Healthcare :: Ramadoss expresses anguish over opposition to sex education
Expressing anguish over the opposition to sex education, Indian Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said in India people have sex but are not ready to discuss it.
Lifestyle
Heart Attack :: Depression lingers for female heart attack victims
Women who have suffered heart attacks have higher rates of lingering depressive symptoms compared to their male counterparts, a University of Alberta and McGill University study shows.
Healthy :: Your spouse can pass on good health habits
Being a good role model can truly help a spouse to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Obesity :: New blood test might offer early warning of deep belly fat
Measuring levels of a chemical found in blood offers the best indicator yet of the amount of fat surrounding abdominal organs, according to a new study of lean and obese individuals reported in the July issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press.
Weight Loss :: A spoonful of sugar helps your waistline go down
A new study challenges conventional thinking that a high carbohydrate, low fat slimming plan should contain little or no added sugar. A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh has found that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet — containing sucrose — combined with physical activity achieved the greatest health benefits in overweight subjects.
Healthy :: ActNow BC launches provincewide healthy living tour
British Columbians will learn about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity through an interactive, activity-oriented tour launched today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Gordon Hogg, Minister of State for ActNow BC.
Fitness :: Research suggests fitness reduces inflammation
Although a number of studies have suggested that regular exercise reduces inflammation ? a condition that is predictive of cardiovascular and other diseases, such as diabetes ? it is still not clear whether there is a definitive link. And if such a link exists, the nature of the relationship is by no means fully understood.
Diabetes :: Wesley Research Institute study targets pharmacists to help diabetes sufferers
A new Wesley Research Institute project aims to make it much easier for people to manager their type 2 diabetes by using community pharmacists.
Fitness :: Brits keep fit to look good, not reduce cancer risk
UK men and women say reducing their risk of cancer is last on a list of reasons to exercise, according to a national survey by Cancer Research UK and Cannons.
Imaging :: UT study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging, finds fixes
Current PET-CT scanners with standard commercial software designed to provide images of the heart are falsely indicating coronary artery disease in as many as 40 percent of patients, according to a study published today on the cover page of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.