MONROVIA(TNO) More than 160 people deemed at risk of catching Ebola in Liberia finished their mandatory surveillance period on Friday(Dec 11), taking the worst affected country a step closer to ending the epidemic.Liberia was the first of West Africa’s three ...
Read More »Memory loss starts in 30s, correct your diet to fight it
Georgia, U.S (TNO) Increasingly, young people have been complaining of forgetfulness and memory lapses. Forgetting names, faces, important dates, appointments, conversations, where you have put things, stopping mid-sentence and often stumbling on words, trying to remember what you wanted to ...
Read More »3-4 cups of coffee a day help in preventing diabetes
LONDON (TNO) Coffee lovers rejoice! Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study has claimed.Scientists have identified two compounds that contribute to this health benefit.Patients with type ...
Read More »Mothers and babies at risk,HIV stigma in Uganda puts
LONDON (TNO) When Juliet Nalumu, overjoyed at her first pregnancy, visited her local hospital in eastern Uganda for a check-up, it turned into one of the worst days of her life.She found out she was HIV positive. “All the joy ...
Read More »Too much stress can lead to skin problems
NEW YORK, U.S (TNO) Psychological stress is associated with skin complaints such as itchy skin and flaky patches on the scalp among college students, warns a new study.The study aimed to assess the relationship between perceived psychological stress and the ...
Read More »Sex-enhancing drug “Viagra” may help people at risk for diabetes
LONDON (TNO) A first-of-its-kind study has revealed that the sex-enhancing drug Viagra may help people at risk for diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity in them.The erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil, sold as Viagra and other brand names, inhibits an enzyme resulting ...
Read More »Tobacco users exposed to more nicotine, cancer
U.S. (TNO) Compared to cigarette smokers, users of smokeless tobacco are exposed to equal or higher levels of nicotine and NNK, a cancer-causing chemical in tobacco products, according to a study from the U.S. government.More research is needed on the toxic ...
Read More »Blood test to detect prostate cancer fell
U.S (TNO) Use of a blood test to detect prostate cancer fell after a U.S. government-back panel advised against using it, researchers found.”I’m hoping that men are being allowed to make a choice and this decline reflects the fact that they ...
Read More »Sweets your meal could help you stop unhealthy weight
NEW YORK,U.S (TNO) It may appear counterintuitive but including a little bit of sweets in your meal could help you stop gaining unhealthy weight, new research suggests. Eating sweet foods causes the brain to form a memory of a meal and ...
Read More »Food and Drug approves Baxalta’s drug for rare bleeding disorder
U.S (TNO) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday(Nov 13) it approved Baxalta Inc’s drug for use in patients with a type of rare bleeding disorder.The drug, Adynovate, was approved to control and reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes ...
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