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Air travel reduces oxygen level in the blood

...r people with lungs problem or heart disease, this drop in the level of oxygen due to cabin air pressure may be potentially dangerous...

Cancer drug brings relief to patients of Crohn’s Diseas

...ase the recovery of the white blood cells that may drop during the chemotherapy administered to treat patients suffering from cancer. The drug helps the patient gain in immunity to fight outside germs. Traditionally it is believed that Crohn’s disease is an over activation of the immune system and treatm...

More soy benefits on blood glucose levels, and cholesterol

...olesterol by 10%. This is important as one percent drop in cholesterol levels can cause decrease in double the amount of risk for cardiovascular disease. The new study by the researches of University of Kentucky says that soy may be used as healthy snack for children to control childhood obesity. Soy int...

Research explains why postmenopausal women accumulate abdominal fat.

...earchers say that this weight gain may be due to a drop in the estrogen levels of the body that releases a hormone called cortisol. Women who underwent hormone replacement therapy had a low level of the hormone cortisol. For women who did not have the hormone replacement therapy, the higher levels of the ...

Maintaining Weight Loss with Drugs

... of the study showed that both groups were able to drop pounds in the first 12 weeks of the study. However at the end of one year, patients taking orlistat had increased their weight by just a little more than one pound, while patients taking the placebo gained nearly seven pounds and body mass index (BMI...

Dark Chocolate Is Helpful In Lowering Blood Pressure.

...e dark chocolate experienced an average 11.9 mm Hg drop in their systolic blood pressure and an 8.5 mm Hg drop in diastolic blood pressure. This effect was attributed to the flavinoid content of dark chocolates...

Hypertension can be caused by Inhalation of Salt

... blood pressure of workers from the first group to drop significantly from 127.8 mmHg on the first day to 117.5 mmHg on the fourth day. This press release is based on the article: Risk of high blood pressure in salt workers working near salt milling plants: A cross-sectional and interventional study K...

Inhaling Salt Can Lead To Hypertension

... blood pressure of workers from the first group to drop significantly from 127.8 mmHg on the first day to 117.5 mmHg on the fourth day, the study said. "This is a new observation, though it is in line with the hypothesis that, after being inhaled, salt may be absorbed from respiratory tract or the gastro...

Acupuncture May Be An Effective Treatment Against Tension-Headaches

...ditional acupuncture care saw their headache rates drop by almost half - suffering 7 days less headaches o...l group experienced 1.5 less days of headaches - a drop of just a tenth. Improvements to headache rates continued for months after the acupuncture treatmen...

"Defeat AIDS Pledge" by Andhra CM

...every government programme. He also urged youth to drop inhibitions and discuss the serious issue. The ch...ixth standard. "This is necessary as many children drop out at seventh or eighth standard," he said. He also underlined the need to teach morals to student...

E-Mail Affects Brain More Than Marijuana

...larly, on the other hand, causes only a four-point drop in intelligence. Dubbed "Info-Mania" by the UK team of researchers, the condition is a real and present problem for workers in the corporate environment. According to the study, 62 percent of adults are addicted to checking their e-mail and text me...

Aerobics- right choice for Cutting Blood Pressure

...d pressure level of only 120/72 mmHg. That 3 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure may not sound like a lot, but a 2-3 mmHg drop in blood pressure can make an important difference in (deaths from heart disease and stroke) for the...

New Vaccine Found To Be Effective In Reducing Childhood Pneumonia

...coccal conjugate vaccine, also caused the rates to drop in children under 2. Researchers conclude saying that while the cause of excess pneumococcal disease burden observed in black Americans remains unclear, the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is clearly an important tool for reducing this excess...

Seaweed Supplements Could Prevent Breast Cancer

...heir menstrual cycles. One of the women also had a drop in blood estradiol levels which led researchers to believe it was worth doing further controlled studies on kelp . Although the results of Kelp are beneficial researchers say until further study is done it should not be used as a supplement to ward...

Testing Your Health & Charging Your Mobile At One Go - Check Out The Urine Powered Batteries

...er than a credit card. To activate the battery, a drop of urine is added and soaks through the sandwiched filter paper. The chemicals dissolve and react to produce electricity. The magnesium layer acts as the anode, losing its electrons. And the copper chloride acts as the cathode, mopping up the electro...

Quitting Psychotherapy Midway May Be Preventable

...ize ahead of time when a patient is more likely to drop out and might do better placed elsewhere. Preparation: It can help some patients if they know what to expect in therapy. This may be especially important for group therapy, where a patient may be more intimidated by a lack of privacy and control. S...

Household Activities Can Reduce Blood Pressure

...ct,' where such activity over time can result in a drop in blood pressure that lasts longer. Source: Newswise...

MS Patients Improve With Telephone Therapy

...ever make a first appointment and nearly half will drop out before the end of treatment, background information in the article states. Barriers to receiving psychotherapy include physical impairments, transportation problems, proximity of services and lack of time or financial resources. Researchers fr...

European Countries To Fund $4 Billion For Vaccination For Poor Children’

...ion of the United States, and that $4 billion is a drop in the ocean in a world in which 10 million children die each year from preventable diseases. Brown is pushing the Group of Seven rich countries and the European Union for the much wider finance facility he says could double aid to the poorest coun...

Diabetics increases likelihood of falling and associated accidental injury in elders

... Although complications from diabetes include the drop of blood pressure when standing up, known as orthostatic hypotension, as well as visual impairments, the study found that neither of these were an explanation for the increased fall risk. It has been speculated that with peripheral nerves that can af...

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