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Passive smoking affects respiratory system

... older children exposed to tobacco smoke were more likely to have poor lung function.// The authors conclude that exposure to environmental smoke is an important and preventable cause of illness among children....

Prescription Drug - Helps People Stop Smoking

...ry two consumers; and by the year 2030, tobacco is likely to account for more deaths than TB and HIV put together. The medication in Smoquit, buproprion, blocks nicotinic receptors so as to prevent the reuptake of neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine. This sidesteps the problem of the urge to smo...

Obesity shortens lifespan

...archers also found that heavier patients were more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, high blood cholesterol and a family history of heart disease....

Humour inherited

...wins, who have exactly the same genes were no more likely to agree on this than fraternal twins who share only half of their genes on average, like ordinary siblings - suggesting a shared environment was responsible for making brothers and sisters laugh at the same things. "It's a surprise because most per...

Male infertility in relation to pesticide

...nt, those who were exposed to pesticides were most likely to have a very low sperm output - in the bottom 25 per cent of the male population. What's more, sperm concentration, output and morphology were all significantly worse in men who were more frequently exposed to the chemicals. Changes in the level of...

The bad combination

...okers, and that people who misuse alcohol are more likely to smoke than those who do not misuse alcohol," says the university’s Susan E. Maier. ...

Stress response increases suicide risk

...blown PTSD, suicidal thoughts are three times more likely than in the general population. It's a sign that stress symptoms of the PTSD type should be taken very seriously, because thoughts of suicide are too often put into practice....

Gel prevents pregnancy

...ion, and the more sage effective methods, the more likely women are to find a method that suits them at a stage in their lives"....

Keep guilt off

...ront of the television, or going shopping are more likely to have weaker immune systems. This could make them more susceptible to disease.Those on the other hand who feel little or no guilt are better able to fight off infection.// Researchers asked 30 students aged 18-30 to list enjoyable activities such...

Excessive use of antibiotics for sore throat

...ce. The more antibiotic resistance grows, the more likely it is that an antibiotic will not work when you really need it. Sometimes doctors give prescriptions more to please the patient than out of medical need....

Osteoporosis Drugs: right time to take-off

...k of developing osteoporosis. While women are more likely to develop the disease, men are equal sufferers from it. It is estimated that at the age of 50, a woman has a 40 per cent chance of developing an osteoporotic fracture during her remaining lifetime. Drugs, which are used to treat osteoporosis, can be...

Psychological consequence of terrorist attacks

...cope. An increase in anxiety disorders is the most likely outcome - symptoms such as disturbed sleep, excessive worrying, and a retreat into smoking or drinking more may be early warnings that you might need help in coming to terms with these tragic events....

Surgery a safety in senility

Elderly patients with heart disease are twice as likely to have a better quality of life after an operatio...hat those who were put on medication were twice as likely to have a major adverse cardiac event - death, non-fatal heart attack or hospital admission for wors...

UV Radiation induces Melanoma

...who suffer sunburn very early in life are far more likely to suffer the most dangerous form of skin cancer, suggest researchers. In humans, melanocytes, the pigment-producing skin cells where melanoma develops, are on the surface of the skin. It is thought that some melanomas are the result of genetic damag...

Drink milk right now

...n three glasses of milk per day were about half as likely to develop breast cancer as those who did not drink milk. The type of milk drunk – full or low fat – had no effect on risk.The researchers concluded that there was a clear negative trend in breast cancer incidence rate ratios with increasing combined...

E. coli strains resistant to a common antibiotic

...ssume they came from the same source, and the most likely such source is food. The research, conducted at the University of California at Berkeley, was based on analysis of 302 cases. "We were really, really surprised," said researcher Amee R. Manges at Berkeley. "When we looked at these organisms from t...

The new born nightmare

...ing the first two weeks of life were 12 times more likely to develop pyloric stenosis than those who were not, although babies treated with erythromycin eye ointment, which is regularly used to combat conjunctivitis, did not have much risk. “The link between erythromycin and pyloric stenosis is an importan...

Fish for the lungs

...bles, fruit, and milk were also significantly less likely to develop two other types of lung cancer. But experts stress that it is still better to quit smoking. A recent study from the Imperial Cancer Research Fund reveals that four food products - tomato sauce, carrots, multi-vitamin pills, and fish oil ...

Emphasis on eating pattern

...ere older, better educated, more affluent and more likely to be married. It may be that socioeconomic factors influencing chronic disease do so through quality of diet....

Angiotensin-II-receptor blockers - Treat kidney failure

...ns of kidney disease showed the condition was less likely to progress than in similar patients on placebo. The trials offer new hope to people with diabetes, for there has been no treatment for kidney complications till now. They also underline the need for the earliest possible diagnosis of kidney disease ...

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