Medically Speaking

UNKOWN IRON DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS MORE HARMUL

26 Nov 2021 02:14 AM IST

How often do you feel lethargic or feel exhausted? Can you barely make it up the stairs without getting winded even though you’re physically fit? If so, you might be lacking in iron. Although many people don’t think of iron as being a nutrient, but it is an extremely important

REPEATED CONCUSSIONS IN PROFESSIONAL RUGBY PLAYERS LINKED WITH POOR MENTAL HEALTH POST RETIREMENT

25 Nov 2021 00:59 AM IST

According to a study, professional rugby players are more likely to show signs of poor mental health, such as depression and anxiety compared to amateur ones and non-contact athletes. The research has been published in the journal ‘Sports Medicine’. The retired elite rugby players in the study suffered more concussions

STUDY FINDS ONLY ALCOHOL TRIGGERS HEART ARRYTHMIA

25 Nov 2021 00:58 AM IST

According to research at UC San Francisco, it was found out that while the common heart condition is triggered by caffeine, sleep deprivation and sleeping on the left side, alcohol is the only one that was associated with heart arrhythmia (improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast or

RESEARCH FINDS ASPIRIN USE LINKED WITH INCREASED RISK OF HEART FAILURE

25 Nov 2021 00:57 AM IST

According to a new research, taking aspirin is associated with a 26 per cent increased risk of heart failure. The other factors associated with it are smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The findings of this research have been published in the ‘ESC Heart Failure

NO COVID BOOSTER REQUIRED IN INDIA AS OF NOW: GULERIA

25 Nov 2021 00:56 AM IST

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi director, Dr Randeep Guleria has hailed the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country and said that no booster dose is required in the country as of now. ‘Going Viral’ authored by Professor (Dr) Balram Bhargava captures first-hand experiences of scientists who worked

CHEMOTHERAPY INTERFERES WITH MUSCLE BUILDING

25 Nov 2021 00:54 AM IST

A new study has found that chemotherapy may also affect the way the body builds new muscle.The findings of the study were published in the ‘American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology’. According to the researchers, it was previously known that chemotherapy drugs can affect the mitochondria within cells, which can cause

Exercise raises body’s ‘cannabis’ for inflamation reduction

23 Nov 2021 03:53 AM IST

In a new study, experts from the University of Nottingham found that exercise intervention in people with arthritis did not just reduce their pain, but also lowered the levels of inflammatory substances (called cytokines). It also increased levels of cannabis-like substances produced by their own bodies, called endocannabinoids. Interestingly, the

COVID JAB SHOWS LESS ANTIBODY RESPONSE IN PEOPLE ON IMMUNO SUPPRESSANTS

23 Nov 2021 03:52 AM IST

A new study has found that people who received two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while on TNF inhibitors (a class of immunosuppressants), generated less powerful and shorter-lived antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19 than healthy people and those on other kinds of immunosuppressants. The scientists found this

ADULTS WITH ADHD LIKELY TO HAVE ANXIETY DISORDER

23 Nov 2021 03:51 AM IST

One in four adults aged 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had a generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), found a new nationally representative study, in the US. The study was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Those with ADHD were four times more likely to have GAD at some

ADOPTING PLANT BASED DIET RELIEVES MIGRAINE SYMPTOMS

23 Nov 2021 03:50 AM IST

Adopting a plant-based diet that is rich in dark green leafy vegetables, could relieve symptoms of chronic migraine, according to a recent study. This study was published online in the ‘BMJ Case Reports Journal’. The recommendation comes after they treated a man who had endured severe migraine headaches without aura

WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM SCHOOLS REOPENING

23 Nov 2021 03:47 AM IST

The second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is on the wane in most parts of the country and in view of low positivity rate, schools have reopened for higher classes and will shortly reopen for lower grades too. However, the fear of an impending third wave is looming large, particularly

CERTAIN BAD LIFESTYLE HABITS MAY DEVELOP METABOLIC SYNDROME

22 Nov 2021 02:51 AM IST

A new study has found that certain lifestyle habits play a significant role in the possibility of developing metabolic syndrome. The study has been published in the ‘Preventive Medicine Journal’. The researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed that the level of risk that lifestyle factors confer for metabolic