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Life expectancy lessened due to obesity

...d that white men aged 20 to 30 years with a severe level of obesity (BMI >45) had a maximum YLL of 13 while it was 8 for white women. For men, this could represent a 22 percent reduction in expected remaining life span. It was found that black men and women above 60 years of age who were overweight or ...

Novel Anti-Neutrophilic Effect produced by Salmeterol in mild asthma patients

...d neutrophil number and human neutrophil lipocalin level in bronchial lavage fluid, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 level in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. It was also observed that the numbers of (CD3+) T-lymphocytes, (CD4...

Kidney function can be affected by lead exposure

... lead, while others were found to have an elevated level of lead. The subjects in the group were given either a placebo or chelation therapy - a method of removing lead. They found that those on chelation therapy had an improved glomerular filtration rate (GFR) compared to those on placebo. It was also fou...

Smokers more prone to depression

...everity in former smokers to ascertain whether the level of tobacco/depression relationship might have a time-dependent component. It was observed that smokers were more prone to depression as compared to non smokers. Also, females had higher odds of depression, compared with males. The odds varied in subg...

Stroke victims have new hope with activated protein C

...r and protease-activated receptor 1, to reduce the level of p53 in damaged cells by 75 per cent. APC also increases anti-apoptotic signals that instruct cells to survive. Researchers concluded that the compound which is working in a completely unexpected way could spur further research to help develop trea...

Yet another plus for breast feeding!

...d around the baby with the baby's// head at breast level and the mother's knees under the baby's feet. Howe...s on their baby or put the baby's head at the same level as their own, increasing the risk of smothering the baby. Researchers also studied whether bed-shar...

New heart disease marker

...ay that the apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein A-1 level is important. This is all especially true for patients on statin therapy to lower cholesterol. According to researchers, combining statin therapy with monitoring of apolipoprotein B could be a more effective way of preventing heart disease than the c...

Obesity risk can be reduced by eating breakfast regularly

...ts as insulin controls blood sugar and blood sugar level is related to how hungry or energetic a person feels. The researchers also concluded that eating whole-grain cereal each day was associated with a 15 per cent reduction in risk for the insulin resistance syndrome. <br...

Proof that Vitamin C may be effective in combating colds

... of vitamin C as it had measured the effect at the level of the immune system cells....

Old theory of adaptation confirmed by new study

...their life, but they eventually return to a stable level of well-being. Researchers from Michigan State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, France and England confirmed this theory based on a study conducted to evaluate the effects of marital transitions on life satisfaction. 24,000 ind...

Anxiety following heart attacks not adequately managed

... easy-to-administer tool that will assesspatient's level of anxiety and help doctors treat them accordingly....

Little sleep as bad as no sleep

...uggled to perform simple memory tasks. Theimpaired level of mental ability was similar to those who did not sleep at all.However, participants who actually slept a few hours reported that they feltless tired than those who were deprived of their sleep for a few days.Researchers also indicated the different...

Reducing the risk for type 2 diabetes

...afe for you. Make a plan to increase your activity level toward the goal of being active for at least 30 minutes a day most days of the week....

Marriage does not have much impact on life satisfaction

...ent, does increase people's happiness. However the level of life satisfaction tends to settle down to what ...e rest of their lives. They return to their former level of life satisfaction....

WHO Declares Vietnam First Country to Control SARS

...he country showed strong commitment at the highest level from the beginning of the outbreak. Vietnam has been able to show the world that there is hope that SARS can be contained. Carlo Urbani, a WHO communicable disease expert was the first doctor to note that a new disease had surfaced of potentially glo...

A drug in vogue to deccelerate the course of Alzheimer's

...ntration can increase or decrease according to the level of Alzheimer's disease. Available treatments for Alzheimer's that have proven effective at treating mild to moderate stages of the disease are aimed at a different chemical system in the brain, the cholinergic system. Memantine has been approved for...

Try Iron to overcome fatigue

...n or a placebo for four weeks. The study shows the level of fatigue after one month decreased by 29 percent in the iron group compared to 13 percent in the placebo group.// The difference in depression was not statistically different between the two groups, but a greater decrease in anxiety was observed in...

Childhood Sunburn Can Lead to Skin Cancer Later

...burn -- the more likely your child is to reach the level of cellular damage that translates into skin cancer. But that's not the only reason children need to be protected from the sun. Because a child's immune system is not fully developed, Rigel says, they don't have the kind of biochemical defense mecha...

Shorter infants have lower incomes in later life

...ts that the researchers linked to records of their level of education, information about income and occupation taken from the 1990 census. The researchers divided the men into six groups according to their length at age one. Men in the lowest group -- under 72 centimetres, or 28 inches, at one year earned...

Better Prostate Cancer Test

... it out in about 65 percent of cases where the PSA level was high enough to warrant a biopsy. Miles hopes the test will help men like him avoid future biopsies.Researchers say larger clinical trials are still needed before the test is available to doctors and their patiets....

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