Yoga boosts recovery in breast cancer survivors

WASHINGTON – A research has found that the new specialized Iyengar yoga program for breast cancer survivors and those undergoing breast cancer treatment affects the recovery positively.

For two years groups of study participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire about their physical and …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Yoga boosts recovery in breast cancer survivors.

Exercise ‘reduces muscular pain’

WASHINGTON – A new study has found that acute exercise can worsen muscular pain but long-term exercise reduces it.

Researchers from Middleton Memorial Hospital in Madison, Wis. and the University of Wisconsin tested levels of experimental pain sensitivity in Gulf War veterans following …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Childhood obesity rated biggest health problem for kids

WASHINGTON – A new study has revealed that the problem of childhood obesity is getting worse in the United States.

The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital conducted a National Poll on Children’s Health and it …. Read the original article  : Childhood obesity rated biggest health problem for kids.

Despite heart surgery, Brian Vickers says he’s on track for 2011 return

Vickers: Had heart surgery for blood clots

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Brian Vickers had heart surgery last month as part of his treatment for blood clots, but the NASCAR driver said he fully expects to resume his racing career next season.
Vickers has been out since May because of clots in his leg and lungs. In his first …. Source  : Despite heart surgery, Brian Vickers says he’s on track for 2011 return.

German director, actor and artist Christoph Schlingensief dies of cancer at age 49

German director Schlingensief dies at age 49
BERLIN – A spokesman for a cultural festival says German director and screenwriter Christoph Schlingensief, who was considered one of the most important figures in the country’s contemporary theater, has died.
Ruhrtriennale festival spokesman Oliver Golloch said the 49-year-old director died Saturday. He did not elaborate.
Schlingensief, who was …. Read the original article  : German director, actor and artist Christoph Schlingensief dies of cancer at age 49.

Bengal cancer institute to get second campus

KOLKATA – Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said a second campus of the world class Chittranjan National Cancer Institute will be set up in West Bengal.

“The state government has identified a 10-acre plot in Rajarhat (in the city’s north eastern outskirts). We want to make a world class cancer hospital here to help …. Source article  : Bengal cancer institute to get second campus.

After 2 deaths, NY counties pull residents from Pa. center for young disabled

After deaths, NY residents pulled from Pa. center

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Two New York counties are pulling their residents from a Pennsylvania center for disabled teens and young adults after two clients died there in 10 months.
Officials in Nassau and Suffolk counties had at least 11 residents at Woods Services in Langhorne, Pa. They say they … Read more »»».

Health department not cooperating: Swine flu nodal officer

NEW DELHI – Delhi’s nodal officer for swine flu Saturday expressed helplessness in furnishing the number of cases in Delhi, complaining of non-cooperation from the health department officials.

“Time and again I have asked the officials to give me a report by 5:30 p.m., but many times I am not provided the information. And then from … Original source on Gaea Times at : Health department not cooperating: Swine flu nodal officer.

Cancer-promoting protein discovered

TORONTO – Canadian scientists have uncovered a new protein that blocks DNA damage in the cell and thus help spread various cancers, a breakthrough that could pave the way for medical strategies to improve cancer therapies.

The findings by Toronto University researchers – Daniel Durocher, Anne-Claude Gingras and Frank Sicheri – show how cells regulate their …. Original article  : Cancer-promoting protein discovered.

Four infants die after immunisation in Lucknow

LUCKNOW – Four infants, aged six to nine months, died shortly after receiving routine immunisation in three different villages on the outskirts of the Uttar Pradesh capital Saturday, officials said.

“The children developed some illness within minutes of receiving their routine immunisation doses against measles, tuberculosis and vitamin A deficiency today (Saturday),” District Magistrate Anil Kumar … Read more >>.