Health (General) – Newsletter for July 26, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Stop jogging! It doesn’t always help lose weight
LONDON – Running might not be the ideal form of exercise, especially if you want to lose weight.
Says Greg Brookes, a London-based personal trainer: “Lots of people start running to lose weight and it doesn’t always work – and this is why.”
“Fat is one of our body’s favourite sources of energy,” says Brookes. … Read : Stop jogging! It doesn’t always help lose weight.
‘Brits being denied crucial cancer drugs to save money’
LONDON – A new report is set to reveal that thousands of Britons are being denied access to drugs crucial in cancer treatments.
The UK’s breast cancer patients have 50 percent less chance of the drug Herceptin than elsewhere in Europe.
The report, commissioned by the Department of Health will put pressure on the Government to speed … Original article on : ‘Brits being denied crucial cancer drugs to save money’.
India’s Fortis Healthcare exits race for Singapore’s Parkway
NEW DELHI – Indian healthcare firm Fortis Monday said it was opting out of the battle for control of Singapore-based Parkway, which operates 16 hospitals with over 3,400 beds in Asia, paving the way for rival Khazanah of Malaysia to buy the firm.
Fortis Chairman Malvinder Mohan Singh said the group has accepted the offer to …. Original article on Gaea Times at : India’s Fortis Healthcare exits race for Singapore’s Parkway.
Excessive milk consumption can cause prostrate cancer
LONDON – Excessive milk consumption can increase the risk of prostate cancer, experts have found.
A Canadian research, published in The Prostate journal, found that men who drank four 200 ml glasses of milk had double the risk of the disease, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Milk contains cow hormones, including insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1). These encourage growth … Read : Excessive milk consumption can cause prostrate cancer.
3 die from hemorrhagic variant of dengue fever in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad: 3 deaths from severe form of dengue
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Health officials in Trinidad says three people have died from a severe form of mosquito-borne dengue fever.
The health ministry says its epidemiologists have confirmed three deaths from the hemorrhagic form of dengue and are investigating two others.
Chief medical officer Anton Cumberbatch tells reporters …. Source : Gaea News Network.
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Most patients with cardio problems can fly safely
LONDON – Most people with cardiovascular diseases who are not critically ill can safely fly, a new report says.
The study, conducted by the British Cardiovascular Society, says that such people can undertake air travel provided they drink plenty of fluids, wear compression stockings and take a blood thinner.
However, the fluid intake should … Read more »»».