Indian-origin woman worked as dentist with fake degree

LONDON – An Indian-origin woman in Britain worked as a dentist for nine years without having any formal qualifications, a media report said.

Vinisha Sharma, 37, earned around 230,000 pounds from dentistry work and she managed to pull the wool over her employers’ eyes at National Health Service (NHS) hospitals for nine years before …. Read the original article  : Indian-origin woman worked as dentist with fake degree.

Blueberries could help fight hardening of the arteries

WASHINGTON – Start eating blueberries if you have atherosclerosis, for the humble fruit can actually help fight artery hardening associated with the disease, revealed a study with laboratory mice.

The research provides the first direct evidence that blueberries can help prevent harmful plaques or lesions, symptomatic of atherosclerosis, from increasing in size in arteries.

Principal investigator Xianli …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Old British navy journals tell tales of drunken sailors, walrus attacks and tobacco’s merits

Navy journal from 1801: Tobacco smoke saves lives

LONDON – For some 19th-century British navy surgeons, reviving men who nearly drowned after falling overboard required what is now a rather unorthodox treatment: tobacco smoke.
The treatment is documented in an 1801 journal, one of more than 1,000 navy medical officers’ reports released Thursday by Britain’s National Archives. …. Read the original article  : Old British navy journals tell tales of drunken sailors, walrus attacks and tobacco’s merits.

Rosie Perez, recovering from surgery, drops out of John Guare play at Lincoln Center

Injury keeps Rosie Perez out of New York play

NEW YORK – John Guare’s new play will go on at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center but it will not include Rosie Perez.
The Oscar-nominated actress is recovering from a bone marrow procedure and neck surgery. She says she had to drop out of the historical play “A Free Man … Read more : Rosie Perez, recovering from surgery, drops out of John Guare play at Lincoln Center.

Hormone blockers before surgery can help breast cancer patients avoid mastectomy, study finds

Drugs before surgery help women avoid mastectomies

Taking hormone-blocking pills for a few months before breast cancer surgery can shrink tumors and allow many women to have just the lump removed instead of the whole breast, a new study suggests.
This approach is sometimes tried now in Europe, and the study was the first large test of …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Mammogram debate: Swedish study refutes US advice, says screening lowers death risk in 40s

New mammogram study stirs debate for women in 40s

A new study from Sweden is stirring fresh debate over whether women in their 40s should get mammograms. It suggests that the breast cancer screening test can lower the risk of dying of the disease by 26 percent or more in this age group.
That’s a bigger benefit …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Mammogram debate: Swedish study refutes US advice, says screening lowers death risk in 40s.

Caffeine helps cut brain cancer risk

LONDON – A daily cup of tea or coffee can protect you from brain cancer, a study has found.

People who drink one cup of either hot drink can slash the risk of the disease by a third, reports express.co.uk.
Scientists believe caffeine may restrict blood flow to the brain and stop the growth of …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Caffeine helps cut brain cancer risk.

Marijuana tracking headed to Colorado, patients worry about harassment

Marijuana tracking on the way in Colo.
DENVER – Colorado wants to set up a first-in-the-nation tracking system of medical marijuana purchases to deter people from buying vast amounts of pot and selling it on the black market.

Patients and marijuana advocates fear they will be harassed by a Big Brother-type intrusion as computers and video cameras …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Marijuana tracking headed to Colorado, patients worry about harassment.

Malawi, where 12 percent of population is HIV-positive, adopts new UN AIDS guidelines

Malawi adopts UN guidelines on AIDS
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Malawi’s vice president says her AIDS-ravaged southern African country will adopt the latest U.N. health guidelines that call for putting HIV-positive people on drugs sooner.

That means some 500,000 Malawians could be on AIDS drugs by July, double the number now being treated. Still, nearly a million Malawians … Read more >>>.

Howard Stern’s NYC studio building, limousine fumigated for bedbugs

Bedbugs hit Howard Stern’s NYC studios, limousine

NEW YORK – The office where shock jock Howard Stern airs his show has joined the ever-growing list of New York City buildings hit by bedbugs.
Stern said on his Sirius XM Radio show that the building was treated over the weekend and was 100 percent bedbug free on Monday.
He … Original source on Gaea Times at : Howard Stern’s NYC studio building, limousine fumigated for bedbugs.