Health Guide

<![CDATA[ Visiting a primary care clinician every two weeks was associated with greater control of blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels among patients with diabetes, according to a report in the September 26 issue […]

<![CDATA[ Adistem Ltd began a clinical trial at the end of 2009 into the safety/efficacy of delivering autologous adipose-derived stem cells into the fibrotic lungs of ill patients, can now report very promising results. Amsterdam,

<![CDATA[ MGF is a merging variant of IGF gene that helps in increasing the stem cell count of the muscle. It also allows the fusion of muscle fibers and helps in getting them matured in

<![CDATA[ Too little vitamin B-12 may be associated with smaller brain size and more problems with thinking skills as people age, new research suggests. And the number of people who suffer from B-12 deficiencies may

<![CDATA[ Vitamins and dietary supplements are usually consumed as prescribed by a doctor, but increasing literacy among the Pakistani population, and increasing awareness of self-medicating has led to the growth of this category. Euromonitor International’s

<![CDATA[ More young women in the city are lighting up,a study by the directorate of public health has found.Women smokers have tripled in the last five years while the number of men smokers rose by

<![CDATA[ Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the pancreas that increases production of insulin. The finding, published September 26 in the *Proceedings of

<![CDATA[ Nationwide, private-sector employees with single coverage contributed 21 percent of the cost of their health insurance and employees with family coverage paid 27 percent, according to the latest numbers from the Agency for Healthcare

<![CDATA[ Adding another incentive to exercise, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that physical activity improves arthritis symptoms even among obese mice that continue to chow down on a high-fat diet. The insight

<![CDATA[ Medications known as disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, or DMARDs, appear to be more effective than other treatments for children with arthritis, but there is not enough evidence to support one kind of DMARD over another,