Washington, Sept 16: Researchers at RTI International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that moderate financial incentives could promote employee weight loss.

In the study, more than 200 participants were recruited from the employees at one university and three community colleges in North Carolina.

Participants were arbitrarily assigned to be given no money, 7 dollar per percentage point of weight lost or 14 dollar per percentage point of weight lost, during the first three months.

Washington, Sept 16: Researchers at the New England Research Institute have found that one out of four men over 30 have low testosterone levels, but only one out of every 20 men have clinical symptoms linked to such a deficiency.

The study suggests that as men age, they are more likely to experience symptoms such as lack of sex drive and erectile dysfunction as a result of low levels of testosterone.

Washington: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved 15 new blood typing examinations intended to perk up the safety of blood transfusion.

The tests that were previously unavailable in the US are called blood grouping reagents.

The FDA has stated that the tests find out the blood type of blood donors, a vital step in guaranteeing safe blood transfusion for patients. If incompatible blood is administered to a patient, it may cause a grave and possibly deadly reaction.

Washington, September 14: Chemists at the University of Nottingham are using green chemistry techniques for coating drugs in plastics, which may provide an effective delivery system for the cutting-edge drugs.

The researchers say that with their technique, the bioactive elements of the drug remain completely effective, which is why it may provide the maximum benefit of the therapy to patients.

Washington, Sept 14 (ANI): A research has revealed that there is a link between chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic enterovirus infection of the stomach.

The conclusion was based on the findings of the research and the study is published in Journal of Clinical Pathology

Researchers analysed the cases of 165 patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME (myalgic encephalitis), all of whom were subjected to endoscopy because of longstanding gut complaints.