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HIV patients with undetectable virus unlikely to infect partner

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This good news bolsters the role of HIV treatment as a form of prevention, said lead author Dr. Alison Rodger … Read More When drugs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) suppress the virus in the blood to very low levels, patients are unlikely to infect their partners during condomless sex, suggests a new study. After following nearly 900 heterosexual and gay couples for an average of 16 months, researchers found no evidence that uninfected partners became infected after condomless sex with an HIV-positive partner with viral suppression. This good news…

Shraddha Das shares fitness mantra for upcoming flick ‘Great Grand Masti’

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With the release of ‘Great Grand Masti’ scheduled for this Friday, we had Shraddha Das share her fitness secret with us. The movie will see her as Aftab Shivdasani’s wife. She whole-heartedly believes in eating whatever she craves and prefers yoga over gym. She thinks Tiger Shroff has the most impressive physique in Bollywood and watching him do action on screen is a treat for her. What is your fitness regime? I have been following this book called “Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight” by Rujuta Diwekar for the…

Limiting travel, controlling mosquitoes reduces Zika risk

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Zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya virus are increasingly common in the Caribbean Basin and Latin Americ… Read More To limit mosquito-borne illnesses, including the Zika virus, plan travel carefully, take personal protective measures, and control mosquitoes in and around the home, experts recommend. In most adults, Zika produces no symptoms or only mild symptoms like fever and rash. But children of women infected in pregnancy may be born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, which can be linked to seizures, intellectual disability, hearing loss or vision problems, and has…

Oestrogen patch may cut Alzheimer’s risk in some women

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Administering the primary female sex hormone oestrogen via a skin patch shortly after menopause may reduce Alzheimer’s risk in women, suggests new research. The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, found that newly postmenopausal women who received oestrogen via a skin patch had reduced beta-amyloid deposits, the sticky plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. “This study showed, for the first time, that the brain amyloid deposition — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease — is reduced in newly postmenopausal women who received 17beta-Estradiol patch form…

Oestrogen patch may cut Alzheimer’s risk in some women

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Boost your immunity with probiotics and ayurveda

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Too many late nights in a row, stressful environments, hurried meals and fast food binges could harm your immune system. Experts in ayurveda say that the demands of a hectic lifestyle create an imbalance in the digestive system causing accumulation of toxins — ama. And with this, comes constipation, diarrhoea, gas problems, fatigue and lack of immunity. Ayurveda to the rescue Ayurveda, one of the world’s oldest medical systems aims at the protection of aayu or life, through therapeutics, meditation and other measures for enhancing the physical, mental, social and…