Public Health

Rubia cordifolia Linn. has medicinal property

Scientific Name Rubia cordifolia Linn. Family Rubiaceae Used Part Root. Distribution Area A, prickly creeper or climber, common throughout India, ascending to an altitude of 3,750 m. Common Uses. The Indian madder of commerce consists of short rootstocks w ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 23 2009 - 7:57am

Be his 'sexy' Santa this Xmas

Breaking News: Be his 'sexy' Santa this Xmas TNN 24 December 2009, 12:00am ISTText Size:|Topics:Man woman Christmas relationship guBefore the New Year spirit takes over, bask in the Christmas revelry with your man. Make the best of the day’s off ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 23 2009 - 8:57pm

Men's guide to spotting single women

Breaking News: Men's guide to spotting single women ANI 22 December 2009, 04:28pm ISTText Size:|Topics:Sex single men Single women This is the season for single men to be out looking for lovely single girls. Thanks to everyone dressing up in an attrac ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 23 2009 - 9:02pm

ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES ON MEDICINAL PLANT: CHITRAK

ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES ON MEDICINAL PLANT: CHITRAK From: Santosh Sharma and Ashwani Kumar, Department of Botany University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004- India [msku31@yahoo.com] Introduction Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica L.- Plumbaginaceae) has traditionally ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 23 2009 - 9:04pm

Early-Life Tobacco Exposure Linked To Emphysema

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health claim that children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home are more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood. The findings, published in the December 2009 American Journal ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 28 2009 - 1:11pm

FDA Approving Medical Devices Without Sound Evidence

The FDA's pre-market approval process for cardiovascular devices is often based on studies that lack adequate strength or may have been prone to bias, according to a study in the December 23/30 issue of JAMA. The researchers found that of nearly 80 hi ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2009 - 6:30pm

Quit Smoking, Get Diabetes?

 Although smoking is a well-known risk factor for type 2 diabetes, new research published in the January 5 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that quitting the habit may actually raise diabetes risk in the short term. Researchers found that peop ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2010 - 6:15pm

Measuring Medicine With A Kitchen Spoon Causes Dosing Errors

The authors of a new study featured in Annals of Internal Medicine say that kitchen spoons should be avoided when taking medicine, because it's easy to under or overdose when using them to measure. During the study, former cold and flu sufferers were ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2010 - 7:26pm

Fast Food Packs More Calories Than Nutrition Labels Suggest

Consumers who choose what they eat based on nutrition labels may think they're making healthy choices, but new research published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association indicates that those familiar labels may be greatly underestimating t ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 5 2010 - 7:24pm

Exercising More And Eating Less: Still The Only Ways To Lose Weight

Though it seems entirely obvious at this point, eating less and exercising more are the only reliable ways to lose weight. The reason for repeating this advice ad nauseum? An international team of researchers says it's because a body of scientific lit ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2010 - 12:45pm