Health News

New study confirms smoking, cancer link (reissue)
Taking up smoking results in epigenetic changes associated with the development of cancer, UK scientists have reported. ANI

Blame your mom for your muffin top or thunder thighs
A new study by an international team of researchers, including Cambridge and Oxford experts, has revealed that our propensity to be apple or pear-shaped is at least partly in our genes. ANI

Chemicals in mother's blood linked to child's obesity
A team of scientists has revealed that babies whose mothers had relatively high levels of the chemical DDE in their blood were more likely to both grow rapidly during their first 6 months and to have a high body ma*s index (BMI) by 14 months. ANI

Health, Medicine, Fitness and Well-being news for December 8, 2008

Rectal malaria drug may help save many lives in rural Africa and Asia
Lives of many people who develop severe malaria, who live in the worlds remotest locations like rural Africa and Asia, could be saved with a rectal application of the inexpensive antimalarial drug artesunate. ANI

Baldness doesnt boost Vitamin D levels in men
Theres no sunny side to baldness: when it comes to absorbing vitamin D from the sun, a bald head is of no advantage, says a new study. ANI

Cure for alcoholism discovered?
An eminent French doctor claims to have identified a miracle cure for alcoholism. ANI

Married men more likely to go for prostate cancer screening
A new study has found that married men are more likely to go for early prostate cancer screening than their lone counterparts. ANI

Selenium may help in high-risk bladder cancer prevention
A new study from Dartmouth Medical School has found that selenium, a trace mineral found in grains, nuts and meats, may help prevent high-risk bladder cancer. ANI