Washington, Oct 1 : A new research from the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has identified weight-loss plans that reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Particularly, they researchers found that the Ornish, Weight Watchers High Carbohydrate and New Glucose Revolution plans scored highest when measured by the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), that is proven to be a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease.

The AHEI is a measure that isolates dietary components that are most strongly linked to cardiovascular disease risk reduction.

Health functionaries have stated that West Nile virus has been found in a fowl in Spanish Fort in Baldwin County, which is the fifth case of the mosquito-borne infection in 2007.

Charlotte Plumb, environmental supervisor for the Baldwin County Health Department said that the disease was detected in a sentry chicken, one of the chicks placed in cages at different locations in the region of Baldwin and examined regularly for the existence of diseases channeled by mosquitoes.

New York: Brazilian researchers have reported that curing nighttime breathing problem, obstructive sleep apnea; with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) have a positive effect on early symptoms of atherosclerosis.

The researchers have discovered that too much use of multivitamins could raise prostate cancer risk.

A new study has found that men have to be careful about taking multivitamins more than one time on a daily basis as it may increase the risk of prostrate cancer.

Washington, Sept 30 : Scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have found that prolactin, a pituitary hormone which stimulates breast development and milk production, initiates a new “signaling pathway” that may regulate the growth and survival of breast cancer cells.