Health Update

Mechanism that helps in coping with stress also boosts cancer

Washington, Sept 21 : A new research has revealed that heat-shock factor 1 (HSF1) that helps in coping with environmental stresses, including heat and toxic exposures, also gives cancerous tumors a boost.

This finding has researchers excited as targeting this mechanism could help treat cancer, and may also have implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative and other diseases.

Washing hands with soap and warm water is the best way to fight C.difficile

Americans blindly follow health advice from the Internet

Washington, Sept. 20: A large number of US citizens are blindly following health and nutrition advices available on the Internet, according to a new survey.

More than 1,000 adults participated in the study conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for The Kellen Company. The researchers found that more than two-thirds of the people polled gathered information from various health and nutrition Web sites.

Permanent Use Of Cellular Phone May Hurt HF Hearing Capacity – A Report

A recent study has revealed that permanent use of a mobile phone may harm a person’s internal ear and high frequency hearing capacity

While presenting the study at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation’s Annual Meeting and OTO EXPO in Washington, DC, the scientists stated that 100 people who had used cell phones for more than a year experienced increases in the degree of deafness over the period of 12 months.

ACTOS linked with a 38% lower heart attack risk

Effective communication key to keeping up cancer patients’ spirits

Washington, Sept 20 : A new research has found that effective communication is the key factor to keeping the spirits of cancer patients intact.

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