Consuming fish that contains an abundance of omega-3 fatty acids is known to reduce risks of a stroke. However, a new study reveals that consuming fried fish will enhance the risks of death due to strokes. Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, studied the Stroke Belt and Stroke Buckle of America, and concluded that residents of the Stroke Belt were 20% more likely to die because of strokes, while those in the Stroke Buckle had the risk enhanced to 40%. The Stroke Belt of America, also... 

Men may be macho, but that certainly gets in the way of their life span. They are heroic enough to make light of injuries and wounds, ignore warning signals of serious health issues, and keep doctors at bay. However, statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have some alarming figures; one out of five American men suffers heart disease and one of three men is affected by hypertension. Three of four men are overweight and in the category of the top 10 causes of death, figures... 

One of the most feared women’s diseases is ovarian cancer because it can progress to advanced stages with no symptoms until the tumors are extremely far along. Even though there has been extensive research, there still isn’t a viable routine screening test doctors can recommend to all women like mammograms can be suggested for preventing breast cancer. And there isn’t any in sight being tested either. A study was released on Monday in which the researchers predicted that deaths due to ovarian... 

A new survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration indicates that on an average, 30 million Americans drive under the influence of alcohol and 10 million do so after taking illicit drugs. There is however a slight decline in the current  national figures. Combined data for the years 2006 to 2009 showed  13.2% of the total population, 16 years and older, drove after consuming alcohol, whereas the figures stood at a slightly higher 14.6% for the years 2002 to 2005. For... 

Accumulation of  protein clumps, beta-amyloid, is a feature seen in the brains of persons affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Earlier researchers believed that the buildup of beta-amyloid in Alzheimer patients was due to an abnormally high production of the protein. New findings by a research team from Washington University, St. Louis reveal, rather than increased production, it is the slow clearance of the beta-amyloid that leads to accumulation of the protein. Amyloids are protein fragments... 

Dr Dennis Lo, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and his team of scientists have developed a new non-invasive technology based on their breakthrough that the mother’s plasma hold the entire fetal genome; the full DNA sequence.  Using a small sample of the mother’s blood, scientists can put together the  unborn child’s entire genetic code and look in the DNA for genetically inherited health conditions such as Down’s syndrome, thalassemia, and autism and a host of others. The... 

A new test Elecsys Troponin T can predict well ahead of time, if a seemingly healthy person, who has no apparent symptoms, has suffered heart damage and is at risk of heart failure. Using the test people at risk can take remedial actions and adopt healthier lifestyles to cut the risks. A similar test has been in use for several years now, but the new test is a more sensitive and accurate one, being 10 times more sensitive than the old version. Troponin C, T and I  are 3 complex contractile regulatory... 

The World Health Organization, WHO, has endorsed a new test that diagnoses  tuberculosis in less than two hours. Current TB skin  tests and others take about three months to confirm the condition and  tests may miss the cases too.  According to WHO information, last year, approximately 9.4 million people were affected by TB and about 1.7 million people lost their lives to the dreaded disease. The new test, made available by Cepheid is the fully automated NAAT (Nucleic acid amplification test)... 

Churchgoers are a happy lot, so say researchers at the University of Wisconsin. But not all churchgoers, only those who stay connected with their religion, attend church regularly and who have fostered close friendships with three or more members of the church. According to Chaeyoon Lim, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who led the research, the secret ingredient in religion that makes people happy is the friendships that they share with their fellow... 

The Daily Express has announced that taking a daily dose of the common pain medication, Aspirin, could be one of the easiest methods to keep a person from getting some of the more common cancers and dying. Just by taking 75 mg of aspirin a day. The announcement by the Daily Express came from information deemed from eight medical trials completed using more than 25,000 participants. The study group participants took a dose of aspirin every day and were followed up on to see who did or didn’t get...