Tag: "moderate" at medical news

Inhaled Steroids Safe & Effective for Children with Asthma

...r the long-term treatment of children with mild to moderate asthma. "Although asthma experts around the world ...rents as well, that treating children with mild to moderate asthma with inhaled steroids will result in better asthma control and improved quality of life, " he...

Miracle cure for Alzheimer’s around the corner

...through. Though being tried as a cure for mild to moderate illness, it is hoped that it will eventually be useful in prevention as well. Time to keep the fingers crosse!...

Individuals with sleep related breathing disorders more prone to heart disease

...arious sleep disorders, sleep apnea in its mild or moderate form is commonly experienced. Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Most individuals may have less severe sleep related breathing problem that may go unrecognized. These sleep disturbances are more ...

TB coupled with AIDS soars in Africa

...s of weight, evening rise of body temperature, and moderate to severe cough. The disease spreads through air as droplets when a person coughs or sneezes and the sputum carries the bacteria, which spread the disease. Nearly 2 billion people are currently infected with the TB germ and this figure is one-third ...

Noise tampers hearing

...ing consonants such as s, sh, f and v. In cases of moderate noise-induced hearing loss, the problem of hearing consonants and distinguishing words like 'fish' and 'fist' would be even more noticeable. In severe noise-induced hearing loss, kids may have difficulty discriminating even more words such as 'cat' f...

Soluble IL-4 Receptor - A new boon for asthmatics

...y selected 62 patients with symptoms pertaining to moderate persistent asthma. They were stopped from inhaling corticosteroids and were divided into two groups. In one group IL-4 receptor were given and to the other group placebo was given. It was found that, after a 12-week trial, those in the IL-4R group,t...

Regular exercise prevents hip fractures

...cent issue of the American Journal of Epidemology, moderate levels of physical activity can help protect again...dy, they found that 55% of the people engaged in moderate physical activity for two to four hours per day. After adjustment for other factors, the researchers...

For better mood and energy!! Work-up in short span

As little as 10 minutes of moderate exercise daily can improve mood and reduce fatigue...lts should participate in a total of 30 minutes of moderate physical exercise daily, accumulated in short bouts throughout the day. They did a study and found ...

Beer vitamin protects heart

...eine and the highest blood levels of folate. Hence moderate beer consumption helps to maintain the blood levels of homocysteine to be in the normal range. Drinking beer regularly for 3 weeks led to a 30% increase in vitamin B6 levels. This vitamin is thought to help break down homocysteine. Drinking red wine...

Moderate Use of Analgesics - Not Associated With Kidney Dysfunction

... reduced creatinine clearance. Thus, occasional or moderate use of pain relievers or NSAIDs is not associated with kidney dysfunction....

How much can exercise improve health?

...t current federa; minimum of atleast 30 minutes of moderate activity atleast 5 days of the week. In...ny evidence. Lee said that the benefit of at least moderate exercise seems to be a 30 to 40 percent reduction in coronary mortality, but the benefits in reduced...

Pregnancy Blues

...ression, and non-drug treatments exist for mild to moderate depression....

Garlic a day keeps cancer away

...0 per cent when given in amounts equivalent// to a moderate daily intake in humans.They say that even half a clove of raw garlic could have the same beneficial effect in humans....

Obesity a risk for pancreatic cancer

...normalities, and the pancreas makes insulin. But moderate physical activity - about 1.5 hours a week of walking, cycling, swimming, work outs in the gym or hiking - decreased the risk in obese people. Medications that normalises insulin, and keeping diabetes under control, could reduce the risk of pancreati...

Less drinking less stroke

...rael Deaconess Medical Center in Boston found that moderate alcohol consumption among elderly patients appeare...ht explain the lowered risk of silent strokes with moderate intake. ...

Low testosterone levels lead to eating disorders

...prevent fractures. They added: "On the other hand, moderate weight-bearing exercise without high impact aids in bone accretion, in addition to calcium and vitamin D intake."...

Painter's problem

Men who are regularly exposed to moderate to high levels of organic solvents double their chances of having a low sperm count, according to a study published in the September issue in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Professional printers, along with painters and decorators are at ...

Heart disease correlation to periodontal disease

...o, New York State, identified 109 individuals with moderate or severe periodontal disease and compared their s... with cardiovascular problems were found among the moderate and severe gum disease groups. President of the American Academy of Periodontology, Dr Michael McGu...

High-Carbohydrate diet plus exercise !

...diet raises blood fats, unless it is combined with moderate exercise.It's assumed that a low-fat diet will reduce heart disease risk by lowering levels of cholesterol, especially low-density lipoprotein (LDL or 'bad' cholesterol). But a low-fat diet is often a high-carbohydrate diet (because you have to get c...

Arterial stiffness prevented by light drinking

...and health. In the U-shaped relationship, light to moderate drinkers enjoy more health benefits than either ab...e age group was 12-33 per cent higher than for the moderate drinkers. The effect increased with age. But there was no relationship between alcohol consumption a...

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