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Health at heights

... spend days together in a confined space, and if a health problem arises they cannot call a doctor. The crew's bodies are put under immense strain during the days of a major flight. This means they must get proper rest and avoid stressful situations as much as possible - no easy task given the nature ...

All the more bad

...and Health (ASH), said: "This study emphasises the health benefits of giving up smoking no matter what your ...hat cigarettes are a danger that sends our hearts' health up in smoke." Diabetes and old age are also associated with lower levels of paraoxonase. The researc...

Depression disturbs heart rate

...w clue as to why your state of mind may affect the health of your heart. They followed a subset of participants in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease trial, which looks at the outcome of a large number of heart attack patients admitted to coronary care between 1996 to 2000.// Of the group, 3...

Diabetes on the rise

...tes in Indian cities is high, and rising, suggests health data. India has a population of more than a billio... increasing." Another worry confronting the Indian health authorities is the relatively young age at which diabetes is being diagnosed in many patients. A s...

Iron is a two sided sword

...d cells and iron deficiency is a relatively common health problem especially in younger women and older peo...y those with proven iron deficiency. Those in good health have no need of them and, indeed, may be putting themselves at risk if they use them to guarantee an...

Avoid stress to have strong babies

...iations could have a potentially serious impact on health in later life. Small babies are more likely to develop coronary heart disease, diabetes and depression in later life. Dr Glover said more research was needed to determine why stress should impact on development. "One possible reason is that stres...

Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

...n if you could stand to do that, the risks to your health would probably be higher than the likelihood that wearing the mask would prevent contamination. And wearing a mask could be particularly dangerous if you have a respiratory disease or asthma, which already hampers your breathing. There were 20 dea...

Photographs for Diagnosis

...d the retinas of 10 358 people and monitored their health for three years. They found that people with 'blots' or narrowing of tiny blood vessels on the retina were two and a half times more likely to suffer a stroke during the study. Ann Elsner who is organising a conference on the retina at the Schepens...

Biotechnology on the lead

Public health experts have stated that Biotechnology will provid...event massive casualties, Dr Hunter said. Public health expert Dr Margaret Hamburg said lethal agents such as botulism, anthrax and bubonic plague could be ...

Anthrax drug doxycycline could stunt fetal growth

...pro to pregnant women. The recommendation comes as health officials worry that Cipro is being overprescribed in the general population, possibly causing common bacteria to become resistant to the drug. // The CDC has asked doctors to first consider doxycycline, which works equally well against strains of ...

Is Smallpox Threat Real ?

...t of smallpox as a bioterrorist weapon is real and health officials are doing everything they can to "keep the citizens of our nation safe" from such an attack, the head of the National Institutes of Health said Friday. Health officials are working to stockpile vaccines and prepare local officials for a pot...

Health Officials Recommend Flu Vaccine

...ected to be filled until December. So right now, health departments and some doctors' offices continue to ...e is expected to be plentiful by early next month, health officials recommend waiting to get a flu shot....

Smoking Delays Pregnancy

...tion suggests that greater emphasis on this public health message is warranted. Current opinion on smoking cessation favours total abstinence rather than gradual reduction as the most effective means of quitting and the best means of harm reduction. The risks of smoking during pregnancy are well document...

Dampness related to asthma

...dy of medical evidence is growing on the insidious health effects of home dampness on young people.// Just 2.8% of students who lived in adequate housing said they suffered from asthma - double this number had asthma in the damper homes. One in seven of the undergraduates studied said they had suffered fo...

More about HIV

... which there are no symptoms and, depending on the health and lifestyle of the patient, the course of infection may last for years. During this time, billions of T cells are infected and destroyed, but half are replaced. Half the virus particles are also destroyed. The immune system continues to destroy HI...

Arterial stiffness prevented by light drinking

...elationship, light to moderate drinkers enjoy more health benefits than either abstainers or heavy drinkers. Arterial stiffness was measured by ultrasound in this study.// We already know that arterial stiffness increases with age and that this is a risk factor in heart disease. The researchers found that...

Beer does good

...wo beers a day. He said other research had shown health benefits from antioxidants in wine and that the alcohol in beer and wine helped protect against heart disease. But he said he believed his study was the first to show the antioxidants in beer also helped to protect against heart disease. Antioxidants...

Mouthwash as a weapon

...existing anti-malarial drugs is causing concern to health officials.Any potential new avenue of attack is likely to be fully investigated, particularly as triclosan could prove cheaper to manufacture than many existing antimalarials.// Triclosan is the anti-bacterial ingredient of mouthwashes, and acne me...

Borderline blood pressure- possible health risk

...esent a clear cut-off point below which there's no health risk. Research is now focussing upon the high normal or borderline group, with blood pressure of less than 140/90 but more than 130/85.// Generally research studies show that people who have high normal blood pressure have an increased risk of deat...

Photographs as a parameter

...ed the retinas of 12000 people and monitored their health for four years. They found that people with 'blots' or narrowing of tiny blood vessels on the retina were two and a half times more likely to suffer a stroke during the study. This finding held true even when the team controlled for risk factors that...

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