Health News
September 19, 2011
Researchers from the University of Southern California have conducted a study which suggested that a high amount of calcium intake causes prostate cancer among African-American men. However, they qualified this result with the genetic predisposition especially of those people who are good absorbers of calcium. “High dietary intake of calcium has long been linked to [...]...
September 19, 2011
There are several studies previously which linked vitamin D levels to heart diseases. However, a recent study of the same area suggested that lack of vitamin D does not increase one’s risk to develop irregular heartbeats—a condition called atrial fibrillation. The researchers made use of nearly 3,000 middle-aged and late-aged adults. These people were involved [...]...
September 19, 2011
In a recent study about sleep and chronic diseases, it has been observed that men who jerked and flexed their legs during sleep are more at risk for developing cardiovascular diseases. This is most noticeable among men who are at least 65 years old. The study involved a one-night sleep assessment. More than two-thirds of [...]...
September 19, 2011
Many world leaders will come together with the purpose of holding a landmark summit on health. This summit will include debates on the fact that tens of millions are dying each year, as well as the fact that countries put in a lot of cost and responsibility for the occurrence of these diseases. The UN [...]...
September 18, 2011
Walter Boot, assistant professor at the University’s Department of Psychology in Florida State published a paper in the journal ‘Frontiers in Psychology’ according to which the decade-old theories about computer games improving cognition are wrong: ‘Despite the hype, in reality, there is little solid evidence that games enhance cognition at all.’ He points out that [...]...
