Eating broccoli really can lower bowel cancer risk

LONDON – Eating broccoli can lower your risk of bowel cancer -even if it is overcooked, say researchers.

It is well known that broccoli is a superfood that helps fight cancer, but it was always feared that cooking the vegetable for too long could prevent us from getting the full benefit.

However, researchers have discovered that …. Source article  : Eating broccoli really can lower bowel cancer risk.

77 more cases of dengue in Delhi

NEW DELHI – As many as 77 new cases of dengue were reported in the capital Friday, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease to 4,903, an official said.

Dengue has claimed eight lives in the city this year.
The disease, this year, surpassed the earlier highest figure of 3,366 recorded …. Source article  : 77 more cases of dengue in Delhi.

Biocon net profit up 20 percent in second quarter

BANGALORE – Indias leading biotech firm Biocon Ltd posted net profit of Rs.89 crore for the second quarter (July-Sep) of this fiscal (2010-11), registering a 20 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth.

In a regulatory filing Friday, the company said its total income for the quarter under review (Q2) was Rs.688 crore posting 16 percent YoY.
Operating … Read more : Biocon net profit up 20 percent in second quarter.

Drunkorexia, the dangerous new booze-diet fad to stay skinny

WASHINGTON – Drunkorexia-a new trend that involves not eating in order to save calories for alcohol-is gaining momentum amongst youngsters.

A drunkorexic is a person who restricts food intake to reserve those calories for alcohol and binge drinking, and note that people are more susceptible to drunkorexia in college.

A recent study by the University of …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Drunkorexia, the dangerous new booze-diet fad to stay skinny.

WHO disputes Lancet’s report on number of malaria deaths in India

WASHINGTON – The World Health Organization has disputed the findings of a study on malaria that claimed the number of Indians dying from the mosquito-borne disease each year 13 times higher than the United Nations health agency’s estimate.

The study was published in the British medical journal Lancet.

The research claimed that malaria causes 200,000 … Read more >>>.

Controlled oxygen therapy slashes death rate among COPD patients

SYDNEY – Controlled oxygen therapy can slash death rate among patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by up to 78 percent.

COPD is a chronic lung disease that affects over 200 million people worldwide. It is characterised by breathing difficulties, a progressive, disabling and potentially fatal condition.
It is estimated up to be the …. Original source  : Controlled oxygen therapy slashes death rate among COPD patients.