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Akshay Naik 12 December 2018
Traditionally, the belief has been that weight gain or loss is directly related to consumption and burning of calories. Now, new research suggests that certain diets, namely, those with low carbohydrate (carb) content, are better calorie burners than others. This study has been published in...

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Charles Ornstein (ProPublica)  and   Katie Thomas (The New York Times) 10 December 2018
The dean of Yale’s medical school, the incoming president of a prominent cancer group and the head of a Texas cancer center are among leading medical figures who have not accurately disclosed their relationships with drug companies. This story was co-published with The New York...

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Akshay Naik 07 December 2018
When immigrants arrive in the United States, their gut microbiomes start to change. The native strains of bacteria that they bring from other continents are replaced by those found more commonly in Westernised bodies and the overall diversity is lost. This fascinating discovery was made by...

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IANS 07 December 2018
A group of patients who became victims of faulty hip implant by Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has written to Union Health Minister JP Nadda, rejecting the compensation formula accepted by the government stating that it was done without consulting the stakeholders.   "We would like to...

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Akshay Naik 05 December 2018
There is growing evidence that people who stay up late have an increased risk of poor health as they are more likely to have erratic eating patterns and consume unhealthy foods. According to a new review of studies, sleeping habits could have a very real impact on one’s health, by increasing...

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Akshay Naik 30 November 2018
US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been in the limelight recently for the wrong reasons. A jury in the US state of Missouri has recently awarded $4.7 billion in damages to 22 women, who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. What has been...

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Marshall Allen (ProPublica) 22 November 2018
Millions of sleep apnea patients rely on CPAP breathing machines to get a good night’s rest. Health insurers use a variety of tactics, including surveillance, to make patients bear the costs. Experts say it’s part of the insurance industry playbook. This story was co-published with...

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Akshay Naik 15 November 2018
Artificial sweeteners and artificially sweetened foods are often used by dieters as a way to cut sugar consumption without eliminating that sweet taste. Today, artificial sweeteners are found in a variety of foods like beverages, ice-creams, baked foods, etc. The allure of artificial...

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Akshay Naik 08 November 2018
A long-term study from the University of Eastern Finland has concluded that men who consume plenty of fermented dairy products have a lower risk of coronary heart disease compared to men who consume lesser amounts of such products. The study also cautions that very high consumption of...

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Akshay Naik 06 November 2018
Paneer lovers are in luck. The findings of a new study suggest that a protein-filled late-night snack, like cottage cheese (paneer), can have a positive effect on muscle quality, metabolism and overall health. More importantly, for those who have sworn off eating at night, there is no...

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Akshay Naik 30 October 2018
New research published in the scientific journal Clinical & Experimental Metastasis states that a diet rich in marine omega-3 fatty acids helps in slowing the growth and spread of breast cancer cells in female mice. Diets enriched with omega-3 also improved the survival of mice in cases of...

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Akshay Naik 25 October 2018
We, generally, tend to make judgements based either on reason or on a ‘gut feeling’. Our judgements are based not only on experience and relevant information but also on our preferences. The question of whether human reasoning is biased by desires and goals is crucial for everyday social,...

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TruthInAdvertising.org 24 October 2018
When it comes to cancer, there is reason for hope. Thanks in part to advances in the prevention and treatment of many early-stage cancers, the cancer death rate in the United States has been on the decline since 1991. But this hopeful narrative is tempered by the sobering reality that more...

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Akshay Naik 16 October 2018
On 4 October 2018, a new joint position statement was released by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) which included approval of low carbohydrate diets for use in the management of type-2 diabetes in adults. It essentially...

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Dr. Revathy Yerramneni (IANS) 11 October 2018
Cataract is caused due to the opacification of the natural lens in the eye, leading to cloudy vision. It is a common occurrence in the elderly -- and a commonly performed surgery across the world. The management of cataract has evolved recently from a stage of visual restoration to a stage of...

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Laura Beil (special to ProPublica) The pain from the pinched nerve in the back 03 October 2018
The pain from the pinched nerve in the back of Jeff Glidewell’s neck had become unbearable.   Every time he’d turn his head a certain way, or drive over bumps in the road, he felt as if jolts of electricity were running through his body. Glidewell, now 54, had been living on...

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Akshay Naik 01 October 2018
Recommendations made by the “Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth” for kids between the ages of 8 and 11 years, say that their day should include at least 60 minutes of physical activity, two hours or less of recreational screen time, and 9 to 11 hours of sleep. Yet, in...

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Akshay Naik 25 September 2018
A 29-year-old man had injured his spinal cord at the thoracic vertebrae in the middle of his back during a snowmobile accident in 2013. He has now regained his ability to stand and walk with assistance after spinal cord stimulation and physiotherapy. These results, published in Nature...

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IANS 18 September 2018
The Supreme court on Monday lifted a ban on the manufacture and sale of Piramal's painkiller Saridon and two other drugs - Piriton and Dart - for now.   These drugs were part of the 328 Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drugs whose manufacture, distribution and sale was banned by the...

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Akshay Naik 17 September 2018
Our global food system is failing to meet nutritional needs and concerns are growing about health related to under- and over-consumption as well as severe nutrient deficiency. The United Nation’s second sustainable development goal (SDG2) targets the end of malnutrition in all forms by 2030....

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