Now senior citizens’ clubs in all Haryana cities

CHANDIGARH – Haryana will establish senior citizens’ clubs in all cities across the state to take care of the elderly.

Announcing this at Panchkula town near here Wednesday, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that annual financial assistance of Rs.500,000 would be given to each of the senior citizens’ clubs.
Hooda said that day-care centres and …. Source  : Now senior citizens’ clubs in all Haryana cities.

US health official impressed with services at oft-criticized San Diego immigration jail

Health official tours San Diego immigration jail
SAN DIEGO – A U.S. health official peppered doctors with questions as he toured an often-criticized immigration detention center Wednesday, saying he left impressed by what he saw and heard.
Dr. David Rutstein, the acting deputy surgeon general, asked a pharmacist if patients quickly get uncommon psychiatric drugs, …. Original source  : US health official impressed with services at oft-criticized San Diego immigration jail.

Soon: Pill that could mimic exercise effects

WASHINGTON – Physical activity improves a person’s ability to burn fat by anywhere from 50 percent to more than 1,000 percent, depending on how fit the individual is at the first place and how long he/she exercises, according to a new study.

Moreover, the accelerated burn lasts long after the workout ends.

The finding of the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Soon: Pill that could mimic exercise effects.

Risk of cardiovascular disease rises in winters

WASHINGTON – In winters, there is an increase in the rate of cardiovascular disease because many people don’t know how to rug up against the cold, an Aussie study has found.

Dr Adrian Barnett from Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT’s) Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) said the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Risk of cardiovascular disease rises in winters.

Mouth fluid may lead to non-invasive test for gum disease

WASHINGTON – Gum diseases are the primary cause of tooth loss in adults, but now scientists have found a little-known mouth fluid that may allow them to develop an early, non-invasive tests for the diseases.

The fluid, called gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), is not saliva, but produced in tiny … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Mouth fluid may lead to non-invasive test for gum disease.

Antiretroviral therapy tied to decreased HIV transmission risk

LONDON – Treating HIV-infected persons with antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces HIV transmission to their sexual partners by more than 90 percent, researchers have found.

The study has been published in the Lancet.

“These results are an important finding in the search [..] Read the original article: here.

Red alert: Lead found in red shades of lipstick

SYDNEY – Warning for women: Your favourite red lipsticks that make you look attractive, composed, sexy and ready for the world, may in fact be causing you more harm than good.

Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration conducted tests on 22 red lipsticks and found lead, a neurotoxin, in … Original source on Gaea Times at : Red alert: Lead found in red shades of lipstick.

Vaccine offers hope against deadly skin cancer

LONDON – A potent new vaccine that could reverse or even cure malignant melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, is on the anvil.

Skin cancer is now the most common cancer in the 15-34 age bracket and is linked to exposure to the sun on beach holidays and the use of tanning booths. It claims …. Source article  : Vaccine offers hope against deadly skin cancer.

Bristol Palin calls teen pregnancy ‘humiliating’

NEW YORK – Bristol Palin has said that her pregnancy in the spotlight of the 2008 presidential campaign was “humiliating”, and that the father of her baby-Levi Johnston-is “a stranger”.

In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Bristol talked of her feelings when the McCain-Palin …. Original source  : Bristol Palin calls teen pregnancy ‘humiliating’.

‘Sulabh toilets can help reduce global warming’

WASHINGTON – An Indian innovator who plans to promote cheap toilet technology in 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East region says his technologies could also help developed nations reduce global warming.

Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of the Sulabh movement, told the World Environment and Water Resources Congress at Providence in Rhode … Original source on Gaea Times at : ‘Sulabh toilets can help reduce global warming’.