Denver, September 24 -- A new research suggests that intake of sugar-sweetened beverage, a significant source of dietary fructose, is associated with higher uric acid levels and hypertension.
New York, September 22 -- Blood sugar control reduces the risk of cardiovascular problems like heart attacks and could also prevent stroke in Type 2 diabetes patients, an analysis of four major studies shows.
Berlin, September 21 -- Scientists have revealed that very soon simple blood tests could be used to detect bowel and stomach cancers.
Scania, Sweden, September 10 -- According to a new study, people living in close proximity to noisy roads are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure.
New York, September 8 -- A team of doctors from St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan has developed a computer widget which will give anyone exposed to the HIV
virus an access to the emergency rooms throughout the New York state.
New York, September 7 -- Researchers have discovered two critical neutralizing antibodies that naturally fight the HIV
virus and can prevent its spread in the human body, says a report published in the journal Science.
La Jolla, September 4 -- Finally, a vaccine for the deadly AIDS virus could be in sight as researchers claim to have found out antibodies that can avert the multiplication of virus in the body and stop the disease from reaching a life-threatening stage.
Texas, September 3 -- New research suggests that the best way to keep blood pressure (BP) at bay is to eat diet rich in potassium. Thus seasonal rich fruit like melons, which are commonly found in summers, are the best answer to the BP problem.
Lucknow, August 31: A week after the intricate network of a flourishing trade for spurious blood was unraveled by the Lucknow police, official reports confirmed the ominous truth that the blood samples were indeed infected and the platelets contaminated with bacterial growth.
Atlanta, August 26: Although a research from Africa on HIV
/AIDS establishing that circumcision can decrease HIV contraction rates by as much as 60 percent among heterosexual men is encouraging, it is not really effective in helping to stem the spread of HIV among American gays.