Sunday, August 01, 2010

Health (General) – Newsletter for August 1, 2010

Sunday, August 1, 2010


Hot chips may cause cancer

MELBOURNE – Fried or roasted potatoes, potato crisps, coffee and cereal-based products, including biscuits and toasted bread can cause cancer, the World Health Organisation has warned.

Experts have said that a chemical created when starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures has been proven to cause the disease.

Following laboratory tests in animals this year, …. Original source  : Hot chips may cause cancer.

Toxicity in toys no child’s play for Indian scientists

HYDERABAD – Screening toys made in India and abroad for toxicity – as per the Supreme Court’s direction – is turning out to be easier said than done, as much of the estimated Rs.2,500 crore (over $535 million) market is unregulated, say scientists.

Experts from the National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad, National Institute … Read more »»».

Spokesman: Doctors to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home from hospital Friday

Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday

LOS ANGELES – Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip.
Gabor’s publicist, John Blanchette, said Saturday that she would spend the rest of the week receiving physical therapy.
Gabor’s husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Spokesman: Doctors to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home from hospital Friday.

Six new dengue cases in Delhi

NEW DELHI – Six new cases of dengue were detected in the capital Saturday, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 52, an official said.

“Six people tested positive for dengue today (Saturday) in Delhi. But no deaths were reported,” N.K. Yadav, chief medical officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi … Read more : Six new dengue cases in Delhi.

Free health insurance to state PSU employees in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI – Tamil Nadu Saturday extended the free health insurance scheme to employees and pensioners of state government undertakings, freedom fighters and village munsifs (civil judges).

Tying up with Star Health and Allied Insurance Ltd, the state government last July launched the insurance scheme for families earning not more than Rs.72,000 per annum covering 51 critical …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Free health insurance to state PSU employees in Tamil Nadu.

Calcium supplements’ link to heart attack risk ‘overstated’

WASHINGTON – Scientists say that calcium supplements play an important role in maintaining bone health.

Previous studies have shown that an adequate intake of calcium plays an important role in building and maintaining optimum bone mass, and a recent meta-analysis published online in the British Medical Journal should not cause consumers to doubt the value of … Original source on Gaea Times at : Calcium supplements’ link to heart attack risk ‘overstated’.

Battle to control Rs.7 bn Lilavati Hospital hots up

MUMBAI – The ongoing family feud for control over the estimated seven billion-rupee business empire linked to the Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre here Saturday took a new turn with a top trustee hitting out at others.

In a statement issue here, the hospital’s permanent and managing trustee Niket V. Mehta said that he was shocked …. Read the original article  : Battle to control Rs.7 bn Lilavati Hospital hots up.

Cheers! Drinking red wine ‘can help you live longer’

WASHINGTON – Drinking red wine can help people live a longer and healthier life, according to a new study.

The study showed that a popular plant extract, found in the skin of red grapes and red wine, can suppress inflammation in humans.

The extract, called resveratrol, is already known to prolong life in yeast and lower animals … Read : Cheers! Drinking red wine ‘can help you live longer’.

Copyright© 2010 Gaea Times