Washington, Apr 15 : A new study has found that having a low glycemic breakfast, which mostly includes fruits, before exercise can significantly enhance the benefits of working out.

A research team led by Dr. Emma Stevenson at the University of Nottingham sought to determine the effects of pre-exercise meal composition on fat metabolism in more typical (sedentary) individuals.

They found that blood glucose concentrations were higher after the having a high glycemic diet than the low glycemic meals.

Washington, Apr 15 : People with urinary incontinence have been offered a new hope in the form of an electrical device that controls the bladder.

The battery-operated implant works with two small electrodes placed beneath the skin, near the sacrum or "tailbone," to give a continuous shock to the nerves that control the bladder, causing the person to feel an uninterrupted tapping sensation in the pelvic area.

Washington, April 15 : Researchers at UCLA''s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center say that a non-invasive method can enable cancer specialists to determine after a single cycle of chemotherapy whether the treatment is killing the cancer or not.

The researchers have revealed that they used a combination Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scanner to monitor 50 patients undergoing treatment for high-grade soft tissue sarcomas.

The patients were receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatments to shrink their tumours prior to surgery, say the researchers.

The study showed that response could be determined about a week after the first dose of chemotherapy drugs.

Manila - The Philippines on Wednesday launched a programme to immunize about half a million children below 5 years of age this year, to help prevent child deaths from illnesses which kill some 82,000 children every year. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the government allocated 36.4 million pesos (75,800 dollars) to the immunization programme, as part of the "save a child" strategy of the Department of Health.

Washington, Apr 15 : Statins, the most successful class of cholesterol-lowering medicines, have no role in preventing Alzheimer's Disease (AD), according to a new review of studies.

Statins includes medications like atorvastatin (Lipitor) and pravastatin (Pravachol), which are some of the best-selling drugs in the world.

The drugs lower cholesterol by inhibiting a key enzyme used by the body to make it, which decreases cholesterol formation and helps reduce the amount of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad" cholesterol).

Washington, Apr 15 : A new study has linked low aerobic capacity to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and suggested that the resulting liver problems play a crucial step developing obesity-related illnesses.

Poor aerobic fitness is already strongly associated with obesity and its consequent risks of heart disease, strokes and diabetes.

But in case of NAFLD, sufferers accumulate fat in their livers and have high levels of fat in their blood, amplifying the risk factors of obesity.