A new study compares Bariatric patients with obese patients who have lost weight by changing their diet and exercise. The study published by the International Journal of Obesity, compares the two methods of losing weight—surgical and non surgical. According to the researchers from Miriam Hospital's Centres for Behavioural and Preventive Medicine, patients who believed in non-surgical methods, had to work harder over a longer duration to maintain their weight losses.
A recent study revealed that presence of woman in life increases frequency of screening for prostrate cancer by 40 per cent. Researchers found that men who live with a woman are more likely to be screened for prostate cancer than men who live alone, even if they have a family history of the disease.
Lauren P. Wallner, a doctoral student at the University of Michigan studied data collected from the medical records of 2,115 Minnesota men between the ages of 40 and 79.
The study subjects were asked to fill questionnaires about their family history of prostate cancer, concern about getting the disease, and their marital status. Researchers studied the frequency of rectal exams and blood tests the study subjects had to detect prostrate cancer.
Recent study revealed a new way which could help in to fulfilling storage of vaccine. Researchers found that half-dose flu shots are as effective as a full dose in people under age 50 who have been previously vaccinated.
Research team led by Dr. Renata Engler of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. conducted a clinical trial involving healthy adults aged 18 to 64.
The study of more than 1,000 subjects revealed that those who received the half-dose vaccine produced a similar immune response to the flu compared to those who received the full-dose vaccine.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued warning against consumption of two varieties of chocolate bars. This warning has been specifically issued for people allergic to milk protein.
Different people have different views regarding homosexuality. According to Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, homosexuality is an offence and person indulging in such act can be given life imprisonment. Gay rights activists filed a PIL to seek the court's direction to decriminalise gay sex among consenting adults in private.