Historians have not pin-pointed the exact time Ayurveda came into being. Most agree that Ayurvedic classical texts were written in India between 3,500 and 5,000 years ago, though some suggest an even longer history. Legend The origins of this system of course are lost in time. In legend it is said to... [Read More]

What is Ayurveda? Ayurveda literally means “science of life and longevity.” and is considered to be the traditional system of medicine of India. It is the oldest health care system in the world. Ayurveda is a science in the sense that it is a complete system. It is a qualitative, holistic... [Read More]

Welcome to read about the most ancient and traditional science on one of the most modern systems, the Internet. How can this ancient system of health care be relevant to people of today, when technological advances have radically altered our lifestyles, our environment and our medicine? The principles... [Read More]

Taking a dip in indoor chlorinated pools may induce genotoxicity (DNA damage that may lead to cancer) as well as respiratory problems, revealed a study. However, the authors of the study claimed that the positive health effects of swimming could be maintained by reducing pool levels of the chemicals... [Read More]

Researchers who looked at genetic data from 50,000 people from Finland, Germany and The Netherlands found that patients with a certain DNA variant affecting regulation of a particular brain chemical have a greater risk of developing migraines. The results suggest that a buildup of that chemical, called... [Read More]

brain The immune system may have a key role in the development of Parkinson’s disease, say US researchers. In a 20-year study of 4,000 people, half with Parkinson’s disease, the team found an association between genes controlling immunity and the condition. The results raise the possibility... [Read More]

super-bug A day after the Government slammed The Lancet report on NDM-1, the drug-resistant “superbug” originating from India, lead researcher of the study Prof Timothy R Walsh of Cardiff University said the government should instead investigate the matter and recognise this health threat. “We... [Read More]

n the largest study of its kind, an international team of scientists has identified 95 genetic variants associated with fat, or lipid, levels in the blood that can contribute to heart disease. Together, the gene variants — 59 of which were linked to lipid metabolism for the first time — explain... [Read More]

More than 72 million U.S. adults, or 26.7 percent, are now obese, while the number of states with an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or greater has tripled in two years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Tuesday. The figures represent a 1-percentage point increase... [Read More]

heart A Boston University team found healthy people with sluggish hearts that pumped out less blood had “older” brains on scans than others. Out of the 1,500 people studied, the team observed that the brain shrinks as it ages. A poor cardiac output aged the brain by nearly two years on average,... [Read More]

calcium Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows. The study, in the British Medical Journal, said people who took supplements were 30% more likely to have a heart attack. Data from 11 trials also suggested the medicines were not very... [Read More]

Drew-Careys-Massive-Weight-Loss Drew Carey Weight Loss 2010 – Drew Carey has lost a lot of weight. It was first noticed when he went to a party in LA on Wednesday night looking much slimmer. Carey claims that he lost 80 pounds by sticking to a no-carb diet and exercising more than he did previously. “No... [Read More]

The patch has hundreds of microscopic needles which dissolve into the skin. Tests in mice show the technology may even produce a better immune response than a conventional jab. Writing in Nature Medicine, the team of researchers said the patch could one day enable people to vaccinate themselves. Each... [Read More]

In a finding which could have many practical uses for human health including male contraception, US scientists claim to have discovered that the human sperm gene is 600 million years old. A team at Northwestern University has found that the sex-specific gene, called Boule, which is responsible... [Read More]

Here’s yet another reason why you should kick the butt – smoking influences gene function, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research have found that exposure to cigarette smoke can alter gene expression — the process by which a gene’s... [Read More]

India is the second largest ‘obese’ nation in the world with 155 million overweight people, second only to China. Experts believe that by the year 2020, we shall easily topple China in this dubious distinction.Obesity is usually a result of overeating or unhealthy eating habits and sedentary... [Read More]

Children should text rather than talk on their mobile phones, Australia’s radiation safety watchdog has said, noting that a child’s skull is thinner and could absorb more radiation. The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPNSA) made the observation, after a study... [Read More]

The Massachusetts study, reported online by the New England Journal of Medicine, was halted after six months because the men using a hormone gel were developing so many heart, breathing and skin problems compared to patients applying a placebo gel to their shoulders or upper arms every day. “I... [Read More]

Combining a specific imaging test of the brain with a memory recall test appears to be the best predictor so far of Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The findings were culled from a large, ongoing study testing various brain imaging tests and biomarkers that aims to... [Read More]

A blood test during pregnancy could one day replace more invasive tests for Down’s syndrome, say researchers.High-risk women are currently offered an amniocentesis test, which carries a risk of miscarriage. But Dutch researchers told a fertility conference they are on the verge of developing... [Read More]

A typical drug user’s transition to addiction could result from a persistent impairment of synaptic plasticity (the ability of the connection between two neurons to change in strength) in a key structure of the brain, suggests a new French study. The research, by the teams of Pier Vincenzo... [Read More]

Long-term administration of statins, the anti-cholesterol drugs, could lead to anxiety and major depression in patients and also develop suicidal tendencies, scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad have established. A team of scientists led by Amitabha Chattopadhyay... [Read More]

With all the talk of the swine flu and the havoc it can wreak, there is a common ailment  swine flu or not  that is sure to continue to plague mankind: stomach and digestive problems. It can be said with a very high degree of certainty that virtually every man woman and child of planet Earth has... [Read More]

Your bathroom shelves are filled with fancy shampoos, expensive conditioners, hair gels and the works, yet you complain of unmanageable hair. The reason: you are not using the right products. Sometimess you refuse to part with products that you’ve been using since childhood, but you really... [Read More]