A recent study has found a herbal treatment for impotency in men. Researchers have found out that the soft green heart-shaped leaf of the horny goat weed can be successfully used in place of the common anti-impotency pills. This study was led by Mario Dell'Agli, at the University of Milan.

A recent study has shown that frequent use of talcum powder by women on their private parts can be extremely dangerous. Researches found that women who use talc on private parts have 40 per cent risk of develop ovarian cancer. This study was done by Dr Maggie Gates and her colleagues at Harvard Medical School.

Jakarta - Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency has confirmed melamine had been detected in 12 food products from China, including cookies, candies and drinks, the health ministry and media reports said Saturday.

Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said the country's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) had found that 12 out of 19 China-based dairy products on sale in the country tested positive for melamine.

Among the poisonous ingredient melamine were found in Oreo stick wafer and M&Ms, Snickers and Guozhen formula milk, she said.

Earlier study showed that substances called heterocyclic amines (HAs) found in cooked meat and fish at high temperatures increased risk of breast cancer in mice. During recent research, Swedish researchers said that HAs don't appear to boost a woman's risk of developing breast cancer after menopause. 

In this study researchers examined whether HA consumption was related to breast cancer, and whether omega-6 PUFA intake played a role in this relationship, in women enrolled in the Malmo Diet and Cancer study. 

Various studies have shown contribution of pollution in increased risk of numerous diseases. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, allergens, and air pollution leads to various problems in human beings. Pollution could be harmful for all age groups but it is deadly for health of small children and elderly. 

Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) has organized a re-orientation programme for doctors of ayurveda in Mumbai. This programme has been organized with an aim to equip is doctors of ayurveda with knowledge of newer technological practices in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics. This six-day programme was started on September 22.