Tuesday 31 January 2012

Dairy Products may Help Weight Loss Initiatives




A new study reveals that shifting to dairy products could provide an advantage in shedding those excess kilos.

 
Researchers analyzed data from 14 different studies involving more than 880 participants and found that increasing your dairy intake and reducing your overall energy intake helped people to shed the extra kilos and reduce their waistlines. 


While the findings are nothing new, it does emphasize that dairy products are indeed a healthy option for people who are weight-conscious. The study details are published in the International Journal of Obesity. 



Source-Medindia

 

Not Worth Using High Heels Regularly


Scientists have found that use of high heels can cause permanent change in the way women walk. Further, regular use of high heels can increase their risk of strain injuries.

 
Researchers said that frequent use of high heels can cause the muscles in the feet to become fixed in a flexed manner, even after the heels have been taken off. 


When high heels are used regularly, it can cut short the fibers in the calf muscles of women and alter the position of joints and muscles in the feet. 

It is best that women avoid using high heels on a regular basis. 



Source-Medindia

 

Monday 30 January 2012

Money can have the same effect on the brain as using drugs


According to research, making money can cause chemical changes in the brain leading to addiction! For some personality types, money is as addicting as cocaine is. When you pick a career for the shear financial profit of it, each year’s amount becomes the floor that you must succeed from.
Psychologists showed that the exhilarating feelings of earning more and more for those who earn high amounts of money have chemical changes happening in their brain that makes them addicted to it.

Applying Ultrasound on Testicles Could Play Role of Temporary Contraceptive

 Applying Ultrasound on Testicles Could Play Role of Temporary Contraceptive
A new study published in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology suggests that applying ultrasound to testicles could be an easy method of contraception since it temporarily destroys the germ cells that produce the sperms.
Researchers from University of North Carolina tested the technique on rats and found that applying a three megahertz high frequency ultrasound beam around the rats’ testicles for a period of 15 minutes reduced the number of sperms to below 10 million sperm per milliliter. In humans, a man is considered to be infertile when his sperm count is below 15 million per milliliter. 

The researchers said that the technique produces temporary infertility in men which can be reversed later on. However they admitted that more studies need to take place on the subject in order to ascertain how long the effect lasts and whether it is safe to apply the beam again and again. 

“Further studies are required to determine how long the contraceptive effect lasts and if it is safe to use multiple times”, lead researcher Dr James Tsuruta said.


Source-Medindia

 

In America, lipstick was originally made from an extract of ground-up insects and was applied with a brush.


In the late 19th century, lipstick was made from carmine dye, an extract of mashed up insects. At this time, the wearing of lipstick was considered to be fairly taboo unless the person happened to be an actor or actress. 

However, using the word "lipstick" is probably a misnomer since lip coloring during this era was sold in tinted papers or paper tubes. The more convenient push-up tubes that we are familiar with were not made available until about 1915! 



source: OMG

Sunday 29 January 2012

RESEARCH ORIENTED PDF FILES


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  • Acutely ill patients in hospital

  • Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use

  • Alcohol-use disorders: physical complications

  • Anaemia management in people with chronic kidney disease

  • Antenatal and postnatal mental health

  • Antenatal care

  • Antisocial personality disorder

  • Anxiety

  • Atopic eczema in children

  • Atrial fibrillation

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

  • Autism in children and young people

  • Chronic kidney disease

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (updated)

  • Coeliac disease

  • Colonoscopic surveillance for prevention of colorectal cancer in people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or adenomas

  • Common mental health disorders

  • Constipation in children and young people

  • Delirium

  • Dementia

  • Dental recall

  • Depression in adults (update)

  • Depression in children and young people

  • Depression with a chronic physical health problem

  • Diabetes in pregnancy

  • Diabetic foot problems - inpatient management

  • Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5

  • Donor breast milk banks

  • Drug misuse: opioid detoxification

  • Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions

  • Dyspepsia

  • Eating disorders

  • Faecal incontinence

  • Falls

  • Familial breast cancer

  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia

  • Feverish illness in children

  • Food allergy in children and young people

  • Glaucoma

  • Head injury

  • Heavy menstrual bleeding

  • Hip fracture

  • Hypertension

  • Hypertension in pregnancy

  • Induction of labour

  • Intrapartum care

  • Irritable bowel syndrome

  • Lipid modification

  • Long-acting reversible contraception

  • Low back pain

  • Lower urinary tract symptoms

  • Lung cancer

  • MI: secondary prevention

  • Medicines adherence

  • Metastatic malignant disease of unknown primary origin

  • Metastatic spinal cord compression

  • Motor neurone disease - non-invasive ventilation

  • Multiple pregnancy

  • Neonatal jaundice

  • Neuropathic pain - pharmacological management

  • Nocturnal enuresis - the management of bedwetting in children and young people

  • Nutrition support in adults

  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Ovarian cancer

  • Parkinson's disease

  • Perioperative hypothermia (inadvertent)

  • Peritoneal dialysis

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  • Postnatal care

  • Pregnancy and complex social factors

  • Pressure ulcer management

  • Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis

  • Prostate cancer

  • Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse

  • Referral for suspected cancer

  • Respiratory tract infections

  • Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Schizophrenia (update)

  • Sedation in children and young people

  • Self-harm

  • Stable angina

  • Stroke

  • Surgical management of OME

  • Surgical site infection

  • Transient loss of consciousness in adults and young people

  • Type 2 Diabetes - newer agents (partial update of CG66)

  • Type 2 diabetes - footcare

  • Unstable angina and NSTEMI

  • Urinary incontinence

  • Urinary tract infection in children

  • Venous thromboembolism - reducing the risk

  • Violence

  • When to suspect child maltreatment