Too much brushing – bad for teeth
Brushing your teeth longer and harder than is necessary may not be making your teeth any cleaner and could be causing permanent damage, says a study by researchers at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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Autism :: Low Mercury Level in hairs and Autism
A study of mercury levels in the baby hair of children who were later diagnosed with autism has produced startling results. The babies had far lower levels of mercury in their hair than other infants, leading to speculation that autistic children either do not absorb mercury or, more likely, cannot excrete it.
Widening Interest in Homoeopathy – a career perspective
In modern scientific age, out of the world-recognized systems of medicine, Homoeopathy has acquired a great advancement within a short time in India. This system of medicine is very simple, gentle, economic, non-toxic, free from side effects, and is based on the principle – Similia Similibus Curentur.
Down’s syndrome :: Better test to detect Down’s syndrome
New research has found that a four-stage blood test is far more effective in detecting Down’s syndrome than standard tests during pregnancy
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Arthritis :: Homeopathic Medicines for Arthritis
Sir William Osler, known as the “Father of Modern Medicine,” once said, “When an arthritis patient walks in the front door, I feel like leaving by the back door.” There is one simple reason that Dr. Osler and many other conventional physicians since him have difficulty facing arthritic patients: there is little that conventional medicine offers them. The lucky ones get temporary relief along with drug side effects; the unlucky ones only get the side effects.
Depression :: Anti-depressants ‘could affect driving’
Up to a million people in the UK could be driving under the effects of older generation anti-depressant drugs and tranquilizers, which can include aggression, dizziness and blurred vision.
Breast cancer :: Molecules spreading breast cancer identified
Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Cancer Center and Yale University have identified two molecular predictors of breast cancer spread or metastasis. This may one day lead to tests of breast cancer tissue that will help physicians determine whether a woman’s breast cancer is likely to spread, or metastasize.
Dental :: Cancer risk with gum disease
People with serious gum disease are at higher risk of developing oral pre-cancerous lesions and tumours, according to dental researchers at the University of Buffalo.
Cancer :: Stress makes cancer a killer
Early-stage breast cancer could be most likely to kill women who had severe stress – a family death, divorce, financial crisis -in the year before diagnosis, a study says.
Kids hurt by 1-hour sleep loss
Kids who routinely stay up just one hour past their normal bedtime tend to be less alert and have diminished mental function compared to kids who go to bed an hour earlier, Israeli researchers have found.