Aerobics can increase mental fitness in elderly
April 15, 2008
London: Aerobic exercises have multiple benefits; it helps boost mental agility and manual dexterity in elderly people and improves the way they can concentrate on visual and auditory tasks.
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Study debunks antioxidants’ ability to prolong life
April 15, 2008
London: An exhaustive new review has overturned the popular conception that antioxidant supplements prolong life, contending there is no evidence to support the view.
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Vitamin E helps Alzheimer’s patients live longer
April 15, 2008
Washington: Vitamin E appears to help patients with Alzheimer’s survive longer than those who don’t take the vitamin, according to a study.
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Don’t blame the black cat for a bad day
April 15, 2008
New Delhi:If a black cat crosses the road, many an Indian will wait for someone else to walk down the path first, thinking bad luck will befall him otherwise. This is a classic example of superstition in an insecure person, say experts.
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Indian hospitals to be made disaster resistant
April 14, 2008
New Delhi:India has begun work to make its government-run hospitals disaster-resistant, especially in high seismic zones and coastal areas in the wake of earthquakes and the 2004 tsunami.
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New regulations for medical equipment industry on the anvil
April 14, 2008
New Delhi:The $2.17-billion Indian medical equipment industry will now work in a more structured way than it does at present, thanks to a new mechanism, a top health ministry official said Tuesday.
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What your mother ate is vital for your health
April 14, 2008
Washington: What your mother ate when you were in the womb has a vital impact on your well-being and future life.
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Being spoilt for choice spoils your productivity
April 14, 2008
Washington: Maybe, after an exciting round of shopping, you approach an ice-cream parlour where you are offered 50 tempting varieties. You would then spend the next 10 minutes agonising over what to order.
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Making a case for much-maligned ’shock treatment’
April 14, 2008
Sydney:Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) - or the much-maligned shock treatment of popular cinema - is quite effective in a variety of mental disorders, according to a new study.
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High blood pressure may protect against migraine
April 14, 2008
London: High blood pressure seems to reduce the chances of migraine, besides decreasing the quantum of chronic pain in other parts of the body.
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