Deadliest flu in a decade: Lethal influenza outbreak ravages US
Russian TV: The US is experiencing its deadliest flu outbreak in a decade, prompting the city of Boston to declare a public health emergency after the virus killed more than […]
Yoga-Health or Hinduism?
theguardian: Amanda Holpuch. After the yoga classes were introduced, the NCLP released a four-page document listing reasons why it believes the school district is promoting a religious form of the activity. Parents claim Encinitas’s classes are inherently religious, but yoga experts say program is about health. A group of California parents are campaigning for the […]
Eat a Bug, Save the Environment
Greatist: They’re creepy, they’re crawly, and they’re coming to a dinner table near you. According to a new study, insects (specifically mealworms) are a much more environmentally sustainable protein source than dairy, pork, chicken, and beef. And in an attempt to stave off a global food crisis, scientists are now advising […]
Older People Become What They Think, Study Shows
Health: New York Times. All of us have beliefs — many of them subconscious, dating back to childhood — about what it means to get older. Psychologists call these “age stereotypes.” And, it turns out, they can have an important effect on seniors’ health. …For people who care about and […]
Aerobic exercise makes brain smarter
The physical benefits of regular exercise are well documented. Now researchers in a New Zealand university say that people who routinely perform aerobic exercises are also smarter than those who do not. Read more
HEALTHY HEART IS KEY TO FIGHTING DEMENTIA
KEEPING your heart healthy and blood pressure under control is the key to avoiding Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have found. People who take simple steps from the age of 50 to reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke can hold off the crippling symptoms of dementia. Eating a healthy diet, […]
Losing beer belly helps you sleep better
Source: TOI Shedding those extra pounds – especially from around your waist – may significantly improve your sleep quality, a new research by US scientists has suggested. The researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. found that people who lose around a stone in weight – and reduced their […]
Women Who Get Recommended Amount Of Exercise Still Sit Too Much
Huff Post- Healthy Living. Even if you think you’re the picture of physical activity, you’re still probably sitting too much, according to a small new study. Researchers at Northwestern University found that women who regularly exercise sit just as much as women who are more sedentary. “I think some people assume, ‘If […]
Exercise may preserve brain better than games
Health News: One of the sad realities about Alzheimer’s disease is that there’s no way of preventing it – at least not yet. We know some people are genetically or biologically at greater risk than others, but researchers want to find out how we can fight it off, or at […]
Every hour of Television reduces your life by 21 Minutes
Get Up. Get Out. Don’t Sit. By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Gretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness. Just as we were all settling in front of the television to watch the baseball playoffs, two new studies about the perils of sitting have spoiled our viewing pleasure. The research, published in separate […]
GREEN HEALTH DRINKS VS. EATING RAW VEGETABLES
Livestrong.com: There is little doubt that vegetables are promote good health. Eating them can also help you cut calorie consumption and fight disease. A green health drink is one you prepare at home, combing fruits and vegetables using a blender, or it can refer to powdered mixes prepared commercially. […]
Woman who claimed to be world’s oldest dies at 132
Source: TOI: LONDON: A Georgian woman, who claimed to be the world’s oldest living person surviving through two World Wars and the Russian Revolution, has died at the age of 132. Antisa Khvichava, who lived in the remote mountain village of Sachino in Georgia, held Soviet-era documents which said she […]
Bees create buzz of interest with coloured honey
Euro news: How do you like your honey? In northern France beekeepers can serve you up a jar in a variety of shades of blue and green. They have not […]
Experts Challenge Super Food Claims: Healthy-Giving Properties of Broccoli, Blueberries, May Not Make It Past the Gut
ScienceDaily (Oct. 5, 2012) — They have been the mainstay of the health industry for the best part of a decade, but now researchers at London’s Kingston University are using an approach that allows them to delve deeper into the effectiveness of health-promoting ‘super foods’ and their elixir-giving ilk. While there’s […]
Benefits of circumcision outweigh risks, U.S. pediatrics group says
HealthNews: CHICAGO (Reuters) – The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines saying the health benefits of infant circumcision outweigh the risks of the surgery, but the influential physician’s group has fallen short of a universal recommendation of the procedure for all infants, saying that parents should make the […]
Healthy Outlook Leads to a Healthy Lifestyle
ScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2012) — A ‘can do’ attitude is the key to a healthy lifestyle, University of Melbourne economists have determined. Researchers from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research analysed data on the diet, exercise and personality type of more than 7000 people. The study found those […]
Humour in men ‘stems from aggression’
Source: TOI Humour in most men may develop from aggression and it all begins at puberty, researchers say. Researchers at Newcastle University studied the reactions of men and women on seeing a trick cyclist and the results revealed huge differences between male and female response. Nine out of 10 women […]
Marriage, a new miracle cure for cancer
Source: TOI Being married helps patients with lung cancer live significantly longer than if they were single, according to a new research. Similar benefit has been seen in other cancers, including those of the prostate, and head and neck, the independent reported. More:
For Jalsa UK, German “BIKE” Group crossed the Englsih Channel
Source: Hammad Haerter As reported earlier a group called Speedy Cyclists of German Ahamdies under the leadership of Mr Abdullah Wagishauser, Amir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany, along with Mr Muhammad Hammad Haerter, Stefan Haerter, Mr Samee Ullah Khan, Mr Shahzad Ahmad Arif and Akeel Hussain are on BIKES to […]