Category Archives: Health News

Until very recently tau tangles in the brain were associated with Alzheimer’s disease, but now a recent study out of Australia links tangle buildup in the brain to type-2 diabetes. According to the author of the study Dr. Velandai Srikanth, who is also an associate professor and specialist senior geriatrician at Monash University in Melbourne, ...click here to read more

Legionnaires’ disease is straddling the breadth of this country with its appearances in New York City, specifically the Bronx, 1000 km west in Quincy, Illinois, and even a further 2000 km west in the San Quentin prison in Northern California. Legionnaires’ disease is caused by a water-borne bacterium and is mostly contracted through inhaling bacteria ...click here to read more

In what consumer advocates see as long overdue, pure powdered caffeine has come under the FDA scanner, and the outcome is not looking too good. In fact, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has even warned some producers of pure caffeine via official letters. Earlier this week the FDA classified caffeine powder – often used ...click here to read more

Obstructive sleep apnea is causing brain damage by breaking down the blood-brain barrier – a vital player in the safeguarding of brain tissue. A recent study at UCLA uncovered the first evidence that proves the dangers of obstructive sleep apnea on the brain. When the blood-brain barrier is broken or compromised, it is not able ...click here to read more

We all know the advantages of breastfeeding, as far as the baby is concerned. We also know that breastfeeding helps deepen the bond between the mother and the newborn child. But a recent study shows that when it comes to mothers, there is more to breastfeeding than just emotional value. The study showed that the ...click here to read more

The team involved in the study reports that when exposed to the common cold virus, people who get only six hours of sleep a night (or less) have a higher chance of catching a cold than those who get seven or more hours of sleep every night. According to the National Sleep Foundation, one in ...click here to read more

Wake up and smell the coffee! And if you’re really perceptive, you might also smell the risk of heart attack. Dr. Lucio Mos, a cardiologist with the Hospital of San Daniele del Friuli in Udine, Italy, presented a research study to the European Society of Cardiologists (ESC) Congress. The study states that coffee drinking in ...click here to read more

The age old saying for rheumatic fever – licks the joints but bites the heart – is now coming true for arthroplasty, commonly referred to as joint replacement surgery. The question of whether surgical interventions to improve joint health and bone health lead to serious heart conditions was answered in a recent study by Boston-based ...click here to read more

If you have been wondering about the recent spike in medications that can cure the silent killer, hepatitis C, you might find the answer in a recent study that was published in this month’s issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The study reveals there might be four times as many cases of severe liver ...click here to read more

If you are suffering from hearing loss, you might also know that hearing loss causes other problems related to social wellbeing and mental health. In spite of your hearing loss, you can still enjoy sound by using your eyes: look for the sign with a T and the outline of an ear. This is an ...click here to read more

People thinking that their e-cigarettes are safe, might have to think again. On Thursday, the California State Senate passed a bill to regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products. These electronic smoking gizmos generally contain nicotine, which is heated in a flavored liquid. The vapor from the liquid goes into the lungs. Along with nicotine, the vapor ...click here to read more

Before you take another antibiotic, here’s something you might want to consider. A Danish study revealed that the use of antibiotics might increase the risk of type-2 diabetes, a condition that increases the risk of heart disease and other problems. In type-2 diabetes, either the body does not make enough insulin, or the insulin doesn’t ...click here to read more

Just as pickpockets see opportunity when people throng, so does disease. The latest act in this truism is being played out in Saudi Arabia where Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been stalking participants of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The Hajj has not yet started and already 19 people have succumbed to MERS infections this ...click here to read more

To be a creative person, does one have to be a bit neurotic? And by the same logic, do all neurotics have a creative streak in them? Take Nikola Tesla for example; despite numerous neurotic symptoms, he was a genius. His genius did not stop him from obsessing so much over the number three that ...click here to read more