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Cut your puff's

...arger in smokers than in non-smokers. Larger clots increase both the risk and severity of heart attacks as it is more likely to block blood flow to the heart completely. The less blood that gets to the heart, the more severe the damage. Researchers studied 800 heart attack patients who were given angiograms...

Tiotropium surpasses Ipratropium

...pitalisations of between 30 and 50 per cent and an increase in time to first exacerbation. Researchers found that the beneficial effects of tiotropium on lung function persisted over a period of more than 24 hours. The researchers add that, once-daily treatment with tiotropium should be considered an effecti...

Why a headache?

...hniques, Professor Goadsby and colleagues found an increase of grey matter in an area of the brain known as the hypothalamus on the side where the headache occurs.The finding could revolutionise approaches to all primary headaches, which had not been thought to be caused by factors in the physical structure o...

Undertaking the obesity epidemic

...m of doctors had some very practical tips to help increase the level of physical activity: open the garage door yourself, use stairs rather than the lift, walk the dog rather than letting him out of the back door, and do your own yard work, rather than pay a gardener....

Depression elevates heart failure risk

...effect, where women who are depressed act so as it increase their heart failure risk. The study suggests that it's important for physicans to check out a woman's psychological health when looking at the risk of heart disease....

Obesity a global problem

...ease, diabetes and cancer. Obesity is also on the increase among non-Western immigrants to industrialised countries, as well as certain Western groups undergoing rapid socioeconomic changes. Researcher Marquisa La Velle, of the University of Rhode Island, has studied changing health patterns in South Africa ...

AIDS drugs linked to heart attack risk

...e possibility that life saving AIDS drugs may also increase the risk of heart trouble, though experts say the ...he blood, and there is some evidence of an overall increase in heart attacks among people being treated....

Lifestyle variation can cut diabetes hazard

... was a seven per cent decrease in body mass and an increase of physical activity to 150 minutes a week. All the participants were followed up for an average of 2 years, during which time the incidence of diabetes was 10 cases per 100 person years in the placebo group. In the metformin group, the correspondi...

Air pollution may raise risk of lung cancer

...les raises the risk of lung cancer.City living can increase your chances of dying from lung cancer or heart disease//, and the culprits are particles of air pollution. The study authors contend that simply living in a major urban area exposes you to "fine particulate matter" that makes its way into your lungs...

Processed Meat, Diabetes connection Found

...a diet packed with hot dogs, bologna and bacon can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by about 50 percent in...quency of eating processed meats. Hu said the big increase in risk for diabetes 2 came among those who ate processed meats five times or more per week. ``Tha...

Lethal Heart Condition linked To Cocaine Use

...ection due to cocaine use. Cocaine use causes an increase in stress hormones that can cause quick rise in BP. This may tear the lining of the vessel, which can allow blood to enter and rip it even further. The dissection may stop blood from reaching critical organs, or even cause the aorta to rupture. Res...

High Cholesterol linked to Alzheimer’s diseas

...rs to be bad for more than the heart - it may also increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The study raises the possibility that the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins can also ward off mental decline. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, looked at more than 2,00...

Obesity in children a risk factor for diabetes

... that being obese, or even overweight, can greatly increase the chances of diabetes, but authentication is growing that younger patients are at risk. A study, by researchers at Yale University in the US, looked at more than 200 obese children, aged between 5 and 18. They found that in the 55 aged four to 10...

Calcium reduces colon cancer risk

Among people with low-calcium diets, even a modest increase in the nutrient seems to lower the risk of some types of colon cancer. Researchers evaluated the diet and colon cancer history of 135,000 men and women in two large health surveys.// They found that those who consumed 800 to 900 mg of calcium a day s...

A new recovery for heart attacks

...ergized in low-oxygen conditions. These genes help increase delivery of oxygen by making more red blood cells and blood vessels. They also reduce the body's reliance on oxygen by switching to a form of energy production not dependent on oxygen, called glycolysis (which uses glycogen from the liver). Previous...

Periodontal disease may amass the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes

... Dentistry suggest chronic periodontal disease may increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.//The research ties the incidence of diabetes in patients with periodontal disease to the release of bacteria into the bloodstream that triggers a reaction from the immune system. Immune system cells can rel...

Fluoride proves effective against fractures

...amin D can safely reduce the risk of fractures and increase spinal bone mass in older women with osteoporosis,// a recent study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center concluded. Our study showed that this combination of therapy safely reduces the risk for fractures by stimulating new bone f...

Anxiety likely to affect the foetus

...esearch suggests that anxiety during pregnancy can increase a mother's risk of having a hyperactive child. A study indicated that women who were very anxious// in the last three months of pregnancy had children with more behavioural problems. Lead researcher Professor Vivette Glover, of Imperial College, Lo...

Skin cancer on the rise

...77% of cases are caused by exposure to the sun. An increase in foreign travel and outdoor activities such as water sports might also be to blame. The survival rate for the disease is also worse among men than women over a five-year period. However survival rates from skin cancers are good if it the conditio...

FDA debates status of decongestant drugs

...n active ingredient in non-prescription drugs, can increase the risk of stroke in some users. PPA helps constr... If you already have high blood pressure, that can increase your risk for stroke or heart attack. Furthermore, the decongestants can work against anti-hyperten...

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