New York, March 18 (IANS) A key morning breakfast food has just got better. The soluble fibre in oats helps lower total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or ‘bad’ cholesterol but scientists now say that the cardiovascular health benefits of oats goes beyond fibre. The phenolic compound avenanthramide (AVE) – found only in oats – may possess […]
Washington, March 17 (IANS) Our grandmothers have extolled the medicinal virtues of honey, for everything from cold and sore throats to colitis and even diabetes. Now add battling bacterial resistance to the list. That’s the finding of a study conducted as part of the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest […]
Los Angeles, March 16 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie, who had a double mastectomy in May last year, says “there’s still another surgery to have, which I haven’t yet”. The 38-year-old had a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after being told she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer because she carries the BRCA1 gene. “There’s […]
Los Angeles, March 13 (IANS) Actress-writer Lena Dunham, who is suffering from excruciating back pain, has now turned to ancient Chinese therapy to seek relief. The “Girls” creator has said that she is shunning traditional treatment in favour of an alternative remedy, reports contactmusic.com. The procedure involves creating suction against the skin with heated cups to […]
London, March 12 (IANS) Veteran British actor Timothy West, 79, is nursing a broken ankle. He has been confined to a wheelchair after the injury, which he sustained in a fall. The “Day of the Jackal” star even underwent an operation to repair the damage. His ankle has been set in plaster and he has been […]
Los Angeles, March 11 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj will make a young fan’s dream come true. She will meet a cancer patient, who is a fan of her music. US basketball player John Wall began an online campaign to help the cancer patient meet Minaj. Wall, a Washington Wizards’ star, launched a drive to held Miyah, […]
Washington, March 9 (IANS) E-cigarettes, promoted as a way to quit regular cigarettes, may actually be a new route to conventional smoking and nicotine addiction for teenagers, a study said. Adolescents who used the devices were more likely to smoke cigarettes and less likely to quit smoking. “Despite claims that e-cigarettes are helping people quit smoking, […]
New York, March 9 (IANS) How would you react if your neighbourhood restaurant serves you a menu that only lists cuisines prepared from caterpillars or termites? People would soon have no choice but to consume insects as it would be increasingly difficult to feed the burgeoning world population — close to 8 billion now — in […]
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand cancelled his show in Derby after he received the news that his mother Barbara has breast cancer. The 38-year-old comedian cancelled his show at Derby’s Assembly Rooms in the East Midlands Friday so that he could be with Barbara, reports contactmusic.com. He also pulled out of a […]
London, March 7 (IANS) Many patients who need heart transplant to survive lose the battle midway as the waiting period for a donor heart often gets prolonged. But those who remain physically active have greater chances of surviving the period, a study said. Anxiety-ridden, depressive and passive patients, on the other hand, run the risk of […]