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Eating disorders are hereditary

...". During the research the families of 323 women between 18 and 28 who had any type of eating disorder were analyzed, to compare with other group of 181 healthy women, so it was found that bulimia was four times more frequent among the relatives of the first group. And the number multiplies eleven times wh...

Genetic influence in menopause

...e same age as their mother or sister. But the link between the menopause and genetics has not been established by scientific evidence till now. Researchers in Utrecht and Wageningen in the Netherlands have collected data from 243 non-twin sisters in 118 families already participating in a breast cancer scr...

Flaxseed fights cancer risk

...owers oestrogen and also to see if there is a link between flaxseed and cancer itself. Besides lignans, the fibre and omega-3 fatty acids in flaxseed could also be protective....

Early puberty linked to nutrition

...f more animal fats and less vegetables in the diet between the 6th and 8th year of age took some of the participants of the research to an early puberty. The results of the research is of great importance to modify certain eating habits and to maintain a healthy weight throughout all life.// Because in a l...

Surviving surgery

... aged 80 or more are twice those for patients aged between 65 and 69. Mortality, however, depends very much on the type of surgery. Carotid endarterectomy, for instance, has the lowest mortality of 1.3 per cent. This operation clears blockages in the artery serving the brain, which would otherwise raise the ...

Is acupuncture safe?

...ture agreed to record any adverse events occurring between June 1998 and February 2000. During this time, there were no serious adverse events and 671 minor ones occurring per 1,000 consultations. Some of these were avoidable, and acupuncturists might want to make some changes to make the practice even safer...

Bald head bad health

... Medicine, said they found "a strong relationship" between coronary heart disease and hair loss. The type of baldness also seemed to have an impact on the likelihood to develop heart disease.// Those with frontal baldness had a 9% increased chance of getting heart disease. Compared to men with no hair loss...

Ranbaxy joins hand with Cipla to co-market ciprofloxacin

...it of cooperation that was started a few years ago between Cipla and Ranbaxy. Together, both the company brands account for over 30 per cent of the Ciprofloxacin market in India....

Link between Constipation and Parkinson's Disease

...ersity of Texas School of Medicine, the connection between constipation and Parkinson's was noted almost 2 ce...d no effect in the results and that the strong tie between bowel movement frequency and the risk of Parkinson's disease remained....

Less drinking less stroke

Elderly patients who drink in moderation – between one and seven drinks per week – appear to have fewer strokes than either abstainers or heavier drinkers who consume more than 15 drinks per week, according to US researchers. Dr Kenneth Mukamal and colleagues at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ...

Alcohol linked to brain activity

...or citizens were investigated to discover the link between drinking and the health of their brains. The results show that alcohol is really a double-edged sword.// It has been found that any level of drinking caused brain shrinkage, which ultimately has a negative impact on brain function. But light-to-mod...

Acupuncture provides relief

...re no significant differences in mobility and pain between the groups. A related commentary in the journal ...f acupuncture treatment. But the small difference between the acupuncture group and the control group suggests the laser substitute might still be stimulating...

The effect of heart rate in middle aged men

...study , data were collected from 2533 men who were between 40 to 69 years of age , who were followed up over ...h 20-beat-per-minute increment, and relative risks between extreme heart rate levels are more than 2-fold....

A rare complication of bowel disease

An unusual link between ulcerative colitis and upper airway inflammation have been found by researchers.Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease - often known together as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - involves inflammation of the lower gastrointestinal tract. Researchers...

What we can learn from dogs?

...ty of Houston and he points out that collaboration between veterinary and medical scientists can produce exci...re over 35). This has highlighted some differences between kidney function in dogs and humans that may lead to a better understanding of high blood pressure....

Menopause considerations

...al twins, and 243 non-twin sisters, to distinguish between genetic and environmental factors influencing age ...ors involved, the researchers say. Menopausal ages between relatives can still vary greatly. day.Lowered fertility is not the only consequence of early menopau...

Wishes of unspoken patients

...ay seem rushed, or it may be that the relationship between the two of you is not as open and trusting as it could be.// Researchers at the University of Texas have collected data on 'unexpressed wishes' from 800 patients. They filled in a questionnaire about their concerns before and after a physician visi...

Birth weight key factor in heart diseases

...at records of 4630 boys born in a Finnish Hospital between 1934 and 1944, of whom 357 developed heart disease as adults. Poor growth during the first year appeared to increase a boy's risk of heart disease in adulthood, regardless of whether he was born heavy or light. According to Barker, if all the boys h...

Old are not weak

... there is no difference in muscle protein turnover between older men and men of average age 28.// Yet decreases in muscle strength are commonly found as people get older. This study shows that the basic muscle tissue building process is not at fault. It may be that diet, lack of exercise, or hormonal facto...

Way to monitor blood pressure

...They measured the blood pressure of 40 adults aged between 55 and 75 while exercising on a treadmill. They found that the pulse pressure - the difference between systolic pressure (top figure) and diastolic pressure (bottom figure) - was a good indicator of the ...

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