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Pregnancies lead to a better heart condition In a new study from a single California community, women who had been pregnant at least four times were less likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who’d never been expecting. Researchers said that could be due to the protective effects of pregnancy-related hormones as well as […]
Children with AIDS in Asia are resistant to HIV drugs Teenagers in Asia receiving treatment for HIV are showing early signs of osteoporosis and children as young as five are becoming resistant to AIDS drugs, an anti-AIDS group said on Thursday, urging more attention be given to young HIV patients. The finding, made available […]
Karachi has over 40,000 HIV and AIDS patients Karachi has 40,000 people living with HIV and AIDS, while in Larkana 28.5% of transgeners have been found HIV positive. According to UNAIDS estimates, the number of People Living with HIV & AIDS (PLHA) in Pakistan is 97,400, i.e., approximately one hundred thousand, out of which about […]
Doctors are more cautious under the eye of a camera A new study found that more doctors and nurses washed their hands when video cameras were installed in every room in their unit and the staff was continuously informed about rates of hand-washing compliance. While the hand-washing turnaround was "pretty amazing," one of the study’s […]
WHO warns about Child mortality rates The World Health Organisation warned on Saturday that only a stronger political commitment to child health could prevent a dangerous rise in mortality rates at a time of global economic turmoil. WHO Director General Margaret Chan told the opening of a maternal and child health event in the Uzbek […]
Passive smoking leads to heart failure If you have chronic heart failure, being around a smoker may be bad for your physical and mental well-being, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of 205 non-smokers with heart failure, those who regularly breathed in secondhand smoke reported more problems in their day-to-day functioning — physical and […]
Fish related diet leads to better heart health Once again, eating a diet based on fish, legumes, vegetables and moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to lower chances of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other vascular "events," according to a new study of New York City residents. The mostly Hispanic and black study […]
Low vitamin D may cause death In people with low blood levels of vitamin D, boosting them with supplements more than halved a person’s risk of dying from any cause compared to someone who remained deficient, in a large new study. Analyzing data on more than 10,000 patients, University of Kansas researchers found that 70 […]
First artificial windpipe graft has been a huge success The word’s first artificial windpipe transplant has been such a success that a second operation has been carried out and a third is being planned, The Lancet reported on Thursday. Andemariam Teklesenbet Beyene, a 36-year-old Eritrean, is doing well after undergoing the ground-breaking operation in Stockholm […]
Pollution increase the risk of diabetes People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution may face a slightly increased risk of developing diabetes, Danish researchers conclude in a new study. They found that people living in urban areas with high levels of nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant found in traffic exhaust, were […]
TATINS reduce the risk of cardiovascular illness TATINS safely reduce the risk of cardiovascular illness even years after treatment is stopped, according to a probe into the popular cholesterol-busters published today. Statins work by blocking a liver enzyme that makes fatty molecules, which line arterial walls and increase the danger of heart disease and strokes. […]
Hi-tech scanner could be used to probe causes of death A study in The Lancet has revealed that Hi-tech medical scanners could be used to probe causes of death, reducing the need for invasive autopsies that can upset bereaved families, In Britain, post-mortems are ordered in about a fifth of deaths, notably where crime is […]
