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High Altitude ‘Speeds up ageing process

... the mountainous areas. For comparison researchers looked at a control group of 160 women of similar age and ethnic origin who lived at just 150 m above sea level. //They found concentrations of the hormones DHEA and DHEAS (dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate) rose more slowly during ...

Grapes, Melons Implicated in Outbreaks

... reduce the risk of infections. Other researchers looked at the process of heating lettuce to increase its shelf life. By dipping iceberg lettuce into warm water baths, the vegetable resists brown discoloration.However, Larry Beuchat, research professor of food safety at the University of Georgia, Athens, ...

The essence of cosmetic surgery

...d goes up. Now economics researchers in Texas have looked at how cosmetic surgery, as a product//, has performed in the marketplace over the last decade. They surveyed 1,600 members of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to assess how the frequency and costs of four common co...

Gestational Diabetes linked to Chromosomal defici

...ine in Massachusetts, in her report said that, she looked at data on more than 6,500 pregnant women who underwent amniocentesis to detect chromosomal abnormalities in a US study in the 1990s. Those who gave birth were then followed for one year. The investigators found that women who developed gestational ...

Dementia linked to HIV

...velopment of cognitive problems. The investigators looked at age, sex, education, risk behaviors, HIV stage, lymphocyte count, and antiretroviral therapy. Participants were considered cognitively impaired if they had poor scores on at least two of seven different neuropsychological tests. Researchers found...

Fame brings wealth but not health

...e health risks of winning an Academy Award. They looked at all 700 screenwriters ever nominated for an Oscar and find that winners had a lower life expectancy - by an average of 4 years than mere nominees. This is despite having longer and more successful careers, which would normally be reckoned to have ...

Mild Depression may guard aged women

... of message to the body that something needs to be looked at, that you need to pay attention to it," Blazer said. No one is suggesting depression is good for you, he added, but milder symptoms may not be as harmful as previously believed. In fact, Blazer added, this group of women probably reflects an avera...

Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

... developing countries today. The team from Toronto looked at church records// for the Sanu people, who lived in Scandinavia between the 18th and 20th centuries. The Sanu depended on reindeer herding, fishing and hunting for their livelihood and lacked advanced medical care. On average, the reduction was 4...

Men happy to take contraception

...o more likely to consider vasectomy acceptable. "I looked at other forms of male initiative of controlling fertility to see if the same men who were enthusiastic about vasectomy were also enthusiastic about taking male hormonal contraception," explained Dr Weston. "We found it was a significant statistica...

Surgery a safety in senility

...n, research suggests. Researchers in a Swiss study looked at patients with an average age of 80 who suffered from chronic angina.// Doctors either gave them medication, or referred them for an angioplasty - a treatment where a fine tube with a small inflatable balloon attached is inserted and the balloon ...

Spiritual views aid after bereavement

...tients attending a hospice for terminal care. They looked at how the presence,// or absence, of strong spiritual beliefs helped these people cope when their loved one died. Those who had a strong spiritual belief reported steady progress in coming to terms with their loss over a period of 12 months. But t...

Healing environment aids mental problem

...onal medication. Reserchers in a new study, India, looked at how traditional healing practices might help those with mental disorder.// The temple of Muthuswamy in South India has long been a healing centre for those with a mental health problem and those attending during a short period in 1000 were enrolle...

Greater volume hospitals better for stroke

Researchers at the University of Texas, have looked at data for treatment of sub-arachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in the state during the 1990s. People with a stroke caused by bleeding into the brain do best in hospitals dealing with many such cases.// In SAH, a blood vessel bursts within the blood supply ...

Women are at risk with raised cholesterol

...her factors// impacts women's risk of stroke. They looked at over 20,000 women with no history of heart attack, chest pain or stroke and aged from 30 to 95 years. The women were followed up for several years, during which time there were 500 stroke-related deaths. Those with the highest cholesterol levels...

Bone loss can be reduced by Potassium

...ents affect bone density in these patients. They looked at 15 women and men who had received potassium citrate for a period ranging from 10 to 110 months to prevent long-term kidney stone formation. It turned out that spinal bone density went up - whereas normally one expect it to decrease with this medic...

Preventing mental decline in the aged

...m the Institute for the Study of Aging in New York looked at research that focuses on various lifestyle factors and medical conditions that affect seniors and their cognitive ability. Researchers report most factors are potentially modifiable or manageable. For example, studies show that lifelong learning...

Study on obesity and heart failure

...uals were followed for up to 14 years. Researchers looked at who had heart failure, what their other risk factors were, and their body mass index. Even after adjusting for other risk factors, researchers found a 5 percent increase in the risk of heart failure for men and 7 percent for women for each 1-poin...

Stroke and Dementia - a ghastly association

...ere admitted to a hospital for treatment. // They looked at medical history, neurological evaluation, and completed surveys. They identified 50 patients with dementia before they had a stroke and 72 cases where dementia occurred within three months after a stroke. The patients were followed for two years. ...

Losing that baby fat among women

...ass index over the long haul. No study to date has looked at the effect of weight gain and weight loss postpartum on long-term weight changes a decade after pregnancy. The study included 400 women who were first estimated for weight gain during their pregnancies. They were followed for an average of 7.5 ye...

Attitude affects life's quality

...n pessimists. Now, the same group of researchers// looked to see if one's outlook on life affects their quality of life. In the 1970s, participants were assessed using a personality test. Using a scale, researchers determined who was optimistic, pessimistic or a mixture of both. The same group of 400 patie...

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