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Do Asthma Sufferers Lack Physical Activity?

...n little research about the physical activity// of adults with asthma. Knowing if asthma patients are exerci...a study to look at the physical activity levels of adults with asthma. The study included data on 165,123 participants.Researchers say about 30 percent of the...

Flu Shots Best for Protection

Treating older adults with one of two classes of available drugs is a co...d costs of several strategies for caring for older adults with the flu or a flu-like illness. The strategies reviewed included no testing or treatment, testin...

Smoking and its Effects

A new study shows young adults who had very low birth weights are likely to experience more damage to their lungs from smoking than others born at higher birth rates. //The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Melbourne in Australia, reports respiratory function ...

Diabetes, obesity rates shooting up

...e. The report finds that 6.5 percent of American adults were diagnosed with diabetes in 2002 compared with.... Another recent study shows that about 12 million adults have been diagnosed with diabetes and an additional 5 million adults have it but do not know it.Anot...

Downside of Diets in Children

...erious public health problem for both children and adults in the United States. During the past two decades,...eficial and appropriate; however, young people and adults who are not severely overweight need to be encouraged to adopt a modest and therefore sustainable we...

Lasers for Acne

...es even suicide. Doctors from London recruited 41 adults with mild to moderate facial acne. Thirty-one of the patients received one treatment of the pulsed-dye laser. The other 10 served as the control group. Researchers say, at three months, the acne scale scores for the laser patients dropped in half. Th...

Diabetes a cause for worry among the young

More and more young adults are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and now r...stroke. //Specifically, the research shows younger adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are 14-times more likely to suffer a heart attack and 30-times more l...

Elevated LDL levels in Childhood could be Predictors of Heart Disease

... association between carotid IMT measured in young adults and traditional cardiovascular risk factors measur...are a consistent predictor of carotid IMT in young adults who are still too young to experience coronary events, like heart attacks. Researchers say that sinc...

New Treatment for Rosacea

...ples to occur, even though rosacea usually affects adults between ages 30 and 60. Study authors say the disease usually responds well to topical antimicrobials -- creams or gels that kill microorganisms like bacteria even though doctors have not been able to identify a microbiologic cause of rosacea. There ...

Excess Weight Can Affect Individuals as They Age

...le, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults has continued to increase. Will this excess weight have an impact on individuals as they age? Researchers conducted a study to determine how weight impacts the future health of individuals. For the study, researchers evaluated how body mass index (B...

Benefits and Risks of Asthma Treatment Questioned

...py is linked to skin thinning and bruising in both adults and children, but the effects are mostly related t...n on the effect of ICS therapy on bone thinning in adults or eye problems such as cataracts and glaucoma due to a lack of sufficient medical evidence. Resear...

Link Between Musculoskeletal Pain and Vitamin D Deficiency

... people.// Researchers examined 150 children and adults with non-specific musculoskeletal pain for their l...adverse fetal effects or neonatal illnesses, young adults not developing optimal bone mass, and older adults experiencing osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin D d...

Reducing Number Of Cigarettes Not Enough

...individuals from starting to smoke, but also helps adults stop smoking.” Researchers from the National Cancer Institute discuss how the two studies highlight that tobacco’s role as a cancer initiator and promoter is not only complex, but also remains one of the greatest global public health challenges. Gi...

Blood Marker Found To Predict Colon Cancer

...cer. They examined the records of more than 22,000 adults who participated in the CLUE II study -- named for the 1989 “Give Us a Clue to Cancer and Heart Disease” campaign. Study volunteers provided a blood sample and completed a brief health questionnaire. The patients were then followed up with additional...

Study On Self Measurement Of Blood Pressure

... rest between beats. The normal blood pressure for adults is 120/80. The first number in a blood pressure reading is the systolic pressure and the second, or bottom, number is the diastolic pressure. A recent study shows that measuring your high blood pressure at home may lead to fewer blood pressure medi...

Aspirin Induced Asthma , A Little-Known Inducer

...tudies on asthma and found more than 20 percent of adults and about 5 percent of children suffer from the condition. Researchers say most of these patients were also sensitive to over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, naproxen and diclofenac. However, only 7 per...

Brain Enzyme Found To Regulate Weight

Almost a third of American adults are obese, up from 14 percent a generation ago, according to government data. Only a few // prescription weight-control drugs are on the market, and they produce only modest weight loss, either by suppressing appetite or by preventing the body from d...

A Solution For Patients Suffering From Shingles

...t. Significant improvements were seen in the older adults who practiced tai chi and their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks, tai chi was also found to offer protection against other viruses....

A Common Cause Of Allergy That Goes Unnoticed

...me type of seafood was reported for 2.8 percent of adults and less than 1 percent of children younger than age 18.Multiple allergic reactions were reported by 53 percent of people with fish allergies and 57 percent of people with shellfish allergies, and these symptoms are not innocuous. Medical care was so...

Vitamin B12 Supplements Found To Improve Memory

...h-risk genotype/low B12 level group.Ten percent of adults aged 75 and older have low B12 or folate. Thus researchers conclude that supplement treatment is relatively inexpensive and may be required as part of preventive health regimes for older persons....

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