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Association of maternal and granny’s smoking on children’s asthma provd

...f the maternal grandmother of the child, were also considered by the researchers. The results of the study show that exposure to maternal smoking while still in the uterus had increased considerably the risk of having childhood asthma in the first five years of life. Children of mothers who quit smoking befor...

Diuretics are better for treating blood pressure problems than newer medicines

...Journal of American Medical association. ALLHAT is considered one of the most important sets of trials conducted for hypertension by researchers of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Us and a few more centers. The trials were conducted in a cross-cultural milieu involving afro-Americans and other people...

Study suggests symptom driven therapy for adults with asthma

... of daily long-term control medication. Asthma is considered mild when the symptoms exist as wheezing, coughing, or chest tightness more than twice a week and less than daily. Individuals suffering from mild asthmatic attacks do not have a disturbed night because of the symptoms more than two nights in a month...

Smoking may affect multiple sclerosis

Cigarette smoking was considered to be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis. New study shows that smoking may //enhance the neural degeneration more in people suffering from multiple sclerosis. In a research done by the scientists of Harvard school of medicine, researchers had been...

Delaying pregnancy may lessen life expectancy of the child

... life expectancy and the birth weight. Babies are considered of low birth weight if they are born weighing less than 2.5kgs. These babies are more likely o have serious health problems as newborns, and may be more at risk from long term disabilities like mental retardation, cerebral palsy, malfunctions of the ...

Education in women brings sounder sleep

...s and older in the city of Taiwan. The researchers considered several factors other than gender differences, like the social roles and socio economic status. The results of the study had shown that there is a consistent difference between men and women regarding insomnia, with the disease being reported by mor...

Injury to knee may result in arthritis, but it is possible to prevent it

...isk factor for arthritis. Although knee injury is considered to be a risk factor for arthritis, it was not known whether changes in lubrication can positively or negatively damage the cartilages. The researches for the study had been able to quantify loss of lubrication of the knee. For this the researchers ha...

Differing reactions to anti clotting drugs may be due to genetic variation.

...atient even then. Genetic variations are often not considered here. The new research will emphasize the study of people’s reaction to medications and their genetic coding, also called pharmacogenetics. Reference: National Institutes of Health, news release, June 2005...

Mental health may deteriorate as early as in the teens

...d affected the people in the US, as they have only considered the households. The incidence of mental disorders amongst the homeless or those under medical supervisions is quite high but has not been included in the study. The study also did not include severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia or autism etc....

Obesity in the Middle age can increase risk of developing dementia

...entia. Body Mass Index equal to ormore than 30 was considered obese, while BMI in therange 25.0-29.9 was considered overweight. Individualswith a greater distribution of subscapular or tricepsskin fold thickness had...

PET Scanner detects more Vaginal cancer than CT scans

... node has to be at least a centimeter for it to be considered abnormal. But PET scans can detect much smaller nodes that have cancerous cells." Both vaginal and cervical cancers are caused by the presence of human papillomavirus. However cervical cancers are common but vaginal cancers account for only 1 perce...

Water pills for diabetic with high blood pressure

...ent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) studies. ALLHAT is considered one of the most important sets of trials conducted for hypertension by researchers of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland University and a few more centers. The trials were conducted in a cross-cultural milieu involving afro-Americans and othe...

Maintaining Weight Loss with Drugs

... children between ages 12 and 16, all of whom were considered obese. For one year, 357 of the subjects were given120 milligrams of orlistat three times a day, and 182 children received a placebo three times a day. Both groups were given instructions on how to lose weight, exercise, and eat healthier. Results o...

Smokers may differ in their cravings for smoking

...quitting smoking. Although nicotine cravings are considered to be at the root of not being able to quit smoking, recent research suggests that conditioned response to various sensory cues like presentation of visuals, or smelling of tobacco can also set the stage of continuous smoking for smokers who are not ...

Gastric bypass surgery reduces risk of heart disease

...riglycerides and C-reactive protein. A person is considered obese when he’s got a body mass index of 30 and above, while he’s called morbidly obese with a BMI of 40 and above. Obesity is not only a socially tainted physical feature, recent research also links it with a variety of physical risks like that of c...

Gender difference in Pain Experience - Women feel More Pain than men

... the differences between males and females are not considered in pain research or practice, and instead are either ignored or statistically averaged”These results are based on several studies into the pain response of volunteers exposed to a pain stimulus, such as a cold-water bath, as well as field studies in ...

Consuming Fish During Pregnancy Boosts Child’s I

...Along with mercury another harmful component to be considered in farm raised fish are PCBs. The pacific wild salmon is a good fish as it has lower mercury levels and pollutants. Source: Environmental Health Perspectives Journal....

New findings come to light about monkeypox

... the disease, did not kill anybody, although it is considered to be fatal disease. A new research unveils that these cases were amongst the few strains of the virus that are not fatal. Monkeypox is a very rare viral disease said to originate from African continent. It had been so named because it was first ide...

Three Tropical Parasites Genetic Code Unravelled

... time "Dum-dum", a town not far from Calcutta, was considered to be particularly unhealthy. Leishmaniasis causes- - weight loss, - fever, - anemia, Trypanosoma brucei - causes sleeping sickness and found in African countries Trypanosoma cruzi - is associated with neurological disorders and also called...

Hypertension Drug of Choice for African Americans

...lood pressure reading of 140/90 mm Hg or higher is considered high blood pressure, another term for hypertension. For more information read: http://www.medindia.net/patients/ patientinfo/highbloodpressure_about.htm...

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