A new study has revealed that teen girls with higher levels of key nutrient Vitamin D may be able to jump higher and faster as compared to their peers with lower levels.
 
The research, which will be published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), discovered that Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to have a significant negative impact on muscle as well as bone health that causes conditions like osteoporosis and rickets.

Country’s premier hospital chain, Apollo Hospitals has added another feather to its cap. The Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital has come up with a robot radiotherapy machine, Cyberknife, which uses a very little dosage of radiation to kill cancer cells by reducing the course of treatment to less than a week with sub millimeter accuracy.

It is learnt that the cost of this hi-tech robotic radiosurgery system, Cyberknife is Rs 35 crore.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has approved commercial marketing and distribution of cheap version of Lithium Carbonate capsules, manufactured by Glenmark Generics Inc (GGI), the US subsidiary of Glenmark Generics, in the US market. The company said, in a media release, that it would soon start marketing of capsules in 150 mg, 300 mg and 600 mg range.
 

The government of Puducherry appreciated the parents who got their children immunized for the second phase of polio immunization across the Union Territory on Sunday.

Speaking on this, Dr Dilip Kumar Baliga, Director of Health and Family Welfare Services said that for the purpose of immunization programme, the officials including paramedics, supervisors and Aanganwari workers were deployed in various centres. He said that all efforts to ensure that the immunisation drive was conducted smoothly.

Recent research revealed that genetic variations affect the response of patient to treatment for lymphoblastic leukemia. Researchers believe that these genetic variations explain why some children do not respond to the treatment of this type of blood and bone marrow cancer although about 80 percent of children are cured.

Melanotan I and Melanotan II popularly sold as "injectable tan" can lead to worrying changes in skin moles. Medical experts have issued warning regarding use of such tanning jab as these products are not been tested for safety, quality or effectiveness and that its side-effects were unknown. These products are advertised and sold illegally on the internet and in some tanning salons and body building gyms.

Two recent cases of women who had injected "Melanotan" shortly before noticing the problem of skin moles highlighted the risk from these tanning jab.