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Children! Protecting them from medical mistakes

The rate for potential medical problems, according to earlier studies, is three times higher for children than for adults. The rates for babies in hospitals are even higher. However, a new effort by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Agency for ...

Drinking milk: Good or bad?

...ning the A-1 beta case in protein and the national rate of heart disease and insulin dependent diabetes. R...has virtually no A-1 protein, had the third lowest rate of heart disease, behind Japan (which drinks little milk) and France, where the cows also have less ...

Bones repair themselves with bone marrow cells

... the flow perfusion system or whether altering the rate at which the fluid is pumped through the mesh could influence the cell growth, are yet be analysed. Also, all of the experiments described were carried out on rats. Thus, the next step would be the investigation of the effectiveness of the tested mat...

Herbal supplement ephedra posing threat to people's health

...insomnia and increases in blood pressure and heart rate – as well as being associated with heart attacks and strokes. Also, an earlier study in 2001 at the San Francisco VA Medical Center found that ephedra was responsible for 62 per cent of all herbal-related reports made to poison control centres in the...

Lower chance of bone fracture with Vitamin D supplementation

...ven the vitamin D3 capsule had a 22 per cent lower rate for first fracture at any site. Also, this group of people had a 33 per cent lower rate for fracture in the hip, wrist, forearm or vertebrae - sites that are commonly affected by osteoporo...

Obesity risk can be reduced by eating breakfast regularly

...nd from the Children’s Hospital in Boston that the rate of obesity and insulin resistance syndrome was 35-50 per cent lower among people who ate breakfast compared to those who frequently missed the first meal of the day. Insulin resistance syndrome is a disorder that includes// obesity, high abnormal bod...

Smoking habit affects your baby's health

...Committee was that// Baxter County has the highest rate of pregnant women who smoke. Maybe these women soothe their consciences by telling themselves that smoking is really not all that bad for their children. There are some facts brought to light as part of the Campaign that gives those risk involved for...

Reduce watching TV to prevent Obesity and Diabetes

...in the US TV watching results in a lower metabolic rate when compared to activities like sewing, playing board games, reading, writing or driving a car. Prolonged TV watching is also linked to obesity in children. The health campaigns are focussed on increasing exercise and hardly concentrate on reducing ...

Tea helps protect Heart disease

...e. Tea consumption is associated with an increased rate of survival following a heart attack.Researchers s...t tea drinkers had a significantly lower mortality rate than non-tea drinkers. However critics argue that people who drink tea might be expected to live hea...

Are Indians aware of SARS ?

... claim that, India has shown a far higher recovery rate than the rest of the world as a result of early detection and superior medical care provided to SARS patients. Even what we call confirmed cases are only confirmed through laboratory tests and they are only between 60 and 65 per cent accurate accordi...

WHO Declares Vietnam First Country to Control SARS

...h Hospital closed its doors, there by reducing the rate of infection and keeping SARS from spreading beyond its doors. No new cases of SARS have been reported from Vietnam since April 8.// The country showed strong commitment at the highest level from the beginning of the outbreak. Vietnam has been able t...

Suicide reduced by anti-depressants

...sant prescription. Even though the overall suicide rate remained the same, there were substantial reduction in suicide occurrence in the age groups with the highest exposure to antidepressants. However doctors still argue that, it is the medical treatment, and not necessarily the use of anti-depressants t...

Passive smoking may be harmless

...id they found no significant increase in the death rate from heart disease, lung cancer, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which were linked to smoking.// However the study prompted an immediate backlash from critics who called it biased and inaccurate. They challenged the findings, stating the re...

ASPIRIN MAY HELP LOWER PREGNANCY RISK

...e similar women who didn't take aspirin. Also, the rate of spontaneous preterm births decreased and birth weights increased with aspirin therapy, they said....

Night Time Aspirin Regimen Found to Reduce Blood Pressure

...lood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate occurred every 20 minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 11...sted between subgroups for blood pressure or heart rate at baseline. However, researchers noted highly significant changes to blood pressure between groups ...

Changes in cabin pressure pose risks for moms-to-be

...egnant women, including causing increases in heart rate and blood pressure. In addition, such conditions on planes can cause significant decreases in breathing capabilities in pregnant women with weakened cardiovascular systems. While domestic air travel is nevertheless considered safe for healthy pregna...

Preventing Childhood Deaths

... medical treatments. While the childhood mortality rate in these nations has dropped over the past half century, the rate of decline peaked in 1980. About half of the deaths in children under 5 take place in six countries ...

Adding contrast improves ultrasound's ability to detect prostate cancer

...enhanced [ultrasound] improves the positive biopsy rate of prostate cancer with the addition of directed biopsy cores," say doctors. Moreover, "it seems to be a reasonable and cost-effective alternative to the current standard of care," they add....

Homeless More Likely to Die Early

...d psychiatric treatment. The study found the death rate was higher in the younger homeless people (15 to 3...d) and among homeless women. The highest mortality rate was among homeless people who stayed //only a short time at a hostel or those who stayed at a hostel...

Gene Mutation Causes Ovarian Failure

...ntraceptives prevent ovulation but do not slow the rate of activation....

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