Health (General) – Newsletter for January 23, 2011

UK surgeons call for changes in weight-loss surgery rules

LONDON – With modern lifestyles, excessive weight is an increasingly common condition resulting in greater health risks.

Now, surgeons in the UK are urging lawmakers to change a rule that allows weight-loss surgery on fat people before they become dangerously overweight, reports the Daily Express.

They are trying to …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : UK surgeons call for changes in weight-loss surgery rules.

Brit-Indian honeymooner’s ‘fragile’ mental health worries pals

LONDON – Friends of Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire who is fighting extradition plans to South Africa over charges that he masterminded his wife Anni’s murder during their honeymoon in Cape Town, have expressed concern about his ‘fragile’ mental health as he is suffering flashback of the hijack.

The Guardian quoted Dewani’s friends as saying … Read more >>.

Growing insecurity, stress in society leads to obesity epidemic

WASHINGTON – Researchers have suggested that the obesity epidemic is substantially due to growing insecurity, stress, and a sense of powerlessness in societies where high-sugar and high-fat foods are increasingly omnipresent.he new research was carried by Jon D. Wisman and Kevin W. Capehart at American University in Washington, D.C.

“When I began to look into the …. Read the original article  : Growing insecurity, stress in society leads to obesity epidemic.

Most Aussies failed to lose weight in 2010 due to bad advice

MELBOURNE – One in two Australians tired to shed some extra kilos in 2010, but failed because of bad advice, suggests a new research.

Australia’s Healthy Weight Week Report surveyed more than 1000 Australian adults to investigate how many were attempting to lose weight, their success and where they get their advice.

The Dietitians Association of Australia …. Original source  : Most Aussies failed to lose weight in 2010 due to bad advice.

New ready-made meals help you shed ‘10 lb in 4 weeks’

LONDON – A supermarket has introduced a range of ready-made meal that can deliver a 10lb weight loss in four weeks – without any exercise, say experts.

Researchers, who tested the Simply Fuller Longer regime from Marks and Spencer, have found that it actually deliver …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Now, a breath test that tells you when fat starts to burn off in gym

LONDON – British scientists have developed a breathalyser that tells how much fat you are burning off at the gym.

The device is being built to pinpoint the moment when a sweaty session on the treadmill finally starts to pay off by detecting when the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Now, a breath test that tells you when fat starts to burn off in gym.

Pakistan could see rise in breast cancer cases

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan could face an increase in the number of breast cancer patients in the future because of the unhealthy lifestyle led by most women as well as late diagnosis of the disease, a US health expert has said.

Jo Anne Zujewski, head of the Breast Cancer Therapeutics at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Pakistan could see rise in breast cancer cases.

Huge response for Meerut polio rally

MEERUT – The pulse-polio rally received tremendous response in Meerut Saturday with health workers and UNICEF officials taking out a mass procession through the city streets.

The rally was held ahead of the National Immunisation Day (NID) Sunday.
According to officials, Meerut sub-region comprising Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur and Baghpat districts reported only three polio …. Read the original article  : Huge response for Meerut polio rally.

Doctors perform India’s first CT scan-based knee replacement

CHANDIGARH – A 53-year-old woman from Delhi was operated for India’s first CT scan-based custom-fit total knee replacement surgery at Fortis Hospital in Mohali, near here.

Even as knee replacement surgeries are considered to be the last resort and for ripe old age, doctors say CT scan-based knee replacements can be useful for younger … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Doctors perform India’s first CT scan-based knee replacement.

President Patil launches 2011 ‘Pulse Polio’ campaign

NEW DELHI – President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday administered polio vaccine drops to seven children at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to launch the National Pulse Polio Programme for 2011.

The President had introduced the bivalent oral polio vaccine in the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : President Patil launches 2011 ‘Pulse Polio’ campaign.