Mar 2010, 0448 hrs IST
Individuals who carry a particular genetic variant are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer... READ MORE

Simple relaxation with soothing music the best way to ease anxiety
11 Mar 2010, 0448 hrs IST
Massage eases anxiety, but it is no more effective than simple relaxation in a room alone with soft,... READ MORE

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Parents give kids fewer bad genes than thought: study
11 Mar 2010, 0444 hrs IST
WASHINGTON – American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire fami... READ MORE

BPA exposure may cause permanent fertility defects
10 Mar 2010, 0237 hrs IST
Exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abn... READ MORE

Vitamin D can help you tide over a bleak winter
10 Mar 2010, 0236 hrs IST
A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what helps you tide over a long, bleak winter when you are mos... READ MORE

Eating breakfast, fatty diet around conception 'increases odds of having baby boy'
10 Mar 2010, 0235 hrs IST
Want a baby boy? Well, then eat full breakfast and fatty diet during early pregnancy, suggests a new... READ MORE

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A tipple a day keeps obesity at bay: study
9 Mar 2010, 0433 hrs IST
WASHINGTON – Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at ke... READ MORE

Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
9 Mar 2010, 0432 hrs IST
WASHINGTON – Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middl... READ MORE

A drink a day may keep women's weight gain away: study
9 Mar 2010, 0406 hrs IST
NEW YORK: Ladies, raise your glasses: new research has found that women who drank one to two alcohol... READ MORE

Study shows link between vitamin D, skin cancer
6 Mar 2010, 0232 hrs IST
Researchers at Henry Ford and Wayne State University has explained a link between Vitamin D levels a... READ MORE

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