Health & Food

Toronto, Oct 6: Women have a heart health advantage over men as the interplay between female ovarian hormones and a circadian "clock" molecule protects their cardiac health as they age, a study has found. The findings, published in the journal Cardiovascular Research, could help prevent heart disease as we grow older. In earlier studies, researchers from University of Guelph in Canada found that...

Washington, Oct 4: Anti-vaccine sentiment is alive and thriving on Twitter and other social media websites, according to a study which shows that regions with large number of new mothers are most likely to be hotbeds of tweets opposing vaccines. In the five-year study, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania showed the most negative tweets of any states in the US. Regions...

Are you in the habit of missing your breakfast everyday? Beware, you may be at an increased risk of atherosclerosis, a condition in which the arteries tend to harden and narrow due to a build-up of plaque, researchers have warned. On the other hand, eating a healthy breakfast has been shown to promote greater heart health, including healthier weight and cholesterol. The study showed that...

London, Oct 1: Bed bugs are attracted to dirty laundry, say scientists who warn that leaving worn clothes exposed in sleeping areas - especially while staying in hotels - can facilitate the spread of the pests. Bed bugs have recently undergone a global resurgence, which has been partly attributed to an increase in low cost international travel in the tourism industry. One possible mechanism...

New Delhi, Sept 30: Emphasising that India’s heart disease epidemic increased due to dietary patterns, doctors on Friday urged people to avoid reusing any oil for frying food products as it increases the proportion of trans fats, a major source of heart diseases. According to the doctors, including from AIIMS, fats in food items are of four types – saturated, unsaturated, mono and trans, with the...

Mumbai, Sept 27: Even as people are aware of the risk parameters, 80 percent respondents said long working hours is the biggest hurdle for not able to do enough for their heart health, according to a study. "Long working hours (80 percent), long travelling hours (69 percent) is seen as a reason people are not able to do enough for their heart health. This is also an indication for the increasing...

Toronto, Sept 27: Exposure to cold or high-pressure weather may trigger events leading to hospitalisation or death in elderly patients with heart failure, a study has warned. Researchers at Universite Laval and Universite de Sherbrooke in Canada suggest that elderly patients with heart failure should avoid fog and low cloud in the winter as a preventive measure. Previous research has shown that...

Living in an area with little access to fresh and nutritious foods has been linked to high heart disease risk, but a new study suggests that it’s the inability to afford a healthy diet, rather than access, that’s to blame. Researchers studied Atlanta residents and found that people living in “food deserts,” where there are few places to buy fresh produce and other healthy foods, had more heart...

New Delhi, Sept 23: Thirty minutes of exercise five days a week can significantly reduce your risk of dying early and of developing heart disease, even if a sports club or gym is not an option, according to a new study published in the Lancet journal. One in 12 deaths can be prevented globally and one in 20 cases of cardiovascular disease could be prevented if everyone did physical activity --...

Washington D.C, Sept 22: A recent study has found that children with higher levels of Manganese (Mn) in their hair samples have lower IQ scores. Researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Albany, New York State Department of Health and the Kent State University East Liverpool Campus found that increased Mn in hair samples...