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Cut down TV and video games and you have less aggressive children.

... spend more time with their kids and talk to them, touch them and joke with them and involve them more in the social aspects of day-to-day life. Let the television sets and video games rest for some time. Poor machines they are so stressed out!!!!!!!!...

Women suffer from sexual dysfunction too

...comes pale and can be so thinned that it bleeds on touch of even a cotton swab, sexual intercourse can become painful and women can have difficulty in reaching orgasm. There are numerous treatments that can help reduce symptoms caused by genital atrophy, including water-based lubricants such as those used...

Health at heights

... to leak from the capillaries. From take off to touch down the crew spend all their time in a cramped cabin This can cause fluid build-up in both the lungs and the brain. In the lungs this can result in high altitude pulmonary oedema, where the fluid prevents effective oxygen exchange. As the condition ...

Hope For Stiff-Person Syndrome

...thers are completely bedridden. Exposure to noise, touch or emotional distress can set off muscle spasms, and some patients are afraid to leave their house because of the spasms. High doses of antibodies may help relieve the muscle rigidity and spasms associated with stiff-person syndrome. Patients who ha...

Target for obesity treatment

...pointed a gene( PPARgamma) that puts the finishing touch on turning cells into fat. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the drug company Pfizer, working independently, and identified the gene which is involved in the process of fat cell development. Targeting this gene could lead to new therapies a...

Nervous disorder being treated

...chronic tetanus. Spasms can be triggered by noise, touch or emotional distress. Doctors have found that the symptoms can be alleviated by giving patients an intravenous supply of a human protein called immunoglobulin (IVIg) designed to buttress the immune system. The immune system acts to produce antibod...

New treatment for muscle spasms

...ten up suddenly. Spasms can be triggered by noise, touch or emotional distress. People with the condition are often too disabled// to walk or move, or are afraid to leave the house in case they suffer a spasm and fall. The condition resembles chronic tetanus. Scientists have developed a highly effective tr...

Keep fit with salads

...en be seen on the salad counter at banquets. Add a touch of colour and elegance to the spread. Even for home parties one can use an attractive salad decoration as an eye-catching centerpiece. Salad vegetables can be cut into different fancy shapes (instead of the usual round slices), flowers can be carved...

Healthy ways to eat nourishing food

...one diet after another. And the key is to get in touch with your body, first, by more physical activity -...e regular nourishing meals to get back properly in touch with the body's hunger and satiety cues. A good way is to try the 'plate approach' where one half of...

Care with a touch!

...ing from a bone marrow transplant heal faster with touch and massage therapy. Researchers said that in the ...ositive effect. Among these therapies, Therapeutic touch therapy and massage therapy have received much scrutiny. Researchers, who explained that touch is a ...

Epilepsy Drug Helps Diabetic Nerve Damage

...Patients also experienced increased sensitivity to touch and a significant reduction in pain. There are other benefits of the drug for type 2 diabetes patients as well, says Dr. Vinik. His study shows the drug reduced triglycerides, decreased hemoglobin A1C levels (a measure of long-term blood sugar contr...

Energy Therapy For Quicker Healing

...d can be altered by acupuncture needles, light and touch therapies, homeopathy, massage, and even by the therapists' own positive thoughts. Studies in the past have shown scientific evidence that this type of energy medicine works. Orthopedic surgeons use small amounts of electrical current to stimulate t...

Treat depression and pain separately

...dition where patient feels extensive tenderness to touch along with intense pain and depression. The study ...arried on to determine if increased sensitivity to touch induced pain can lead to deeper depressive feelings. The patients were asked to discontinue antide...

AIDS - The ‘silent but lethal tsunami’ of Asia

...y, and the // harmonious central key to getting in touch with the spiritual side of humanity. However there is more to this large sub-continent then what meets the eye at first glance. The AIDS virus has been silently threatening all of Asia. Its spread is rapid and deadly. One in four new infections oc...

‘Loud Noise’ Research may help in Development of Prosthetics for Eldery

...researchers tested the effects of tactile noise on touch sensation by applying weak vibrations to the soles...have sustained damage to their visual, auditory or touch systems through accident or disease. Adding noise to signals that are below such elevated thresholds...

Prayer Can Help In Recoverty of Heart Patients

...such as guided imagery, stress relaxation, healing touch or intercessory prayer.Those receiving such treatments "had lower absolute complication rates and a lower absolute incidence of post-procedural ischemia during hospitalization," the researchers concluded....

Preventing falls in elderly with noise

...y be present in all other senses of smell, vision, touch etc., it being the disturbance that affects our fo...se may increase our ability to concentrate on weak touch sensations that in other circumstances, we would have neglected to attend to. Tactile sensations tha...

Language Delays May Not Be Normal In Children

...Researchers recommend active books, with things to touch and manipulate. Source: Newswise Medindia on Developmental delays: Further information Developmental delays: A developmental delay happens when the children fail to achieve the developmental milestones at the right age. This can affect the la...

Prevention And Timely Medical Care Can Help With Bug Bites

...drocortisone, also work well. Both can be found in touch sticks that can make it easier to target the affected area. Days spent outdoors also can mean ant, tick, wasp and bee stings that can be more serious. Prevention from insect bites includes wearing long sleeves or pants when venturing into wooded a...

Condom Vending Machines Increasing Sexual Assaults On Women

...auty, and the harmonious central key to getting in touch with the spiritual side of humanity. However there is more to this large sub-continent then what meets the eye at first glance. Click here to read more For further information read: http://www.medindia.net/patients /aids/aids_about.htm ...

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