Health (General) – Newsletter for December 19, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Scans show more brain activity when people meditate
LONDON – People who pray, meditate and perform religious rituals show considerably more activity in their brain’s frontal lobe during these activities than when the brain is at rest, a scientist has found.
Andrew Newberg from the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College in the US is a proponent of neurotheology, which tries to … Read : Scans show more brain activity when people meditate.
Heart patients watch out, winter can be deadly
GURGAON/NEW DELHI – As the mercury dips, doctors warn that heart patients are at double the risk of suffering a cardiac attack as compared to summer.
Though winters see lesser diseases linked to breeding of bacteria and viruses, the fall in temperature poses an additional risk for those suffering from heart problems or high blood … Read : Heart patients watch out, winter can be deadly.
Vatican Library carries books on Hinduism and Yoga
NEVADA – Even the Vatican Library has books on Hinduism and Yoga.
Catalogue search reveals that besides nine books on the subject of Yoga, Vatican Library carries books on Hindu civilization, manners-customs-ceremonies, music, pantheon, psychology, theology; in addition to some titles on Hinduism.
Well known Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, applauding … Read more >>>.
Recognise hospitals practising alternative systems: Homeopathic Congress
NEW DELHI – Accreditation process for hospitals practising homeopathy needs to be stepped up as recent studies have proven the efficiency of homeopathy in managing chronic diseases, doctors said at the 17th All India Homeopathic Congress here.
“Recent research and studies have proven the efficiency of homeopathy in managing chronic diseases such as cancer and …. Source article : Recognise hospitals practising alternative systems: Homeopathic Congress.
Assange’s ‘promiscuous lifestyle, refusal to test for HIV led to charges’
LONDON – A WikiLeaks employee has shed new light on the allegations of sexual misconduct that led to Julian Assange’s legal troubles.
WikiLeaks’ Swedish co-ordinator said in an exclusive interview that the two women, who say Assange sexually assaulted them, would never have complained to police if he had agreed to take an HIV test, reports … Read more >>>.
Wealthy people more likely to be get certain cancers
SYDNEY – People living in wealthy suburbs are more likely to get certain types of cancer than those living in poorer zones, according to a report by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
The report revealed that richer people were more likely to get breast, prostate and skin cancer, and poorer people were more likely to …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Wealthy people more likely to be get certain cancers.
Mistletoe helps kiss cancer side-effects goodbye
LONDON – Mistletoe ‘magic’ may seal romance, bestow fertility and bring peace to warring spouses, according to folklore. Now the plant has also been credited with the power of healing, currently being harnessed to combat the side-efects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
A new outpatient unit at the independent Raphael Medical Centre in Kent, which offers …. Original article : Mistletoe helps kiss cancer side-effects goodbye.
Oral Cholera Vaccine trial successfully completed in Kochi
KOLKATA – The National Institute for Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) has successfully completed the trial of an Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) here on Saturday.
In 2006, the NICED reformulated the composition of a particular double dose OCV, which was produced in Sweden and later …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Oral Cholera Vaccine trial successfully completed in Kochi.
‘Malaria kills over 2 lakh Indians every year’
ALIGARH – Malaria kills around 205,000 people in India every year, more than 13 times the estimate by the World Health Organisation (WHO), an official said here Saturday.
India also accounted for 70 percent of malaria cases in the southeast Asian region, said Prof. M. Ashraf Malik, principal and chief medical superintendent of J.N. Medical …. Original article : ‘Malaria kills over 2 lakh Indians every year’.
US hospital hires models in lab coats, high heels ‘to attract men’
LONDON – A hospital in America is said to have spent millions of dollars to hire models in lab coats, short skirts and high heels to attract men for DNA tests, overcharging them at the same time.
UMass Memorial Health Care is being investigated by authorities in New Hampshire over “suspect marketing and billing practices”, revealed … Read this article on Gaea Times at : US hospital hires models in lab coats, high heels ‘to attract men’.