Just like in normal tourism, medical tourism too is taken up by tourist to get healthy soon, just that the reason is a bit more literal in medical tourism. Medical Tourism is done by people who are looking for a cost effective treatment for their ailment in a different country. It is precisely a provision of low cost private medical care by joint venture of tourism industry with corporate players in... 

Washington (IANS): Daily intake of a vitamin E supplement, once thought to reduce cancer risk, increases chances of prostate cancer among men, new research says. The finding is based on a report summarising the latest results of the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), conducted by Eric Klein, professor at the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at Cleveland Clinic in the... 

BANGALORE: A study by Frost and Sullivan estimates hazardous waste generation inIndiaat a compounded annual growth rate of 8% over the next five years. This would call for a significant investment in waste disposal facilities.  It has been estimated that the cost to put up an incinerator works out to between Rs.10-30 crore. In addition, it would cost Rs. 400 crore annually to operate the incineration... 

By MARIAM NIHAL, MARIAM.NIHAL@ARABNEWS.COM Published: Oct 5, 2011 14:38 Updated: Oct 5, 2011 14:56 Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.” Marilyn Monroe said and women concurred. What is so intriguing about makeup? Ever wondered why every little is girl fascinated with mom’s red lipstick? Arab News introduces you to a girl who lived her fantasy... 

By Madhulika Sonkar New Delhi (IANS): The tattered printout of an email, a blood-soaked bedsheet and the laptop screen flashing an image from the Facebook account left open is all that 26-year-old Shivani Mhatre remembers about the night of April 2, 2011. Mhatre’s family was busy catching the India vs Sri Lanka cricket match of the World Cup finale on television when Shivani, a marketing executive,... 

Washington, April 14 (ANI): Many people avoid dietary cholesterol for fear of increasing their risk for heart disease. However, experts from leading institutions have now dispelled some common myths surrounding dietary cholesterol – they found that such diets don’t’ increase the risk of heart disease. They also found that eggs contain higher Vitamin D levels and less cholesterol than thought. An... 

Washington, April 13 (ANI): Kent State University”s researchers have discovered that weight loss help improve memory and concentration. Their study has shown that bariatric surgery patients exhibited improved memory function 12 weeks after their operations. The research team studied 150 participants (109 bariatric surgery patients and 41 obese control subjects) at Cornell Medical College and... 

Washington, April 13 (ANI): Scientists have finally discovered how anti-depressants make new brain cells, which could help researchers develop better and more efficient drugs to combat depression. The study by scientists from the Institute of Psychiatry, King”s College London, show that anti-depressants regulate the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) – a key protein involved in the stress response.... 

Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Eating fish during pregnancy could cut risk of developing postpartum depression, according to a new study. It found that the omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish such as salmon and herring may play a critical role in both development and maintenance of the brain and nerves. Michelle Price Judge, a faculty member at the University of Connecticut School of Nursing, is keenly... 

Washington, April 13 (ANI): A new study has found that brisk walking for 30-50 minutes three or four times per week improved blood flow through to the brain as much as 15 percent in elderly women. The 3-month study conducted at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital”s Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in Dallas included 16 women age 60 and older. At the beginning of the study, the...