Health News-38: FISH AND LONGER LIFESPAN

Norway has been ranked the world's happiest country, with the longest lifespans. 

It is suspected that there is a link between their elevated moods and longer lifespans and the high amount of fish in their diet.

Health News-38: Nano Drug for early detection of Cancer and Heart ailments

Google Life Sciences team working on Nano Drug for early detection of Cancer and Heart ailments.

For more details:

The Times of India, Chennai, Times Trends section, Page 15, Oct.30, 2014

Health News-37:

Vitamin D is unusual because it is the only one that can be synthesized in the body.  It is also the only vitamin that is a hormone EDEX, The NewIndian Express, Jan.31,2011

Health News-35: India tops world’s missed TB cases list

India tops world’s missed TB cases list reports The Times of India.  According to WHO report, 24% undiagnosed or unreported patients are from India.  In 2013, 1,36,000 cases of Multi-Drug Resistant-TB were detected globally.  For details, The Times of India, Chennai, Times Nation Section, Oct.24, 2014 page number 9.

At page number 13 of the same issue, citing a Chart by The Guardian (A Measure of Deadliness), it is said that TB is both quite contagious and very deadly and thus more to be feared than EBOLA.

Health News-34:

Lips turn blue in cold weather because cold air tightens blood vessels, forcing the blood to go deeper into your body to hold in the warmth - EDEX, The New Indian Express, Jan.31,2011

Grateful thanks to The New Indian Express.

Health News-33: UNIQUE TIOILET WITH BATH FOR RURAL WOMEN

UNIQUE TIOILET WITH BATH FOR RURAL WOMEN

Film maker, Suresh Menon has come up with a single-room eco-friendly toilet with closet, shower and washbasin, using discarded shipping containers.  Living without toilets and bathrooms, most of the rural folk have to get up early to finish their morning ablutions.  Touched by this, Menon has developed a toilet especially for women.   A month ago, Menon installed one such toilet in Manjakkudi village, 40 km from Kumbaknoam.  He is currently working on more such toilets to be supplied to remote areas across Tamilnadu.  

For more details and picture:

The Times of India, Chennai, Oct 16, 2014, page 6.

Grateful thanks to The Times of India.

Health News-30: STEM CELL INJECTION MAY CURE BLINDNESS

STEM CELL INJECTION MAY CURE BLINDNESS

Kounteya.Sinha@timesgroup.com

London: A long running medical trial has found stem cells injected into the eyes of blind patients can cure them with no side effects.  The pioneering study published in Lancet was proved safe after patients injected with stem cells derived from human embryos were monitored over three years.

For more details:

The Times of India, Chennai, Oct 16, 2014, page 15

Grateful thanks to Kounteya Sinha and The Times of India.