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Wine Bottles to Warn of Pitfalls of Drinking

...f the dangers of drinking on a regular basis. This stems from concern over the increasing numbers of people who are taking to binge drinking on a regular basis, which is likely to lead to serious health issues later on. Recently it has been reported by the EU that unlike other European countries where peo...

Unwind with Yoga

... include relaxation and stress relief. This mainly stems from yoga's quiet and precise movements, which focuses the mind less on the pressures of a busy day and more on movement while breathing deeply and progressing through a series of poses. An increased flexibility and balance is developed while learn...

Law Professor Finds Home Health Care Workers Have Few Legal Protections

... health and safety, the greatest hazard to workers stems from the amount of client lifting that can often lead to severe muscle injuries. "Home care work is exceedingly dangerous when measured in terms of the injury rate to workers. For example, they experience back injuries at a rate that is nearly three ...

Options Improving for Patients With Acromegaly and Gigantism

... on medical progress related to the condition that stems from disorders – usually tumors – of the pituitary gland. He wrote a similar review article 16 years ago, published in the same journal in 1990. “There have been remarkable advances in the therapy of this disease. Previously, all patients required ...

Disturbed Sleep and Heart Trouble Go Hand in Hand

... failure may wake up with trouble breathing, which stems from fluid buildup in the lungs. There’s also some evidence that heart failure leads to sleep apnea, a breathing problem that can awaken a person repeatedly throughout the night. Some people have nighttime angina (chest pain), bouts of atrial fibrill...

Doctors Must Consider Spiritual Needs of Their Patients: Study

...ritual needs of their patients. This suggestion stems from a study carried out by Tracy Balboni of the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Harvard Medical School and colleagues of the Dana -Farber Cancer Institute. As part of an NIH-funded study –Coping With Cancer, they looked at religiousness and s...

Kids Who Snack in Large Groups Tend to Eat More

...s. Termed “social facilitation,” the phenomenon stems from the stimuli provided by the sight and sound of others engaged in the same behaviour. It overrides the brain’s normal signals of satiety. The researchers suggest that children who eat too little might fare better eating with the family and/or f...

World Kidney Day – Caring for the Kidney

...r from morbidity from cardiovascular diseases that stems from chronic kidney disease. The ever-growing diabetes graph only helps to aggravate the existing kidney scenario. Dialysis and Kidney transplantations are high–maintenance procedures that cut into the health care budgets of developed countrie...

UF Launches Project to Bridge the Regeneration Gap

...tion, the brain has only a small quantity of adult stems cells to fight disease or injuries. Similarly, the body has limited capacity to repair injured limbs or spinal cords. Regeneration researchers seek to strengthen the body's inherent healing powers. "We are bringing together the best of the developm...

Glucose Causes Death of Brain Cells in Rodents Following Hypoglycemic Coma

...n the amount of glucose given. 'We think that this stems from a known link between glucose and NADPH oxidase,' Swanson says. 'Glucose is a precursor for NADPH, which in turn is used by NADPH oxidase in generating oxidative stress.' Swanson explains that the results have implications for both basic and cl...

Study Shows That Indigenous People are Not Genetically Prone to Diabetes

...is 'in the genes' for Indigenous people. This idea stems from the 'thrifty gene hypothesis' which proposes that cycles of feast and famine in indigenous societies created a gene that was very efficient at using nutrients. According to this hypothesis, such efficiency combined with a modern affluent and sed...

1,600 Roller Shoe Injuries Reported

...ids who wear wheeled shoes. The academy's advice stems from recent reports from around the globe about doctors treating cracked skulls; broken wrists, arms and ankles; and dislocated elbows in kids injured wearing the shoes. 67 students were treated for roller shoe injuries at a hospital in Dublin over...

Dystonia Awareness Week: 4 -11 June, 2007

...es to cope with the disability and the stress that stems from it. Interaction provides opportunities to avail information, indulge in community activities and comradeship. Living with dystonia is possible-all it needs is a change in societal attitude, encouragement and support from family and friends. ...

Indonesian Teenager Dies of Bird Flu

...emic with the potential to kill millions. The fear stems from the lessons of past influenza pandemics. One in 1918, just after the end of World War I, killed 20 million people worldwide....

Olive Stones to Depollute Industrial Sewage Water

...e process of biosorption of chrome by olive stones stems from their capacity to retain metallic ions in their surface. As the UGR scientist explains: This is due to the difference in electrical charges. Olive stones are negatively charged, whereas metal is positively charged. That is the reason why they co...

Glucosamine-like Supplement Inhibits Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes

...triou said. Excitement for this treatment strategy stems from the novel mechanism for affecting T-cell function and autoimmunity and the availability and simplicity of its use. However, additional studies in humans will be required to assess the full potential of this therapeutic approach. Autoimmune dis...

'Missing Link' Stem Cells may Shorten Path to Therapies

...the treatment of leukemia, and experiments suggest stems cells could also yield effective treatments for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injury, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and numerous other illnesses. One of the great challenges of cell biology is figuring out how stem cel...

Indonesia Confirms 81st Bird Flu Death

...ic with the potential to kill millions. The fear stems from past influenza pandemics. A flu pandemic in 1918, just after the end of World War I, killed 20 million people worldwide. Indonesia stepped up its campaign this year to battle bird flu, barring Jakarta residents from the popular practice of kee...

Concerns Raised Over Risks for Patients and Staff in Australian Hospital

...e current facilities and infrastructure". The risk stems from insufficient isolation rooms, poor sewer and effluent drainage due to aged hydraulic systems, and ailing air-conditioning systems. ASBESTOS within walls and ceilings represents a high risk to staff, parents and patients. HIGH risk of electri...

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