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Good grades lead to better health: Study

Washington, Dec 08 (ANI): Good grades do make you teachers' favorite whereas parents shower excessive love if you are their 'A' grader child. And now a new research has revealed that they also make students healthier adults.
Vitamin supplements 'reduce incidence of measles and diarrhoea'

Washington, Dec 08 (ANI): A new research has strongly endorsed the continuation of vitamin A supplementation programmes, which reduce the incidence of measles and diarrhoea and ultimately save lives.
Eating blueberries, blackberries 'ward off Alzheimer's, heart problems'

London, Dec 8 (ANI): Consuming purple coloured fruit can keep age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's, heart problems and cancer at bay, according to a new study.
Second-hand smoke ups invasive meningococcal disease risk in kids

Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): A new study has pointed out that children exposed to second-hand smoke are more likely to get invasive meningococcal disease than children who are not exposed.
Video games help lower diabetes, obesity risks in kids

Washington, Dec 07 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a unique method to convince children to eat better and exercise more to fight obesity- video games.
People with psychotic disorders 12 times likelier to commit suicide

Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): A psychiatrist has said that people with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are 12 times more likely to commit suicide than average.
Marmite vitamin 'could prevent heart problems'

London, Dec 6 (ANI): Experts have claimed that a vitamin found in Marmite has the potential to prevent heart diseases.
Soyfoods protect against breast cancer, lower cholesterol

Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Including soyfoods in a balanced diet will protect against breast cancer, lower cholesterol, and support nutrient adequacy, say experts.
Symptoms of Huntington's disease appear a decade before diagnosis

London, Dec 3 (ANI): A new Australian research has revealed that people with Huntington's disease show symptoms more than a decade before they are likely to get a clinical diagnosis.
Healthy lifestyle 'cuts risk of first stroke by 80pc'

Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Those who make healthy lifestyle choices- such as not smoking, eating a low-fat diet high in fruits and vegetables, drinking in moderation, exercising regularly and maintaining a normal body weight - can lower risk of first time stroke by 80 percent compared to those who don't make such changes, according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines.
Health impairment primarily due to bad lifestyle, not aging

Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Sports scientists have revealed that impairments to health and physical performance are not primarily a result of aging but of bad lifestyle habits and lack of exercise.
Binge drinking linked to coronary heart disease

London, Dec 3 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the pattern of drinking affects the relation of alcohol intake to coronary heart disease.
Widely used arthritis pill shows promise against skin cancer

Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): A new study has shown that a widely used arthritis drug could reduce the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers - the most common cancers in humans.
New research paves way for better Graves' disease treatment

Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Researchers have identified a compound that stops overproduction of thyroid hormone - a finding that brings scientists one-step closer to improving treatment for Graves' disease.
Inflammatory bowel disease leads to post traumatic stress

Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): A new research has indicated that the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease produces its own variant of post traumatic stress (PTSD).
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