Eating junk food as addictive as drugs

LONDON – A British study suggests that a diet of burgers, chips and cake programmes your brain to crave even more for foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat content – just like drugs.

Over the years, junk food can become a substitute for happiness and can lead bingers to become addicted. … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Eating junk food as addictive as drugs.

Brain stroke turns drunkard into teetotaller

LONDON – A Briton, who was a drunkard, was transformed into a teetotaller after a brain haemorrhage. The change was so dramatic that his long-suffering girlfriend even agreed to marry him.

Ken Merryweather, 44, regularly used to go out for all-night drink binges and then return home to have verbal altercation with his girlfriend Tracey.
…. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Brain stroke turns drunkard into teetotaller.

HIV drug treatment doesn’t reduce risk of partner infection

WASHINGTON – A new Chinese study has revealed that in married couples, where one partner is HIV-positive and the other is not, antiretroviral therapy (ART) does not lower the risk of HIV transmission to the uninfected partner.

The research has raised questions as to the real-world effectiveness of the so-called Test-And-Treat strategy-treating HIV-positive persons with ART …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : HIV drug treatment doesn’t reduce risk of partner infection.

Britain will have 90,000 centenarians by 2034

LONDON – Britain will have nearly 90,000 people over the age of 100 in the next 24 years, authorities have said.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a report that Britain’s population is ageing and there were already a record number of people aged 100 or over.
Since 1981 the number of … Read more >>>.

Canada anaesthetist accused of sexually assaulting 29 patients

LONDON – A Toronto anaesthetist is said to have sexually assaulted 29 women under his care.

Dr George Doodnaught, 61, an anaesthetist since 1981, was sacked from the hospital in February when the police investigation began.e is believed to have assaulted the women while they were under anaesthesia and undergoing surgical procedures.

According to police most assaults …. Original article  : Canada anaesthetist accused of sexually assaulting 29 patients.

South Asians ‘at twice the risk of heart attack after kidney transplant’

WASHINGTON – A new study has indicated that South Asian men and women have more than twice the risk of suffering a heart attack after a kidney transplant.

The study, studied 864 patients who underwent a transplant between 1998 and 2007. Researchers analyzed and compared the group’s risk for a heart attack, angioplasty and bypass surgery … Original source on Gaea Times at : South Asians ‘at twice the risk of heart attack after kidney transplant’.

Child named after British curry house

LONDON – A new-born has been named after a curry house in Britain as the woman gave birth soon after eating a spicy dish there.

Leo Joseph Nakodar Brown, who is called Nakodar by his parents Esther and Paul, was born 11 hours after Esther gorged on a vegetable ‘bhuna’ at the Nakodar Grill. … Read more : Child named after British curry house.

Michelle Obama to star in Disney health campaign

LOS ANGELES – First Lady Michelle Obama is to take a starring role in a new health campaign by Disney aimed at getting kids to adopt healthier lifestyles, the entertainment conglomerate announced Thursday.

The multimedia initiative, to be called Disney Magic of Healthy Living, will include stars from the Disney Channel like Nick Jonas and …. Source  : Michelle Obama to star in Disney health campaign.

Where’s the beef? Experts say drug-spiked meat could explain Contador’s positive doping test

Drug in beef could explain Contador’s doping test

LONDON – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s claim that the steak he ate is to blame for his positive doping test is plausible, experts say, since the drug he’s accused of taking is sometimes illegally given to beef cattle.
The drug clenbuterol is often used to speed up …. Original article  : Where’s the beef? Experts say drug-spiked meat could explain Contador’s positive doping test.

School kids taking to smoking, chewing gutka: NGO

NEW DELHI – In a worrying trend, more students in the age group 10-14 are taking to smoking and girls are increasingly getting hooked to the habit, said an NGO Thursday two days before a ban on smoking in public places completes two years.

Hriday-Shan, an NGO working on tobacco control in schools, said that … Original article on : School kids taking to smoking, chewing gutka: NGO.