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NEWS
| Sugar water injections may help ease knee pain |
| Knee pain appears to decrease up to one year after “prolotherapy,” a series of sugar water injections at the site of the pain, according to a new study. |
| When it comes to deadly viruses, what’s in a name? |
| For a pathogen with such a short history, the mysterious new virus killing people in the Middle East and Europe has already had an amazing array of names. |
| People choose larger portions of ‘healthy’ foods |
| People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being “healthier,” even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new study. |
| Vitamin D from sun may treat asthma |
| Time spent by asthma patients soaking up the sun may help in the treatment of the illness, a research has said. |
| What do we eat? New food map will tell us |
| Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. |
| Fever reducers don’t slow children’s recovery: study |
| A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children’s recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents. |
| Retirement can damage your health |
| Work longer, live healthier. Retirement has a detrimental impact on both mental and physical health over time, says a new study. |
| Dark choco a day, keeps doctor away |
| Craving for chocolates, but don’t want to gain those extra pounds? Worry not! Go for a dark chocolate, which contains a good amount of vitamins, minerals, iron, potassium and magnesium. |
| Men too at risk for osteoporosis |
| Osteoporosis is still considered a disease of older white women, but it is clear that both sexes and all ethnic groups have some risk for fracture, explains Dr Adnan Abdulwahid, Rheumatologist, Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah. |
| Mobile phone calls can cause blood pressure spikes |
| A study released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in San Francisco found that talking on a mobile phone causes systolic blood pressure - the higher number in a blood pressure reading and the number doctors pay more attention to as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease - to rise significantly. |
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