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Traffic Smoke May Damage DNA

... may lead to cellular death or some other forms of distress like cancer and other diseases. Current DNA studies focus on the structure and the function of the DNA of the cells to understand the processes and suggest ways to control the damage. The ability to control DNA damage varies from person to person an...

Early identification of autism possible

...ed activity level at 6 months, followed by extreme distress reactions; a tendency to fixate on particular objects in the environment; and decreased expression of positive affect by 12 months; delayed expression and reception of language....

Does overweight cause behavioral problems?

... the associations of body size with psychological distress have been inconsistent. So the present study was undertaken to determine the association between obesity and behavioral problems. Nearly 3000 children belonging to a birth cohort who were born in Brisbane between 1981 and 1984 were followed up at a...

Is low birth weight related to psychological distress in adulthood?

...elow 5.5 lbs are at 50% risk towards psychological distress in their adulthood. This being the same after taki...t at gestational age and later adult psychological distress in which also the cognitive impairment in childhood was taken in to account. Dr Nicola Wiles, from ...

Wife May Determine Husband’s Marijuana Use

.... Substance use can lead to physical impairment or distress occurring within 12months of the substance use. ...

Indian Health Ministry approves sale of Emergency contraceptives as over the counter drug

...aceptives as over the counter drug as it will help distress women who are in the burden of unnecessary pregnancy due to unwilling sex or rape as lot of women in India lose their life during unsafe abortions. The Minister said that the government is following a policy of ABC, which refers to Advocacy, Buildi...

Sexes differ in response to burnout on the job and depression

...ts were also evaluated for depression (generalized distress encompassing all life domains), burnout (depletion of an individual's energetic resources at work) and anxiety (experience of a negatively-toned arousal). The women in the study who scored higher on burnout scores had a 1.6 fold risk of having an e...

The ideal composition of intravenous lipid emulsion

...evel glucose infusion in situations of respiratory distress and insulin insensitivity. In soybean oil-based emulsions the ratio of ù-6 to ù-3 fatty acids is approximately 7:1. These classes of fatty acids compete for inclusion in cell membranes and result in the production of lipid mediators of differing pote...

Distressing Side-Effects Of Hormone Pills In Breast Cancer

...dings present two messages, "The first is that the distress caused by the side-effect of the hot flushes that all endocrine treatments produce is seriously under-played. The second is that, although the assumption of many health professionals that patients generally dislike injections is correct, most patient...

Panic disorder may coexist with epilepsy

...exist with epilepsy and be a significant source of distress or disability. An aura of anxiety or fearfulness// (ictal fear) may be confused with panic attacks. Recent studies have reported evidence, demonstrated by positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, suggesting that the lesion in pani...

Reports of Hantavirus infection in India raise concerns

...onary Syndrome (HPS), characterized by respiratory distress and shortage of breath. Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and muscle pain are also present. Hantaviruses have been associated with two human diseases - haemorrhagic fever with affected kidneys and that with affected lungs. So far ther...

Tiagabine Enhances Sleep Maintenance In Insomnia Patients

...orative sleep, which causes clinically significant distress or impairment in important areas of waking function. The authors, writing in the journal Sleep Medicine (available online 2 November 2005) assert that since GABA is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and tiagabine inc...

Genetic Disorders, Not Fetal Distress Increase Cerebral Palsy Risk

...iversity's Professor Alastair MacLennan said fetal distress was only a symptom of cerebral palsy, not the cause. 'We now have evidence that certain hereditary clotting disorders appear to increase the risk of cerebral palsy,' Prof MacLennan said. He adds that it means that birthing problems, such as a lack of...

Fear Factor Found To Be Crucial In Shaping An Individual’s Personalit

...uals initially respond with physical and emotional distress to situations that bring back memories of traumatic events. However, such responses usually get attenuated over time as the situations are repeated without unpleasant occurrences. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as "extinction memory," the de...

Frustrations Lead To self-harm

...me addictive as it serves to relieve psychological distress and releases natural opioids. The country’s Childline has revealed that there has been a 20% increase in the calls at its helpline since 1995. Self-harm may also result in suicidal tendencies. Illegal drugs have been offered to 46% of the UK’s teen...

Young Children Might Be Harboring Mental Health Problems

...ese conditions early might be cause of unnecessary distress and suffering. In a stunning revelation, Dr Adrian Angold, from Duke University in North Carolina, told the conference that large numbers of pre-school children meet the criteria for mental and behavioral disorders seen in school-age children, adol...

Romantic Relationships Make People Happy

...f-esteem, life satisfaction, general happiness and distress symptoms. Romantic relationships also had a positive effect on sexuality, physical and mental health. People who cohabit are next on the scale of happiness, followed by those in steady relationships and then those in casual relationships. Un-partnere...

Cancer Patients Forced To Wait For Over Two Months

...UP Scotland, a charity organization that gets many distress calls from cancer patients, considers the waiting times altogether unacceptable. The absence of well-designed services and staff shortage are being blamed for this. The Health Ministry of the UK has promised to treat within two months, all patients...

New Sensor Created For Lung Disorder Patients

...onary disease.// When a patient faces respiratory distress in the emergency room doctors usually administer high concentrations of oxygen via a mask. But for some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease it can actually shut down the body's breathing reflex. Spotting at-risk patients normally take...

Sexual Harassment A Cause Of Deteriorating Health Among Female Flight Attendants.

...nd it showed that they suffered from psychological distress which is a cause for their poor health. Double t... of great importance as it shows the psychological distress affecting the health of all working women who come in contact with the public....

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