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Impact on Lung function based on exposure

...th age, investigators have speculated factors like exposure to tobacco smoke during childhood and early asthma...f decline was 16 percent. The researchers believe exposure to cigarette smoke early in life and other factors may damage growing lungs and lead to faster decli...

An effective drug for lung cancer

...ther types of lung cancers in that it is caused by exposure to asbestos, rather than by smoking. The condition affects five times more men than women and most commonly occurs in men between 50 and 80 years old. Doctors say this cancer is very difficult to treat. People diagnosed with the disease generally on...

Air Pollution and Heart Attacks

...ion can trigger a heart attack within two hours of exposure and the risk can last for more than 24 hours. Researchers say that exposure //to high levels of tiny particles of air pollutants increased the risk of a heart attack by 40 to 6...

Link between athleticism and neurological disease

...tion. It could be that physical activity increases exposure to neurological toxins in the environment, or speeds up their transport to the brain, or absorption into brain cells. Further research will look at the type of physical activity involved and the environment. There is certainly no need for people to g...

Self control makes stress response easy

...clear how to relate this small lab study to stress exposure in everyday life. But it's a clear demonstration that control - rather than helplessness - could be a vital component in the way we handle stressful situations....

Suicide might be inherited

...suicide attempt history, impulsive aggression, and exposure to family stress. Results showed children of the suicide attempters had a six-fold higher risk of suicide attempts when compared to the children of the nonattempters. Eighty-two percent of the suicidal behavior seen in the offspring occurred in the ...

A smoke free place to be initiated

...that around per cent of the group experienced ETS exposure during travel with coughing, wheezing or chest tightness. Many reported needing extra medication during travel times. Hopefully the study might encourage more places - like the locations these people travel a smoke free place....

Cleanliness might lead to Asthma

... the investigators to suggest even lower levels of exposure are helpful. The researchers believe their result...y write, these findings suggest that environmental exposure to microbial products, as measured by the endotoxin levels in mattress dust, is associated with a si...

Occupational exposurer aises respiratory symptoms

...56 subjects over an eleven year period reveals how exposure to dust and fumes in the workplace is linked to a ...nd respiratory symptoms and asthma. In particular, exposure to quartz causes cough symptoms and asbestos exposure is linked with high risk of severe breathlessn...

Severe stress weakens immunity

...ers at Washington University in the US reveal that exposure to chronic stress has a specific effect on immunity. When an inflammatory response is set up - in response to infection - this is eventually terminated by the hormone cortisol. Otherwise, the body would be in a state of chronic inflammation as happ...

A new infection- 'hot tub lung'

...ich is either an infection or an irritation due to exposure to mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) . At temperatures above 84 degrees Fahrenheit, where many tubs operate, chlorine loses its disinfectant properties, and MAC can flourish. The bubbles and steam arising from the tub create an aerosol through which ...

Sun burns treated with creams

...n effectively treat signs of aging due to repeated exposure to the sun. They found that in a long-term study of tazarotene cream, has successfully reduced fine wrinkling and mottled skin in more than 55 percent// of those tested, and it continued to show additional benefit as the length of use increased. Ul...

Lead can be fatal

...wo decades. Previous studies have determined lead exposure to be a risk factor and potential// cause for canc...r of studies to investigate the connection of lead exposure to mortality in the general population. Researchers assessed the link by examining follow-up data ...

Perceived stress decreases vaccine response

...were exposed. In fact, there was no link between exposure to known stressful events and low antibody levels. It was the participants' perception of stress that counted. Previous evidence suggests that such psychological influences are also at work when people have vaccines against hepatitis B, influenza and...

Maintaining warmth during cold

...indoors when the weather is cold. A brisk walk and exposure to sunlight will do you a lot of good.// But it's important to dress properly if you want to avoid the ill-effects of cold weather. Just putting on a woolly scarf and a pair of gloves isn't necessarily the answer. Dr Goerge Danke, professor of emer...

Memory deprivation after operations

... occur in dementia, have been found on anaesthetic exposure in animal studies. Further study into the genetic susceptibility of some people to anaesthetics is ongoing at the University of Leicester, UK....

New oral antiviral treatment of cold sores approved

... while others do not. Several factors like stress, exposure to sun, a cold, fever or flu could trigger the herpes simplex virus, which starts reproducing almost immediately, causing damage to skin cells that could lead to characteristic blisters. Valtrex, is now, the only drug which offers the convenience of...

Depressed women show signs of earlier onset of Perimenopause

...nsition to perimenopause may result in a prolonged exposure to a hypoestrogenic (estrogen deficiency) state, which has been associated with bone density loss, sexual dysfunction, a decline in cognitive function, and a potential increased risk of cardiovascular disease....

Children exposed to smoke show decreased levels of Vitamin C

...of the vitamin as a supplement. Smoking and smoke exposure also pose potential risks for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and pulmonary diseases....

Kidney function can be affected by lead exposure

Earlier studies have shown that exposure to lead may lead to deterioration of kidney function. Researchers in Taiwan, in a new study, have now shown that kidney function in people with chronic kidney problems may be adversely affected due to environmental lead exposure. The researchers stud...

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