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A Solution To Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight

...at rimonabant treats obesity and related metabolic disorders in overweight/obese patients, and also helps people to quit smoking without significant post-cessation weight gain, they feel that they may now have a very promising approach for managing two major and preventable risk factors for cardiovascular dise...

Lack of Smell And Its Potential Risks

..., 445 patients were evaluated for smell and taste disorders and underwent olfactory testing. Researchers found the average age of the participants was 50 years old, approximately half were men, and 18 percent were tobacco users. Seventy-six of the patients had some impairment in their sense of smell, and 30 p...

The Harmful Effects Of Cigarette Smoke

... womb and after birth increases the risk of airway disorders in a child’s first 10 years.Researchers studied the effect of smoke exposure on 1,314 newborns through parental questionnaires and interviews. One-third of the children were at “high risk” for allergies. Researchers studied what effect tobacco exposu...

Better Control Of Sugar Levels

...ics are twice as likely to die from these types of disorders than non-diabetics. According to researchers, in type II diabetics, it is estimated that for every 1-percent rise in glycated hemoglobin levels, there is an 18-percent rise in the risk for developing large-vessel cardiovascular disease. Researchers...

Sleep Disorders Could Indicate Other Medical Problems

New research shows that sleep disorders may be linked to other medical problems including ...cy. Researchers also say that patients with sleep disorders who are not assessed for additional conditions may continue to suffer from significant health proble...

Controlling High Blood Can Reduce Eye Problems In Diabetics

...ms // in the eye, which are characteristic of eye disorders like retinopathy. A new study done in England shows good blood pressure control significantly lowered the risk of developing microaneurysms in the eye, which can ultimately lead to blindness. For the study researchers randomly assigned about 1,150 ...

Creating A Greater Awareness Among Smokers

...o explore the correlation between patients' mental disorders and their nicotine and drug use. Results showed 28 percent of patients used any tobacco product, 25 percent smoked cigarettes, and 12 percent were nicotine dependent. Nicotine dependence was most prevalent among those with alcohol and drug problems....

Report on the Safety and Effectiveness of Melatonin supplements

...for the benefits of melatonin supplements used for disorders due to sleep schedule alterations and primary and secondary sleep disorders were reviwed.// Disorders due to sleep schedule alterations can stem from flying across time zones o...

Exercise Good For Patients With Diabetes and Heart Disease

...exercise can significantly reduce risk factors for disorders such as diabetes and heart disease in older adults //, say researchers according to a new study. 104 people without previous cardiovascular disease, between ages 55 and 75 were studied for six months. Half the group had supervised exercise sessions ...

Sleeping Less May be related to Weight Gain

... need to investigate whether intervention in sleep disorders could help reduce obesity's negative effects on me...ty is associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disorders often referred to as the metabolic syndrome, which increases an individual's risk of developing a se...

Doctors warned of fluoride toxicity

... pains, abnormal growth in the joints, respiratory disorders etc. there had been even reports of fluoride toxicity arising out of drinking some form of instant tea....

Consumption Of Fish Could Reduce The Risk Of Dementia

... cardiovascular disease but also neurodegenerative disorders remains to be determined. However, this study finds there could be an association between dietary intake and the development of dementia....

Single gene analysis for diagnosis of a range of blood disorders

A single mutation that causes a number of blood disorders ahs been found out .This may lead to a more accura...nts with myeloproliferative blood disorders. These disorders are characterized by an overproduction of blood cells and can cause hemorrhage or acute myeloid leuk...

Study reveals that it is easy for people to learn from watching others learn

...e journal Neuron, may be used in treating movement disorders like Dyspraxia that affect a good many number of children each year. Reference: Neuron, issue April 200...

FDA warnings against use of antipsychotic drugs for elderly

... treat elderly patients with dementia and behavior disorders have resulted in a very high incidence of deaths. ... they are not approved for treating the behavioral disorders associated with dementia. The organization had also requested the physicians prescribing these drugs...

Post delivery antidepressants do not affect weight loss

... at least been once diagnosed for major depressive disorders before delivery. When their weight loss along with the antidepressants were compared with women who did not take any depression medication, the results showed that there were no significant difference in the post partum weight loss between the two gr...

Smoking to increase risk of age-related eye disorder

...ronmental factors that are causing age related eye disorders the study had also been able to identify some new genes, like EPHX1, ADPRT1, CYP2D6, and AhR, that affect the macular degeneration....

Essential tremor can lead to dementia

...remor and 3541 people with no dementia or movement disorders for a period of three years. 7.4 percent of the people with essential tremors developed dementia in comparison with 3.5% of the people who did not have essential tremors. The study had said that the risk of developing dementia for people in the age g...

Research unearths how caffeine prevents us from sleeping

... to the researchers, most of the major psychiatric disorders have sleep problems as a symptom. The new study will help solve some of these problems of lack of sleep and may prove way to find ways to tackle these symptoms of insomnia or sleep disturbances. The study will be published in the current issue of th...

Music to help schizophrenic patients

...n used as a therapy for people with serious mental disorders but there were not enough evidence to support the validity of the procedure. The researchers had looked into four studies to find out the effect of music therapy along with standard medical care administered to patients suffering from schizophrenia....

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