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Fat findings

...en the cholesterol in foods is exposed to heat and air and it rapidly promotes the build up of plaque, which can lead to a heart attack. The research was performed on animals but if proved on humans, it may become a new factor in heart disease risk. For now, researchers recommend reducing the amount of...

Rumbling stomach

...ble mix of solids, liquids and gas, both swallowed air and the waste products of intestinal bacteria. When the stomach is normally full of food and liquid, the noises tend to be muted, but when the contractions are strong, especially when a bubble of gas is moving through the digestive tract or when the ...

Elevated Ozone Levels Hurt Sperm Count

...ge students. The researchers also analyzed data on air quality in both regions. The greater the increase...in the atmosphere--at ground level, where it is an air pollutant that can damage human health, and far up in the stratosphere, where it helps shield the Ea...

Air pollution hits heart patients during exercise

.... There have been many studies linking exposure to air pollution// with both heart disease and lung problems.But a study from North Carolina is the first to show how pollution can restrict the oxygen supply to the heart during exercise. A group of 40 heart patients, whose average age was 65, exercised ...

Humming helps sinusitis

...ealthy males. The practice led to a speeding up of air exchange between the sinuses and the nasal cavity.Researchers feel that it may be that a daily hum will help those at risk to keep sinusitis at bay, the researchers say....

A way to eradicate allergy

...- perfumes, sinus infections, exercise, dust, cold air - whether it's an allergy or not. Allergy tests come in many shapes and forms. One of the better-known methods is the skin prick test. It's imperative that doctors have the right kinds of tools to diagnose allergies, Szeinbach says, and not all com...

Air Pollution and Heart Attacks

According to a new report high levels of air pollution can trigger a heart attack within two ho...hat exposure //to high levels of tiny particles of air pollutants increased the risk of a heart attack by 40 to 60 percent. The groups of people who are ...

Clean air protects lives

...nd the Netherlands, it was confirmed that cleaner air is linked to reduced death rates Cleaning up the air really can save lives. The investigators in Dublin and Boston// centered their research on a 1990 ba...

Air pollution combined with greater medical needs

...iversity of California report upon the effect// of air pollution on Medicare costs in a large group of th...rchers caution that their study does not mean that air pollution causes respiratory disease. But it does propose that pollution reduction would have the be...

Emphysema surgery - unfavourable

..., according to the latest report.In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs - the alveoli - are progressively destroyed,// leaving the patient so short of breath that they cannot do everyday activities like climbing stairs or carrying their shopping. In the mid-1990s, studies seemed to suggest that lung red...

Machines take over the battle against hospital bugs

... took samples from surfaces, patients and from the air to monitor bacteria levels, and logged the number of patient infections. During the next six months of the study, the ionisers were switched on and it was found that the infections due to acinetobacter reduced dramatically. Lead researcher Clive Beg...

Guangdong health official says SARS can be prevented and treated

...disease were simple. They included ensuring proper air circulation in hospitals, requiring nurses and doctors to wear 12-14 layer gauze protective masks and disinfecting patient rooms three to four times a day. Hospitals that were well ventilated had fewer infections than others, he said. Treatments tha...

Flying with caution, with SARS

...ble. Newer flights are equipped with sophisticated air cleaning systems that has stringent filters to scr...Passengers get a mix of outside and recycled cabin air run through a high efficiency particulate air filter which removes extremely small particles, such a...

An Indian Bride with signs of SARS

...aths and the disease has been spread previously by air travelers....

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...romotion, establish new labelling and clean indoor air controls and strengthen legislation to clamp down on tobacco smuggling.// “Today, we are acting to save billions of lives and protect people’s health for generations to come. This is a historic moment in global public health, demonstrating the inter...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...romotion, establish new labelling and clean indoor air controls and strengthen legislation to clamp down on tobacco smuggling.// “Today, we are acting to save billions of lives and protect people’s health for generations to come. This is a historic moment in global public health, demonstrating the intern...

Swimming in Chlorinated Pools Raises Asthma Risk

...wimming is recommended for asthmatics as hot humid air in pools compensates for the effects of exercise, but not if the air is laden with toxins, the authors said. Children who swam most frequently had damage to their lungs ...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...romotion, establish new labelling and clean indoor air controls and strengthen legislation to clamp down on tobacco smuggling.// “Today, we are acting to save billions of lives and protect people’s health for generations to come. This is a historic moment in global public health, demonstrating the inter...

Hope for 11 million children facing death from illnesses

... household water security, hygiene and sanitation, air pollution, disease vectors, chemical hazards, and injuries and accidents. - Health of adolescents – can be safeguarded when valuable relationships are established with trusted adults, and there are structures and boundaries around behaviours. Support...

Traffic pollution linked to severe asthma attacks

...rtant bearing on what we should set as targets for air quality. Asthma affects the airways -- small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. It occurs when the tubes swell up and go into spasm, blocking the free pass...

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