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Dangers of heat

...xhaustion and eventually to heatstroke. Vulnerable people can begin to suffer problems when the temperature rises into the thirties. By the time the thermometer tops 45C, everybody is potentially at risk. Heat exhaustion refers to overheating of the body due to excessive loss of water or, in rare cases, s...

The mouth-heart connection

...Researchers at the University of Buffalo find that people with gum disease have higher than normal CRP levels. // It may be that oral bacteria enter the circulation via the gums, and then trigger the liver to make more CRP. Previous studies suggest that CRP contributes to inflammation of the coronary arte...

Inadequate epilepsy treatment

... appropriate drugs, researchers say. Around 30,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy each year, and of these, about one-third can be expected to continue on long-term medication. But researchers from the Institute of Neurology at University College London have found that some epilepsy treatment regimes are...

Fright could be more harmful

...prayed at a Maryland subway station. As many as 35 people reported nausea, headache and sore throat.// The experts, including Professor Simon Wessely, from Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, conclude that a series of hoaxes and actual attacks could have a significant effect.They write: "It is...

Suicide risk in panic disorder

...t studies suggest that suicide is a real risk when people suffer from panic disorder. It's been assumed that depression is the link - people with panic disorder often suffer from depression. Moreover depression is a huge risk factor in suici...

Have sex and stay young

...to retaining youth. The research discovered that people can benefit from working and socialising with younger and older people and from having younger partners. The study also concluded that people who look younger are more alt...

Smoking can depreciate intellegence

... of an area of England They studied more than 630 people aged 65 and over. Smoking and drinking habits were...y evidence of a decline in intellect. Of the 415 people who could be retested, one in 14 had suffered significant intellectual decline. The researchers foun...

Blood transfusions beneficial after heart attacks

...advice, if widely adopted, could save thousands of people each year. Taking care of anemia is probably as im...// The size of the benefit depends on how anemic people are. But even those with mild cases lower their risk of death by one-quarter during the first month ...

All the more bad

... vessels. A team of Swiss researchers examined 367 people with heart disease. Blood tests revealed significantly reduced levels of paraoxonase activity among current smokers and ex-smokers who had stopped for less than three months. However, the researchers also found that once smokers had given up the habi...

Iron is a two sided sword

...lth problem especially in younger women and older people with a poor diet. That is why many breakfast cereals are now fortified with iron, to make sure everyone gets enough of this important mineral.// But too much iron might be as bad for you as too little, say researchers at Ohio State University. They...

Smoker's are prone to Alzheimer's

... twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's Disease as people who have never smoked, according to new research. ...f its kind and the first major research to look at people before they develop Alzheimer's - followed 5,369 men and women aged 57 and over. None of the peopl...

New gene for hairloss

...e that mechanism out. Previous work has shown that people who inherit a malfunctioning version of hairless can get an extreme form of a condition called alopecia universalis, in which eyebrows, eyelashes and body hair fail to develop. Babies are born with scalp hair, but it fails to regrow after being shave...

Pollution- hazardous for diabetics

...a link between PM10 exposure and heart problems in people with diabetes.// PM10s increase the risk of hear... when both are present the risk is compounded. But people with diabetes were not at any extra risk of PM10-induced respiratory symptoms. The message is that p...

Animal Fat Enhances Risk Of Stomach

...ed more than 1,000 patients and nearly 700 healthy people in three states.// Total fat intake and intake of saturated fat each doubled the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma, the investigators found. Saturated fat also raised the risk of gastric cardia, which affects the upper part of the stomach, and an...

For healthy lungs

...ng capacity or "forced expiratory volume" (FEV) of people with a high intake of two particular vitamins - C and E - was better than average.Eating bread was also associated with improved lung health.// Scientists believe this effect is due to antioxidant properties of the vitamins, which help protect the ...

Fructose cause digestive problems

...e sugar found in various fruits and in honey. Some people can't digest it, but the condition isn't nearly as well known as lactose intolerance, which is linked with consumption of dairy produce.// The researchers carried out a fructose breath test on 190 patients with unexplained gas, bloating and pain, 8...

Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

...h wearing the gas masks improperly. And those were people who were trained to use them. But if you insist, buy the best. The device used by firefighters or emergency medics who get to a disaster first is a self-contained breathing apparatus, which has its own oxygen canister, good for about a half-hour of...

Photographs for Diagnosis

...tinal snapshots could help identify with precision people at high risk of suffering a stroke, say US researc... bleeding from damaged blood vessels. Over 500,000 people suffer strokes every year in the Asia alone. Retinal scans are simple, non-invasive procedures (...

Biotechnology on the lead

... of anthrax bacteria near a city of half a million people would cause up to 93,000 deaths within a week. P...ck from several days to just a few hours. "The way people have detected bacteria in the past is that they have grown them, to see what they look like, smell l...

Contraceptives have dual effects

... a secret weapon against the disease that kills 46 people in the US each day....

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