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Playing Sudoku may not protect against mental decline: Study
Playing Sudoku and crosswords may not offset age-related mental decline, but can boost mental ability over a lifetime, a study claims. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen in the UK found that regularly doing problem solving throughout your lifetime does not prevent mental decline in later life. The study, published in The BMJ, suggests that regularly engaging in intellectual activities boosts mental ability throughout life and provides a "higher cognitive point" from which to decline. Previous studies have suggested that mental ability can be maintained or improved by exercising the mind in brain teasers such as Sudoku and crossword puzzles. They also suggest that reading from an early age, playing board games and playing musical instruments at least twice a week is linked with significantly reducing the risk for dementia, researchers said. However, there is a lack of historical childhood mental ability data, and the effect of practice on improving test scores has often been ..
Brain teasers may not stop age-related mental decline
Playing Sudoku or crosswords may not arrest age-related mental decline, as earlier studies suggested, but can boost mental ability over a lifetime, shows a research.
Five reasons for India to lead in Universal Health Care with Ayurveda (December 12 is Universal Health Coverage Day) (Health Notes)
The healthcare access of a country reflects its economic, social and political standards and growth on the world stage. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), half the world's 7.3 billion population lacks access to essential health services. Around 800 million people have to spend 10 per cent of their income on their healthcare. And more than 100 million people become severely poor due to the medical expenses they incur.
Stides Vivimed gets USFDA approval for Albendazole Tablets
Albendazole Tablets is a generic version of Albenza Tablets@ of Amneal pharmaceuticals, Inc. According to IQVIA MAT data, the US market for Albendazole Tablets USP 200 mg is approximately US$ 100 Mn.
'HIV counselling, test centres in Delhi lack privacy'
Privacy of patients who go for HIV testing and counselling in the national capital's government hospitals remains a prime concern as many of them don't have separate counselling rooms for males and females, a study has found.
Eyes may help measure stress, mental workload
Our eyes could serve as a window to how stressed we are, say scientists who found that pupil dilation can be used to indicate the mental workload of a person when they multitask. The demands of work productivity in today's society seem to have increased tenfold. Workers have to multitask to cope with the insistence that tasks be completed almost immediately. Previous studies on workload and productivity include physical aspects, such as how much a person walks or carries, but they do not take into account a person's state of mind. "If your vitals are bad, then something is wrong with your body and doctors will work to figure out what's wrong with you," said Jung Hyup Kim, an assistant professor at University of Missouri-Columbia in the US. "Many people multitask, but currently there is no measurement for someone's mental well-being. However, we found that the size of a pupil could be the key to measuring someone's mental state while they multitask," Kim said. Everyone experiences ...
WB govt committed to good health, well-being of all: Mamata
The West Bengal government is committed to the welfare of its people, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted Wednesday. The CM, on the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day, said all government-run hopitals and health centres provide treatment for free to those in need. "Today is Universal Health Coverage Day. In #Bangla, healthcare is free at govt hospitals and health centres. We have also set up fair-price medicine shops and diagnostic centres, ICCUs, HDUs, CCUs, mother & child hubs and more. We are committed to the welfare of all," she tweeted. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, observed every year on December 12, marks the anniversary of the first unanimous United Nations resolution calling for countries to provide affordable and quality healthcare to every person.
'Algotherm', a Renowned Skin Care Brand From France Launches at the Residence of the French Ambassador
/ -- Opens its First Training Center in Delhi With an aim to propagate cultural ties between India and France, Laboratoires Gilbert in collaboration with Gilbert Jain Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. launched 'Algotherm', a renowned skin care brand from France in India. Known for its natural marine ingredients, 'Algotherm', was launched at the Residence of France on 10th December 2018. The company has also inaugurated their new training centre in Old Rajender Nagar, New Delhi. This training centre would help the employees to learn the know-how and to understand the right techniques to use and apply the products. Initially, 10 people from Delhi and North India and Mumbai will be trained at this centre followed by Chennai and Bangalore in the third quarter of 2019 and PAN India. In the long run, Gilbert Jain Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. aim to train 500 people for this brand's products across India through beauty salons which will be a part of various training centres. These training centres will then ...
Unichem Labs sizzles after securing USFDA nod
Unichem Laboratories rose 2.33% to Rs 195.70 at 09:31 IST on BSE after the company received a tentative approval for its ANDA, Tadalafil tablets from USFDA.
Delhi government to set up 100 dental clinics, 4 more Maulana Azad Dental Institutes
The Delhi government will set up four more Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) and 100 new dental clinics in Delhi in order to provide better dental care facilities, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday.
