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Allergic Individuals Should Keep Away from Cats, Say UK Scientists

...eased exposure to cat allergen was associated with greater sensitivity of the respiratory system in the volun...lergic to cats. The increased symptoms, known as greater bronchial responsiveness (BR), suggested that reduced exposure to cats may be beneficial for allergi...

Healthy Lifestyle can Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

...ealthy lifestyle past age 45, and are therefore at greater risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease....

Survivors of Rare Ovarian Cancer may Retain Menstrual Function and Reproductive Ability

...omen, germ cell tumour survivors had significantly greater reproductive concerns and experienced less sexual pleasure and more sexual discomfort, although the survivors were more likely to be in partnered, meaningful relationships. "The finding should allow oncologists and therapists to better inform and c...

Alternative Treatments for Arthritis

...those satisfied with their therapy had moderate or greater arthritis activity according to the Patient Activity Scale. These data indicate that there is an important discrepancy between declared satisfaction with therapy and measured activity and functional status, and that clinical activity is not an adequa...

DelSite Working Toward Solving Delivery of Influenza Vaccine in Pandemic Situations

...ely-charged linear polymer with a molecular weight greater than 450,000 which is derived from a natural source and is classified as a GRAS (generally regarded as safe) by the FDA. GelSite(R) is produced in kilogram quantities under FDA good manufacturing practices for human drugs (cGMP) in an ISO-certified...

Hate Crimes Against Gays and Lesbians Rising in US

...n to be open about their sexual orientation. Their greater visibility probably also makes them easier targets for discrimination than bisexuals." In the new study, survey respondents had an average age of 39. Most had attended some college. Two thirds were white, 16 percent black and 12.5 percent Hispanic....

Inadequate Childcare Hits Wales

...s diverted from unclaimed tax credits to pay for a greater mix of provision by the government, local authorities and private sector. He praised the system used in Sweden, where there is guaranteed childcare for all parents within three months of applying. Mr. Williams will raise the problem of childcare ...

Risk of Dementia Increased With Secondhand Smoke

...nd that exposure to secondhand smoke resulted in a greater occurrence of dementia for people who had not been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease but who had detectable abnormalities of their carotid arteries, based on carotid ultrasound imaging, compared to those without these underlying abnormalities. Th...

Cats at Home Poses Allergy Risk in Young Children

...f Epidemiology, Dr. Joachim Heinrich. Due to their greater range of action older children also come into contact with animal hair, when they are with friends and relatives, in child-care centres and playgrounds, and can get sensitised there. Statistical connections on the basis of cat allergen exposure at ho...

Higher Intake of Calcium and Vitamin D Linked With Brain Lesions in Older People

...nd vitamin D are significantly more likely to have greater volumes of brain lesions, regions of damage that can increase risk of cognitive impairment, dementia, depression and stroke. Dr. Payne and her co-investigators from Duke and the University of North Carolina examined magnetic resonance imaging (MR...

Barbeque Lovers Warned To Load On Fruits And Vegetables

...d meats -more than once a week - had a 47 percent greater risk of the disease compared with women who ate th...at women who ate few fruits and vegetables were at greater risk supports lab and animal studies that have shown phytochemicals, which are found in fruits and v...

One Third of US Troops Suffer from Mental Health Problems

...enge on two fronts. One, soldiers are at an ever greater risk of mental health problems. Second at the current level of staffing and funds, the military health care will not be able to provide those affected necessary statement. In a damning revelation, the Defense Department's Task Force on Mental Heal...

Reduction in Nicotine Craving Predicts Ability to Quit

... after smoking the first cigarette of the day. The greater the craving reduction, the more likely the smoker would relapse, said Benjamin Toll, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and lead author of the study. This preliminary study provides evidence that there are significant changes in cr...

Anti-Epileptic Drug Intake May Result In Children With Mental Retardation

...ook an epilepsy drug during their pregnancy are at greater risk of having children with lower IQ. In question is the drug valproate (already at the center of a British court action after claims that it has damaged children). Valproate seems to double the chance that the woman's child will be born with men...

Drinking Heavy Amounts of Alcohol Shrinks Your Brain

...amounts of alcohol. However, this study found that greater alcohol consumption was negatively correlated with brain volume," said study author Carol Ann Paul, MS, of Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. This cross-sectional study found people who had more than 14 drinks per week had an average 1.6 percent r...

Poor and Chronically Ill in Korea Pay More for Healthcare

...ical care in Korea but can afford it least spend a greater percentage of their income on health services, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Low-income individuals with multiple chronic conditions are particularly vulnerable to cost sharing an...

New Technique Dissects Stem Cells' Picky Likes, Dislikes

...natural signals to these cells maybe you can get a greater diversity of responses than if you just use biological signals," says Kiessling. Inside living organisms, stem cells nestle within the "stem cell niche," a microenvironment in which they bump against the surfaces of other cells, as well as adhere ...

Rural Heart Patients Missing Out

...gnosis and treatment. The findings suggest that greater allocation of resources and improved access to specialists and diagnostic support need to be considered for rural and remote populations, to match those in metropolitan areas. The fact that rural and remote patients were hospitalised as often as p...

Preserving Kidneys on a Pump May Promote More Organ Sharing

...costs, improve initial organ function, and promote greater use and more sharing of organs, according to new research by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. By placing kidneys on a portable pump, preservation times can be safely extended to permit more time for sharing organs across the country, ...

Genetic Variation is Linked to Substantial Risk in Heart Attack

...nd individuals with the variation have a 1.64-fold greater risk of suffering a heart attack (myocardial infarction) and a 2.02-fold greater risk of suffering a heart attack early in life (before age 50 for men and before age 60 for women) t...

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