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Now, ''Delicious'' disease-resistant grape

Now, ''Delicious'' disease-resistant grapeWashington, 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.

Diets not the cause of eczema rise in children

Diets not the cause of eczema rise in childrenWashington, 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.

Sleep-disordered breathing often accompany cardiac arrhythmias

Sleep-disordered breathing often accompany cardiac arrhythmiasWashington, 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.

Gratitude is key to happiness

Gratitude is key to happinessWashington, 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.

Obamas promote "homegrown" with White House veggie garden

Obamas promote "homegrown" with White House veggie garden Washington - With an eye to the nation's expanding waistlines and dwindling incomes, Michelle Obama is organizing a vegetable garden at the White House.

The spade was to be turned later Friday for the first such garden at the White House since the victory garden planted by Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II, media reports said.

Fifth graders from a local elementary school in Washington are to help plant, harvest and cook the vegetables, berries and herbs.

Doctors warn of ‘worrying’ health advertising on Google

Google London, Mar 20 : Google needs to keep a strict check on the its advertisements and suggested links to avoid providing users with web pages that contain dubious medical claims, warn doctors.

While writing in British Medical Journal, Dr Marco Masoni from the University of Florence in Italy revealed that as the internet is not well policed and regulated, it is up to members of the medical community to be vigilant and to suggest improvements.

Google AdWords is a service that matches key search terms to related advertising.

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