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Cut down on fries

... although because of the large amount of variation between women, the evidence was not conclusive. But women who consumed their hot drinks immediately after making them were three times more likely to develop the disease as those who waited a while for their drinks to cool down.Dr Sharp said: "It's interesti...

Early delivery can prevent cancer

...pidemiological evidence has long pointed to a link between pregnancy in early life and a lower risk of breast cancer - although the reason why was not clear. Experiments in animals show that pregnancy hormones influence a gene called P53 that produces a tumour suppressor protein. The same is thought to hap...

Lecithin lowers cholesterol absorption in body

... be a reason why many studies found no association between egg intake and cholesterol,” he said. The phospholipid or lecithin, found in egg inhibits cholesterol absorption. The inhibition is not 100 present, he said. Some cholesterol is absorbed but amount is reduced in the presence of this phospholipid. “L...

Allergy Risk Increased by Kerosene Use

...They have identified strong, positive associations between allergic skin sensitization and allergic symptoms and the domestic use of modern fuels for cooking and heating, particularly from kerosene and to a lesser degree gas. The exposure to these pollutants could play a major role in the emergence of allerg...

Night borns' risk

...staff shift changes. The research found the hours between 5pm and 1am are high risk periods for neonatal care.The observations confirm previous reports that infants born at night have a higher chance of early death//, in the first six days, than those born during the daytime. The research, published in the ...

Armpit odour enhances mood

...een anticipated by any parent of a teenage boy. In between these extremes, the smell of older people generall...ent study which showed that people can distinguish between the odours of both happy and frightened people. Hormonal changes in old age, she said, were likely t...

Support therapy helps breast cancer patients

...al acceptance of cancer may explain the difference between his research and the earlier studies. The breast cancer death rate has been dropping substantially since the late 1990s because of earlier detection and more effective treatments. David's research found that patients whose breast cancer had spread ...

Triglycerides Linked To Stroke Risk

...can also prevent strokes. The precise relationship between blood fats, particularly triglycerides, and stroke has not been clear, however. In the study, researchers followed more than 11,000 patients who had coronary heart disease but had never had a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Researchers...

Drooping eyelids more common in men

...front view photographs// of the eyes of 256 people between 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 l...

Sniff out flatulence

...judges who had proved their ability to distinguish between the array of different gases through a blindfold test. Their job was to hold a syringe of gas three centimetres from their noses, slowly empty it and sniff. They had to rate the odour emitted on a scale of 0 (no odour) to 8 (very offensive). Eight of...

Strokes increased during squatting

... found just over a half the strokes were occurring between five and nine o'clock in the morning. The Calcutta team also found that squatting, whether defecating or not, raises blood pressure. They say the rise was especially significant in people with hypertension, who already have a greater risk of stroke. ...

Ibuprofen weakens aspirin's effect

...e inside the enzyme. The study found no conflict between aspirin and three other arthritis drugs: rofecoxib, diclofenac, and acetaminophen, which is in Tylenol. But the researchers suggested that other drugs with structures like ibuprofen, such as indomethacin, will similarly block aspirin. If the study ...

Alcoholics are prone to disability

... the study of alcohol on the health of aged people between 51 and 62.// Those with a history of persistent problem drinking were 20 per cent more likely to report disabilities with respect to work or sedentary activity. Heavy drinkers ran a 10 per cent greater risk. These were people who drank more than th...

Antidepressants-important role

...to a new study, there is no significant difference between three commonly prescribed drugs for depression. Th...University reveals that there is little difference between three SSRIs - paroxetine, fluoxetine and sertraline. The study covered nearly 300 patients who too...

FDA issues warning for Droperidol

...arently the drug can delay recharging of the heart between beats within minutes after a dose is administered. If the heart doesn't recover, it can go into a potentially fatal irregular beat. While apparently rare, the side effect is serious enough that anesthesiologists should reserve the drug for patients w...

A boon to epileptics

...e patient showed a 25% decrease, three improved by between 20% and 50%, and in three patients, the number of seizures was reduced by more than half. However, the effects of the treatment wore off after six to eight weeks, and two patients suffered "petit mal", or partial seizures directly after treatment. ...

Choose the correct hypertensive drug

...nt trials show that there are striking differences between these drugs when it comes to reducing the risk of complications of high blood pressure - stroke, heart attack and heart failure. For instance, angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are more effective than other drugs in reducing the risk o...

Coffee enhances memory

...he participants were unable to tell the difference between the two. Those drinking decaff had the usual decline in performance during the day, but those ingesting caffeine did not - they were as sharp in the afternoon as in the morning. According to researchers, the next step is to repeat these experiments w...

Weight-Loss Drinks Can Make You Gassy

...uce such reactions, the researchers point out that between 11% and 21% of the Americans who diet each year rely to some degree on low-fat meal replacement supplements. Many such food substitutes contain milk-based powders that users mix with fat-free milk, before drinking as a replacement for a meal. The r...

Early puberty more resistance

...from the fracture than those with 38 years or more between the two. Those who had their first child when they were over the age of 35 also had a lower risk of a fatal hip fracture. The researchers, led by Dr Bjarne Jacobsen of the University of Tromso, said that women with more reproductive years are expos...

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