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Russia Reports First SARS Case

...four-nation tour, that China had introduced strict measures to stop the spread of the deadly virus and that its economy was still expanding despite warnings SARS may knock two percentage points off// GDP growth. The SARS epidemic, which started in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, has killed about 7...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

... million by 2020 if countries do not implement the measures of the FCTC. The smoking rates are are increasing, especially among the young, While smoking rates are declining in some industrialised countries but rsing in many developing countries. “We must do our utmost to ensure that young people everywhere h...

Tea Pill Lowers Cholesterol

...rcent, as did triglyceride levels. The cholesterol measures did not change in those taking the placebo pill. The tea pill was well tolerated in the participants. Researchers say these findings indicate a role for tea in lowering cholesterol. They call for more research aimed at confirming these results in mo...

Preventing Childhood Deaths

... premature birth, sepsis and tetanus. Some of the measures that could easily prevent many of these deaths are as follows.Low cost methods as breastfeeding, bednets treated with insecticide, measles vaccinations, and rehydration therapy for those with diarrhea and others would save the lives of a significant ...

Wearable Body Monitoring

... on the body, such as a band around the arm, which measures a number of physiological levels.This includes time spent lying down or sleeping, time spent doing physical activity, body temperature, calories burned, and more. Few medical advances in recent decades have had a significant impact on extending life...

Stress may Worsen Acne

...e recorded using the Perceived Stress Scale, which measures perceptions of life stress, including how often subjects perceived their life to be uncontrollable, unpredictable, and overwhelming. Researchers write, "Subjects who had the greatest increases in stress during examination periods also had the great...

Banning Smoking in the Home Helps Infants

...e home. Further research is needed to determine if measures less strict than banning smoking, like opening windows and using fans while smoking will have any effect on infant cotinine levels....

Sunshine Reduces MS Risk

... 272 healthy participants about past sun exposure, measures the participants used to protect against the sun, the use of vitamin D supplements, medical history, and other factors thought to be associated with MS. Results of the study show higher sun exposure, between ages 6 and 15, and greater skin damage we...

Measles Risk in Transplant Patients

...hich makes rapid diagnosis difficult and may delay measures to prevent further spread"...

Smoking and its Effects

...okers. The researchers evaluated the force airflow measures and total lung capacity. They report active smoking by young adults, who were born weighing 2.2 pounds or less, reduces respiratory function. They say many low birth weight children require assisted ventilation and oxygen therapy soon after birth. P...

Good carb, bad carb? Experts debate.

...ke matters even more confusing, the glycemic index measures only the carbohydrate in food. Some vegetables, such as carrots, have quite high GIs, but they don't contain much carb, so they have little effect on blood sugar. Therefore, some experts prefer to speak of food's glycemic load, which is its glycemic...

Oncologists Overlook Clot Risk

...e risk of blood clots and to evaluate preventative measures used by the physicians. About 40 percent of the do...f their patients were currently using prophylactic measures for preventing blood clots. Researchers say health care professionals need to be better educated ab...

Anemia Treatment for Cancer Patients

...or further research on the drug to include careful measures of cancer control and survival, along with additional study into why treatment for anemia would impact these factors in the first place...

Anemia Treatment for Cancer Patients

...or further research on the drug to include careful measures of cancer control and survival, along with additional study into why treatment for anemia would impact these factors in the first place....

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

...er dose of the drug also saw improvements in eight measures of quality of life. Study authors conclude the combination of CTLA4Ig and methotrexate improved the signs and symptoms of the disease, physical function, and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers also say both doses of t...

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

...er dose of the drug also saw improvements in eight measures of quality of life. Study authors conclude the combination of CTLA4Ig and methotrexate improved the signs and symptoms of the disease, physical function, and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers also say both doses of t...

House heads for Medicare drug vote

...little in the way of private competition and other measures designed to hold down future costs. "I predict right now it will come out double that," Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla., told fellow House-Senate negotiators on Thursday, referring to the cost estimate. Top House Democrats, meanwhile, were pressuring ra...

Excess Weight Can Affect Individuals as They Age

...age have the best quality of life. Quality of life measures include physical, mental and social well-being. Th...s of increasing obesity and overweight, preventive measures are urgently required to lessen future individual and societal burden of disease, disability, cost o...

Link Between Alcohol and Decrease in Brain Size

... alcohol consumption and brain atrophy because MRI measures in the brain were only conducted once during follow up....

“ Economy Class Syndrome

...s sat exclusively in business class. Preventative measures were also common among the affected group: five reported using aspirin and four wore compression stockings. While several did have pre-existing conditions putting them at increased risk for blood clots, others had no risk factors at all. Thus resear...

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