The recent case of presence of melamine in Chinese milk products has once again put question mark on standards of the Chinese products. 21 people have been under trial for involvement in the scandal of contamination of milk products.

Two men received death sentence while Sanlu's former general manager, Tian Wenhua was given life sentence and fined more than pounds 2 million by a Chinese court on Thursday. Others are waiting for judgment.

Recently, Japanese researchers found that people who have faith in mass media like TV and newspaper are healthier than people who criticize them.

Research team led by Yasuharu Tokuda from St. Luke's International Hospital and Takashi Inoguchi from Chuo University analyzed data collected from 39,000 people in 29 Asian countries.

Data analysis revealed that people in the Maldives had the most trust and good health as compared to people in Hong Kong who more cynical and sickly.

Acupuncture, a technique of inserting and manipulating fine filiform needles into specific points on the body, has been found effective in curing headaches.

Recently it has been found that, even the fake procedures, in which the needles are inserted incorrectly, can be pretty effective.

According to traditional explanations, acupuncture works by tapping into "meridians" or channels which are described in classical and traditional Chinese medical texts, as pathways through which Qi (the vital energy) and "Blood" flow.

The diet of pregnant woman has direct affect on the fetal health, said a new study.

The study team has researchers from Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora.

The study, which was conducted on both lean and obese nonhuman primates, revealed that offsprings of mothers those who had high-fat diet during pregnancy experienced increased risk of having NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease).

A new study conducted by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) stated that genes mutation involved in maintaining the structure of heart muscle can result in a sudden cardiac arrest.

The study revealed that mutation in the gene, Myosin Binding Protein-C (MYBPC3) can result in coronary failures, which resulted in sudden death.

Dr. Lalji Singh, Director of CCMB who conducted the study told that heart attack may be caused due to many reasons, and a few of them are also related to genetic disorders or one’s lifestyle.

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