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Vitamin E may cut pneumonia risk in elderly men

Vitamin E may cut pneumonia risk in elderly men

Oct 8, 2016 3

Administration of 50 mg per day of vitamin E decreased the risk of pneumonia in elderly male smokers by 72 per cent after they quit smoking, the findings, published in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging, showed. For the study, Harri Hemila from University of Helsinki, Finland, explored whether vitamin E supplementation might influence the risk of community-acquired pneumonia.  He analysed the data of the randomised trial (Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention [ATBC] Study) which was conducted in Finland and included male smokers aged from 50 to 69 years. The age when the participant had started to smoke significantly modified the effect of vitamin E on pneumonia.  …

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Camel milk may have zero health benefits

Camel milk may have zero health benefits

Oct 8, 2016 27

Sydney: Camel milk, now hugely popular among Australians and claimed to help with autism, diabetes and cancer, could be nothing but a dodgy product with untrue health claims, An Australian consumer watchdog has said.Choice, a not-for-profit organisation, has singled out Camel Milk Victoria as it found its health claims to be too good to be true, a spokesperson told Xinhua news agency on Thursday.
It has referred the company to the Australian Competitor and Consumer Organization and the Victorian food enforcement bodies for further investigation. …

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Toxins found in PET bottles of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo; soft drink firms refute charges

Oct 8, 2016 1

New Delhi: Cola majors Pepsico and CocaCola on Thursday refuted allegations of presence of heavy metals in their PET bottles and said that they have not received any such reports from the government.  As per reports, a recent study by carried out by the government of India found five different kinds of toxins in soft drinks manufactured by two multinational companies, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. The results of the test conducted by the Health Ministry’s Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) confirmed the presence of traces of heavy metals like antimony, lead, chromium and cadmium as well as the compound DEHP, or Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, in five cold drink samples – Pepsi, Coca Cola, Mountain Dew, Sprite and 7Up – collected by the department for the study. …

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Nigeria: Jegede promises mega schools, mother and child hospitals in Akure

Nigeria: Jegede promises mega schools, mother and child hospitals in Akure

Oct 8, 2016 1

Speaking with newsmen in Akure yesterday, the e governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, has promised to ensure that the mother and child hospital and mega school projects, identified as some of the people-oriented programmes of the Dr Olusegun Mimiko-led administration, extended to senatorial districts that are yet to partake in the initiatives. The PDP candidate said, if elected, he would ensure that the popular mother and child hospital, initiated by the incumbent government, is built in all the senatorial districts in the state, in line with the focus of the government while initiating the programme, and schools that are yet to meet the standard of the Mimiko-led government’s initiated millennium compliant mega schools will be upgraded to mega status. …

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Simple blood test may enhance diagnosis rate of severe liver disease

Simple blood test may enhance diagnosis rate of severe liver disease

Oct 8, 2016 2

Washington DC: Using information collected in a liver biopsy study, researchers at Cardiff University have developed a method of determining the onset of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) through the analysis of lipids, metabolites and clinical markers in blood. The new non-invasive method of predicting the risk of developing a severe liver disease could ensure that patients receive early and potentially life-saving medical intervention before irreversible damage is done. NASH is the most extreme form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a range of conditions caused by a build-up of fat in the liver. With NASH, inflammation of the liver damages the cells, potentially causing scarring and cirrhosis.Currently, the diagnosis of NASH can only be done with a liver biopsy, an invasive and costly procedure. …

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Nigeria: 10 get free cochlear implant at LASUTH

Nigeria: 10 get free cochlear implant at LASUTH

Oct 8, 2016 1

 As part of its activities to promote health in the state, Ten people- three women, two men and five children- have regained their hearing following a free cochlear implant sponsored by the Lagos State government,  and the surgery was conducted by the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) team of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. A cochlear implant is an electronic medical device that replaces a damaged inner ear. Unlike hearing aids, which make sounds louder, cochlear replaces the damaged parts of the inner ear (cochlea) to provide sound signals to the brain. …

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Scientists create better blood sugar test for diabetes

Scientists create better blood sugar test for diabetes

Oct 8, 2016 1

Washington: US researchers have developed a more precise method for estimating average blood sugar levels that can cut diagnostic errors by more than 50 percent compared to the current widely used but sometimes inaccurate test. “What we currently deem the gold standard for estimating average blood glucose is nowhere as precise as it should be,” Xinhua news agency quoted senior investigator John Higgins at Harvard Medical School and a clinical pathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital as saying. “Our study not only pinpoints the root of the inaccuracy but also offers a way to get around it.” …

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12 Negative Effects of Social Media on Children and Teenagers

12 Negative Effects of Social Media on Children and Teenagers

Oct 8, 2016 25
By Ifeoma Nzemecha
In the last few years, we have seen an explosion of social media and networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace etc.; the children cherish this new and high-tech way of remaining connected with friends and meeting new people.
However, it is also important for parents to keep themselves aware of some of the negative effects of these sites, and how to protect their children. Here, we are listing the top insidious effects that social media may have on children. Some of this information is taken from a recent study conducted by researchers at University of Rome. They conducted a survey of 50,000 people to know about the effects of social media on their lives. It is apparent from the results that overall the social media has a negative effect on the social well-being of an individual.

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