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Allergies: A major health problem

... substances which we come across under carpets and pillows at our home constitute the former, while billions of particles of pollen and other such similar substances present in gardens constitute the latter. Allergic reaction may also be due to insect bites. Though food allergies are extremely unlikely, eat...

Your Wheezing Could be Due To Your Bed

...s, and electric blankets. For the study, synthetic pillows were those reported as foam, sponge, tontine, polyester or Dacron. Quilts of Dacron, polyester or other synthetic composition were classified as synthetic. The study also shows that there might be a link between synthetic quilts and frequent wheezin...

Fungal spores in the pillows can trigger an asthma attack

...found 16 types of potentially harmful fungi in the pillows they analyzed. These fungi act as a trigger for an...s collected samples from 5 synthetic and 5 feather pillows and compared their fungal load. Researchers found that all the 10 pillows studied had a fungal load,...

Patients recover fast when kept in rooms with medicated coir mats

...r mats dyed in medicinal herbs. The bedspreads and pillows were also soaked in the same herbal preparations. The rest of the patients were admitted into a general ward. All the patients were offered the same treatment (including medicines and food). Surprisingly, those kept in medicated rooms got cured fast...

Now medicated coir to cure ailments

...ats dyed in medicinal herbs and the bedspreads and pillows were also soaked in the same herbal preparations. Though all the patients were administered the same medicines and food, those kept in medicated rooms got cured faster, said N. Viswanathan, an ayurveda doctor. Patients suffering from skin diseases ...

Does Magnet Therapy Posses Healing Powers?

...ist and knee bands, back and neck braces, and even pillows and mattresses. They also doubt the results obtained from various studies which claims to cure carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis. They say that such studies raise doubt and does not provide a complete cure, as the patients are aware of the pre...

Wake-up Call: Two-thirds of Briton Spend Many Sleeping Moments Awake!

... Brits are not getting along well with their beds, pillows and accompaniments and are simply tossing around till the wee hours, // rendering them sleep deprived by more than 4 hours on each night, according to a recent survey. The research also indicates the unhealthy implications of sleep deprivation tha...

Dust mites use Duvets as their Haven

... Still more shocking was the analysis of about ten pillows in Manchester by scientists from North West Lung C...idence and risk of eczema and found that synthetic pillows and bedroom radiators increase the risk of a child developing eczema which is said to affect up to o...

New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding

...d up, hold the baby and then lie back and get some pillows around me. "I could lay down on the sofa, gradually reclining my body, which would take the weight of the baby and it's much freer”, Nicola says. By 12 weeks, breastfeeding in the new position had made life much easier for mother and daughter. ...

Suit Filed Against Horrors of Psychiatric Ward in New York Hospital

...is often covered with blood and urine. Blankets, pillows and pillowcases are scarce, but when they are available, it's common to find them stained with dirt, urine, blood and lice and reeking of body odor. Soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste and even toilet paper are rare commodities, the suit says. The law...

Suit Filed Against Horrors of Psychiatric Ward in New York Hospital

...is often covered with blood and urine. Blankets, pillows and pillowcases are scarce, but when they are available, it's common to find them stained with dirt, urine, blood and lice and reeking of body odor. Soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste and even toilet paper are rare commodities, the suit says. The law...

New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding

...d up, hold the baby and then lie back and get some pillows around me. "I could lay down on the sofa, gradually reclining my body, which would take the weight of the baby and it's much freer, Nicola says. By 12 weeks, breastfeeding in the new position had made life much easier for mother and daughter. ...

Nurse Has Miraculous Escape as Window is Blown Off an Air Ambulance

...ck into his seat, and grabbed one of the patient's pillows to stop the blood pouring from his head. He said the pilot knew the cabin had decompressed but was not aware of the broken window, so he put the airplane into a dive to a safe altitude of 10,000 feet. "I kept saying, 'Don't pass out, don't pass out...

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