Research Reports

.

Syndicate content
Updated: 11 weeks 5 days ago

Eating Disorder Education Programs Helpful for Rural Areas

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 13:46

Eating-Disorder.jpg

A study has shown that including eating disorder education programs for rural GPs can effectively reduce number of patients admitted in hospitals and also curb long drawn social stigma.

read more

Fruits and Vegetables in Diet Reduces CKD: Study

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 13:43

Fruits-Vegetable.jpg

According to a study conducted, fruits and vegetables in diet can reduce the chances of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Such diet can reduce the acid build-up that is responsible for CKD.

The study says that the Western diets contain animal and grain products that are more acidic. Acidic diet is very common for the patients suffering from CKD.

read more

Uncertain Job Market Ensuing Stress Levels in Young Adults

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 13:16

Stressed.jpg

A recent survey has categorized young adults between ages 18 and 33 as the most stressed out in the US. It has been claimed that on a scale of 0-10, they scored stress level of 5.4, as compared to the national average of 4.9 on the same scale.

read more

CDC Reports Rise in US Babies Getting Breast-Fed

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 13:12

Baby-Breast-Fed.jpg

A recent news has confirmed that more American babies are getting breastfed now. It has been claimed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that between the years 2000 and 2008, there has been a 10% increase seen in women who continues breast feeding their babies after six months.

read more

People Still Love to Dine Out but with Lower-Calorie Menu Items

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 13:10

Mcdonalds33.jpg

According to a recent study released on Thursday, carried out by research organization Hudson Institute, restaurants these days are serving their clients with more of lower-calorie menu and this is something that has resulted in increasing their sales and clientage.

read more

Eat Healthy Stay Healthy: Traditional Southern Diet Provokes the Risk of Stroke

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 13:07

Fried-Food-Sugary-Drinks.jpg

Fried foods and sugary drinks are long considered as unhealthy food items and now in a recent research these have been proved to cause stroke to the consumers.

This recent study has put fried food items and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda on a list high with dangers of causing a stroke.

read more

Astronomers Find an Earth-like Planet Just Next to Ours

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 12:36

Milky-Way-Galaxy.jpg

What will be your reaction if you are told that our Milky Way galaxy has another habitable world? Or our Earth has another earth-like planet right door? No, it's no joke at all because astronomers say that they have littered the galaxy and found the one.

read more

Researchers Suggest Prolonged Heart-Monitoring Strategy

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 11:49

Irregular-Heartbeat.jpg

A recent research has unveiled a new way to track down patients who suffer from irregular heartbeat, which has become a leading cause of strokes. It has come out with a wearable device which allows changes in heartbeat to be recorded for long time.

read more

Light Soft Drinks Increase Risk of Diabetes: Study

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 10:27

Soft-Drink.jpg

A French study has cautioned soft drink consumers that their product has the tendency of causing type-2 Diabetes. The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) also confirmed that contrary to the general belief that the light soft drinks are better than 'regular' sweetened drinks, this study has a novel conclusion.

read more

Increased Price of Alcohol Cuts Related Deaths, Asserts Study

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 08:33

Alcohol-Consumption.png

Alcohol consumption has always remained a cause for concern and binge drinking is an issue of further concern. Both these habits land a person amid life-threatening conditions. It is, therefore, that various measures to cut the level of alcohol intake by people are initiated from time to time.

read more

Decline in Paracetamol Overdose-related Deaths

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 08:30

Paracetamol-Overdose.jpg

A change introduced 11 years ago in the law on the pack size of medicines appears to be working wonders. A study conducted by researchers from the University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research, published in the BMJ, has found that paracetamol overdose-related deaths had declined over the last decade.

read more

Delftia Acidovorans Bacteria Tends to Change Ions Into Gold

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 13:50

Gold.jpg

It sounds to be a fairy tale version but is true and has been acknowledged by the scientists at McMaster University that a bacterium called Delftia acidovorans has the ability to change ions into solid gold.

read more

Omega-6 Fats Most Likely To Increase Heart Disease Risk

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 13:43

Omega-6-Fatty-Acids.jpg

A recent study has indicated how some fats can prove to be unhealthy. For long, saturated fats are identified to be the worst for consumption as they have a tendency to instigate heart attacks. However, in a recent research, it has been claimed that there are omega-6 fatty acids or linoleic acid which can escalate premature death risk significantly besides fueling heart attack risk.

read more

Eat Butter, Avoid Margarine: Study

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 08:55

Margarine.jpg

A study, which has been published recently in the British Medical Journal, has suggested that people should avoid eating margarine in place of butter.

read more

Minimum Pricing Can Reduce Alcohol Deaths: Research

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 08:48

Alcohol.jpg

In a research published in the journal Addiction, it has been claimed that with introduction of minimum pricing there can be good reduction in death rates. The research says that with 10% increase in price, there can be reduction of 32% in alcohol-related deaths.

read more

Sperm Count in Danger with More Exposure to Television

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 10:16

Man-Watching-Television.jpg

Watching more than 20 hours of television per week can reduce the sperm count by almost 50%. This revelation has come in a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

read more

Scientists Dig At Fads Around Dieting

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 10:03

Obese-Weight-Loose.jpg

A recent research has shed light on what fails obese people in losing pounds while dieting. It has been claimed by researchers at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research that they have managed to nail down a chemical, Neuropeptide (NPY), which decides as to what makes human body preserves and burns energy.

read more

Do Not Replace Butter with Margarine, Warn Researchers

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 09:20

Butter.jpg

Published in the British Medical Journal, a study has revealed that margarine is an extremely bad alternative for butter. If even you are thinking to consume margarine in place of butter, you should change your opinion, the team from the National Institutes of Health in the US has suggested.

read more

“Yeti or a Yogi”: The Mysterious Big-Foot

Tue, 02/05/2013 - 13:30

Yeti.jpg

A new revelation says that once thought to have been a big-foot like creature walking on the turf of mountainous region is a North American bear that may have escaped from a circus.

From a long time, rumors were making rounds. It said that large hairy beast in the Mount Shoria region had escaped.

read more

Risks of Respiratory Conditions Vary with Geographic Conditions

Tue, 02/05/2013 - 10:55

Asthma.jpg

A study, which has recently appeared in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, has claimed that geographic factors might have a major role to play when it comes to the development of diseases such as asthma and food allergy.

read more

Latest News

Designated Drivers May not be Safe because of Alcohol Consumption Beyond Safe Li
Comet Impact Provided the Right Source for Building Blocks of Life on Earth
NASA’s Opportunity Discovers Signs of Drinkable Water on Mars
27-Year-Old Receives Second-Stage Hair Transplant
Good Number of Asthma Patients Get Fish Prasadam
Sleep Deprivation in Men can Lead to Wrong Sexual Decisions
Third Horse Death in Australia due to Hendra Virus In a Year
23-Year-Old Man Attacked in Sydney Northwest
Dr. Gabi Hollows Appointed AO at General Division of Order of Australia
Brisbane Hospital to Turn Away Patients for Another Week
Inquest into Death of Dylan Crean, 3, Finds Communication Failings between Agenc
Denise Welch Shares Her Experience during Fight against Depression