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Beneficial effects of Bitter Gourd

Bitter gourd is a popular vegetable in some Asian countries and looks like a cucumber but with gourd-like bumps all over it. The bitterness of this gourd might turn some people away from it but it can really sweeten your health because it helps in preventing disease and health promoting phyto-chemical compounds.

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Health benefits of cucumber

New Delhi: Summer is here with all its heat, sweat and high humidity levels leaving you exhausted. Its time now to deck up your refrigerators with food that would be soothing to you in this summer heat. One such food is cucumber. It has immense health benefits. It has low calories in it and keeps you cool and hydrated in this scorching heat.

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Maternal deaths falling, but not fast enough: WHO

Geneva: Global maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but women in sub-Saharan Africa are still by far the most likely to perish while pregnant, the World Health Organisation(WHO) said on Friday.

Fresh WHO statistics show the number of maternal deaths worldwide fell to 289,000 last year, down 45 per cent from 1990, when an estimated 523,000 women died during pregnancy or childbirth.

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New method to make latent HIV reveal itself identified

Washington: Researchers have identified a new way to make latent HIV reveal itself, which could help overcome one of the biggest obstacles to finding a cure for HIV infection.

Leor Weinberger, PhD, Associate Investigator in the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology and senior author of the study, said understanding how to reactivate latent HIV is one of the major challenges we must overcome in order to find a cure for HIV.

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What puts mother and child at greater risk for preterm birth

Washington: Researchers have demonstrated that women who have shorter birth spacing between the last delivery and their next conception have shorter pregnancy lengths, which puts mother and child at a greater risk for preterm birth.

The study also shows that African-American women have shorter intervals of birth spacing and higher preterm births overall.

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Amazing health benefits of Watermelon

In this hot summer season, there is nothing better than juicy and thirst quenching red slices of watermelon. It is not only delicious but also very nutritious.

Watermelon has citrulline, an amino acid, which converts into arginine with help from the kidneys. It helps to reduce the accumulation of fat in our fat cells. Citrulline has the ability to block the activity of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase which makes our fat cells create less fat.

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Why e-ciggies are so ‘cool’ revealed

Washington: Researchers have taken a look into the popularity of e-cigarettes.
Michael Steinberg of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in the USA, leader of a pilot study about the perception and use of these nicotine delivery devices, said that was in their marketing – they are simply “cooler” than nicotine inhalers.

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Physically fit kids have ‘superior language skills

Washington: Researchers have claimed that kids who are physically fit have faster and more robust neuro-electrical brain responses during reading than their less-fit peers.

According to the researchers who did a study using the top fitness trackers for kids over a 3-6 month period, new findings do not prove that higher fitness directly influences the changes seen in the electrical activity of the brain but offer a potential mechanism to explain why fitness correlates so closely with better cognitive performance on a variety of tasks.

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Obesity linked with gut bacteria

Melbourne: If you are not obese, thank your stomach bacteria called Helicobacter pylori.A new study has discovered a correlation between prevalence rates for H pylori and obesity.

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Yoga, meditation may not help in curing asthma

Yoga, meditation may not help in curing asthma

New Delhi: A new study suggests that Meditation and Yoga can be of little help in improving asthma.

According to the researchers, yoga can be advised as an alternative to breathing exercises for patients suffering from asthma.

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Hormone leptin may help treat obesity: Study

New York: A new study has revealed that hormone leptin – known to regulate metabolism, appetite and weight – also influences cells other than neurons that control appetite.

The research, published in the June 1 issue of Nature Neuroscience, could lead to development of treatments for metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes.

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25 pc smokers with gene defect likelier to develop lung cancer

Washington: 25 percent of smokers who carry a defect in the BRCA2 gene would be developing lung cancer at some point in their lifetime, a large-scale, international study reveals.

The defect in BRCA2 – best known for its role in breast cancer – increases the risk of developing lung cancer by about 1.8 times.

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Why most doctors wish to die ‘in peace’

New York: Unlike what they actually practice – pursuing aggressive, life-prolonging treatment for terminally-ill patients – most physicians would like to forego it for themselves, a new study reveals.

Most physicians would choose a do-not-resuscitate or “no code” status for themselves when they are terminally ill, according to a study from Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Most tobacco users never try quitting: Survey

Mumbai: Most tobacco consumers have never tried kicking the bad habit despite being aware of ill-effects of the addiction, according to a survey.

It also added that though willpower is rated as the biggest source of motivation for quitting smoking or chewing tobacco; motivation by friends, peers is ranked next to it.

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5 Natural Herbs to improve Hair Growth

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Do you often face one of those mornings where your bath drain is blocked because of all the hair you’re shedding? It is true that losing hair is really heart breaking and the sight of seeing yourself going bald during your heydays is really a nightmare.

Hair fall is a common problem that people face these days. Now, hair loss can be due to various reasons as in this hectic life we hardly get any time to maintain a beauty regime.

Here are a few herbs that help in promoting hair growth naturally:

Aloe Vera gel

Aloe vera contains antibacterial and antifungal properties which help a lot in keeping a check on dandruff.aloe-vera-hair-hair-care

Take some aloe vera gel and apply it on your scalp for around 30 minutes and later wash it off. It helps in blood circulation and also fights against alopecia.

Neem leaves paste

Take some neem leaves and boil them for 30 minutes. Now, crush them and make a paste. After this, apply this paste on your scalp for around an hour and then rinse it off later. Neem helps in fighting hair thinning and greying.Neem-leaves-paste for hair health

Amla

Amla works as a hair tonic and is an essential ingredient for hair care. It does not just help in strengthening roots of hair, but also enrich hair growth. It also prevents dandruff and premature greying of hair.Amla-Hair-health

Ginseng

Ginseng helps in stimulating blood circulation, thereby promoting healthy hair follicles. It can be consumed either as supplements or can be applied to the scalp with some hair oil.Ginseng-for-hair-health

Rosemary

Rosemary can stimulate hair growth. Rosemary herb extractions, when applied over the scalp, are known to stimulate hair-bulbs and help prevent premature baldness.Rosemary-for-hair-health

Physical activity could help overweight women avoid heart diseases

Washington: Researchers have suggested that for otherwise healthy middle-aged women who are overweight or obese, physical activity may be their best option for avoiding heart disease.

These findings were reported in a paper led by authors at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for Einstein.

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How testosterone shapes men’s parenting skills

Washington: Researchers have revealed that insights from a highly social fish can help understand how other androgenic steroids, like testosterone , can shape a male’s parenting skills.

According to a recent Georgia State University research study, once bluebanded gobies become fathers, they stay close to the developing eggs, vigorously fan and rub them until they hatch, and also protect them from mothers who would eat them.

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Health benefits of garlic

New Delhi: Garlic is one of the oldest medicinal plants and is widely recognised as a health enhancing supplement. It not just gives flavour to your food, but is also a rich source of Selenium and Vitamin C which is very good for your health.

Here are a few health benefits of garlic.

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5 signs you may have heart attack

New Delhi: Heart attack is one of the deadly diseases which may prove fatal if not treated on time. It is regarded as the leading cause of death for people over the age of 40.

A heart attack happens when blood supply to this vital organ gets blocked. The most common cause of a heart attack is sudden and complete blockage by a freshly formed blood clot due to which the heart is deprived of oxygen.

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Summer special: Easy tips to repair split ends

New Delhi: With the mercury soaring to 45 degree Celsius, this is the season where you need to be more conscious not just about your eating habits but also about your hair care regime.

Hair problem, especially split ends is one of the most common issues that almost every one faces during this extreme hot season.

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