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The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health funds Victoria program

October 9, 2018

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has awarded grant funding to five Texas nonprofits to support collaborative approaches to well-being in rural communities. The Victoria County Public Health...

5 Hot Tips for Preventing Sports Injuries

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September 22, 2018

Health

More people are participating sports today. Some do it as a career while others do it to have fun and keep fit. Whether one is in a local, company or national team, she or he is exposed to injury risks unless...

5 natural home remedies to cure common ailments, turmeric for joint pain to lavender oil for insomnia

Loknath Das

September 14, 2018

Health

Healthy foods are not just good for weight loss. Some common foods found in your pantry can actually work as home remedies that heal common illnesses. For minor health problems, you can turn to these home r...

PCOS diet, foods to avoid and what to eat if you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Loknath Das

September 14, 2018

Health

September marks Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month. PCOS is a hormonal imbalance that occurs in women of reproductive age. It may cause infrequent or prolonged menstrual periods, and excess ma...

Binge drinking affects male and female brains differently, here’s why

Loknath Das

September 14, 2018

Health

While binge drinking affects the health of both males and females, the effect of gene expression in an area of the brain linked to addiction was found to be different, finds a new study. Repeated binge drin...

Strokes are linked to dementia, increases risk of the brain disease by 70%

Loknath Das

September 12, 2018

Health

People who have suffered a stroke are more likely to develop dementia, a study conducted by the University of Exeter Medical School confirmed. The study involved an analysis of 3.2 million people across the...

If you feel very sleepy during the day, you might be at risk of getting Alzheimer’s

Loknath Das

September 12, 2018

Health

People who feel very sleepy during the day are nearly three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who do not, a long-term study has found. The study, published in the journal SLEEP,...

New blood test could predict second heart attack risk

Loknath Das

September 12, 2018

Health

A blood test that quickly and easily detects whether a person is at the risk of a secondary heart attack is being developed by scientists. The researchers at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Aus...

Bone cancer in children begins years before tumour is visible

Loknath Das

September 5, 2018

Health

Scientists have discovered that some childhood bone cancers start growing years before tumours appear and get diagnosed. Ewing sarcoma is a rare cancer found mainly in bone or soft tissue of young teenagers...

Cannabis extract can be used to treat psychosis, says this study

Loknath Das

September 5, 2018

Health

A single dose of the non-intoxicating compound of cannabis -- cannabidiol -- can help reduce brain function abnormalities seen in people with psychosis, results of a clinical trial, led by an Indian-origin ...