Health News

How to distinguish between holiday heartburn and heart attack
Feasting on a high-fat, carbohydrate-filled meal followed by a generous slice of pumpkin pie on a holiday often triggers a burning sensation in the chest. This temporary feeling is mostly dismissed as heartburn, however, according to scientists, it might be a heart attack. ANI

Snoring may stunt kids growth
A new study from Yeshiva University has found that snoring and other nighttime breathing problems may delay growth in kids. ANI

Sharing a bed with a baby does not raise cot death risk
Researchers have found that sharing a bed with an infant doesnt elevate the risk of cot death. ANI

Health News for August 29, 2007

Orissa presses health workers into action to check cholera outbreak
The Orissa Government has deputed over a dozen medical teams to check cholera outbreak in its tribal regions, that has reportedly killed close to hundred people. ANI

Novel therapeutic agent shows promise for premature ejaculation treatment
A novel therapeutic agent, dapoxetine, has been found to be effective in combating premature ejaculation. ANI

Heart palpitations are usually benign
Heart palpitations cause anxiety but they are usually harmless, reports a study. ANI

Mums who cradle their babies on right arm at risk of developing depression
New mums who cradle their babies on their right arm are at a risk of developing depression, a new study has found. ANI

Treating diabetes during pregnancy may help curb childhood obesity
A new study has unearthed evidence that childhood obesity can be prevented if expectant mothers are treated for gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy). ANI

Protein that doubles muscle-building in mighty mice identified
A John Hopkins scientist, who had shown in a previous study that the absence of the protein myostatin leads to oversized muscles in mice and men, has now found evidence that the overproduction of a protein called follistatin in mice lacking myostatin doubles the muscle-building effect. ANI

Key amino acid behind poliovirus replication identified
Penn State researchers identified a key amino acid in the polymerase of poliovirus that controls the speed and accuracy with which the virus multiplies. ANI

Pine bark extract decreases perimenopausal symptoms
A new study has revealed that Pycnogenol, bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces common symptoms that women entering menopause experience. ANI