Health & Food

Paris, Oct 11: Men whose marriages grow stronger over the years have healthier cholesterol and blood pressure than peers whose unions fall apart, said a study Tuesday that hinted at unexpected health perks of relationship counselling. Researchers got more than 600 men in Britain to rate the "quality" of their marriage at two points in time -- when their child was three, and then again aged nine...

London, Oct 9: Exposure to air pollution on the way to school can have damaging effects on growth of children's working memory, suggests new research. The study, published in the journal Environmental Pollution, found an association between a reduction in working memory and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) -- fine inhalable particles that have diameters of 2.5 micrometres or less -- and...

Berlin, Oct 9: Expensive medicines may make you feel worse, according to a study which found that people are more likely to experience stronger side effects when a treatment seems to be costly. While the placebo effect means that some people feel better when they have unknowingly been given a sham or control treatment, the nocebo works the opposite way. Researchers at University Medical Center...

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...