Health Update

Study: Memory Loss Linked To Low HDL Levels

A study conducted on 3,673 civil servants revealed that the participants with low levels of High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) were likely to suffer a memory loss by the age of 60.

Study: Electrocardiography Can Help Identify Cardiac Abnormalities In Athletes

A recent study conducted by Francesco Sofi and his team of researchers at the Institute of Sports Medicine at the University of Florence, said that by including exercise ECG's among the people seeking to take part in competitive sports, people with cardiac abnormalities can be identified.

This would result in prevention of sudden cardiac deaths and save lives.  In the United States alone, a young competetive athlete dies every three days from an undetected cardiovascular disorder and in most of these cases the athletes appear healthy and have no previous signs of heart problems.

Formaldehyde fumes found in construction material used for FEMA Trailers

According to a report released by the U.S.

Food habits of pregnant mothers decide the health of their child

It has been long said that the unborn child’s growth is vastly dependent Food habits of pregnant mothers decide the health of their child

Chance Discovery May Help In The Diagnosis Of SIDS

In the July 4th issue of Science, Italian researchers revealed that a malfunction in the regulation of the brain chemical serotonin may be at the root of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), new re

Study Offers Potential Cure For Cold Sores

A landmark research conducted by the Microbiologists at Duke University, might offer a potentioal cure for cold sores, which is caused by Herpes Simplex Virus - 1 (HSV-1).

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