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Changes in cabin pressure pose risks for moms-to-be

... proved any such link. Air pressure changes during air travel, however, have concerned doctors enough to ...th weakened cardiovascular systems. While domestic air travel is nevertheless considered safe for healthy pregnant women through the 36th week of gestation...

Common Plant Triggers Asthma

...nts from 10 monitoring stations and information on air pollutants, temperature and humidity levels.// The...ory problems was not associated with the amount of air pollutants. Study authors conclude there is a marked relationship with two popular plant pollens an...

A voice saving surgery

...nited States to have it done. "When she first had air going through the shunt and into her mouth, it was the first time she had actually passed any air through her mouth in over five years," Dr. Paniello says. Being able to pull air from her lungs all...

Air Pollution Tied to Stroke Risk

New research shows high air pollution levels may make people more susceptible to suffering a stroke.In previous research, air pollution levels have been connected to daily death rates for respiratory //problems and heart disea...

False beliefs could cost cancer patients their lives

...ive centers said they believed exposing a tumor to air would cause it to spread. Most of the patients were male and tended to be elderly, and the poorer and less educated they were, the more likely they were to believe it. The surveys were given to patients at lung clinics at three sites in Philadelphia...

Air Pollution said To Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Researchers say, though common sense would suggest air pollution leads to respiratory-related deaths rath...not be the case. The researchers aren’t sure how air pollution increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, but suspect it may lead to inflammation, an...

“ Economy Class Syndrome

...ms among people who slept in deck chairs in London air raid shelters. The association was further describ...1954, when blood clots were first identified among air and car travelers. It wasn't until 1977, however, that the term "economy class syndrome" was coined....

The Effectiveness Of Antibacterial Products In Reducing Infection

...smitted through direct and indirect contact and by air is to cover the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. In addition, wash hands frequently. Thus researchers conclude that the decision to use antibacterial products to prevent disease transmission depends on the specific location (home, work, sc...

A Simple Exercise Can Uncover Undiagnosed Asthma

...nute intervals after the run. FEV is the volume of air that can be forced out in one second after taking a deep breath. It is an important measure of lung function. The study showed 40 percent of the participants had abnormal test results that indicated the presence of asthma. Only 14 percent had been d...

The Logic Behind The Spread Of SARS

...munity outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong. It seems the air may be to blame. Investigators say, for future pre...is consistent with the rising of contaminated warm air in the air shaft generated from a middle-level apartment unit in that building. Investigators say th...

Accuracy Of Lung Function Test Questioned

...bility. The spirometer measures both the amount of air expelled and how quickly the air was expelled from the lungs.New research brings to light some common problems with a spirometry test...

Unborn Found To Be More Sensitive to Pollution

...ution that fetal susceptibility to DNA damage from air pollution, including motor vehicle emissions and secondhand smoke, has important implications for cancer risk and developmental problems....

Asthmatics May Be At Risk for Lung Disease In The Future

...exposure to risk factors such as tobacco smoke and air pollution may delay disease progression to COPD. Some specialists also suggest that effective anti-inflammatory therapy at the onset of asthma may decrease the likelihood of developing COPD....

How Safe is Air Travel For Heart Patients

... pertinent medical evidence on // issues involving air travel for heart patients -- such as the effects of air travel and security devices on implantable automatic defibrillators and pacemakers, the need for pre...

More Research Required For COPD

...smokers. Exposure to environmental hazards such as air pollution and smoke from wood fires also comes into play in some cases. According to a recent study by the year 2020, in fact, it will be the third leading cause of death worldwide. Right now, COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in developed n...

Dangers Of Cigarette Smoke

... particulate matter, the most dangerous element of air pollution. According to the new study, levels indo...re there are very low levels of particulate matter air pollution. A turbo diesel engine was left idling for 30 minutes in the garage with the doors closed....

Pollution Found To Impair Lung Development

... Southern California. They measured the effects of air pollutants including nitrogen oxide, acid vapor, and elemental carbon on the lungs of participants. The data showed children living in polluted cities had a lower capacity to exhale than children living in cleaner cities. Thus researchers say potenti...

Simple Steps To Help Fight Asthma

...f the children were also given special bedding and air purifiers to put in their homes. It was observed that children who participated in the intervention program had fewer asthma symptoms than those who did not. Children in the intervention group reported about 20-fewer days of symptoms in the first ye...

Air Pollution Found To Accelerate Heart Disease

...ers have found // an association between long-term air pollution and the early stages of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). They say that air pollution, similar to smoking, may contribute to cardiovascular problems at a very early stage of th...

Travel in Aircraft can cause Thrombosis

...ses the odds, WHO states. Doctors say that many air travellers who develop deep-vein thrombosis, or DV...200 people around the world have had DVT following air travel in the last decade....

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