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Visual Impairment Linked to Greater Mortality Risk

...-cause mortality." Among participants of all ages, having cataract also was associated with a higher risk of death from any cause," they added. It remains unclear whether there is a direct or indirect link between visual impairment and death or if another factor not measured in this study affected the res...

Advancement in Gene Associated With Colon Cancer

...lar findings today in the journal Nature Genetics, having simultaneously found their way to the same small a...diagnosed with colon cancer before age 50 or after having two or more relatives diagnosed with the disease, should talk to their doctor about the possible ben...

Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away

... E, and omega-3 fatty acids are at greater risk of having asthma, emphasizing the importance of a balanced diet, composed of whole foods. While observing 12th-grade students from 12 communities around the US and Canada, Dr. Burns and her colleagues from the Harvard School of Public Health, Health Canada, B...

Early Parkinsons Show Hallucination,sleepiness

...; the other half took pramipexole. No one reported having hallucinations at the beginning of the study. The...In contrast to other studies, we found being male, having multiple health problems and taking pramipexole were independently associated with developing sleepi...

Parental Match-making Blossoms in a Beijing Park

...ns, even accents. Throw in the attractiveness of having the right "hukou" -- an identification document that allows Chinese permanent residency in certain cities -- and parents find themselves entwined in a raft of criteria for their children. The vast majority of advertisements in the Beijing park are ...

Jade Goody Believes Miscarriage was 'God's Punishment' for Wrong Deeds

...'devastated' after the miscarriage. "I dreamt of having a girl and even secretly imagined dressing her in pink," she said. The mum of two also said that she was in the peak of her career and so the downslide was natural. But, she agreed that she did not expect it to be so bad. "Last year, everything...

A Role Model Spouse can Pass on Good Health Habits

...for things like getting more vigorous exercise and having a cholesterol test. In the case of flu shots, a spouse's influence can be "quite striking," Falba said. Husbands whose wives start getting the yearly shot have a 60 percent possibility of getting the shot themselves, compared with 21 percent chance...

Kelly Clarkson Fears Kissing Will Cause Her Mouth Herpes

...larkson added that she is also scared of ending up having 'mouth herpes'. "I have major trust issues. I just don't make out with people. That's a waste of my kisses and time. And it's so personal. It's like, my face. Plus, I'm afraid of mouth herpes," the Sun quoted her, as saying. Talking about her bit...

Smokers may Develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

... from each parent. The investigation suggests that having two copies of 1112T in the IL-13 gene is linked with a more profound adverse effect of cigarette smoking on lung function. Study participants were 1,073 men at least 40 years old who had smoked 20 or more pack-years. One pack-year is equivalent to ...

Newborn Screening Tests for Babies

...on is on target to meet the March of Dimes goal of having all babies screened for 20 or more of the recommended panel of genetic disorders by 2008....

Late Nights may Make Preteens Antisocial and Aggressive

...ial behaviour, breaking the rules you lay down, or having problem paying attention , then the root cause could be the tendency he or she has for activities in the evening rather than in the morning. The finding is based on a study conducted by researchers led by Elizabeth J. Susman at Penn State who are t...

Stella McCartney is Pregnant Again

... is thrilled after hearing the news. "Paul loves having family around him. It's been what has been getting him through the tough times. He would be overjoyed by a new addition," the Mirror quoted a source, as saying. Stella is already a mother to 2-year-old son Miller Alasdhair James Willis, and, 7 mont...

Survey Shows Emergency Services Of British Hospitals Doing A Good Job

...making great progress, sadly it's often the person having the heart attack who continues to put their own life at risk. Far too many people doubt their symptoms, worrying that it may be a false alarm or they mistake the pain for a bad bout of indigestion."...

Lasik Device To Correct Bifocal Vision Approved

...tact lenses to determine whether they can tolerate having one eye under-corrected. The surgery permanently changes the cornea, and side effects may include sensitivity to bright lights. These may be visual disturbances such as halos around lights and night-driving glare. Other potential side effects inclu...

Genetic Variation in Some Smokers Increases Chances of Developing COPD

... from each parent. The investigation suggests that having two copies of -1112T in the IL-13 gene is associated with a more profound adverse effect of cigarette smoking on lung function. Researchers examined 1,073 men at least 40 years old who had smoked 20 or more pack-years. One pack-year is equal to sm...

All Babies in Massachusetts Should Be Screened for Life-Threatening Disorders

...on is on target to meet the March of Dimes goal of having all babies screened for 20 or more of the recommended panel of genetic disorders by 2008....

Meth Users Involved in Violence, Sexual Risk-Taking: Study

... Chapel Hill Center. "Sexual risk taking including having more than one sex partner, not having safe sex, and having regretted a sexual situation due to alcohol or drug use also was more prevalent...

Three Doctors Charged So Far in the UK Bombing Case

...ncorn, southeast of Liverpool, has been accused of having information that could have helped police prevent ...le Australian link to the UK attacks. "Of course having established that there was an individual of interest, the police then have to examine all of the mat...

US Teen Birth Rate Drops to Record Low: Report

...port said 46 percent of high school girls reported having had sexual intercourse in 2005, a slight reduction from 50 percent in 1991. The report found an increase in the use of condoms among sexually active girls, with 56 percent saying they used the contraceptive in 2005 compared to 38 percent in 1991. ...

Paris at Her Self-obsessive Best

... super happy and full of smiles. She was laughing, having fun, drinking, dancing, singing along to songs, talking to everyone and hugging all the girls at her table," a source told People magazine....

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