Depression during pregnancy ups risk for preterm birth, low birth weight

WASHINGTON – A new study has found that clinical depression puts pregnant women at increased risk of delivering prematurely and of giving birth to below-normal weight infants.

Risk is even higher for depressed pregnant women living in poverty in the United States and developing … Read : Depression during pregnancy ups risk for preterm birth, low birth weight.

Most doctors counsel weight loss in vain

WASHINGTON – Most doctors are spending a good deal of time counselling their patients about diet and weight loss, but in vain or so it seems.

Duke University Medical Center researchers in the US recorded the conversations between 40 primary care physicians and 461 of their overweight or obese patients over an 18-month period.
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Raw ginger can ease muscle pain after exercise

LONDON – Ginger can help ease muscle pain caused by exercise.
Taking a small amount of the tuber daily reduces the strain on muscles after a workout, says a new study.

Ginger has long been used as a remedy for nausea, but recent research has suggested it has other powerful properties.
One … Read more >>.

Taiwan reports first case of Delhi ’superbug’

NEW DELHI – The multi-drug resistant bacteria ’superbug’ seems to have reached Taiwan.

Taiwan’s disease control bureau has said that it detected the bacteria, carrying the New Delhi metallo-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) gene, in a wounded Taiwan cameraman just back from India.

The cameraman was shot …. Source article  : Taiwan reports first case of Delhi ’superbug’.

Cutting back on sleep ‘cuts dieting benefits’

WASHINGTON – A new study has shown that cutting back on sleep reduces the benefits of dieting.

When dieters in the study got a full night’s sleep, they lost the same amount of weight as when they slept less. When dieters got adequate sleep, however, more than half of the weight … Original article on : Cutting back on sleep ‘cuts dieting benefits’.

Raw ginger can reduce muscle strain after exercise

LONDON – A new study has shown that taking raw ginger in small amount every day reduces the strain on muscles after a workout.

Ginger has long been used as a remedy for nausea, but recent research has suggested it has other powerful properties, … Read more »»».

Correction: Mammograms story

Correction: Mammograms story
LOS ANGELES – In a Sept. 22 story about a mammogram study, The Associated Press reported erroneously that researchers found that women over 50 who had mammograms had a 10 percent lower risk of death from breast cancer and that a third of that reduction was due to mammography.

Instead, the data showed that … Read more >>>.

Lack of medical facility takes 7 lives in Orissa’s Rayagada district

RAYAGADA – Due to poor medical facilities in Orissa’s Rayagada district, seven people died of cholera in Bahadulki village as they were unable to reach any medical establishment on time.

Some resident complain that authorities are not bothered about the condition of villagers.

Krushna Nayak, a villager said: “Government (officials) comes here only when people die here. … Read more : Lack of medical facility takes 7 lives in Orissa’s Rayagada district.

Food allergies linked to higher risk of asthma attacks

WASHINGTON – A new study has revealed that individuals with food allergies are more likely to have asthma attacks.

Food allergies are more common among people with asthma and may contribute to asthma attacks, according to one of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Food allergies linked to higher risk of asthma attacks.

Lauding Tucson schools for introducing yoga, Hindus urge all USA schools to launch yoga

NEVADA – Hindus have strongly criticized the advertising campaign in Switzerland reportedly likening Roma migrants to rats and thieves, calling it racist and xenophobic.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, demanded that this campaign should be immediately banned … Original source on Gaea Times at : Lauding Tucson schools for introducing yoga, Hindus urge all USA schools to launch yoga.