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Young women who have hypertension are at an increased risk of heart failure post delivery

April 12, 2018 Loknath Dasan, Are, at, Delivery, failure, Have, Heart, Hypertension, Increased, of, post, Risk, Who, Women, Young

Young women suffering from hypertension are at an increased risk of heart failure within the six weeks after delivery, also known as the postpartum period, according to a study. Heart failure is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and death, affecting relatively young reproductive-age women, especially among those with the presence of an additional disease or condition, such as hypertension. The study found that although less than 2% of all pregnancy-related hospitalisations occurred during the postpartum period, nearly 60% of pregnancy-related heart failure hospitalisations took place during the same time.…

Dear parents, take note. Children who snore are likelier to grow up into obese adults

November 24, 2017 Loknath Das'obese, adults:, Are, Children, Dear, Grow, Into, likelier, Note, Parents, snore, Take, to, Up, Who

If your child snores, don’t ignore it. It could lead to some serious health trouble later in life. A team of researchers has shed some light on the vicious cycle of childhood obesity and snoring. Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) looked at the relationships among maternal snoring, childhood snoring and children’s metabolic characteristics – including body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance, which reflects future risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease – in approximately 1,100 children followed from gestation through early adolescence. Led by endocrinologist Christos…

WHO Warns About Lack of Antibiotics: Immunity Boosting Foods for the Flu Season

October 23, 2017 Loknath DasAbout, antibiotics, Boosting, Flu, Foods, for, Immunity, Lack, of, Season, The, warns, Who

A report released by World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated some shocking facts. According to it, antibiotics that are currently in clinical development are insufficient to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. Most of the drugs currently in the clinical phase are modifications of existing classes of antibiotics and are only short-term solutions. There are, however, very few potential treatment options. The growing resistant infections pose the greatest threat to health, including drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) which kills around 250,000 people each year. There are also very few oral antibiotics in…

The Accidental Tea Bag: Ever Wondered Who Invented the Tea Bag?

August 29, 2017 Loknath DasAccidental, Bag:, Ever, Invented, Tea, The, Who, Wondered

Tea is the second most consumed drink in the world after water. A number of varieties of tea exist worldwide – green tea, black tea or flavoured teas like the lemongrass tea . A cup of tea has become a part of our daily lives and our culture. Earlier, tea used to be made in large pots. Hot water was poured over a bunch of tea leaves even to make a single cup. It is believed that this led to wastage of tea and that is where the story of the teabag comes…

Amazon issues refund to customers who bought phoney eclipse glasses

August 15, 2017 Loknath DasAmazon, bought, Customers, eclipse, glasses, Issues, phoney, refund, to, Who

E-commerce giant Amazon is offering refunds to customers who purchased eclipse glasses from the platform and warned them not to use the spectacles to view the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21. The company began notifying the buyers about the “unverified” glasses on Saturday. Those who did not receive a recall email are safe to use the ones they purchased, CNET reported on Sunday. “We recommend that you do not use this product to view the sun or the eclipse,” the email issuing the warning read. Amazon…

Infants who are peanut-sensitised or have peanut allergy are not necessarily allergic: Study

July 22, 2017 Loknath Das(Peanut), Allergic, Allergy, Are, Have, Infants, Necessarily, Not, or, peanut-sensitised, Study, Who

“This is a very exciting development for those of us who have been treating an increasing number of kids with peanut allergies in the past 25 years,” said Amal Assa’ad, Managing Director, ACAAI Food Allergy Committee, US. “To be able to offer parents a way of reducing the risk of their children developing peanut allergies is remarkable and of real importance.” The authors recognised early introduction of peanut-containing foods may seem to depart from recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding through six months. Introduction of peanuts did not affect the length…