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Watch what you eat during summer

... Food experts at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center would like everyone// to enjoy the warm weather without the b...nd fish (for the barbecue) alongside chilled foods like salads. It's especially important to avoid cross-contamination by washing your hands often, using se...

Quicker healing with active bandages

... that hydrogel bandages speed up healing.They look like thin clear plastic when dry, but expand six times and become pliable when wet.// Unlike regular bandages, which just keep moisture in and germs out, the hydrogel dressings actually penetrate the wound and enhance the healing process. The researcher...

Social anxiety has hope from a new drug

...hose with SAD suffer other mental health problems, like depression, and the condition can be hard to treat. Researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute have been testing a new antidepressant, venlafaxine, on a group of people with SAD. Venlafaxine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reupt...

Photographs as a parameter

...hat might affect both the eyes and risk of stroke, like diabetes, age, smoking and high blood pressure. Ann Elsner from eye institute Boston says the study shows the value of looking carefully at the eye. "The eyes are the windows to the world," she says.Hu Ssang studied vascular changes on the micromete...

Drink more fluids during exercise

...an eight per cent of carbohydrate. Avoid additives like caffeine, guarana, and - especially - ephedra (this herb is linked to known health problems). Don't go for carbonated drinks or those high in sugar either....

Dangers from lead

...al problems as babies exposed to lead from sources like old pain, researchers reported recently. In an article in the journal Pediatrics, they said this type of lead exposure// “may constitute a significant public health problem, in view of the long residence time of lead in bone.” The findings demonstra...

Pregnancy complications indicate health problems

... worthwhile screening such women for risk factors, like high cholesterol and high blood pressure. The pregnancy information could be logged in the family doctor's database and used to guide mid-life screening - from the late 30s onwards. It seems that there may be underlying genetic factors influencing bo...

Eating chocolate makes you happy

...ulgence.// However, recent evidence suggests that, like other plant based products, it also contains antioxidants, which can protect from chronic disease. Researchers at the University of Bath, now suggest that people who eat chocolate regularly are happier than those who do not! A group of 900 people w...

Methods to have a flat stomach

...e prominent. And beware foods that make you bloat, like beans, cabbage and bran....

Effective therapy for Huntington's disease

...st HD, but also other neurodegenerative disorders, like Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. A related compound, known as ursodeoxycholic acid is already approved for the treatment of liver disease. But the neuroprotective aspect of bile acids is a surprising application....

Impact on Lung function based on exposure

...ne with age, investigators have speculated factors like exposure to tobacco smoke during childhood and early asthma may lead to faster declines. Researchers assessed FEV 1 in around 4,000 men and women between ages 19 and 32, then followed them up until age 40. All of the participants provided informatio...

Morphine may excite cancerous tumors

... morphine to treat pain in many medical conditions like cancer, little was known about how this drug affects blood vessels or cancer. Our study shows that morphine stimulates the formation of new blood vessels inside the tumor, which in turn allows increased growth of tumors in mice. Hence Authors of the ...

Toxin injections support stroke associated spasticity

...isability,// because it interferes with activities like getting dressed and eating. Previous research has shown that botulinum toxin - a substance that relieves muscle tightness - may help with this problem. In the first large trial of botulinum toxin (also known as botox) in stroke, a group of 120 stro...

Psychiatric issues common in brain disease

...s been a separation between neurological disease - like Huntington's - and psychiatric problems, such as depression. But researchers at Johns Hopkins University now reveal that there is a big area of overlap. They found that 81 per cent of a group of Huntington's patients suffered from a recognisable ps...

Keep fit always

...ub,// you'll be familiar with high tech equipment- like elliptical trainers, treadmill and stairmasters. ...al store. And don't forget that simple activities, like playing games with children or grandchildren, washing the clothes and gardening all count towards yo...

Drinking adequate amounts of water

...ibute to water balance as do weak alcoholic drinks like beer. Drinking 8 by 8 could even be dangerous or unhealthy. Water, believe it or not, can be intoxicating. If you drink more than you can excrete, your brain could swell - as has happened to athletes and people taking the drug Ecstasy. Frequent uri...

Influence of diet on allergic Reactions

...omatoes--in short dozens of foods that people most like to eat. Study participants also gave up flavorings including vanilla and cinnamon, and condiments such as ketchup and barbecue sauce....

A simple way to do surgery

...rt of the food pipe.This will result in conditions like septicimia and pneumonia say the Scientists.Such anomalies can cause contamination of the lungs by contents of the food pipe and may prove fatal. The Tracheostomy kit minimizes the risk as it has a dilation scale which allows physicians to kno...

Sweet corn releases antioxidants on cooking

...g sweet corn releases a lot of ferulic acid which, like other antioxidants, mops up free radicals which might otherwise damage your cells and tissues. Antioxidants, as is well-known, could play a vital role in protecting against heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer....

Fat Substitutes

... fat substitutes are chosen for specific functions like retaining moisture or modifying the texture and mo...of foods to make up for lower fat content. Things like pectin or guar gum are dietary fiber; olestra is an artificial fat that is not absorbed. Monoglyceri...

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