Mumbai: According to a latest study, published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Disease, women with gout are prone to heart attack, as compared to men. The research was done on at least 9,500 gout patients and 48,000 non-gout patients.

London: According to a research study conducted by the University of Sydney, saffron in food, will help in improving vision and keep it sharp. Professor Silvia Bisti said that the patients' vision improved after taking the saffron pill.

Melbourne: According to a recent study conducted by the Monash University in Australia, obese people feel uncomfortable when it comes to losing weight. They feel powerless and helpless to go for that, it is reported.

New Delhi: Four more people died of Swine Flu in the country, taking the A H1N1 death toll to 1,268. While two deaths occurred yesterday, two previous deaths were also confirmed. Gujarat reported three deaths in total, while the fourth one was reported from Maharashtra.

New Delhi: The government on Friday unveiled a four-year medical course, which will help in producing 1.45 lakh rural doctors. The four-year course, Bachelor of Rural Medicine and Surgery (BRMS), is aimed at meeting the public health challenges in rural areas.

New York (Agencies): According to a latest study at the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, a pill is being developed, which will allow the people live beyond 100.

London (Agencies): There is a very good news for men, who want to improve their sex drive. According to a recent study, sunbathing boosts sex drive in men to a great extent. It was revealed by the Researchers at the Medical University of Graz in Austria.

London (By Agencies): According to a latest research made by Tel Aviv University in Israel, smoking cessation helps in increasing cardiac health in the later years of life. The researchers found that people,. who continue smoking even under medical treatment, have greater chances of mortality.

New Delhi: Maharashtra continued to top the Swine Flu death toll in the country with 320 A H1N1 casualties so far, as India toll goes up to 1,243. Five Swine Flu deaths were reported across the country yesterday.

Sydney: According to research studies made at Australia’s University of Adelaide, it is found that consuming of energy drinks may increase the chance of a heart attack, as it raises the blood pressure and also increase the chance of blood clots.