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Treatment for Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is linked with risky behaviour – here’s what you need to know

London Mar 15 (The Conversation) Getting a headache and feeling sick are common side-effects for many medicines. Indulging in risky sexual behaviour or pathological gambling – not so common. But a BBC investigation has highlighted that some drug treatments for restless leg syndrome and Parkinson’s disease can lead to such risky behaviour. Over 150,000 people in the UK live with Parkinson’s – a degenerative condition that affects the brain. The main part of their brain that is damaged is the area that produces dopamine, a chemical messenger that regulates movement. Less dopamine in the brain can lead to symptoms such

INDIA bloc formed for Lok Sabha polls, need broader platform of secular opposition parties: Prakash Karat

New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) The opposition INDIA bloc was formed for the Lok Sabha elections and not state polls, senior CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat has said and called for a broader platform of secular opposition parties. He also said the alliance should be looked at with a broader perspective so that it would not be stifled solely by electoral politics. The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) of opposition parties came together ahead of the Lok Sabha elections to counter the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre. In an interview with PTI, Karat — the CPI(M) interim coordinator

CEC Kumar to discuss voter card, Aadhaar seeding with top govt officials

New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) CEC (Chief Election Commissioner) Gyanesh Kumar has convened a meeting with the Union home secretary and the legislative secretary to discuss the issue of linking voter identity cards with Aadhaar amid allegations of fudging of electoral rolls data. Flagging cases of duplicate voter card numbers allocated to electors in different states, opposition party Trinamool Congress has alleged that the poll authority was fudging voters’ list to help the BJP. Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi had also echoed similar sentiments in the Lok Sabha recently. Describing duplicate card numbers as a “legacy issue”, Election Commission

Higher levels of LDL and lower HDL cholesterol found in people who quit alcohol: Study

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI) A study that tracked people for 10 years in Japan has found that those who quit alcohol had higher levels of LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol and lower levels of HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol, compared to those who continued drinking. Experts, however, sounded caution regarding the study’s methodology. Researchers from Japan, including those from the Institute of Science Tokyo, and the US’ Harvard Medical School, looked at over 3.2 lakh yearly health check-ups to a centre for preventive medicine, made by nearly 57,700 individuals from October 2012 to October 2022. The findings, published in The Journal

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