Health Update

Even prawns do feel pain

London, Nov 8 : The next time you gorge on a plate of seafood, do spare a thought for the feelings of the creatures in front of you.

Cough suppressant may treat dyskinesias in Parkinson's patients

Washington, Nov 8 : A study has found a cough suppressant and a drug tested as a schizophrenia therapy help curb disabling side effects of levodopa, a Parkinson's disease medication.

Blocking severe viral infections may prevent asthma in kids

Washington, Nov 8 : Babies who get severe respiratory viral infections are much more likely to suffer from asthma as they get older.  Now a study has identified a key mechanism that when blocked, m

Blocking severe viral infections may prevent asthma in kids

Washington, Nov 8 : Babies who get severe respiratory viral infections are much more likely to suffer from asthma as they get older.  Now a study has identified a key mechanism that when blocked, m

New test to predict heart disease risk for arthritis patients devised

Washington, Nov 8 : Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a simple approach to predict which rheumatoid arthritis patients are at an increased of developing heart disease within ten years of th

Researchers uncover genetic role in Type 1 diabetes

Washington, November 7 : Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have revealed the mechanism by which an enzyme instigates such conflicts inside the body as cause Type 1 diabetes.

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