Washington, Mar 26 : Energy drinks may prove harmful for people with hypertension and heart disease, says a new study.
The Henry Ford Hospital research, which will be published online in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy, found that healthy adults who drank two cans a day of a popular energy drink experienced an increase in their blood pressure and heart rate.
Washington, Mar 25 : A new study has suggested that herbal medicines could benefit patients suffering from gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders that cannot be treated using conventional drug therapy.
For the study, researchers reviewed data on Japanese herbal medicines and found them to be effective in reducing the symptoms of GI disorders such as functional dyspepsia, constipation, and postoperative ileus.
Washington, Mar 25 : Paediatric researchers have found that common practice of visual inspection (looking for yellowish eye, or skin tone) is not a reliable method to predict a newborn''s risk of jaundice.
The yellowness comes from a blood byproduct, bilirubin, and a child that develops high levels of bilirubin has a potentially serious condition called hyperbilirubinemia.
Washington, Mar 25 : Johns Hopkins scientists have found that an increased consumption of fructose can lead to higher food intake, which may contribute to a high incidence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Because of the recent inclination towards excessive consumption of ''high energy'' foods and sedentary behaviour, there is a high incidence of obesity and its pathological consequences.
Such lifestyles have led to the increased occurrence of insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes.
Washington, Mar 25 : Over the past three years there has been a drastic increase in the number of patients seeking laser treatments to take light-years off their faces, says a new American survey.
According to American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS)'s annual Procedural Survey, there has been a 456pct increase in the number of males undergoing laser resurfacing, compared to 215pct in females.
Laser resurfacing is performed with a "super-pulsed" carbon dioxide (CO2) laser to minimize wrinkles and lines on the face.
Washington, Mar 25 : Black women are three times more likely than whites to develop aggressive breast cancer, according to a new study.
The research team led by Dr Carol Rosenberg at Boston University School of Medicine has found that despite lifestyle, age and weight black women face three fold risk of developing an aggressive ''triple negative tumour''.
During the study, the researchers focused on 415 breast cancer cases.
Washington, Mar 26 : Energy drinks may prove harmful for people with hypertension and heart disease, says a new study.
Washington, Mar 25 : A new study has suggested that herbal medicines could benefit patients suffering from gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders that cannot be treated using conventional drug therapy.
Washington, Mar 25 : Paediatric researchers have found that common practice of visual inspection (looking for yellowish eye, or skin tone) is not a reliable method to predict a newborn''s risk of jaundice.
Washington, Mar 25 : Johns Hopkins scientists have found that an increased consumption of fructose can lead to higher food intake, which may contribute to a high incidence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Washington, Mar 25 : Over the past three years there has been a drastic increase in the number of patients seeking laser treatments to take light-years off their faces, says a new American survey.
Washington, Mar 25 : Black women are three times more likely than whites to develop aggressive breast cancer, according to a new study.
