Screening CT Scans for Lung Cancer Have Saved More Than 10,000 Lives

Screening CT Scans for Lung Cancer Have Saved More Than 10,000 Lives

By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 10,000 American lives have been saved since lung cancer screening was introduced for high-risk people who are over 55 and have a history of smoking, a new study shows. But many poor people and those in ethnic/racial minority groups are … Read more

Get Morning Light, Sleep Better at Night

Get Morning Light, Sleep Better at Night

Ask clinical psychologist Michael Breus, PhD, a.k.a. The Sleep Doctor, for his No. 1 tip for having more energy and sleeping better, and he doesn’t hesitate to share his own morning routine: He rises at 6:15 a.m. daily, drinks a big glass of water, and meditates as he waits for the sun to come up. … Read more

How Your Sleep Affects Your Heart

How Your Sleep Affects Your Heart

When you think about improving your heart health, food and exercise may come to mind. Sleep is just as crucial – even though many people treat it like a luxury, not a necessity. “Just like we talk about eating a low-fat diet to minimize your cholesterol and maintain your heart health, maintaining your sleep health … Read more

CDC Lifts Warning on Cruise Ship Travel

CDC Lifts Warning on Cruise Ship Travel

By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A two-year advisory that warned Americans against going on cruises has been dropped by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency first warned Americans against cruise ship travel in 2020 at … Read more

Mylab forays into routine lab testing equipment, reagents

Mylab forays into routine lab testing equipment, reagents

Mylab Discover Solutions has plans to foray into routine lab testing equipment and reagent business. It will include devices and kits for three major sub-segments of the market – immunology, biochemistry and haematology. This will nearly complete the company’s portfolio for diagnostics laboratories, which until now included molecular (RT-PCR) test kits and devices and rapid … Read more

Easing of genome-edited crop regulations expected to accelerate genetic improvement

Easing of genome-edited crop regulations expected to accelerate genetic improvement

The government’s decision to exempt certain types of genome-edited crops from the stringent biosafety regulations applicable to genetically-modified (GM) crops is expected to lead to wider use of this technology and accelerate genetic improvement of crops in the country. The ministry of environment and forest, in a notification on Wednesday, exempted site directed nuclease (SDN) … Read more

More Guacamole: Avocados Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk

More Guacamole: Avocados Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk

March 31, 2022 – Avocados, those rich-tasting fruits known for its healthy fats, may also reduce your risk of heart disease, a new study found. Researchers followed more than 110,000 men and women for over 30 years and found evidence that eating two servings of avocado a week may help prevent heart disease. The study … Read more

Gujarat Congress trying to woo Khodaldham Trust Chief Naresh Patel

Gujarat Congress trying to woo Khodaldham Trust Chief Naresh Patel

With Gujarat polls slated for the yearend, Congress is trying to woo Shree Khodaldham Trust chairman Naresh Patel to lead the party. Patel, an industrialist and an important figure in the Patidar community, heads the trust that built the Khodiyar Mata temple at Kagwad in Saurashtra. Khodiyar Mata is the reigning deity of the Leuva … Read more