Health Update

Starchy Carbohydrates May Cause Fatty Liver - Study

Fatty LiverNew York: According to a new study carried out by the US researchers revealed that diets, which are high in starchy carbohydrates not only inflate waists but also lead to fatty liver that raises the chance of swelling that can cause hepatitis and even death.

Beijing HIV/AIDS Cases On Rise

A health functionary stated that the Beijing municipal administration recorded 563 new HIV/AIDS cases in the first six months of 2007, which is 50% up from the corresponding period of the last year.

Zhao Tao, head of the disease control and prevention section of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, said among the new cases were 11 aliens, 120 Beijing occupants and 432 migrant Chinese from outside the city.

Broiler Chicken Can Cause Breast Cancer – A Study Report

Panaji: A study conducted by Goa government-run medical college and hospital has discovered that constant eating broiler chicken particularly hen raises possibility of breast cancer in women.

Merck Stops AIDS Vaccine Examinations

anti-aids-vaccineNew York: Merck, US pharmaceutical company has stopped examinations of an anti-AIDS vaccine after an analysis proved it ineffectual.

The conclusion is seen as a delay for the cause of battling the wide-reaching AIDS outbreak as the vaccine known V520 was primarily billed as predicting.

Regular Steroid Intake Could Benefit Premature Babies

SteroidsA new research has discovered that repeated doses of corticoids in pregnancy could lessen the risk of neonatal death.

The newest study carried out by scientists from Adelaide University has discovered that regular intake of steroids by a pregnant woman, who was at risk of premature delivery, to lessen body inflammation, had benefits for the unborn child.

Previous vitamin E trials ‘fatally flawed’

Washington, September 23: As against the findings of all previous studies on vitamin E, a new research has now suggested that the levels of the micronutrient that have been commonly used in clinical trials to reduce oxidative stress so far have been far lower than what they actually should be.

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