Fat Brits prefer diet pills to gymOctober 31st, 2009 LONDON - More than half of Britain's population has admitted they are overweight, however, they are not ready to go to gym, says a new poll. The survey conducted for the British Society of Gastroenterology saw every one person in five admitting to binge eating.
President Patil asks NRIs to participate in social welfare programmesOctober 31st, 2009 NICOSIA - President Pratibha Patil has asked NRIs in Nicosia to participate in social welfare programmes launched by the Indian government, especially the education and health care sectors which are essential pillars of a society. "We are expanding our education and health care sectors as essential pillars for building a human resource that is educated and healthy," Patil said at a reception hosted for her by Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus, Ashok Kumar, on Saturday.
Michelle Obama marks breast cancer awareness month, survivors share health insurance storiesOctober 23rd, 2009 Michelle Obama highlights breast cancer awarenessWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama is tying breast cancer awareness to the push to change the health insurance system. At the White House on Friday, an audience of breast cancer survivors, advocates and lawmakers heard other women describe being denied coverage because of a cancer diagnosis in their past.
Breast cancer patients have low vitamin D levelsOctober 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Women with breast cancer are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, which could contribute to decreased bone mass and greater risk of fractures, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. In a study of 166 women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, nearly 70 percent had low levels of vitamin D in their blood, according to the study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco.
Climate change affecting ayurveda, says President PatilOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said climate change poses a huge challenge for ayurveda and expressed concern that it is the reason for many medicinal plants vanishing from the country. Due to climate change, natural habitat is moving towards an imbalance.
Climate change affecting ayurveda, livelihood of 600,000 doctorsOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Climate change poses a huge challenge for ayurveda and it is the reason behind many medicinal plants vanishing from India, President Pratibha Patil said here Wednesday. The All India Ayurveda Congress also agreed with her concern, saying it is gradually affecting the livelihood of 600,000 ayurveda practitioners.
Gen. Petraeus undergoes radiation treatment for prostate cancerOctober 6th, 2009 Gen. Petraeus treated for prostate cancerWASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S.
Lifestyle choices do affect cancer incidence and treatmentSeptember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Lifestyle choices do affect the incidence and treatment of cancer, according to a study. Published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM), the study looked at recent research on the five most common forms of cancer-lung, colorectal, breast, prostate and skin-and how some risk factors for these cancers can be lifestyle based and, therefore, controllable through alterations in human behaviour.
Voluntary groups demand increase in health, education spendingSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of voluntary organisations Friday met President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari to demand an increase in education and health spending to achieve millennium development goals as laid down by the United Nations. The group-led by voluntary organisation Oxfam presented a seven-point charter on education and a nine-point charter to improve the health scenario in the country.
Study: Common hormone treatment for prostate cancer could spark heart problemsSeptember 22nd, 2009 Prostate cancer treatment may spark heart problemsLONDON — A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients' risk of heart problems, new research says. Experts said the findings could make doctors think twice before prescribing the standard hormone treatment to men with prostate cancer, particularly if they are at risk of heart disease.
Include dementia in India's national health programme: ExpertsSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Medical experts have demanded the inclusion of dementia in India's national health programme as the country has the world's second largest elderly population, of which 3 million suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Members of Alzheimer's and Related Disorder's Society of India (ARDSI), an NGO working to provide care and spread awareness about the disease, will also meet President Pratibha Patil later Tuesday and demand support for framing a national dementia strategy for India.
AIDS patients dance to 'Garba' tunes in AhmedabadSeptember 21st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - A self-help group here has organised 'Garba' dance for AIDS patients. Aadhar is a city-based self-help that supports HIV positive people.
Lucknow's medical institute gets new chiefSeptember 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - R.K. Sharma was Sunday appointed director of the Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here, replacing controversial incumbent A.K.
Cancer society cuts fundraising ties with upstate NY tribe over purchase of cigarette factorySeptember 18th, 2009 Cancer society cuts Oneida ties over cigarettesSYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Cancer Society says it's severing ties with the Oneida Indian Nation, jeopardizing the organization's annual Coaches vs.
Ted Kennedy speaks from the grave with letter to ObamaSeptember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Edward Kennedy, who for decades championed health care reform in the US Senate until his death last month, has spoken out one last time on the issue that was closest to his heart. In a speech Wednesday to a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama revealed that Kennedy wrote him a final letter in May - after being informed that his brain cancer was terminal - and instructed it to be delivered only after his death.
