Otago Daily Times |
Forgo sugary drinks if you are suffering from gout
India.Com Health ‘So not only does sugar raise uric acid in the blood due to processing in the liver, but it also appears to directly interfere with excretion of uric acid from the kidney. This was a quite unpredictable interaction,’ he said. (Read: Lower your gout … Forgo sugary drinks to abate gout effects: StudyNewstrack India |
How the bacteria in your gut may be shaping your waistlineThe EconomistBut it is also doing damage from Mexico to South Africa and India, raising levels of disease and pushing up health costs. In this section. Wider understanding … The normal mice de…
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Forgo sugary drinks to abate gout effects: Study
Newstrack India SLC2A9 is a newly identified urate transporter influencing serum urate concentration, urate excretion and gout. “So not only does sugar raise uric acid in the blood due to processing in the liver, but it also appears to directly interfere with … |
Times of IndiaHealth tips for womenTimes of IndiaGet your iron from rice flakes, bajra, prunes, egg, liver, spinach, kidney beans and black sesame seeds (til). Eat a hearty breakfast of muesli/oats with milk and a few nuts to improve concentration and …
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90% of the world’s smokeless tobacco users are from South-East Asia!
India.Com Health People find it impossible to quit because of the addictive nature of the chemical nicotine – so addictive that WHO considers tobacco addiction a disease which sadly afflicts one out of every three Indian. Along with tobacco, gutka and pan masala … |
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Idol watch job for BMC
Times of India “We lack manpower and since Ganesh puja involves religious sentiments, monitoring is not easy,” the commissioner said. Metals like cadmium affect the nervous system and kidney while mercury affects the brain and chromium harms the liver. The chemicals … |
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Slaughterhouses to come up at border checkposts
Times of India While discussing with food safety officials the department has learnt that innards like liver and kidney of cattle are transported in an unhygienic condition, often emanating a putrid smell from them. “At present, we don’t have a proper facility to … |
Nature Medicine blog (blog) |
A vaccine for Kala-azar within reach?
The Hindu A vaccine that offers protection from kala-azar, a deadly infection that affects large numbers of poor people in eastern India as well as neighbouring Nepal and Bangladesh, could be developed by crippling the disease-causing organism’s ability to … Experimental leishmaniasis vaccine could overcome challenge of multiple speciesNature Medicine blog (blog) |
Daily News & Analysis |
Alcohol-related deaths on the rise!
Daily News & Analysis At a time when alcohol-related deaths are on the rise, the suggestion of Swami Agnivesh to ban alcohol sale in India could prove to be the perfect elixir for the problem. Alarmingly, the number of alcohol-related deaths has witnessed a sharp rise of … |
5 power-packed foods to boost your immunityZee NewsAlso, the purplish-red root detoxifies the liver and cures diseases of the digestive system. Garlic: Garlic is one of the most commonly used spices in cooking because of its aroma and the enticing flav…