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Incorporating Whole Grains Into Diet Can Help Extend Life Span

By Dipannita - Jun 15, 2016 04:38 PM EDT

Health experts around the world have always urged the need to replace processed white grains with whole grains. Now, a new study conducted by a team of researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston suggests that consuming whole grains can have much more benefits than previously expected.

Migraine Could Be A Result Of Vitamin D Deficiency

By Dipannita - Jun 14, 2016 02:29 PM EDT

Researchers around the world believed previously that migraine could be a result of genetic and environment factors. However, a new study suggests that vitamin D deficiency could also be the reason behind the pulsating headaches that are often difficult to control.

An Exceeding Number Of Americans Are Dying By Accidents

By Dipannita - Jun 14, 2016 02:30 PM EDT

An all time high number of Americans are dying because of accident caused by falls and fatal overdoses. However, the number of American nationals dying because of a car accident has decreased.

New Food Labels To Appear On Most Packaged Foods Soon

By Dipannita - Jun 14, 2016 02:30 PM EDT

Most packaged foods in the United States (US) will now appear wrapped in all new food labels.The new labels will detail out new, easier-to-use nutritional facts on the product packaging.

'Invisible' Disease Diabetes Should Be Handled With A Sense Of Urgency

By Dipannita - Jun 14, 2016 02:28 PM EDT

Despite all the health efforts and a boom in health educations, diabetes remains one of the largely ignored health epidemic of all times. In fact, this disease is often misunderstood because of which it still remains uncontrolled and continues to claim more lives around the world.

Health Care Staff, Change Their Hygiene Behavior When Under Observation

By Dipannita - Jun 14, 2016 02:28 PM EDT

Hand hygiene is something that everyone from a common man to a health care practitioner should follow. However, people tend to ignore hand hygiene when they are not looked upon by someone.

British Scientists Create A New Model To Predict Diseases

By Dipannita - Jun 14, 2016 02:27 PM EDT

A team of British researchers has come up with the new model that used climate change data to predict the occurrence of zootonic diseases such as Zika and Ebola. These diseases jump from animals to humans and can cause a deadly outbreak in a relatively shorter period of time.

West Nile Virus Mosquito Discovered In California

By Dipannita - Jun 12, 2016 02:12 PM EDT

The Santa Clara County Vector Control District has announced mosquito fogging treatments on Friday after confirming that the adult mosquitoes collected from certain parts of San Jose in California carry the West Nile virus.

Great Middle-Age Fitness Reduces Stroke Risk

By Dipannita - Jun 12, 2016 02:13 PM EDT

A new study has found that maintaining physical fitness during middle age helps reduce the risk of stroke later in life. The risk is significantly reduced once an individual crosses 65 years of age.

Medical Breakthrough: New Blood Test Can Help Detect Early-Stage Alzheimer's

By Dipannita - Jun 11, 2016 06:33 PM EDT

A team of researchers in the United States has come up with a novel blood test that helps detect Alzheimer's disease when it is in an early stage. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia or memory loss in elderly people in the US.

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