Menopausal changes increase heart disease risk

WASHINGTON – A woman’s risk of heart disease intensifies drastically around the time of menopause, which for most women is around 50 years, research says.

Experts explain that understanding risk factors is an important first step, and reassure women that there are ways to lower the risk.
“Many women younger than 50 have not yet gone …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Menopausal changes increase heart disease risk.

Stay away from grocery store aisles to keep weight gain at bay

WASHINGTON – Batting an eyelid and pushing the cart past the aisles at the local grocery store can help keep you from piling on unwanted pounds, according to experts.

Gaye Lynn Hicks, with The Methodist Weight Management Center in Houston, said avoiding fat-promoting items on the aisles could be a head start on combating the bulge.
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Why Tamoxifen fails to work on some breast cancer patients

LONDON – British scientists have revealed that they have found why some women suffering from breast cancer do not respond to treatment by the drug Tamoxifen.

According to them, the drug is given to most women diagnosed with breast cancer to prevent the cancer returning, but not all of them respond to the drug, and experts … Read more : Why Tamoxifen fails to work on some breast cancer patients.

Belief in caring god can help beat the blues

WASHINGTON – Belief in a concerned God can improve clinically depressed patients’ responses to medical treatment, claims a study at Rush University Medical Center.

The study has been published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.
A total of 136 adults diagnosed with major depression or bipolar depression at inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care facilities in Chicago participated …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Belief in caring god can help beat the blues.

Fat middle-aged adults at increased cognitive decline risk in later life

WASHINGTON – Overweight middle-aged adults are at greater risk for cognitive decline in later life, concludes a new research.

The research has been published in the latest issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sciences (Volume 65A, Number 1).
The publication presents a collection of articles highlighting new findings related to obesity in …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Fat middle-aged adults at increased cognitive decline risk in later life.

Depression sparks obesity in girls

WASHINGTON – Depression could increase levels of cortisol – stress hormone – in adolescent boys and girls but may trigger obesity only in girls, a new study has found.

“This is the first time cortisol reactivity has been identified as a mediator between depressed mood and obesity in girls,” said Elizabeth J. Susman, the Jean Phillips … Original article on : Depression sparks obesity in girls.

Memory lapse – flip side of recreational drugs

LONDON – Have you ever forgotten to post an important letter or let an appointment slip your mind? A new study suggests that for those who regularly use Ecstasy or other recreational drugs, this kind of memory lapse is more common.

Florentia Hadjiefthyvoulou, John Fisk, and Nikola Bridges from the University of Central Lancashire and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Memory lapse – flip side of recreational drugs.

A far quicker, cheaper swine flu test, courtesy defence scientists

NEW DELHI – India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a swine flu testing kit that can diagnose the pandemic in just two hours and reduce the cost of a single test fivefold – to less than Rs.1,000.

“This test kit can diagnose positive samples within two hours as against nearly a day as … Read more : A far quicker, cheaper swine flu test, courtesy defence scientists.

Slovakia’s Bartecko has concussion after shoulder hit, taken to clinic in athletes’ village

Slovakia’s Bartecko injured by shoulder hit

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Slovakia forward Lubos Bartecko has a concussion and is likely out of the Olympic hockey quarterfinals after being leveled by a shoulder hit from Norway defenseman Ole Kristian Tollefsen during Slovakia’s 4-3 victory on Tuesday night.
“He has a head injury, a concussion. He’s been stitched up, …. Original source  : Slovakia’s Bartecko has concussion after shoulder hit, taken to clinic in athletes’ village.

Indian bitter melon may harbour breast cancer cure, claims NRI scientist

WASHINGTON – An extract from bitter melon, a vegetable common in India and known as ‘karela’ in Hindi, helps trigger a chain of events that kills breast cancer cells and prevents them from multiplying, claims an … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Indian bitter melon may harbour breast cancer cure, claims NRI scientist.