Canada’s Health Care System Should Incorporate Alternative Medicine
By Dr. Divi Chandna Health care is something that most of us have opinions about. Having just celebrated Canada Day, there is nothing closer to a proud Canadian’s heart than […]
Canada's Health Care System Should Incorporate Alternative Medicine
By Dr. Divi Chandna Health care is something that most of us have opinions about. Having just celebrated Canada Day, there is nothing closer to a proud Canadian’s heart than […]
Balloon surgery stops fatal bleeding at roadside
Source: BBC News London’s Air Ambulance crew have become the first team in the world to use a balloon device to control catastrophic bleeding at the roadside. They hope technique will also help prevent deaths and disability from road collisions and falls from height. The small balloon is inflated […]
Diabetes gene ‘raises risk tenfold’
Source: BBC News A genetic susceptibility that gives a tenfold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes has been discovered. The gene mutation, found in the population of Greenland, will give clues to the different causes of the condition, say Danish scientists. The research, published in Nature, adds to evidence genetics […]
Diabetes gene 'raises risk tenfold'
Source: BBC News A genetic susceptibility that gives a tenfold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes has been discovered. The gene mutation, found in the population of Greenland, will give clues to the different causes of the condition, say Danish scientists. The research, published in Nature, adds to evidence genetics […]
Pope Francis says he opposes making recreational drugs legal
By Michael Pearson, Fri June 20, 2014 (CNN) — Are you stoned? That’s the message Pope Francis seemed to be sending lawmakers Friday, saying the growing worldwide trend toward legalizing recreational […]
Scrap plan to extend statin use, say doctors
Source: BBC News The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published draft guidance in February calling for their use to be extended to save more lives. It could mean another five million people in England and Wales using them on top of seven million who already do. But […]
Circumcision linked to lowered prostate cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Something about being circumcised may offer men a degree of protection from developing prostate cancer later in life, suggests a new study from Canada. Researchers suspect […]
Learning second language ‘slows brain ageing’
Learning a second language could improve reading and intelligence skills Continue reading the main story Related Stories Bilingualism ‘enriches the brain’ A second language may delay dementia Toddler brain scan […]
Learning second language 'slows brain ageing'
Learning a second language could improve reading and intelligence skills Continue reading the main story Related Stories Bilingualism ‘enriches the brain’ A second language may delay dementia Toddler brain scan […]
Pakistani doctor given UN award on child health
Dawn.com — ISLAMABAD: The World Health Assembly has rewarded a Pakistani physician, Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta, for his global work on child health and newborn survival. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Margaret Chan announced the ‘Ihsan Dogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize’ for Dr Bhutta at a session of the assembly […]
Prostate cancer ‘may be a sexually transmitted disease’
By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sixth of cancers due to infection Half of prostate cancer misdiagnosed Prostate cancer may be a […]
Does Sigmund Freud still matter?
Source: BBC By Jane Ciabattari: A a journalist and book critic based in New York and California who is the author of the short story collection Stealing the Fire. Freudian slips. […]
Pope Francis Praises Chastity As A Strategy To Prevent The Spread Of HIV In Africa
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: I am glad the Pope is suggesting this, I had demonstrated the benefit of chastity in an article, in the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest […]
Report: Cancer will be No. 1 killer in U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/world/2014/02/04/who-cancer-report-acs-otis-brawley-intv.cnn By Jacque Wilson, updated 9:11 AM EDT, Tue March 11, 2014 (CNN) — In 16 years, cancer will become the leading cause of death in the United States, surpassing heart disease, according to a new report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The number of new cancer cases is expected to increase […]
Stem cell ‘major discovery’ claimed
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Stem cell researchers are heralding a “major scientific discovery”, with the potential to start a new age of personalised medicine. Scientists in Japan showed stem cells can now be made quickly just by dipping blood cells into acid. Stem cells can transform into any tissue […]
Good cholesterol ‘can turn nasty and clog arteries’
Source: BBC By James Gallagher: Health and science reporter, BBC News Good cholesterol also has a nasty side that can increase the risk of heart attacks, according to US doctors. […]
Caffeine pill ‘could boost memory’
Source: BBC A US study has raised the possibility that we may one day rely on caffeine to boost memory as well as to wake up. The research, published in Nature Neuroscience, tested the memories of 160 people over 24 hours. It found those who took caffeine tablets, rather than dummy pills, […]
Intermittent fasting: The good things it did to my body
BBC: Many of the changes in my body when I took part in the clinical trial of an intermittent fasting diet, were no surprise. Eating very little for five days […]
Diabetes risk gene ‘from Neanderthals’
By Paul RinconScience editor, BBC News website Neanderthals interbred with humans and their genes are scattered among us today Continue reading the main story Related Stories Neanderthal genes ‘survive in us’ Ancient humans interbred with us Neanderthals ‘could speak like us’ A gene variant that seems to increase the risk […]