One in ten are allergic to cats suffering from itching, sneezing and watering eyes, which may soon be a thing of the past as researchers are developing a vaccine for providing long-term protection against these symptoms.

Early trials have found the product to be safe, effective and longer lasting than current treatments that also have serious side-effects.

If, further trials of the vaccine prove successful, the scientists hope they will be able to develop similar products for millions suffering from hay fever and other allergies. However, experts warn this may prove more difficult.

According to the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy the homeopathic medicines can prevent Swine flu. AYUSH (the Ayur Department of Ayurveda, Yoga Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) has decided to call upon a meeting where all the members of the department shall mull over the techniques of averting swine flu.

A health ministry official mentioned that homeopathic medicine 'Arsenicum album' is recommended by experts to prevent flu like symptoms.

Experts suggest four pills of Arsenicum album 30 for adults and two pills for kids a day- empty stomach for three days.

Diabetes is quite a common term now–a-days. Many families have a diabetic patient and India has been marked as Diabetes capital of the world. This strongly reflects our poor health care attitude in our daily lives. The imbalanced dietary routine, reach and preserved food culture and lethargic life style are some of the most common contributing factors to make ourselves prone to the deadly Diabetes.

Major hair loss takes place at least 2 times each year at the time of spring and autumn. Hair loss can also be an outcome of undernourishment, stress and different medical situations. The loss of around 100 hairs every day is measured as normal. The fall of extra hair indicates that there is something wrong and preventive measures need to be used.

Before rushing to the physician, attempt to use the materials accessible in your refrigerator and kitchen.

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by changing his attitude. It’s the key factor behavior that shapes the destiny and decides the life. It’s only our behavior which builds our social image. Behavior denotes the entirety of someone’s characteristics.

Thus some one’s behavior, whatever kind it would be, in the future, if can be predicted from its present type can very well be trained to polish so as to have a glorious society full of well behaved thus successful citizens.

Surveys from various cities have stated that drug abuse is on a rise, especially among teenagers. As cities observed that International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADAIT) on June 26, the fact that people are still taking drugs is a matter of concern.

"Young children and youths are becoming an easy prey to the vicious network of drug peddlers in the region. This network is now spreading even to remote rural areas," said Sanjay Gupta, head, psychiatry department, BHU.

Jet lag that happens due to traveling to various locations in different time zones often leads to loss of appetite, insomnia, decreased alertness and depressed mood. Jet lag is not liked but becomes unavoidable sometimes but now new insight into the molecular mechanisms responsible for resetting the internal clock in the mouse has been provided by Gregor Eichele and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Germany.

French researchers state that patients who have stable rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should do cardio-respiratory aerobic exercise.

It was found by the team from the University of Grenoble Medical School in France that there was improved function, greater quality of life and less joint pain in RA patients who exercised regularly.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about one per cent of global population is affected by RA, a chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by swollen joints, pain, stiffness, fatigue, and general malaise.

Rising summer temperatures a beach season in full swing has consumers stocking up on sunscreen, which is no easy matter.

There is a vast variety of three digit sun protection factors i.e. SPF sprays and lotions on store shelves. While, some offer protection against sunburn, they do not prevent skin damage in the long term. There are those sunscreen products, recent research has found to be less effective than their manufacturers’ claims, rather they have been found to be potentially dangerous.

AIIMS had done a cochlear implant of three and a half year old boy two weeks ago.

The device is known as Nucleus 5 which is made in Australia and had the capability of providing hearing aid by processing information in milliseconds and filtering the background noise.

This device will benefit lots of patients who had been suffering from hearing disorders. The total cost of the device is 9.94 lakh which will be provided free at AIIMS for government employees.

Television and Computer has now become a necessity in every household now-a-days, but are we aware of the ill effects that can occur due to excessive viewing of these electronic media?

A research conducted by Torbjørn Torsheim from the University of Bergen, Norway along with his other fellow members to study the relationship between the use of media by the adolescent population and the different physical complaints like headache and backache.

It is often considered that Kindness is the best part of a good being's life. Accordingly, the Bathini family from Hyderabad showed their little acts of kindness, by offering medicines to those who were suffering from asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases.

Depression is a disorder which is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be avoided easily. People with a depressive disease cannot even concentrate on many activities, associated with their daily lives.

Moreover an individual feels more burdened if he/she is suffering from pain along with depression. Thus, the British Researchers stated that pain has a greater effect when a person is under depression.

It is said that the beauty lies in the eyes of a women rather than the way she carries herself or her figure, her looks, the way she talk. But the eyes are known to be the path to her heart.

In the recent studies by Professor Mark van Vugt and Dr Johanna van Hooff of the University of Amsterdam, and postgraduate student Helen Crawford from the University of Kent, have reported that men appeared to base their decisions mostly on the women's physical attractiveness, whereas women made offers to men who had overall qualities, as their goal was to choose men who would stay with them.