Srijita, Author at Pinfaves

Nitrogen May Help Boost Gut Health

November 28, 2016 Srijitaboost, Gut, Health, Help, May, Nitrogen

Scientists have found that intestinal nitrogen plays a key role in regulating gut microbes, a finding that may help better understand how our diet impacts the microbiota. “There are many different diet strategies that claim to promote gut health, and until now it has been very difficult to establish clear causality between various types of diet and their effect on the host’s microbiome,” said Andrew Holmes, associate professor at University of Sydney. “This is because there are many complex factors at play, including food composition, eating pattern and genetic background,”…

Scientists Say Gut Microbes May Play Role in Yo-Yo Dieting, Obesity

November 28, 2016 SrijitaDieting, Gut, In, May, Microbes, Obesity, Play, Role, Say, Scientists, Yo-Yo

Scientists studying yo-yo dieting in mice say the tendency for people to regain excess weight rapidly after successfully slimming may well be due to their microbiome – the trillions of microorganisms in the gut. The researchers found that changes in the gut microbiome that occur when an obese mouse loses weight can persist for many months, and that this contributes to accelerated weight regain later if the diet lapses. If, as the researchers believe, a similar thing happens in obese people, they said, it could help explain why so many…

Confirmed Cases of Chikungunya Soar in Brazil

November 28, 2016 SrijitaBrazil, Cases:, Chikungunya, Confirmed, In, of, Soar

Brazil’s Health Ministry says that cases of chikungunya are soaring this year in Latin America’s biggest country. The ministry said Thursday there have been 134,910 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease so far in 2016. Last year the total was 8,528. Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also transmits the Zika virus and dengue fever. People infected with the chikungunya experience fatigue, nausea, high fever and joint pain or swelling. Experts have linked the Zika virus to microcephaly, a rare defect that can cause…

Prime Minister Lays Foundation Stone of AIIMS in Punjab

November 28, 2016 SrijitaAIIMS, Foundation, In, Lays, Minister, of, Prime, Punjab, Stone

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bathinda district in Punjab. The 750-bed hospital and institute will be built at a cost of Rs 925 crore and will be spread over 200 acres. The AIIMS project will cater to south-west Punjab, comprising the districts of Bathinda, Mansa and Sangrur where cancer and other diseases are widely prevalent. The institute, which will be completed in two years, will also cater to the needs of the people in adjoining…

Mobile App for Members of Parliament to Track Women’s Health

November 28, 2016 SrijitaApp, for, Health, Members, Mobile, of, Parliament, to, Track, women’s

A mobile application Swasthya Samiksha was launched here on Thursday which enables Members of Parliament to track women’s reproductive health in their constituencies and bring improvement. White Ribbon Alliance India, Centre for Catalysing Change and Swaniti Initiative, all not-for-profit organisations, collaboratively launched the app to help the MPs oversee the maternal health related indicators in their constituencies. The app — Swasthya Samiksha — which is still in its experimental phase, will be providing district-wise data for states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh initially. “Swasthya Samiksha aims to engage…

Europe Air Pollution Causes 467,000 Early Deaths a Year: Report

November 28, 2016 Srijita467000, a, Air, causes, Deaths, Early, Europe, Pollution, Report, Year

Almost nine out of 10 European city dwellers breathe air that is harmful to their health, though the continent’s air quality is slowly improving, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said today. Air pollution remains the single largest environmental cause of premature death in urban Europe, and was linked to around 467,000 early deaths in 41 European countries in 2013, according to an analysis of data from more than 400 cities. “Emission reductions have led to improvements in air quality in Europe, but not enough to avoid unacceptable damage to human…