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The rate of chronic diseases is increasing with the passage of time and many people are dying of these diseases. The rate of increase of these diseases is not just alarming for the masses but for health organizations too.

The “Global Status Report” of the first annual world health organization says that most of the population of world is killed by the Non- Communicable Chronic Diseases such as Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, Lung Diseases and Diabetes.

These diseases cause death of about 36 Million people annually. Many of these deaths occur in the countries having low- to- middle income.

The Director- General Dr. Margaret Chan of who says that the rise of Chronic Non- Communicable Diseases is a great challenge to the organization in present time.

Non chronic diseases have risk factors like Tobacco Use, physical inactivity, excessive use of alcohol and poor det. All these factors are preventable factors.

It is easy to control these factors by making a small change in the people’s lifestyle than as compare to mass immunization against diseases for example Smallpox.

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Researchers say that there is no link between high C-Section rates and healthier new born babies. The study published in Journal of Maternal –Fetal and Neonatal Medicine shows that Cesarean Section delivery may not lead to healthy new born.

J. Christopher Glantz MPH a Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine says that the high or low induction rate of labor and high or low rates of C-Section does not seem to effect the health of the baby, if the health of the baby is not improved then one should try for the lower rates of c-section.

Glantz studied the labor induction rate and the C-Section delivery rates in 10 hospitals in Finger Lakes area of New York between 2004 and 2008. The study showed that these rates significantly vary and it had no effect on the health of newborns.

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Safflower Oil

Good news for the health conscious people! New research has revealed that safflower oil is healthy and good for heart especially. Regular use of safflower oil for 16 weeks helps to avoid the heart diseases. In addition it also helps to regulate the insulin level, and diabetes caused in women who reaches to stage of post menopause.

This Finding is an advance step of research on safflower oil.

Researchers discovered that fats on the abdomen area can be reduced with the use of safflower oil. Right after 18 weeks, researchers also concluded that its use for 16 weeks is also beneficial especially for the women. Sugar, blood pressure and high cholesterol level results in cardiovascular ailments. It happens due to a syndrome known as metabolic syndrome; it means various symptoms that enhance the chances of heart and its related diseases.

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Safflower Oil

Good news for the health conscious people! New research has revealed that safflower oil is healthy and good for heart especially. Regular use of safflower oil for 16 weeks helps to avoid the heart diseases. In addition it also helps to regulate the insulin level, and diabetes caused in women who reaches to stage of post menopause.

This Finding is an advance step of research on safflower oil. Researchers discovered that fats on the abdomen area can be reduced with the use of safflower oil. Right after 18 weeks, researchers also concluded that its use for 16 weeks is also beneficial especially for the women. Sugar, blood pressure and high cholesterol level results in cardiovascular ailments. It happens due to a syndrome known as metabolic syndrome; it means various symptoms that enhance the chances of heart and its related diseases.

Head of this research concluded that people should daily use 1 2/3 ts of safflower oil. It’s the way to avoid the cardiovascular syndromes.

Martha Belury is an eminent figure of this research. He is also a professor at Ohio State University. According to him, “The women in the study didn’t replace what was in their diet with safflower oil. They added it to what they were already doing. And that says to me that certain people need a little more of this type of good fat-particularly when they are obese women, who already have diabetes. I believe these findings suggest that people consciously they get a serving of healthy oil in their diets each day-may be an oil and vinegar dressing on the salad or some oil for cooking, And this recommendation can be extended to every one”

What makes safflower oil healthy for heart? Actually it contains linoleic acid; linoleic acid is poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) which is useful to prevent the cardiovascular ailments.

This research has appeared online and researchers have planned to publish it in “Clinical Nutrition”-a famous Journal.

Japan’s Disaster

Earth quake and Tsunami victims of Japan are suffering from many ailments. Radiation emissions from the Fukushiama Nuclear Power Plant have caused bone- marrow diseases. Almost 10,000 people have been expired since last week.

Japan has asked European bone-marrow transplant centers to remain alert in order to treat the people who have become open to the elements to radiations. This plea was made from the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EMBT), which is situated in Spain.

In a response, EMBT has requested its 536 centers to standby for the treatment of victims. Currently, EMBT has round about 2,500 doctors, who are specialized to treat the patients of bone-marrow disease. EMBT had also treated to the victims of 9/11. President of EMBT said, “Group’s nuclear accident committee has been practicing training and education and selecting centers of excellence in Europe that could respond to a general emergency in Europe or the World, such as could potentially happen in Japan”.

EMBT is also helping victims of Japan through World Health Organization. Most of the patients need bone-marrow transplant while others require simple antibiotics. Head of EMBT said that currently they are treating 200 patients, it is expected that the number may rise in the coming days.