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eFluxMedia - Google Releases Its Newest Service: Flu Trends

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:09:10 +0000

By Michael Todd Google Inc. announced the release of a new tool, which will provide information about potential epidemics. The new service, called Flu Trends, will be released through Google.

MedIndia - Eight Genes That Play Key Role in Leukemia Formation Identified

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:46:02 +0000

Richard Wilson, who led the study at Washington University in St Louis, attributes the breakthrough to a rise in the speed of whole-genome sequencing, and a drop in its cost.

Reuters India - Dutch top for healthcare despite low drug spending

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:06:13 +0000

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - The Netherlands topped on Thursday a European survey ranking healthcare systems according to consumer value, despite having one of the continent's lowest levels of spending on medicines.

Times of India - Sex hormones may affect your heart

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:56:02 +0000

John Hopkins researchers say that naturally produced sex hormones may influence the risk and progression of atherosclerosis, commonly referred to as the hardening of the arteries.

Express Buzz - Govt relents, but shutdown continues

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:43:02 +0000

BANGALORE: The Karnataka Government Medical Officers’ Association’s threat to intensify their stir seems to have had the desired effect.

Reuters India - Thailand has new bird flu case, chickens culled

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:27:02 +0000

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has confirmed another bird flu case, the second this week, in a rural district of Uthai Thani, 200 km north of Bangkok, a senior agriculture official said on Thursday.

TopNews - Study: Cell Phone Text Messaging Could Help Obese Kids Lose Weight

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:12:01 +0000

The researchers at the University of North Carolina articulate that cell phone text messaging could be used to reduce kids' chances of becoming fat later in life.

Hindu - Do you know if your blood pressure is high?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:28:02 +0000

London (IANS): Over 50 percent of people with high blood pressure might not be aware of their condition, a new study has found. Franco Cappuccio of Warwick University Medical School led the team from Britain to participate in a European study examining ...

TopNews - Study: Belly Fat Increases Death Risk

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:03:02 +0000

Researchers have found that belly fat, which has earlier been linked to increasing the risk of diabetes and heart disease, also increases the risk of early death.

Newstrack India - ...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:44:01 +0000

By Amit Dwivedi, Thu, 13 Nov 2008 NI Wire The theme of this year's World Diabetes Day (November 14) is diabetes in children and adolescents.