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.  

Recent study revealed that person sitting on the window seat faces double risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as compared to those sitting on the aisle or in a middle seat. A DVT clot can cause death if it passes through a passenger's bloodstream to the lungs, causing pulmonary embolism.

Research team from Leiden University Medical Centre found that obese people have six times higher risk of developing a blood clot when seated by the window. Hence obese passengers should prefer to sit either in the middle or aisle seats.

Earlier studies have shown that meal comprising of food, less in calorie and rich in unsaturated fatty acids found in olive oil and fish can help in boasting brain function. Recent study showed that reducing number of calories can help elderly in improving memory.

Stockholm - A Swedish health agency Thursday said it was to study the possible link between exotic travel destinations and diseases covered by mandatory reporting rules, including diarrheal illnesses.

"With more knowledge we can work preventively to reduce the number of Swedish nationals infected by serious infectious diseases abroad," said Annika Linde, state epidemiologist with the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI).

The agency said it aimed to conduct the survey in conjunction with the travel industry.

Here’s something for those who are suffering from liver problems.

According to a new study of the American physician of Yale University, a daily dose of aspirin could prevent liver damage.

In his study, Dr. Wajahat Mehal (Associate professor, Dept of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine) advocates that aspirin could protect the body's largest internal organ from overdoses of another common painkiller, paracetamol (acetaminophen). An overdose of paracetamol harms the liver which causes acute liver failure.

Reporting their findings in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of Minnesota said that kidney donation doe not have any long-term effect on either the health or the longevity of life of the donor.