We’ve all suffered from it at some point or the other. We share tips to cure acidity … Acidity occurs when there is excess secretion of acids in the gastric glands of the stomach. When the secretion is more than usual, we feel, what is commonly known as heartburn, which is normally triggered off by [...]

Keeping blood pressure at a low level in African-Americans with kidney disease may slow the progression of the condition in patients with proteinuria, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a national study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. In the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension, or AASK, trial of 1,094 [...]

Estrogen therapy in post-menopausal women appears to increase the risk of kidney stones, researchers reported. Data from two large placebo-controlled trials — part of the Women’s Health Initiative program — showed that the annual rate of kidney stones in women getting estrogen was 39 per 10,000 women, according to Naim Maalouf, MD, of the University [...]

The fate of a popular weight loss drug in New Zealand should be known in the next few days after regulatory authorities in Australia stopped its marketing and distribution. Pharmaceutical company Abbott on Friday announced it would immediately stop distribution in Australia of the drug sibutramine, which is sold under the brand name Reductil. The [...]

Scientists have backed two herbal remedies used for centuries to ease anxiety. They found ‘strong evidence’ that passion flower extract and kava both combat anxiety disorders. The results are based on an analysis of 24 studies involving more than 2,000 participants. “Our review and summary of the literature on herbal remedies and dietary supplements for [...]

Scientists have identified a faulty gene responsible for causing the debilitating headaches associated with migraines. The finding could offer new hope to sufferers and lead to better treatment for the one in five people who have the neurological disorder. Researchers at the University of Oxford, along with colleagues in Canada, used DNA from people who [...]

Whether you need to lose weight, gain weight or stay where you are, if you’re diabetic, eating the right food can help you manage the disease. People with diabetes must take extra care to make sure that their diet is balanced with insulin and oral medications, and to exercise to help manage their blood glucose [...]

Exposure to dirty air is linked to decreased function of a gene that appears to increase the severity of asthma in children, according to a joint study by researchers at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. While air pollution is known to be a source of immediate inflammation, this new study provides one [...]

Women with an early form of breast cancer who have dense breasts may be at higher risk of getting a second breast cancer, particularly in the opposite breast, a new study indicates. “The risk appears to be stronger for the opposite breast than for the breast that originally had the cancer,” said Laurel A. Habel, [...]

Larger waist size, rather than traditional factors such as obesity, is the major reason why the United States has a higher diabetes rate than England, researchers say. The new findings offer more evidence that excess fat around the mid-section is a health risk and suggest that studies of type 2 diabetes should focus on waist [...]