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Gardeners, Beware of your back!

...t have adequate preparation, land up having severe back pain. A recent study of nearly 2000 people showed...t nearly 40 per cent of those surveyed complain of back problems. Out of this, nearly 45 per cent admitted that the back pain was a result of gardening. The...

The Happiness Formula....

... change? 2. Do you have a positive outlook, bounce back quickly from setbacks and feel that you are in control of your life? 3. Are your basic life needs met, in relation to personal health, finance, safety, freedom of choice and sense of community? 4. Can you call on the support of people close to you, i...

Autopsy reports could be valuable and informative

... conducted an analysis of 50 autopsy studies going back forty years to show the importance of autopsies in revealing discrepancies in diagnosis that could be clinically// informative. The study indicated that the correct cause of death escapes clinical detection in about 8 to 23 per cent of cases. Out of ...

Artificial discs available as replacements for damaged discs

.... When the components work together, they give the back both stability and flexibility. But when a disc is...usion surgery, in the long term, people often come back with problems at the next disc, and they may need another operation. The artificial disc may prove t...

Untreated Scoliosis patients found to lead productive and active lives

...ience only little physical// impairment apart from back pain and cosmetic concerns. The study involved 44... 66 scoliosis patients out of 109 reported chronic back pain compared to 22 out of 62 control participants. Among patients with pain, 48 out of 71 scoliosis...

Beehives to curb dental caries

... pack the propolis on their hind legs and carry it back to their colony where it is combined with beeswax and salivary secretions. Propolis also has antibacterial and antifungal effects that protect the colony against disease. It has been shown to kill Bacillus larvae, a bacterial disease that attacks be...

Treatment for fibroids with "Abortion Pill"

...s in the U.S. Women who are symptomatic could have back pain, pain with intercourse, problems with bowels ...heavy periods, pelvic pain and pressure, and lower back pain. The women were randomly asked to take either 5 mg or 10 mg of Mifepristone daily -- the very l...

Suggestions to reduce global heart disease burden

...rers to limit the salt content in foods could give back over 21 million 'disability adjusted years of life' (DALYs, which are - put simply - years of healthy life) a year worldwide. Combined cholesterol and blood pressure lowering therapy for individuals at high risk might reduce the impact of heart disea...

Gene defect linked to dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM)

...ervoir inside into the muscle cell and then pumped back quickly. Scientists have discovered that some people with inherited DCM show a subtle mutation in their phospholamban gene. Patients with DCM may suffer with tiredness, and shortness of breath whilst exercising or even whilst resting. They may have h...

Germs to blame for bad breath

...sed by certain types of bacteria that dominate the back portion of the top of your tongue. The study was based on gene sequencing to compare bacteria found on the tongues of those with halitosis and those with fresh breath. Researchers found species of same three bacteria prevalent// among five people wit...

Proof that Vitamin C may be effective in combating colds

...he period immediately after the two weeks and came back to normal after about two weeks. This proved that the effect of vitamin C is short-lived. The researchers also added that contrary to the belief that several grams of vitamin C in a day has toxic effects, they found no toxic side-effects in their sub...

Whiplash injury causes persistent

...in in the neck, head, shoulder, arm and even lower back which persisted for up to a year. In the study of the two groups, pain in the ankle injury group declined rapidly, more or less disappearing after a month while in the whiplash injury group patients were still in pain a year on, though the intensity ...

Old theory of adaptation confirmed by new study

...n to the initial event, the longer it takes to get back to normal....

Smoking habit affects your baby's health

...hitis and pneumonia all of which can put your baby back into the hospital. If anything provides motivation to stop smoking, it seems being pregnant would....

Adult stem cells in treatment for Multiple sclerosis (MS)

... have recovered completely from paralysis of their back legs, and many showed improvement. Researchers injected the diseased mice with stem cells extracted from the brains of adult in the bloodstream or spinal cord. On examination mice showed that the stem cells had migrated to and then repaired damaged a...

Mental growth in babies at risk

... showed that rats whose brain development was held back were able to improve once they left the noisy environment. Hence researchers emphasise the importance that children, especially those at risk, be exposed to salient features in speech sounds in order for their auditory development to be normal. Resea...

Flying with caution, with SARS

... there exists a minimal flow between the front and back //parts of the plane. Passengers get a mix of outside and recycled cabin air run through a high efficiency particulate air filter which removes extremely small particles, such as viruses and dust. Passengers should remember that virus particles coug...

Antiseizure Drug in help for Alcoholics

... took Topiramate, an anti-seizure drug quit or cut back drinking sharply. In comparison with the placebo treatment, those given Topiramate were six times more likely to abstain from drinking. It is believed that the drug acts against the chemicals that provide pleasure from alcohol. While Antabuse, an ant...

China reports declining number of SARS Cases

... cases is now 585. The Canadian city of Toronto is back on the map of SARS trouble spots, less than two weeks after the World Health Organization said the disease was under control there. Health officials reported three deaths and six probable new cases of SARS. Worldwide, SARS has caused nearly 725 death...

WHO Says Toronto Going Back on SARS-Affected List

...ded on monday as the WHO put Canada`s largest city back on its list of SARS - affected places.// In Toront...d to come from an elderly patient whose case dates back to April 19. The 96-year-old man developed pneumonia after surgery in an orthopedic ward at North Y...

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