Health (General) – Newsletter for November 28, 2010

Coffee with sugar activates attentiveness, memory

LONDON – A cup of coffee activates attentiveness and memory if it is taken with sugar.

University of Barcelona scientists found that taking caffeine and sugar together boosts the brain’s performance – more than taking them separately.
Researchers now believe each one boosts the effect of the other on brain functions such as attention span …. Read the original article  : here.

Thousands take part in Hyderabad run for good health

HYDERABAD – Thousands of people, including celebrities, Sunday participated in the Hyderabad 10K Run for good health around Hussain Sagar lake in the heart of the city.

The environs of the picturesque lake warmed up on a cool morning as about 20,000 people, including politicians, film personalities, sportspersons and software professionals, joined the run.
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Hindu group stirs debate over yoga’s ‘ownership’

NEW YORK – Who owns yoga? It may be a difficult question to answer, but it is the most talked about topic in the yoga community-thanks to a group that ignited the debate.

The group of Indian-Americans has spurred a fierce debate in the gentle world of yoga by starting a campaign to acquaint Westerners with … Read : Hindu group stirs debate over yoga’s ‘ownership’.

‘Parent-to-child transmission of HIV high in India’

BANGALORE – While India may have stemmed the AIDS epidemic “it miserably failed in prevention of parent to child transmission of HIV”, says the AIDS Society of India (ASI), a professional body of doctors in HIV care.

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told parliament on Nov 24 that nearly 53,000 children in the country are … Original source on Gaea Times at : ‘Parent-to-child transmission of HIV high in India’.

Laser blasts open blocked arteries

LONDON – A high-powered laser, which unblocks arteries in minutes, is being used on patients for the first time in London.

The Turbo Elite ‘drill’ fitted to a new laser, called the Excimer, blasts tissue into particles so small they can only be seen under a microscope.
Trials at University College Hospital in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Laser blasts open blocked arteries.

Chhattisgarh to step up sickle-cell patients detection drive

RAIPUR – Chhattisgarh, one of the Indian state’s worst-affected with the sickle-cell blood disorder, will step up its drive to detect the people suffering from the deadly disease, Health Minister Amar Agrawal said Saturday.

“Chhattisgarh plans to screen its entire child and women population in three years to detect the people carrying the disease,” said [..] Read the original article: here.

Only two new dengue cases in Delhi

NEW DELHI – The number of new dengue cases has gone down in the capital, due to the advent of winters. There were only two cases of the vector-borne disease Saturday, a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) report said.

This has pushed the total number of dengue cases here to 6,217 so far, out of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Only two new dengue cases in Delhi.

Dikshit promises action plan on spurious drugs

NEW DELHI – Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday promised to prepare an action plan to check the menace of spurious drugs in the national capital.

Addressing a seminar on measures taken to combat counterfeit drugs here, she said these drugs are hazardous and fatal and there should be a policy of no tolerance towards them.
…. Source article  : Dikshit promises action plan on spurious drugs.

‘Stiff penalties mooted for unethical practices in organ grafting’

NEW DELHI – Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said stiff penalties have been proposed for unethical practices related to organ donation in an amendment to the existing law.

Speaking at a function to mark the first Organ Donation Day in the country, Azad said that the amended legislation would “address concerns about optimum utilisation … Original source on Gaea Times at : ‘Stiff penalties mooted for unethical practices in organ grafting’.