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Flashes of Light Can Be a Sign of a Dangerous Eye Condition

July 15, 2016 Srijitaa, be, Can, Condition, dangerous, Eye, Flashes, Light, of, sign

Have you ever had black specks floating around in your vision? Patrick Muffler noticed some one day. “I saw funny V-shaped floaters in my eye,” he says. When he woke up the next day, a Friday, they were still there. “I started getting more – black dots, maybe 40 of them.” Over the weekend, Muffler, a retired geologist in Palo Alto, Calif., developed a cloudy area in his visual field. He went to his ophthalmologist Monday morning and learned that his retina was torn and detached. “If I hadn’t gone…

Thumb-Sucking, Nail-Biting Can Actually Keep Allergies at Bay

July 15, 2016 SrijitaActually, Allergies, at, Bay, Can, Keep, nail-biting, Thumb-sucking

PhotoCredit:istock Is your toddler addicted to “bad habits” such as thumb-sucking or nail-biting? Worry not, as according to a study, she or he is less likely to develop allergic sensitivities in the long run. The findings showed that children with both thumb-sucking or nail-biting habits were less likely to be allergic to things such as house dust mites, grass, cats, dogs, horses or airborne fungi. “Our findings are consistent with the hygiene theory that early exposure to dirt or germs reduces the risk of developing allergies,” said Malcolm Sears, professor…

Common medications can make heart failure worse

July 14, 2016 SrijitaCan, common, failure, Heart, Make, medications, worse

Many prescribed medications, over-the-counter drugs, and herbal products can cause or worsen heart failure, so it’s important for patients to tell doctors about everything they’re taking. So says a new scientific statement from the American heart Association (AHA). Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization for people 65 years of age and older, and the average heart failure patient takes an average of seven prescription medications per day. More than a third of heart failure patients also take herbal supplements, two thirds take vitamins, and seven out of eight…

Artificial sweeteners can make you actually eat more

July 14, 2016 SrijitaActually, artificial, Can, Eat, Make, More, sweeteners, You

Researchers have identified a complex network in the brain that has revealed why artificial sweeteners may not be the best way to slim down. Artificial sweeteners are substitutes for sugar that provides a sweet taste like that of sugar while containing significantly less food energy. According to the researchers, the brain system responds to artificially sweetened food by telling the animal it hasn’t eaten enough energy, thus increasing the appetite and prompting them to actually eat more. It senses and integrates the sweetness and energy content of food, said the…

Women need proper Zzzs while men can get away with napping

July 13, 2016 Srijitaaway, Can, Get, Men, napping, Need, proper, While, With, Women, Zzzs

Does too little sleep leave you feeling groggy and not your male partner? Turns out, you’re not alone in this particular battle of the sexes. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute analysed the sleep patterns of 160 adults to consider how sleep affects intellectual capacity and found that getting a good night’s sleep boosts women’s brain power, while men benefit from shorter naps, the Independent reported. The researchers monitored the cohort’s sleep patterns, as well as performing intelligence tests on them to assess their reasoning and problem solving skills, Mail…

Can Hops extract cut down breast cancer risk?

July 13, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Can, Cancer, Cut, Down, extract, Hops, Risk

Hops, the flower cones used in beer-making, can also reduce breast cancer risk. Basically the flower heads of the plant are also used to make dietary supplements intended to treat menopause symptoms and other conditions. As hormone replacement therapy has been linked to risk of breast cancer, some women use hop extract as an alternative. However, the efficacy and potential toxicity of botanicals are still being studied. Now, researchers from the UIC/NIH Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago reveal fresh evidences of a…