Washington, Apr 25 : Researchers from Dartmouth Medical School have come up with a novel approach for inhibiting relentless bacterial infections that thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF).

The researchers have found that combining a mainstay antibiotic with certain drugs to deprive the bacteria of iron, which facilitates their persistent growth, appears to boost infection killing.

Washington, Apr 25 : Health experts from around the world have launched new guidance for countries and policy leaders on how and when to eliminate malaria.

The announcement would pave the way for the potential global eradication of the deadly disease.

The Malaria Elimination Group, a global body of researchers, policy experts and country program managers, by the Global Health Group of UCSF Global Health Sciences, is behind the launch of new guidelines.

Washington, Apr 25 : Researchers from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential therapeutic target for maintaining healthy blood pressure.

In the study conducted using mouse model, the team discovered that mice lacking the receptor for one type of prostaglandin, a family of fatty compounds key to the cardiovascular system, have lower blood pressure and less atherosclerosis.

Washington, Apr 25 : Forget dieting and gruelling exercise regime - just have a positive image of your body and you'll be able to shrink your waist line and kick the butt, say researchers.

The research team from Temple University has shown that positive body image is more effective than exercise in helping young women lose weight and quit smoking.

Tokyo  - Japan's Narita Airport began checking temperatures of passengers arriving mainly from Mexico Saturday after a swine influenza outbreak killed at least 20 people, media reports said.

The quarantine office's thermographic imaging device detected no signs of infection on 177 passengers and crew members who arrived at Narita Saturday morning from Mexico, Jiji Press quoted airport authorities as saying.

Washington, Apr 25 : Every brain composes a soundtrack. Its tempo and tone differ, depending on mood and frame of mind. Now, researchers at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) believe that the cerebral music can help in dealing with insomnia and fatigue in the aftermath of a stressful experience.