London, Mar 27: Doctors have raised concerns over inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thyroid problems.
While writing in British Medical Journal, the doctors at the British Thyroid Association revealed that increasing numbers of patients with and without confirmed thyroid disease have been diagnosed and treated inappropriately with thyroid hormones.
"This is potentially an enormous problem, given that in any one year one in four people in the United Kingdom have their thyroid function checked," they said.
Washington, March 27: Scientists at Michigan State University have found that cholesterol crystals can disrupt plaque in a patient’s cardiovascular system, and thereby cause a heart attack or stroke.
George Abela, chief of the cardiology division in MSU’s College of Human Medicine, believes that the new finding may significantly change the way doctors and researchers approach cardiovascular attacks.
London, Mar 27 : A diet rich in fruit and vegetables may protect against cancer and heart disease, claim researchers.
Fruit and vegetables contain high levels of salicylates, which are also the active anti-inflammatory ingredient of aspirin.
According to a review of the possible association of cancer prevention with this substance found in aspirin, published in the medical journal The Lancet, many herbs and spices are also especially rich in salicylates, reports The Independent.
Washington, Mar 27 : Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and the German Research Center for Environmental Health have identified certain genetic mutations that may lead to poor lung development in children.
Poor lung development makes kids more vulnerable to diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life.
London, Mar 27 : Scientists in Birmingham have created a living human ''brain'' - a development which they reckon could help them discover a cure for diseases like Alzheimer''s.
Aston University researchers have created tiny bundles of cells which act like a mini nervous system, reports Sky News.
Professor Michael Coleman, who is leading the research, said: "We are aiming to be able to study the human brain at the most basic level, using an actual living human cellular system.
"Cells have to be alive and operating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works."
The study involves altering cells from a cancer tumour and making them behave like brain cells.
Washington, Mar 27 : While physical exercise has been shown to trigger migraine headaches among sufferers, a new study suggests that aerobics can significantly reduce the suffering.
During the study, researchers examined a sample of migraine sufferers before, during and after the aerobic exercise intervention program.
The program was based on indoor cycling (for continuous aerobic exercise) and was designed to improve maximal oxygen uptake without worsening the patients' migraines.
London, Mar 27: Doctors have raised concerns over inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thyroid problems.
Washington, March 27: Scientists at Michigan State University have found that cholesterol crystals can disrupt plaque in a patient’s cardiovascular system, and thereby cause a heart attack or stroke.
London, Mar 27 : A diet rich in fruit and vegetables may protect against cancer and heart disease, claim researchers.
Washington, Mar 27 : Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and the German Research Center for Environmental Health have identified certain genetic mutations that may lead to poor lung development in children.
Washington, Mar 27 : While physical exercise has been shown to trigger migraine headaches among sufferers, a new study suggests that aerobics can significantly reduce the suffering.
