Majority still prefer home cooked meals for health reasons

TORONTO – The vast majority of people still prefer home cooked meals rather than eating outside for health and other reasons, says a new study.

Dean Simmons, recent graduate of University of British Columbia (UBC), focused on the practice and significance of domestic cooking to families.
Simmons says that when he surveyed families about their cooking …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Fracture heals faster if smokers avoid nicotine

LONDON – Smokers who avoid tobacco during the weeks following surgery for an acute fracture heal more quickly than patients who continue smoking, according to a new study.

“Our results indicate that a smoking cessation intervention programme during the first six weeks after acute fracture surgery decreases the risk of postoperative complications by nearly half,” … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Fracture heals faster if smokers avoid nicotine.

Calcium consumption may up prostate cancer risk in Chinese

WASHINGTON – Calcium consumption – even at relatively low levels and from non-dairy food sources such as soy, grains and green vegetables – may increase prostate cancer risk among Chinese men, according to a new study.

The study has been published in Cancer Research, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Calcium consumption may up prostate cancer risk in Chinese.

Education provides protection against dementia

WASHINGTON – Education not only delays the early symptoms of dementia, but can also slow down the development of the disease, researchers have found.

The finding is a part of the thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

“This mechanism has previously been observed at a late …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Excessive calcium can cause harm

WASHINGTON – Excessive intake of calcium supplements may have adverse effect on health, notes a study.

Postmenopausal and pregnant women, transplant recipients, patients with bulimia (an eating disorder) and individuals on dialysis face the highest risk of developing the calcium-alkali syndrome.
The incidence of the calcium-alkali or the milk-alkali syndrome is growing in large parts, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Excessive calcium can cause harm.

Patients suffer as Sardarjung Hospital students continue strike

NEW DELHI – Services in Sardarjung Hospital remained disrupted Wednesday as over 300 medical students and some junior doctors continued their hunger strike to demand “basic facilities” like water, working lifts and air-conditioning in their hostel.

The students of Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College (VMCC), the hospital’s medical college, complained they were without drinking water, lifts and … Read more : Patients suffer as Sardarjung Hospital students continue strike.

Smoking rises in Karachi’s girls schools

KARACHI – Sixteen percent of students in Karachi’s girls schools smoke, a habit that annually causes some 100,000 deaths in Pakistan, says a leading health official.

“According to recent research, smoking in girls schools of Karachi has risen to 16 percent,” The News Wednesday quoted Nadeem Rizvi, head of the chest diseases department at the Jinnah …. Read the original article  : Smoking rises in Karachi’s girls schools.

Britain’s plan to recruit Indian doctors falls through

LONDON – Britain wants to recruit junior doctors from India after their exodus from the country due to tightened immigration rules caused a shortage but the Home Office is not in agreement.

The National Health Service (NHS) is reported to have interviewed doctors from India and even sought the help of the British Association of Physicians …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Blood-thinning drug can stop malaria infection

WASHINGTON – Scientists may have found new treatments for malaria – a blood-thinning drug heparin that can stop malaria from infecting red blood cells.

The most common form of malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum which burrows into red blood cells where it rapidly multiplies, leading to massive numbers of parasites in the blood …. Source  : Blood-thinning drug can stop malaria infection.

Peruvian army officer dies during talks

Lima, June 2 (IANS/EFE) The chief of the Peruvian army general staff died of a heart attack here in the capital while he was taking part in talks with Ecuadorian officials.

Maj. Gen. Abilio Fox Calle fainted at around 11 a.m. Monday during a meeting at a Lima hotel, an army press release said Tuesday.
He … Original source on Gaea Times at : Peruvian army officer dies during talks.