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Traffic pollution linked to severe asthma attacks

...matic children exposed to traffic pollution before getting a viral infection have more serious asthma attacks. In children, about 80 percent of attacks are due to viruses -- most of them from the common cold virus. Researchers have discovered that exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from vehicle exhaust exace...

Less is more for preserving teeth and gums

... evening sessions was essential, he said, although getting the pressure right was harder and might prove a long, error-strewn exercise. "It is virtually impossible for the average user to gauge how much pressure they are applying," said Prof Heasman. His best advice was to compare the ideal pressure, 150 g...

Traffic Violations Result in Safer Drivers

...lts show drivers run a significantly lower risk of getting in a fatal crash in the month after a traffic conv...l crash was about a third lower in the month after getting ticketed than in other months when no ticket was issued. According to researchers, "Traffic law enf...

How to Save Your Skin From Sunburn

.... If such severe symptoms occur, experts recommend getting immediate medical attention. You're most at risk of getting a sunburn between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the strength of the sun's UV rays are at the...

Chronic Fatigue, Pain Linked to Sinusitis

...er. As a result, he adds, many patients may not be getting treatment for sinusitis that could alleviate their fatigue or pain....

Diabetes on the Increase but Death Rate Falling

...althy diet and regular exercise reduce the risk of getting it.Patients with type II, or adult onset, diabetes produce too little insulin and too much glucose. It can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, disability and death....

Reviving the Immune System

...a chance," says Bauter. Not only is he alive, he's getting ready to start college in the fall. This procedure is not just for lymphoma. Studies are also being done in patients with leukemia, myeloma, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, other solid cancers and HIV....

Depression Weighs Heaviest on the Elderly

... percent of America's elderly, only a fraction are getting the treatment they need. "Depression kills not just through suicide," says Barry Lebowitz, director of treatment research at the National Institute of Mental Health. "[Elderly] people can be so debilitated by depression that they are not managing th...

Flu Shots Best for Protection

...r because vaccination decreases the probability of getting the flu and reduces the severity of illness. Flu s... October through November. Experts caution against getting a flu shot too early, because protection from the flu can begin to decline within a few months after...

Extra hormone found to cut appetite by a third

...n intravenous dose of synthetic PYY and once after getting a harmless saline solution. Two hours later, they were given a large buffet lunch. After the PYY dose, the obese ate 30 percent fewer calories than they did after the dummy solution. The lean people ate 31 percent less. The PYY continued to curb the...

Gene Increases Cancer Risk

... have identified a gene that increases the risk of getting cancer. Investigators say this discovery could allow people to know in advance //if they are at an increased risk for cancer and to take precautionary measures. The gene, called the Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 1*6A (TGFBR1*6A), is prese...

It's Never Too Late to Stop Smoking,Study Finds

...the American College of Cardiology //suggests that getting these patients to stop smoking can have just as powerful an impact on their health as drugs. "Even when patients have had significant heart damage from previous heart attacks and are currently in heart failure, stopping smoking is still very import...

ICU Survival can be improved by Antibiotic use

... a respirator, which greatly increases the risk of getting a hospital-acquired infection. Results showed 15 percent of those in the antibiotic group died while still in the ICU compared to 23 percent in the usual care group. The practice benefited patients even after they were transferred to a regular hosp...

Memory said to automatically improve with age

...ed a lot of data to a person's memory storage. So, getting older may mean getting wiser. Unfortunately, intelligent memory doesn't help you remember where you put your keys, say res...

Lasers for Acne

...ease can lead to social isolation, difficulty with getting a job and sometimes even suicide. Doctors from London recruited 41 adults with mild to moderate facial acne. Thirty-one of the patients received one treatment of the pulsed-dye laser. The other 10 served as the control group. Researchers say, at thr...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...e-term birth, including age, women who had trouble getting pregnant were about 40 percent more likely to give...ng a Caesarean section among women who had trouble getting pregnant, but those links became much weaker once the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were ...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...e-term birth, including age, women who had trouble getting pregnant were about 40 percent more likely to give...ng a Caesarean section among women who had trouble getting pregnant, but those links became much weaker once the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were ...

Taking Care Of Grandkids Can Give Women more than a Headache

...lth behaviors such as exercising, eating right and getting adequate sleep and take care of themselves.Research statistics show that about one in seven U.S. women have raised a grandchild for six months or more. Their team used the Nurses Health Study, a giant, regular survey of nurses that regularly questi...

People with skin cancer at higher risk for other types

...d colon. Among African-American women, the risk of getting other cancers is 7.5 times higher. The study didn't include men, but smaller studies found that male skin cancer patients also are at higher risk for other cancers. The new study included 93,658 women ages 50 to 79 who volunteered for the Women's H...

Mattresses do Play a Role in Low Back Pain

...ovements in low back pain while lying in bed, when getting out of bed and in disability associated with back pain. The participants who used the medium-firm mattresses also reported a decrease in the need for pain killing drugs. Researchers say, their findings stress that recommendations for daily living, ...

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