Obesity The Major Cause Of The Increase In Newly Diagnosed Diabetes
...ges of 18 and 79 whether a health professional had ever told them they had diabetes (not including gestational diabetes in pregnant women). They found that annually, about 2000 people reported a diagnosis of diabetes. Linda S. Geiss stated in the article, that among the adults aged 18–79 years, the inci...Blood Pressure To Be Taken After Patients Settle Down: Nurse’s Stud
...e diagnosis and a clean bill of health. This first ever study conducted by nurses challenges the traditional approach to measuring blood pressure and recommend that the blood pressure should be measured after a period of 5 minutes waiting time, with the patient seated on a chair. The study even took in...Genetics Might BE The Basis For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
...esearch program, said that this was the first time ever that they had documented that people with CFS have certain genes that are related to the parts of the brain activity that mediate the stress response. He also explained that added there might be different gene activity levels that are related to the ...Two More Human Bird-Flu Suspects Taken To The Hospital In Islamabad
... country. Nearly 29,000 chickens have been culled ever since the outbreak. The suspected bird flu patient was admitted to Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH).Apparently, the patient had 102 degree centigrade fever with cough and flu.Blood specimens, throat and nasal swabs of the patient have been despatch...Killer protein for anthrax bacteria discovered
...obably the most specific lysins we, or anyone, has ever identified — they only kill anthrax and its very close relatives. This feature, and the wide pH range offered by PlyPH, is why we think it could be used as an environmental decontaminant.” In the pipeline is the development of a combined suspension...Gender Difference In Pain Experience Explained By Brain Diversity
...n conducted only on males. This study is the first ever to establish sex-differences in pain perception. In addition to an anatomic difference in the organization of the PAG between either sex, the researchers were able to find that persistent pain activated a totally different pathway in males and fema...Children Are Exercising Much Harder, But Are Still Obese
...harder, //but still finding it more difficult than ever to lose weight. Michael Booth, the University of Sydney doctor who conducted the statewide survey feels that in such a scenario, the main culprit is over-eating. This means that television advertising and toy giveaways must be limited and junk food...Effect Of Alcohol On Motor Skills
... Horn explains that this study is one of the first ever to directly illustrate this suppression effect in the brain in humans using neuroimaging. "We know that alcohol has a global effect on the brain. This study was unique in that it isolated the specific network that underlies the processing and transl...Kids Face a Slim Chance of Growing Obese, If Breastfed Longer Than Three Months
...grow up, breastfeeding becomes more important than ever as a means of getting children started on a path to good health. We strongly recommend anyone diagnosed with gestational diabetes to breastfeed for as many months as possible.” This study has been published in the May issue of Diabetes Care. ...Colon Cancer Death Rate Doubles As Patients Stop Chemotherapy
In a first ever study conducted to by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center to analyze the link between colon cancer death rates and adherence to cancer treatment, //it has been found that nearly one third of the patients had stopped their chemotherapy. ...Young Men Treating Erection Problems without Doctors Prescription
...erosexual. In addition 13 percent of them reported ever having difficulty getting or keeping an erection and 25 percent of these participants reported ever losing an erection while putting on a condom. However it was found that only 1 in 29 discussed tho...Teenagers Often Deny Taken ‘Virginity Pledges
... despite such pledges teens deny bluntly that they ever took such vows. // The study also questions whet... and then went on to have premarital sex disavowed ever having signed such a pledge. The teens were initially surveyed in 1995, and again a year later. ...Women With Breast Cancer Can Now USE IVF To Spare Their Daughters
...lippery slope”, which was permitting screening for ever less serious genetic traits. Patient groups, however, welcomed the recommendation as a measure that would help families that have suffered genetic disease in several generations. Expecting the first application for a licence to perform PGD for breast...Health Insurance Plans Varies among States
...han those in rural states, according to this first ever state by state estimate of the cost of the adjusted price of health insurance. When authors adjusted premium costs for the quality of benefits, Maine, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Wisconsin were the states where employers and employees got the least...Insulin Crystals Holds Promise In Diabetes research
..., as only the third mechanism of crystal formation ever discovered. Before this finding, there were only two known ways that crystals grew – the first was proposed in 1876 and the second in 1968. Though the first and second discoveries, proposed by prominent American scientist and founder of modern thermo...Head Of The Church Of England Asks NHS To Respect Patient Needs
...ct, we are in uncharted territory, and if there is ever what looks like a short cut in dealing with the te...HS had treated more people, faster and better than ever before and saved more lives than ever before. The authorities announced that dignity, respect and ...Shapelier Knee Replacements for Women
...ients get back to enjoying their lives faster than ever before. Now that we have a knee shaped to fit women’s anatomy, we expect far more women will want to consider knee replacement.’ Knee replacements have long been available in many sizes, but merely using a different size for women doesn't resolve a...Jaipur Girl’s Rare Feat: The Youngest To Pass Class 12 At The Age Of 1
... family migrated to Jaipur. "No extra amount was ever spent in coaching and tuitions. All the preparations were done by Akansha herself," said Saini. "In a world of tough competition, there is no use wasting time in lower classes, especially when you have the potential and calibre for higher studies. To...Bhopal Archbishop’s Concern Over Maternal Mortality Rat
... the issue of maternal mortality on priority basis ever since activists encouraged by the UNICEF started the issue. While UNICEF communication officer Anil Gulati helped accomplish an action plan to combat maternal deaths, Vandana Agarwal of the same organization elaborated on the causes of such deaths ...Insect Bites Among Children Do Not Warrant Medical Attention In Most Cases
...tment was visited by 5.8% of all children who were ever stung. The rate varied by the type of reaction – 10.4% with a local reaction, 7.5% with a mild systemic reaction, and 14.5% with a moderate-to-severe reaction. According to Graif, researchers recommend that all patients with a severe reaction to an i...