Psoriasis is a mysterious skin disease that affects around 5 per cent of the population. It usually starts between the ages of 16 and 25 years or after the age of 55 as disfiguring, scaly, itchy, eruptions anywhere on the body. It can occur on the elbows and knees, in flexures and folds or on [...]
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CM NEWS - A substance of popular Chinese herb huang qin (Scutellaria radix,) triggers the death process in tumour cells, while it has virtually no effect on healthy cells, according to a new discovery of this selective function of huang qin by scientists of the German Cancer Research Centre (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ).
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The valuable substance [...]
Botanical Name: Magnolia acuminata, Magnolia virginiana (LINN.)
Family : Magnoliaceae.Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species .
Subfamily: Magnolioideae
Synonyms: CucumberTree. Magnoliae cortex. Blue Magnolia. Swamp Sassafras. Magnolia Tripetata.
Parts Used: Bark of stem and root.
Habitat: North America. The natural range of Magnolia species is rather scattered and includes [...]
A deadly strain of the superbug MRSA which can lead to a flesh-eating form of pneumonia has emerged.Research suggests it may be more prevalent among the gay community - the gay San Francisco district of Castro appears to have been hardest hit.
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So far only two [...]
Much has been written about a good diet though we still have some niggling questions on what to eat and what to avoid. Now, finally, we have the perfect diet – one that is high in protein and low in carbohydrate .
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London: A high protein, low carbohydrate diet is most effective in promoting weight [...]
Some people with heart failure might benefit from a therapy which helps dampen their overactive immune systems.US researchers treated more than 1,000 patients, and found those with certain types of heart failure had a lower risk of death or hospitalisation.
Writing in the Lancet journal, they said large numbers of patients could [...]
WASHINGTON: A study has revealed that men above 60 years of age having low blood testosterone levels are more prone to fractures.
The researchers said that one-third of all osteoporotic fractures caused by porous bones occur in men. Particularly the men having a previous osteoporotic fracture have three to four times the risk of having another [...]
Botanical Name: Taxus baccata
Family: N.O. Taxaceae and Coniferae
Other Names:Taxus brevifolia, Pacific Yew or Western Yew
Poisonous Parts: Leaves, seed and fruit.
Habitat: Europe, North Africa, Western Asia.It is a conifer native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It ranges from southernmost Alaska south to central California, mostly in the Pacific Coast Ranges, but with [...]
KOLKATA: Hooked on Chinese cuisine? Make sure your favourite dish isn’t killing you slowly. An increasing number of people here are falling prey to stomach cancer induced by carcinogenic monosodium glutamate (ajinomoto) — a common ingredient in Chinese food.
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A study conducted by the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute has concluded that the substance [...]
WASHINGTON: Minor leg injuries like ankle sprains and muscle ruptures may increase the risk of blood clots in the legs or lungs.
Previous studies revealed that major injuries increased the risk for venous thrombosis. The disorder included deep vein thrombosis, or blood clots in the leg, and pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot that has travelled [...]
Botanical Name: Inula Helenium (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Compositae
Synonyms: Scabwort. Elf Dock. Wild Sunflower. Horseheal. Velvet Dock.
(French) Aunée
(German) Alantwurzel
(Welsh) Marchalan
Part Used: -Root.
Habitat: Elecampane is one of our largest herbaceous plants. It is found widely distributed throughout England, though can scarcely be termed common, occurring only locally, in damp pastures and shady ground. It is [...]
Definition:Colic is a form of pain which starts and stops abruptly.
Spasmodic pain in the adomen in infants,accompained by irritability or crying. Colic also refers to condition of gas or the digestive irritability in infants up to three months old. It is often due to alkaline, high-sodium internal conditions, but can also be caused by overfeedin, [...]
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of a heart attack in older women, New Zealand research suggests.The supplements are often prescribed to postmenopausal women to help counter loss of bone density.
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Previous research suggested they might also protect against vascular disease by cutting blood cholesterol levels.
However, [...]
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Botanical Name: Sambucus nigra (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Caprifoliaceae
Genus and specie: Sambucus nigra L.
Synonyms: Black Elder. Common Elder. Pipe Tree. Bore Tree. Bour Tree. (Fourteenth Century) Hylder, Hylantree. (Anglo-Saxon) Eldrum. (Low Saxon). Ellhorn. (German) Hollunder. (French) Sureau.
Other names: American elder , sweet elder and common elder.
Parts Used: Bark, leaves, flowers, berries.
Habitat: [...]
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fish oil capsules and fatty fish do an equally good job of enriching the blood and other body tissues with healthy omega-3 fatty acids, new findings suggest.
But the findings can’t be interpreted to mean that capsules and fish are equally good for the heart, Dr. William S. Harris, [...]
Turning Inward During Winter
In the depths of winter, we can forget that bare trees will once again be full with foliage, and grass and flowers hidden beneath a blanket of white or a deceptive covering of hardened earth will burst forth once again. While they slumber, nature is continuing its work at the center [...]
WASHINGTON: According to a University of Michigan Health System analysis of nine studies, people participating for a longer time in a pedometre-based walking program may lose a good amount of weight, without even having to change their diet.
This analytical study led by Caroline R Richardson, MD, assistant professor in the U-M Health System Department of [...]
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), the airways and tissues of the lung gradually become damaged over time, causing increasing shortness of breadth. Some people with copd eventually become so short of breadth that they are seriously disabled and are unable to carry out even simple daily living activities. In nearly all cases of copd, [...]
Botanical Name: Oenanthe crocata (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Umbelliferae
Synonyms:lHorsebane. Dead Tongue. Five-Fingered Root. Water Lovage. Yellow Water Dropwort.
Part Used:Root.
Other Names: Horse bane, water lovage, Yellow water dropwort, Dean’s fingers. Beldrum
(Pemb). Bendock, (Kent). Cowbane. (Yks). Bilders, (Corn, Dev, I o W). Deadman’s cresh,
(Dumf). Dead tounge, (Lancs, Weat, Cumb). Eltrot, (Wilts,Som) Five fingered rot, (Pemb, Glam). Water [...]
There may be one reason why many Americans aren’t eating healthy that has nothing to do with will power or flavor: it’s too expensive.
Millions of Americans simply can’t afford to eat healthy, according to researchers at the University of Washington in the first study of its kind.
They compared prices of healthy foods (rich in nutrients [...]
