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Steroid Treatment for Wheezing Questioned

...f hospital admission between children with high or low levels of wheezing. Surprisingly, study authors say more children on the steroid ended up in the hospital than those on the placebo, though the numbers were not statistically significant. Study authors conclude the findings of this study suggest the...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...e study also found an increased chance of having a low birth weight baby and needing a Caesarean section among women who had trouble getting pregnant, but those links became much weaker once the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were taken into account....

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...e study also found an increased chance of having a low birth weight baby and needing a Caesarean section among women who had trouble getting pregnant, but those links became much weaker once the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were taken into account....

Liquid Drano for Your Arteries

...n northern Italy. These Italians had exceptionally low levels of good cholesterol but lived long, healthy lives. Researchers later discovered that these people had a mutation in their HDL gene that caused good cholesterol to break down quickly even though their bodies made plenty of it. Researchers then ...

Mattresses do Play a Role in Low Back Pain

...were given. The individuals reported the degree of low back pain experienced while lying in bed, and afte...ess were twice as likely to report improvements in low back pain while lying in bed, when getting out of bed and in disability associated with back pain. T...

Changing Partners may put Expectant Mothers at Risk

... are more likely to deliver pre-term babies with a low birth weight than women who have the same partner....ge between partners is more likely in women with a low level of education than in women with a high level of education. The researchers say the risk of...

Predictors for Type 2 Diabetes

...increased waist circumference, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure and fasting glucose....

Self-Management Program Beneficial for Back Pain

Acute low back pain is when symptoms have lasted for less th...f-management program for poor, urban patients with low back pain. The program focuses on boosting confidence in order to increase their motivation to incor...

Self-Management Program Beneficial for Back Pain

Acute low back pain is when symptoms have lasted for less th...f-management program for poor, urban patients with low back pain. The program focuses on boosting confidence in order to increase their motivation to incor...

Link Between Alcohol and Decrease in Brain Size

...k of stroke and to study if a link existed between low to moderate alcohol consumption and a decrease in ...d a younger, middle-aged population and found that low amounts of alcohol consumption are also associated with decreases in brain size. They say their find...

Accuracy of Some Natural Family Planning Methods Questioned .

...medium range. But, the mini-microscopes had a very low estimated efficacy. Hence there is an “urgent need” to test the systems that met their basic quality index standards....

Pancreas Transplant for Diabetics

...ave severe diabetes with frequent episodes of very low or very high blood glucose levels. Researchers from Department of Health and Human Services conducted a study to compare the survival of pancreas transplant recipients with those on the waiting list.The study used information from 124 transplant cent...

Bullying – a Common Problem Among Childre

...ostly Latino and black children from 11 schools in low socio-economic urban areas. Results show 22 perce...trong. Victims were emotionally distressed and had low social standing. Bully-victims suffered the most, demonstrating the highest levels of conduct, schoo...

Head injury X-rays may actually be causing harm

...e treated, Swedish scientists have shown that even low doses of radiation can impair intellectual development. The doses involved are typical of those used in CT scans, which may sometimes be done to check if there is any damage after a bump on the head. The authors of the research say that CT scannin...

Human Growth Hormone Found To be Dangerous For Human Use

.... Specialists say there are benefits of boosting low human growth hormone levels in older people. They include increased muscle mass, increased bone density, and decreased body fat. Many users have also claimed it has improved their skin, vision, memory and arthritic pain. But specialists say the links...

Low Protein Levels A Possible Indicator For A Miscarriage

A new study shows low levels of a protein involved in the immune system ...f the miscarriage. However, they say in most cases low MIC1 concentrations preceded miscarriage by several weeks. Researchers say, while it is tempting t...

Exercise The Best Treatment For Low Back Ache

...e pain involved. A new study suggests people with low back pain can benefit from regular exercise, even ...t 135 workers who had regularly missed work due to low back pain were assigned to either usual care or to a physical exercise program supervised by a physi...

Risk of Heart Attack Can Now Be Predicted

...icantly increased risk compared with patients with low PIGF levels. Researchers conclude that PIGF blood levels are valuable predictors of outcomes in patients with known or suspected ACS. They also say that, “PIGF plasma levels represent a potentially powerful clinical biomarker of vascular inflammati...

Low-Fat, High-Carb Diet Equally Effective In Weight Loss

... is best. While the trend right now is // to eat a low carbohydrate diet, a new study shows a low fat, high-carbohydrate diet is also effective at weight loss -- even when the amount of food is not ...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy Safe If Monitored Appropriately

...million to 4 million men in the United States have low levels of testosterone. Symptoms of the condition ...lar disease. Previous studies have shown extremely low levels of testosterone can shrink prostate cancer that has spread. That’s why some have raised conce...

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