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Tai chi helps arthritis

...i in osteoarthritis. Seventeen patients, average age 54, did 10 weeks of a tai chi programme especially designed for use in arthritis, and were compared to 10 controls who did not do the exercises//. At the end of the study, the tai chi group reported significantly less pain, and fewer difficulties in ...

Birds breed viruses

...populated area. Nine cases were children under the age of 10.Both viruses were known to be circulating among chickens in Hong Kong, and some of the cases were known to have had contact with poultry before they became ill.// Although it was not possible to establish how every case became infected, it is...

Music aids in curing dementia

... is estimated that 3-6% of people over 65 years of age and up to 20% of those over 85 years of age suffer from the disease. Professor Greenfield said that while the therapy will not cure dementia it...

Overweight children Don't Necessarily Become overweight adults

... Two-thirds of the group// were followed until the age of 15 years. The researchers collected data on adult lifestyle, including height, weight, and self-reported illness through questionnaires. It's true that overweight teenagers were more likely to become fat adults, but most fat adults were not overwe...

Armpit odour enhances mood

...delphia recruited 30// volunteers in six different age categories - young girls and boys, young adult men and women, and men and women in their 70s. The volunteers were banned from using perfumes or deodorants, or eating strong smelling food for four days, although they were allowed to take showers using...

Dangers of Low Calcium Intake

...nly 13.5 percent of girls and 36.3 percent of boys age 12 to 19 in the US get the recommended daily amoun... adult bone mass is established by the end of this age range, the nation's youth stand in the midst of a calcium crisis. Osteoporosis is a pediatric dise...

Cure for sleepless nights

... Mental Health, examined 78 adults with an average age of 65 who suffered from chronic and primary insomnia.Some were given the sedative temazepam, others behavioural therapy, some a combination of the two and the rest a placebo. They received the treatment for eight weeks and were followed up over a two...

Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

...ess of RFCA was unrelated to a patient's weight or age or whether or not the patient had a heart defect. He said: "However, more experienced physicians are more likely to perform successful procedures in infants than those with less experience."...

Warm yourself to sleep

...late that some sleep disorders associated with old age and illness may be caused by poor circulation and an inability to widen blood vessels in the hands and feet....

Drooping eyelids more common in men

...the ages of 12 and 88. They found that after the age of 35, the lower eyelid started to sag, the effect of which was twice as great in men as women. Sagging is caused by the increased laxity of eyelid tissues with age. It may also be related to a loss of fat around the eye socket. Researcher Dr Wille...

Predictable genes

...factors as a guide.Known risk factors include age, age of first period and menopause, high-fat diet, and high alcohol consumption. He said: "The number and type of genes that account for the remainder of familial breast cancer is not clear. "It is, however, plausible, that at least some of this genetic ...

Early puberty more resistance

...e impact a woman's reproductive variables, such as age when her periods start, age when she first has a child and age at which the menopause started, on deaths from hip fractures. The...

Genes for Vision discovered

...ar degeneration affects 20 per cent of people over age 75. Discovery of the full set of photoreceptor genes expressed int he retinal cells, which was made in mice, could also lead to new methods for preserving and restoring the vision of those affected.// Photoreceptors - cones, which are activated by ...

Recovery from lung injury

...s those who are younger. A new study suggests that age is indeed a factor in the outcome. Researchers in... each decade of age. The researchers conclude that age should not be a factor in deciding whether a patient needs a ventilator....

Alzheimer's followed by head injury

...d that between 2 and 4% of people over 65 years of age and up to 20% of those over 85 years of age suffer from the disease. The doctors analysed the medical records and interviewed 326 male Navy a...

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories launches Hyalosy

...disease. More than 90 per cent of people above the age of 45 are estimated to show signs of this disease,...he leading cause of disability in people above the age of 65. // Hyaluronic acid, the active substance in Hyalosyn, a naturally occurring substance found...

Burden of lung disease

...th lung cancer – risks of surgery are greater with age and associated conditions like heart disease. Or it may be that people present with symptoms too late for the disease to be treated surgically....

Thumb Sucking in children Lead to Overbite

... to suck their fingers or use a pacifier after the age of 2 may be more likely to end up// in the orthodo...a pacifier or sucked their fingers or thumb by the age of 4 to 5 were more likely to develop protruding front teeth and an irregular bite, compared with th...

Do gardening and be fit

...,000 aged 50 years and older. Those in the 47 plus age group that gardened at least once a week showed hi...found to significantly improve bone density in the age group studied. Jogging has also been found to be effective in other studies, but is much less popula...

Focused Treatment For Childhood Cancer

... and chemotherapy for up to a year at such a young age can lead to hearing loss, cataracts and severe learning disabilities that can leave children unable to live independently in later life. Led by Dr. Scott Pomeroy, an associate professor of neurology at Children's Hospital in Boston, the researchers...

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