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Study unveils 99% of Children Living in Apartments May Be Exposed to Secondhand Smoke

December 15, 2010

A recent study led by researchers along with Dr. Karen Wilson at University of Rochester it is unveiled that more than 5000 children between the age of 6-18 years living in multi-unit housing have a 45% increase in a chemical byproduct of tobacco in their blood from exposure to secondhand smoke. These children were at [...]

Blood Test May discover Heart Damage Years Before Symptoms show

December 10, 2010
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A new research has come out with a result that more sensitive version of blood test may have a much extensive application as a viewing tool for early heart harm.  The test finds for troponin T, a protein released by damaged heart muscle cells. it is usually ordered when patients with chest pain complaints come [...]

Reports reveal 1 in 5 US Adults suffer mental illness

November 22, 2010

As per the recent reports by the researchers of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2009 45 million adults from the age of 18 or above suffer from mental mayhem in the U.S. among these mentally ill people, 11 million have acute mental illness. The reports also told that women were at [...]

Pandemic preparation for swine flu

August 17, 2009

Every day, we see or hear of the latest outbreaks of H1N1 virus infection in some or the other part of the world. Even though the swine flu virus has not reached its epidemic proportions, the disease is still spreading at an alarming rate. The main issue behind this fact is that what kind of [...]

Baba Ramdev offers useful tips for prevention of swine flu

August 14, 2009
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Swine flu is now turning out to be the biggest threat to people all across the globe. Recent reports say that about 1000 cases of swine flu have been found in India alone. The very admired and popular Yoga master, Baba Ramdev has recently offered some Ayurvedic medicine to cure swine flu H1N1 infection. Ramdev [...]

Know how Swine Flu in India affects people

August 11, 2009
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Swine flu is getting more dangerous in India now, 3 more people died due to H1N1 influenza. Pune is the city which got badly affected by swine flu. As an update total 10 people died in Pune, Vadodara and Mumbai by this viral disease. Pune a 13 year old girl died and she was the [...]