Health (General) – Newsletter for December 18, 2010

Beauty with brains: Brit student wins World Miss University title

LONDON – A British student, who is an honours graduate, a champion kick-boxer, a model, an actress, and an aid worker, has become the first in UK to win the World Miss University title.

Katie Farr, 24, from Leeds, who beat 40 other …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Beauty with brains: Brit student wins World Miss University title.

Novel drug may benefit cystic fibrosis patients

WASHINGTON – Researchers have suggested that cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with normal to mildly impaired lung function may benefit from a new investigational drug designed to help prevent formation of the sticky mucus that is a hallmark of the disease.

Called denufosol, the investigational medication can be given early in the CF disease process, and may …. Source  : Novel drug may benefit cystic fibrosis patients.

Drinking tea may prevent weight gain caused by junk foods

LONDON – Want to shed those extra pounds but still eat your favourite junk foods? Well, drinking tea could be the solution.

Researchers at Kobe University, Japan found that regular consumption of tea also suppressed damaging changes in the blood linked to fatty foods that can lead to type 2 diabetes, reports the Daily Mail.

In the … Read more : Drinking tea may prevent weight gain caused by junk foods.

GE Healthcare to distribute infant warmers in rural India

BANGALORE – Global medical equipment maker GE Healthcare Friday announced that it would soon distribute low-cost infant warmers in rural India in partnership with social enterprise Embrace to help improve rural infant care.

The warmer, in the form of a small sleeping bag, not only keeps infants warm for hours, but also helps protect them … Read this article on Gaea Times at : GE Healthcare to distribute infant warmers in rural India.

Baba Ramdev to enter politics?

DEOGHAR – Baba Ramdev, renowned yoga guru, on Friday hinted at having political ambitions.

Ramdev is currently on his anti-corruption drive called ‘Bharat Swabhiman Yatra’ in Jharkhand’s Deoghar District.

Ramdev claimed he is out to ‘cleanse’ the world’s largest democracy of 1.2 billion people of … Read more »».

Expansive health insurance announced for Goan families

PANAJI – Chief Minister Digambar Kamat here Friday announced a universal health scheme under which every family in Goa will be covered for first and secondary health aid up to Rs.60,000.

Kamat said that every family in the state with five members or less, would be covered under the insurance cover scheme.
“We … Read more >>>.

Childless couples ‘enjoy a better diet of fruit and veggies than families’

LONDON – A new study by experts at the University of Reading has revealed that childless couples enjoy a better diet of fruit and veg than families.

Researchers found that adults who had only themselves to look after ate almost 5lb more fruit and vegetables than families …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Childless couples ‘enjoy a better diet of fruit and veggies than families’.

People in 60s cope better with stress

WASHINGTON – People in their 60s are better at coping with stressful situations than their younger counterparts and empathizing with the less fortunate.

A team of researchers led by University of California, Berkeley psychologist Robert Levenson, is tracking how our emotional strategies and responses change as we age.
Their findings support the theory … Read : People in 60s cope better with stress.

Avoid 3D TV – it can make you really sick

LONDON – Avoid 3D TV as it can disorient the brain, causing eye strain, headaches, nausea and sickness, scientists warn.

And the closer one is to the screen, the worse one feels, making 3D TVs more problematic than cinema screens.
Studies show that in up to 20 percent of the viewers it could even induce … Original source on Gaea Times at : Avoid 3D TV – it can make you really sick.

US students defend decision to defy ‘boobies’ bracelets ban

LOS ANGELES – Two middle-school students in the US have defended their decision to defy a school district ban of the popular ‘I [heart] boobies!’ bracelets, saying they did it for breast cancer awareness.

Brianna Hawk, 13, and Kayla Martinez, 12, were suspended from a Pennsylvania school in October for wearing the bracelets, which administrators had …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : US students defend decision to defy ‘boobies’ bracelets ban.