20-day-old baby undergoes 'high risk' surgery for congenital heart defect in Delhi
A 20-day-old baby boy underwent a "high risk" surgery at a city hospital for a congenital heart defect in which the large vessels, responsible for carrying blood to the body, are improperly connected, doctors said Tuesday. At the time of admission, the child was on ventilation and weighed 2.2 kg, they said. He was allowed to grow a little more so that he weighed at least 2.8-3 kgs before the the "major open heart surgery" was performed, Apollo Hospital said in a statement. Within a week after the child's birth, his parents noticed discolouration in his skin tone. They took him to a local doctor where his echocardiogram was conducted and it was found that he suffered from transposition of the great arteries, it said. Transposition of the great arteries is a congenital heart defect where the large blood vessels that carry blood to the lungs and rest of the body are connected in the exact opposite way as compared to a normal heart's structure, it added. "The baby was kept in critical ...
Lalu files petition in HC for bail in three fodder scam cases
Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday filed a petition in the Jharkhand High Court for bail in three fodder scam cases on the ground of age and ailments. In his petition, the former Bihar chief minister said he was 71 years of age and suffering from diabetes, blood pressure and other ailments. He said he had got bail in one of the four fodder scam cases, therefore bail be allowed in the rest of the cases. Prasad was convicted in fodder scam cases pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of money from Deoghar, Dumka and Chaibasa. These were two cases and he secured bail in one. Prasad, who has been jail since December last year, was currently under treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi.
Indian pharmaceutical meet: Impact of e-pharma on agenda
The upcoming "Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2018" would discuss various aspects of the industry including the impact of e-pharmacy players on brick and mortar pharmacies.
Apollo doctors treat 20-day-old baby with rare heart disorder
Doctors here have given a new lease of life to a 20-day-old baby born with a rare heart defect.
Unichem Labs gets tentative USFDA nod for Tadalafil tablets
Drug firm Unichem Laboratories Tuesday said it has received a tentative nod from the US health regulator for generic Tadalafil tablets used for treatment of erectile dysfunction. The company has received the tentative approval from the United States food and Drug Administration for its Tadalafil tablets in the strengths of 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg, Unichem Laboratories said in a filing to the BSE. The tablets are used for treatment of erectile dysfunction, signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia, Unichem Laboratories said The product is a generic version of Eli Lilly's Cialis tablets in the same strengths, it added. Shares of Unichem Laboratories closed at Rs 191.25 per scrip on BSE, down 0.16 per cent from their previous close.
High arsenic levels found in 25 pc of 13,000 wells in Punjab: Study
The Indus Basin region covering areas of Indian as well as Pakistan side of Punjab has "serious" levels of arsenic in groundwater, along with traces of fluoride and nitrate, raising a major public-health concern, a new study Tuesday said. Of the 13,000 wells in Indian side of Punjab, 25 per cent of them had high levels of arsenic, the study highlighted. Conducted by TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) in New Delhi in collaboration with Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and Columbia University of New York, the study said approximately 30,000 hand pumps were tested on both the sides of the border. "The arsenic levels were recorded almost 20 to 50 times higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) limits of 10 parts per billion," said the study funded by National Science Foundation, USA and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in both the countries separately. "The high Arsenic levels are interestingly found to be confined to flood plains of River Ravi ...
New spray gel to help ward off cancer recurrence post-surgery
A novel biodegradable spray gel embedded with immune-boosting drugs could help prevent the recurrence of cancer after surgery -- a significant cause of treatment failure, say researchers.
Coffee compounds can help combat Parkinson's: Study
Combining two compounds found in coffee can act as therapeutic against Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia -- the two progressive and currently incurable diseases associated with brain degeneration, say researchers.
Parag Milk Foods launches Avvatar Advanced Mass Gainer
Besides the introduction of a new variant in the Avvatar portfolio, the company has also added several new flavours and pack sizes. The product is available in the flavours CafMocha, Belgian Chocolate, Vanilla, CafFrappe, and Banana and pack sizes of single serving, 1 kg, 1.5 kg, 2.27 kg, 3 kg and 4.5 kgs to cater to the varied customer taste, convenience and utility. Currently, the product is available across India and has ~40% coverage in the retail outlet universe and is also available online on the product's website (www.avvatarindia.com), Amazon and HealthXP.
Regular flu shots may help save heart failure patients: Study
Getting an annual flu shot may reduce the risk of premature death among newly-diagnosed heart failure patients, a study has claimed. Influenza can be very serious or even fatal for patients with heart failure because they are often older than 65, have compromised circulation and other health complications, and infection may exacerbate the symptoms. Researcher from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark analysed data on 134,048 patients with newly diagnosed heart failure over a 12-year period. Flu vaccination rates ranged from 16 per cent in 2003 to 52 per cent in 2015 with a peak of 54 per cent in 2009, according to the study published in the journal Circulation. The study found that flu vaccination was associated with an 18 per cent reduced risk of premature death, even after accounting for other factors such as medications, other health conditions, income and education. Annual flu vaccination following a heart failure diagnosis was associated with a 19 per cent reduction in both ...