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Right drugs drastically cut stroke risk

...the finding that normal patients can be benefited, people can greatly cut their exposure to strokes and heart attacks by taking these simple medicines as preventive. The drugs identified can begin to work with a single dose within 24 hours and now there is a 50 % chance that such secondary strokes can be pr...

Hazards of sunlight

... cause of blindness world-wide. Researchers found people who were exposed to high levels of sunlight, or solar radiation, were up to four times more likely to develop cataracts.The researchers, led by Dr Cecile Delcourt, from the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), said: "It...

Drink grape juice for health

...ournal of medicinal food. The study states that, people who are looking to promote their cardiovascular health through increased antioxidant consumption might prefer a glass of purple grape juice in the morning to orange juice," says Joe A. Vinson, professor of chemistry at The University of Scranton and ...

Coronary stent leads to complications

...complication rate, the researchers say that may be people should be given anti-clotting therapy for longer around the time of angioplasty and probably use stent coated with an anti-clotting material in future....

Need to use defibrillators

...nd are easier to use. Nearly quarter of a million people die from cardiac arrest each year in the United St... use is also quite feasible. They found that older people could readily be trained in AED use without any other aids. However, periodic re-training in the s...

'Prozac miracle' could end in disaster

...ical giant GlaxoSmithKline on behalf of a group of people who say they became chronically addicted to an ant...drug has the generic name-Paroxetine. There are 35 people in the class action at the moment - from a website designer to a bank fraud investigator and a senio...

Recouping blood flow after a stroke

... tries to heal itself after a stroke. We know that people gradually recover lost functions - like speech and movement in many cases. Now a study in laboratory rats reveals that the blood supply of the brain can respond to stroke damage. Researchers at the Harvard University School of Medicine in the US si...

Stress can make you overweight

... applies to both sexes.// One doctor states, that people may be able to avoid the hazards of weight gain in...y of Maryland, says that the slowing metabolism of people over 45 makes them more vulnerable to stress, which releases hormones that stimulate both appetite a...

Memory problem? solve a crossword

... and the International Longevity Center says older people who want to stay mentally agile are better advised to put down the pill bottle and pick up a pencil. Research shows that seniors who do crossword puzzles, exercise and seek help for emotional problems may stay sharper longer than those who put thei...

Obesity shortens lifespan

...t disease by an average of seven years compared to people who stay slim. It has long been known that obesi...adults had a life expectancy of 78, for overweight people it was 77, and for the most obese 74. The researchers also found that heavier patients were more li...

Alcohol linked to brain activity

... study on how alcohol affects the brain in elderly people was carried out by researchers in the USA. Nearly two thousand senior citizens were investigated to discover the link between drinking and the health of their brains. The results show that alcohol is really a double-edged sword.// It has been found...

The bad combination

...kers drink more alcohol than non-smokers, and that people who misuse alcohol are more likely to smoke than those who do not misuse alcohol," says the university’s Susan E. Maier. ...

Stress response increases suicide risk

...ding suicidal impulses. It is well-known that some people respond to major stressors - like war and natural ...than average incidence of suicidal thoughts. Where people have full-blown PTSD, suicidal thoughts are three times more likely than in the general population. ...

The right is responsible

The right side of the brain helps people recognise themselves in a picture, say US research...rs hope eventually to use such information to help people with disorders that include a lack of awareness of self and others, such as schizophrenia, autism an...

The feel of pain

...maging to monitor the brain activity of a group of people as they felt a series of painful sensations on their hands, each signaled in advance by a coloured light. This allowed them to show something no research team had demonstrated before - there are two distinct phases in the perception of pain.While ce...

Genes for lung disease

...ch play a key role in lung function. In a group of people from Mexico, certain variants of two of the SP genes occurred more often in those with COPD. Smoking, and being male, were also found to be risk factors. Further study of CP genes may well shed light on how COPD develops, and also help identify thos...

Sleep apnoea increases post-operative risks

...t. In sleep apnoea - which is most common in obese people - the muscles of the back of the throat relax during sleep and so obstruct the airways. The person stops breathing, momentarily, many times during the night and levels of oxygen in the blood fall.// Researchers have studied 80 patients with sleep a...

New test for heart attack

...t for cardiac enzymes allows doctors to spot those people with chest pain who are really having a heart attack. Only 10 to 15 per cent of those who show up in the emergency room with chest pain are actually having a heart attack. Other causes of chest pain are gastrointestinal, kidney, rib or lung problems....

Keep guilt off

...ll has told the British Psychological Society that people who feel bad about activities such as eating chocolate, lazing in front of the television, or going shopping are more likely to have weaker immune systems. This could make them more susceptible to disease.Those on the other hand who feel little or no...

Old are not weak

...decreases in muscle strength are commonly found as people get older. This study shows that the basic muscle tissue building process is not at fault. It may be that diet, lack of exercise, or hormonal factors contribute to a loss of muscle mass. These are all factors that can be tackled - the good news is th...

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