Use of Inhaled Steroids on Daily Basis may Not Control Childhood Asthma
...with mild to moderate asthma has shown that over a period of one-year, children who used inhaled steroid consistently were 20 per cent less likely to report having well-controlled asthma in comparison to non-users of steroids. The findings remained same even when the severity of the childrens asthma was ...Obesity Might Lead to Severe Persistent Asthma Attacks: Study
.... Medication usage was evaluated for the 90-day period immediately preceding the survey. "Our analysis showed that out of more than 3,000 patients with asthma, obese patients were 66 percent more likely to report continuous symptoms, 36 percent more likely to miss more days of work and 52 percent more ...Cancer Children in US Get Wrong Dosage of Chemotherapy New Study
...creasingly must combine several drugs given over a period of several days. "There is not one solution that will fix all of this but it does have to be looked at," she said....Even at Four Months, Babies can Tell When Speakers Switch Languages
... closer attention and watch the video for a longer period when the speakers switch languages. 'We already ...d watch the video clips for a significantly longer period if the speaker switched languages. However, by eight months, only babies from a bilingual French-E...Women Urged to Be Wary of Ads Promoting Unwanted Drugs
... six months, and the drug company is given a grace period of several additional months, by which time most ads would have been changed anyway. A company is rarely required to run a corrective ad, and there is no other penalty for misleading the public. Thus, while the FDA sends hundreds of letters each year...Oops I Did It in the Washroom - Britney and Ryans Tryst
...Reese Witherspoon. Britney has had a troublesome period ever since her divorce last year. She has blamed her parents for her (mis)- behavior; she has shaved her head and done other things that indicate that she is going through an emotionally unstable phase in her life. Washroom sex is not unknown uncommo...Stress of Deployment Increases Risk of Child Abuse, Neglect in Military Families, UNC Study Shows
...ment in military families was twice as high in the period after October 2002 compared with the period prior to that date. During the same period, the rate of substantiated child abuse and neglect was re...Diabetics in Nursing Homes Need Improved Care
...h-care facilities in Ohio and West Virginia over a period of one year. Our study is based on the principle that there are guidelines on how to manage diabetes for the outpatient adult, and there are new guidelines for how to manage diabetes for patients in the hospital, but there are no guidelines for tre...Bronchial Thermoplasty: Boon to Severe Asthma Patients?
...se symptoms, were expected and observed during the period immediately following the procedure. These symptoms were of the type expected following bronchoscopy in patients with asthma, and they resolved on average within seven days. "Following bronchial thermoplasty, patients with severe, refractory asthma...Regular Exercise may Slightly Increase HDL Levels
...e age range of 23 to 75 years and an average study period of 27.4 weeks. The exercise groups were told to exercise for an average of 3.7 sessions per week at an average of 40.5 minutes each, burning an average of 1,019 calories per week. In all the studies combined, HDL-C increased by an average of 2.53 m...Rapid Syphilis Could Prevent Congenital Disease and Stillbirths in Haiti
...um -- an approach that requires a one-week waiting period for follow-up and treatment. The third strategy is rapid testing that permits immediate diagnosis and treatment initiation at a single clinic visit. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 20 rapid syphilis tests comme...Hearing Loss Becoming an Epidemic in Canada
...any sound at 85 decibels or higher for a prolonged period of time can cause permanent damage to hearing. The maximum safe exposure time to 120 decibels is eight seconds. The problem is there is a raft of activities in our everyday lives that exceed those noise levels. For example, an average conversation ...Natural Compound in Grapes, Tea and Cocoa Helps to Enhance Memory
...o run on a wheel for two hours each day. After a period of one month, the researchers trained mice to find a platform hidden in a pool of water. They noticed that mice who both exercised and ate the epicatechin diet remembered the location of the platform longer than the other mice. Upon a study of the ...Research Throws Light on Adaptation of E.coli to Changing Conditions
... The groups exposed to acid or base for the entire period had developed into specialists that is, they displayed significant fitness gains when transitioning into their preferred environment. In contrast, the groups that evolved in variable pH environments exhibited generalist fitness patterns, with neit...Advanced Cancer Treatment Brings New Hope to Michigan Patient
... have a shorter treatment time and faster recovery period than traditional methods. The response from the community since announcing the acquisition of CyberKnife earlier this year has been very positive', said Dr. Walter Sahijdak, radiation oncologist, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System. 'St. Joseph Mercy ...IDRI and Chembio to Develop Tests for Leishmaniasis and Leprosy
...MDT) comprised of several drugs given orally for a period of six to twenty four or more months may cure leprosy but can cause severe side effects. Although combination antibiotic therapy provided during the early stages of the disease reduces disease progression and spread, poor diagnostics and lack of acce...Human Stem Cell Therapy Restores Motor Function to Paralyzed Rats
...d that a second study conducted over a three-month period also furnished similar results. The researchers believe that the therapy may eventually prove even more effective in human patients. "Physical therapy may accelerate integration of the grafted stem cells and enhance their therapeutic benefit," sa...Top Iraqi Shiite Leader Returns Home
...ere for a long time, after he finished his initial period of treatment in Tehran," said Muayyad al-Hakim, secretary of the politician's son Ammar. Two weeks earlier, Hakim, 57, flew to the United States for medical tests before travelling on to Tehran. On May 22, Hakim's son, Ammar, said in Najaf that t...Moon, the Best Place to Assess the Earths Climate Changes
...ronautic Space Agency (NASA) data collected over a period of 41 months in the 1970s show variations taking place in the Moon's surface temperature. Accessing this NASA data collected through instruments left on the Moon's surface between 1971 and 1975 by the Apollo 15 mission, Huang reveals in an article ......t streets of new European Union member Poland, the period seems a distant memory. "What amazes me today is all these people who walk around with their mobile phones and never stop moaning. I've got nothing to complain about," said Grzebski....