A 16-month-old boy, who woke up from coma after receiving a hug from his mother, has started taking his first steps, according to reports. Adam Cheshire slipped into a coma one day after his birth after he suffered from a brain infection that led to seizures. His parents Charlotte and Chris Cheshire from Telford, Shropshire were told to say their final goodbyes to their son by doctors who held out little hope for his survival. However, in what is being hailed ...
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American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has got itself embroiled in the fight against gay marriage after its president confirmed that they provide financial support to groups who are against same-sex marriage. Battle lines were drawn after its president, Dan Cathy, underscored his chain's opposition to same-sex marriage. "Guilty as charged," Cathy told a Baptist news journal in North Carolina when asked about Chick-fil-A's multi-million-dollar financial ...
Nearly two thirds of teenage female athletes fail to realize their full potential due to bullying and low self esteem, a new study reveals. After it emerged that Olympic weightlifter Zoe Smith was branded a "lesbian" and a "bloke" on twitter this week with similar abuse causing Team GB swimmer Rebecca Adlington to quit the site, the future of female self-esteem is in crisis. According to the new research commissioned by Dove, lack of self-esteem among ...
American researchers have found that A2b-type adenosine receptor, A2bAR, is vital in regulation of high fat, high cholesterol diet-induced symptoms of type 2 diabetes. The findings also identify A2bAR as a potential target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Katya Ravid, DSc/PhD, professor of medicine and biochemistry and director of the Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research at BUSM, led this study. Diets that are high ...
A retired chief medical supervisor who was associated with the Chinese gymnastics team for the Olympics during the 1980s revealed that athletes were given performance enhancing drugs as part of "scientific training". Xue Yinxian, the former chief doctor for the Chinese gymnastics team in the 1980s, said steroids and human growth hormones were officially treated as part of "scientific training" as the country emerged as a sporting power. "It was rampant ...
