Recent study revealed that children exposed to anesthesia during first three years of their life are at higher risk of developing learning disabilities when they grow up. Previous studies have shown that anesthetic drugs can lead to abnormalities in the brains of young animals.

Research team led by Randall Flick, a paediatrician at Rochester's Mayo Clinic analyzed data collected from studied the medical records of 5,357 children from Olmsted County who were born between 1976 and 1982.

Recent study revealed that many people are allergic to air oxidized form of the linalool, a fragrance ingredient. Linalool is added in many shampoos, skin conditioners and soaps but it is naturally found in lavender, mint, and other plants.

Researchers found that 5 percent and 7 percent people out of 3,000 study subjects were allergic to that oxidized linalool. Eczema can lead to rashes, swelling, itching and cracking.

Washington, Mar 27: Love surely hurts - in fact you really can die from a broken heart, say a new research, which has shed light on "broken heart syndrome".

The condition, known medically as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, was first described by Japanese researchers in the early 1990s. However, it is still a mystery to many in the medical community.

Unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyle is taking toll on health of people in the UK. Recent study revealed that there was a 74% rise in new cases of diabetes from 1997 to 2003.

But majority of cases are type 2 diabetes linked to obesity. Moreover number of diabetics is increasing at faster pace in UK as compared to US. Researchers analyzed the data from almost five million medical records

Recent survey by a charity BEAT showed that people with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are not getting proper treatment and care from GP.

Researchers reached findings after analyzing data collected from 1,500 people with eating disorders. Survey also indicated that majority people feel that their GP can't understand their problem and don't know how to help them. Only 15% of patients believed that their GP understood their disorders. Report highlighted various cases of eating disorders badly treated by GP.

The survey conducted by Pasumai Thayaagam, Voluntary Health Association of India and Healis Sekhasaria Institute for Public Health in December showed the public favor to the anti-smoking law imposed by the government.

1026 respondents in the age group of 15-64 in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata were interviewed between December 8 and 23 last year. Most of the study subjects were from the lower and middle income groups.