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Global Vice Index: Cigarettes, alcohol cheapest in Luxembourg, most expensive in Ukraine

April 7, 2018 Loknath DasAlcohol, Cheapest, cigarettes, expensive, Global, In, Index, Luxembourg, Most, Ukraine, Vice

The cost of maintaining a drugs, booze and cigarettes habit got a lot more expensive in the U.S. last year, rising the most of almost anywhere in the world, the annual Bloomberg Global Vice Index shows. Americans had to fork out over $200 more for a basket of so-called vice goods last year versus 2016, with only New Zealand seeing a bigger increase. The gauge compares the share of income needed to maintain a broad weekly habit of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and opioids across more than 100 countries.…

Is Consuming Ghee In Summers Good For Your Health?

April 4, 2018 Loknath Dasconsuming, for, Ghee, Good, Health, In, Is, Summers, Your

Desi gheemakes for an indispensable part of most Indian households. You may agree that a generous helping of ghee on rice, chapattis and dals made them taste amazing. In fact, our grandmothers swore by this greasy delight and used it in most ‘gharelu nuske‘. Desi ghee is made with cow or buffalo’s milk, and is generally churned at home by heating white butter or malai. In the Ayurveda wisdom, ghee is considered to be a rejuvenating ingredient that is used to cure most ailments. Ghee, an unprocessed fat is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acid along with vitamin-A, which helps to keep your…

Dear parents, take note. Bariatric surgery may halve heart disease risk in obese teens

March 26, 2018 Loknath Das'obese, Bariatric, Dear, Disease, halve, Heart, In, May, Note, Parents, Risk, Surgery, Take, teens

Bariatric surgery can cut in half the risk of premature heart disease and stroke in teenagers with severe obesity, a study has found. The study, based on a prediction model, showed that prior to bariatric surgery the overall risk of a severely obese teen having a fatal or non-fatal heart attack, stroke, heart failure or other heart disease event over a 30-year period was 8 per cent on average. One year after surgery, the risk of a heart disease event would be cut in half — to 4 per cent…

Novel treatment for cancer: Immunotherapy trials show promise in curing the disease

March 26, 2018 Loknath DasCancer, curing, Disease, for, immunotherapy, In, Novel, Promise, show, The, Treatment, trials

In the winter of 2013, Sue Scott, then 36, had already planned her own funeral. Her cervical cancer was spreading fast. Multiple rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery had all failed. Tumours were invading her liver and colon, and squeezing her ureters. Her last chance was to enroll in an experimental trial in which doctors were trying to partially replace patients’ immune systems with T-cells that would specifically attack cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection. Within a few months, her tumours completely disappeared. This…

Diabetics may get help in improving blood sugar levels from this telehealth program

March 21, 2018 Loknath DasBlood, Diabetics, From, Get, Help, improving, In, Levels, May, Program, Sugar, telehealth, This

Turns out, improving blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes patients is as easy as using a telehealth program. A study conducted in veterans found that the program for diabetes self-management not only shortens the wait to talk to a physician specialist versus an in-person visit but also results in patients with type 2 diabetes having comparable improvements in blood glucose (sugar) control to patients receiving traditional care finds. The “telediabetes” program at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Pittsburgh Healthcare System, where the study took place, merges an electronic consultation, or…

One in 10 stroke survivors require more help with taking medication

March 20, 2018 Loknath Das10', Help, In, Medication, More, One, Require, Stroke, Survivors, taking, With

One in 10 stroke survivors need more help with taking medication, according to a study. According to the Stroke Associations, as many as four in ten people who have had a stroke, go on to have another one within ten years. As a second stroke carries a greater risk of disability and death than first time strokes, it is important that survivors take medicine daily to lower their risk. Half of survivors of stroke are dependent on others for everyday activities, though the proportion dependent on others for medicine taking…