Archive for the 'Study' Category

The Pain Gap in America unveiled

Friday, May 9th, 2008

According to the researchers in Princeton University, there exists a ‘pain gap’ in America that varies with different income groups. The research concludes that pain is inversely proportional to income.
It has been found that the intensity of pain depends on whether the person belongs to the higher income group or the bourgeoisie. Study shows that […]

Most Women believe in Hollywood Heart Attacks for Symptoms: Study

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Most of the young women today are not aware of the warning signs of heart attack and more often they think that the heart attacks resemble the typical “Hollywood heart attack”.
Researchers in the United States have examined 30 women, in the average age of 48 years, who had experienced a heart attack in […]

Incubator’s Electromagnetic Fields could Change the Heart Rates Of Newborns: Study

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Mothers delivering premature babies wouldn’t know that the very incubator which is used in taking care of the baby gives off electromagnetic fields which tend to change the babies’ heart rhythms.
In a new study, researchers in Italy have found that the electromagnetic fields formed by incubators may modify or change the newborn babies’ […]

Are you Obese and Fear Diabetes? Take Aspirin!

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

According to a study, Aspirin and other aspirin-like compounds also known as salicylates are beneficial to the healthy obese people in whom there is less production of insulin. Less production of the hormone insulin or insulin resistance is the cause of type 2 diabetes and is associated with obesity.
The glucose/sugar, protein and fats in […]

Do you Suffer from Migraine? Then you must be having a Sensitive Skin!

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Patients of migraine are bound to have an acutely sensitive skin as per a new study. Although people who have severe headaches also have sensitive skin, the degree of sensitivity and pain increases in cases of chronic or episodic migraine. This syndrome is technically known as ‘Cutaneous Allodynia’.
Cutaneous Allodynia is extreme pain experienced by […]

Cats and Dogs are getting Noxious: finds Study

Friday, April 25th, 2008

A recent study has found that most cats and dogs are inhaling and eating toxic gases and contaminated materials like fire retardants, mercury, chemicals used in furniture, fabrics and electronics and in stain-proof coatings. There are several possibilities wherein your dog or cat usually get prone to such chemicals and other liquids splashed on […]

Presence of Bisphenol in Plastic Bottles Worrisome: Study

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

National Toxicology Program (NTP), Washington, has produced a report on the hazards of chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) present in plastic bottles. It is believed to be potentially harmful for infants and children and has raised a need for more research on it.
US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a survey which […]

Asthma Drug also deals with Lost Sense of Smell: Study

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Drugs are getting multi-purpose in nature, asthma patients who suffer from breathing problems will breathe free with an asthma drug and patients with lost sense of smell may also gain improvements from the same drug.
According to a study, a medicine prescribed to asthmatics may help restore the sense of smell among people with […]

Binging on Friday Night and Weekends may Ruin the Diet

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

It’s a very nice feeling when you have managed to keep up to the promises and maintained a healthy diet all throughout the weekdays but the Friday night creeps into your diet regime and ruins all the hard work in just 2 days time. It would be wiser if the diet plan is sensibly […]

A Flu Shot also Treats Lower Respiratory Problems by 75 percent

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

An Indian scientist from Delhi University has concluded that annual flu vaccinations provide a multi-purpose by preventing acute respiratory illness, successfully decreases overall problems by 75% and reduces the issues pertaining to breathing.
Dr. Balakrishnan Menon from the Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute at the University of Delhi, India conducted a study with 87 male patients […]