Author Archives : Mohan Garikiparithi

Mohan Garikiparithi got his degree in medicine from Osmania University (University of Health Sciences). He practiced clinical medicine for over a decade before he shifted his focus to the field of health communications. During his active practice he served as the head of the Dept. of Microbiology in a diagnostic centre in India. On a three-year communications program in Germany, Mohan developed a keen interest in German Medicine (Homoeopathy), and other alternative systems of medicine. He now advocates treating different medical conditions without the use of traditional drugs. An ardent squash player, Mohan believes in the importance of fitness and wellness.

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One-third of menopause hormones used are unapproved, untested compound drugs

One-third of menopausal women in the U.S. are taking hormone compound drugs that are unapproved and/or untested. These women believe hormone therapies are safer than the FDA approved treatments, but new cases of endometrial cancer among compound drug users reveals how dangerous they can truly be. Roughly 3,700 women between the ages of 40 and ...click here to read more

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Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) effective for depression not heart failure

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) intervention is effective at treating depression but not successful at self-care heart failure, according to a new study. The findings were published in JAMA Internal Medicine. It is quite common for those who have heart disease to develop major depression. If depression and heart failure are not well cared for, they ...click here to read more

Type 2 diabetes medication can help treat alcohol addiction

Researchers have found that a common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity is also effective at treating alcohol addiction. The findings come from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, where researcher explained alcohol addiction is a large problem in today’s society, costing Sweden billions of dollars a year to treat. Alcohol addiction ...click here to read more

Weight loss possible by stimulating neurons in fat causing fat breakdown

The hormone leptin controls weight, but until now it wasn’t understood how it sends brain signals for fat breakdown. Researchers at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in Portugal, along with Jeffrey Friedman’s group at Rockefeller University in the U.S., found that neuron stimulation in fat can aid in fat breakdown, thus contributing to weight loss. Fat ...click here to read more

Taking blood pressure drugs at night lowers type 2 diabetes risk

A study published in the journal Diabetologia found taking blood pressure drugs at night lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes. The researchers aimed to investigate whether hypertension medication taken at night would be effective at reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers utilized a randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint trial of 2,012 patients with ...click here to read more

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