Make AH1N1 vaccine more available, says expert Malaya | Dr. Lulu C. Bravo, executive director of the National Institutes of Health, UP Manila, called yesterday for the release of AH1N1 vaccines pending at the Bureau of Food and Drugs to make them available. | "Vaccines should be our main defensive strategy against AH1N1, which is now considered an...
Starting spoonfeeding later may trim obesity risk Malaya | NEW YORK — Waiting longer to start infants on solid food could make for slimmer adults, new research shows. | "The later you introduce complementary feeding to an infant, within the range of 2 to 6 months, the smaller is the risk that the infant will be overweight as adult," Dr. Kim Fl...
Study confirms link between maternal age and autism Zeenews Washington: Women over 40 are nearly twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than a mother under 30, researchers said Monday in a study that found more evidence of links between autism and maternal age. | The father's age had nearly no imp...
Debate in US over blood from newborn safety tests Zeenews Washington: A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the US - is facing an ethics attack. | After those tiny blood spots are tested for a list of devastating diseases, some states are storing them for yea...
Mood drug inhibits breast cancer medication: Study Zeenews Paris: A common antidepressant weakens or cancels the beneficial effects of a standard treatment for breast cancer, according to a study released today. | Women who take the mood drug paroxetine - better known by its brand names Paxil and Seroxat - a...
Low LDL Levels The New York Times | Q. Can my LDL, my "bad" cholesterol, get too low? | A. It is possible but unlikely. Some medical authorities have suggested that levels of low-density lipoprotein in the bloodstream can be pushed too low, and they emphasize that the goal of medicat...
Patients with amygdala injury 'unafraid' to gamble BBC News | Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money. | The study, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looked at two patients who had damaged their amygdala, deep ...
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No headway on HIV vaccine after 20 years DNA India | Pune: Global efforts over the last two decades to produce an HIV vaccine have made little headway. Here’s why: Vaccine trials on monkeys and chimpanzees have routinely fail...
Why green tea is good for you The Times Of India Not only is green tea helpful if you want to lose some inches, research has proved that having green tea regularly is good for your health... | - It has antioxidants called poly-ph...
Risks: Study Looks at Serotonin and SIDS Deaths The New York Times | Babies who die of sudden infant death syndrome may have low levels of serotonin, a brain chemical involved in regulating breathing and other vital functions, a new study suggests...
Staff, students protest at HCU The Hindu | Staff Reporter | 'KIP is being set up to benefit private industry and will not be useful to students' | HYDERABAD: Protesting against the establishment of the Knowledge and Innovation Park (KIP) on the University of Hyderabad (UoH) premises, the un...
Coming Up The Hindu | As a first step the university will be launching 'Sangeetha Kaaranji,' a programme to create interest among the students of music to enrol. | Candidates can apply for the Cusat common admission test, departmental admission test and lateral entry te...
JNU invites applications The Hindu | For higher studies: JNU will hold the national-level Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examinations on May 20 | The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, has invited applications for the Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examinations for admiss...
Make AH1N1 vaccine more available, says expert Malaya | Dr. Lulu C. Bravo, executive director of the National Institutes of Health, UP Manila, called yesterday for the release of AH1N1 vaccines pending at the Bureau of Food and Drugs to make them available. | "Vaccines should be our main defensive ...
Starting spoonfeeding later may trim obesity risk Malaya | NEW YORK — Waiting longer to start infants on solid food could make for slimmer adults, new research shows. | "The later you introduce complementary feeding to an infant, within the range of 2 to 6 months, the smaller is the risk that the in...
