Health Guide

With the Winter Olympics nearing and the public expectations rising from each contestant, the athletes are taking ever more health risks! It is so as they seek performance enhancing drugs that will not be picked up in doping tests, scientists say.

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Now you can easily monitor your cholesterol at home. It’s the new Home Cholesterol Monitor that shows results from a single drop of blood. It is a useful tool that deserves hanging around. A lancet included with the apparatus. It’s an one time…

According to a newly released study, diets rich in whole grains can lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease. And such diets would include bran, whole wheat, fruit and vegetables.

Diet records and blood samples of nearly 1,000 healthy middle-aged…

Common cold during winter and changing seasons is irritating. But, it has a good reason to be loved in countries attacked with bird flu. Yes, one cause of the common cold, Adenovirus, may help protect against pandemic flu. Two separate groups of US…

An under-18s found buying cigarettes or anyone smoking in public places in UK will be legally punished. The move towards this has taken a step closer after ministers tabled new clauses to the health bill giving MPs a free vote. Under a new clause added…

Eating lots of red meat can raise the risk of bowel cancer. Researchers believe they have decoded the reasons behind it. To find this, Human Nutrition Unit and the Open University scientists compared a red meat diet and a vegetarian diet.

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The U.N. health agency raised its official tally of people worldwide who have been infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu virus to 160. This is concluded after laboratory tests in London confirmed that at least 12 people in Turkey have been…

Suffer from persistent cough? And tired gulping syrups and other medicines available in the market? Your new medicine may turn yummy, as researchers have discovered an ingredient in chocolate that may be better than any other current medicine for…

Earwax in people has no history of its effective or use for humans. But, the curious researchers seem to be busy researching with it finding he reasons behind the type a person has. Earwax comes in two types — wet and dry. The wet form predominates in.

Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids does not reduce risk of cancer significantly. An article in the January 25 issue of JAMA establishes so, based on a review of numerous studies. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in certain fish and vegetables. Groups of…