London, Mar 21 : An international team of researchers has found a new drug that can prove to be an effective treatment option for thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a chronic blood disorder.
Thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease that dramatically reduces the number of platelets in their blood - causing bruises, nosebleeds and, rarely, life-threatening brain hemorrhages.
The study suggests that drug Promactar (eltrombopag) is safe and effective in treating the blood disorder.
Washington, Mar 21: Green tea’s health benefits, such as fighting bacteria, viruses and cancer, may decrease following long storage of commercial tea brands, say researchers.
The healthy tea’s leaves produce antioxidant organic compounds called catechins that reportedly have beneficial health effects. But consumers need to be aware of possible adverse consequences of their long-term storage, say researchers Mendel Friedman and Carol Levin in an article in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
Washington, Mar 21 : Move over regular juicy grapes, for ''Delicious'', a new muscadine grape cultivar, has arrived.
University of Florida researchers have introduced the new fruit, which ripens early, produces high yields, and is disease-resistant. The black fruit features exceptional taste and texture with an edible skin, making it well suited for fresh fruit consumption and the potential for wine production.
The name ''Delicious'' was selected based on the comments of vineyard visitors who sampled the fruit.
Washington, March 21: While many believe food-related allergies to be responsible for a rise in the incidence of eczema in children, health experts are urging parents to be cautious about eliminating important foods like milk from their babies’ or kids’ diets.
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) stresses that elimination diets probably help only when a child has a proven food sensitivity or allergy.
Washington, March 21: German researchers have found that cardiac arrhythmias are often accompanied by sleep-disordered breathing.
Thomas Bitter, from the Ruhr University in Bochum, used cardiorespiratory polygraphy to investigate whether 150 patients with atrial fibrillation, which included 110 men and 40 women, suffered from sleep-disordered breathing.
Only patients with normal systolic left ventricular function were included in the study, in order to avoid statistical bias.
Washington, March 21: Don’t run here and there in search of good life, for just being grateful to the people around you may fill your life with happiness.
Associate Professor, who teaches Psychology at George Mason University, has found that gratitude—the emotion of thankfulness and joy in response to receiving a gift—is the best way to achieve happiness.
Through a number of studies he has conducted, Kashdan has learnt that gender plays a role when it comes to achieving well-being, and that men are much less likely to feel and express gratitude than women.
London, Mar 21 : An international team of researchers has found a new drug that can prove to be an effective treatment option for thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a chronic blood disorder.
Washington, Mar 21: Green tea’s health benefits, such as fighting bacteria, viruses and cancer, may decrease following long storage of commercial tea brands, say researchers.
Washington, Mar 21 : Move over regular juicy grapes, for ''Delicious'', a new muscadine grape cultivar, has arrived.
Washington, March 21: While many believe food-related allergies to be responsible for a rise in the incidence of eczema in children, health experts are urging parents to be cautious about eliminating important foods like milk from their babies’ or kids’ diets.
Washington, March 21: German researchers have found that cardiac arrhythmias are often accompanied by sleep-disordered breathing.
Washington, March 21: Don’t run here and there in search of good life, for just being grateful to the people around you may fill your life with happiness. 
