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Allergies are related to mothers' menses

... affect the development and severity of allergies, such as maternal age, smoking, the season of birth, par...id: "To our knowledge, this is the first report of such an association. "However, the biological mechanism underlying this finding is not clear. "It is po...

Irregular Periods Linked to Diabetes

...e a higher risk of developing diabetes. Women with such menstrual abnormalities needn't panic because the risk can be reduced markedly by lifestyle measures, most notably regular exercise and weight control. // Menstrual cycles 40 days or longer or irregular cycles appear to be markers for some sort of ...

Deprived sleep leads to ageing

...ease the severity of age-related chronic disorders such as heart disease and diabetes, researchers have found. These days, the average number of hours people spend asleep per night in more developed countries has decreased from nine hours to seven-and-a-half hours. The change has been made to accommodate ...

Heart disease starts early

Risk factors such as insulin resistance and high blood pressure begin as early as age 15, according to a recent study. Researchers measured obesity, insulin resistance, blood pressure and cholesterol levels of 267 boys and girls. Measurements were taken when the young...

Patients Pressure Would Result In Overprescription

...were related to acute respiratory tract infections such as the common cold, bronchitis or middle-ear infection. The findings show that "the encounter between the physician and the patient with respiratory infection is an intricate dance in which both partners play important roles," Scott said. "Any interv...

Protein signals need for heart surgery

...hat this simple blood test for heart damage can be such a useful tool to pick out the best treatment for our patients," he said. The three-year study included 2,220 patients who arrived at hospitals suffering from unstable angina or chest pains caused by an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart. The ...

A need for new stem cell lines

...nctions. They can be gleaned from several sources, such as placenta, umbilical cords and adult cells, but ...cts derived from therapeutic cloning. Vogels said such a ban could mean that regenerative medical applications will never occur and people with terrible di...

Cardiac diseases develop early

Risk factors such as insulin resistance and high blood pressure begi...er heart disease risk factors seen in adolescents, such as insulin resistance, obesity and high cholesterol.// Insulin resistance is a condition in which t...

FDA Approves New Arthritis Drug, Bextra

...her nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin. The drug would also be indicated for treating rheumatoid arthritis and menstrual pain. The exact launch date and price per dose has yet to be determined....

Research of Ritalin

...be affected in humans by other psychoactive drugs, such as amphetamines and cocaine.// The research was presented this week at the annual meeting of the US Society for Neuroscience."Children have been given Ritalin daily for many years, and it is extremely effective and beneficial, but it's not quite as...

Legume Consumption Can Cut Heart Disease Risk

Bulking up the diet with legumes such as beans and peas can lower the risk of heart disease. Men and women who ate legumes at least four times a week had a 22% lower risk of coronary heart disease than those who consumed legumes once weekly. The most enthusiastic legume eaters also had l...

Hormones Linked To Migraines

...hypothalamus, the area of the brain that regulates such basic functions as hunger and body temperature, ma... Chronic migraines may occur with other conditions such as depression, anxiety disorder and insomnia. While the headaches take a toll on patients' quality o...

Women recognise faces better

..., but also less susceptible to distracting factors such as hairstyles or change in facial expression says ...shown 10 similar faces under different conditions, such as a selection of similar-looking profiles or silhouetted faces, different facial expression and var...

Simvastatin Plus Niacin May Lower Heart Risks

...aising HDL help lower the risk of cardiac "events" such as heart attack. Brown, a researcher at the Univer... reflect an antioxidant deficiency, treatment with such vitamins could be expected to confer still more protection. In the study, patients took either a c...

High-protein diets may pose health risks

...ase fat intake and reduce nutritionally rich foods such as fruits and vegetables, which is not a good app...es that are rich in both protein and saturated fat such as meat and eggs.Meanwhile, some of the diets drastically limit consumption of high-carbohydrate foo...

Enzyme may be target for obesity drugs

...most of their extra weight around their waist have such a high risk of heart disease and other health prob...that obesity increases the risk of health problems such as heart disease and diabetes, but where these extra pounds accumulate on the body also matters. So-...

Constipation can be a cause

...pond to use of laxatives along with other factors, such as a family history of the disease or other motor problems, then they may be at higher risk of developing the disease." The research was published in the journal Neurology....

No vaccination - diabetes link

...ommon childhood vaccinations, including newer ones such as those for hepatitis B, do not cause children to develop diabetes. The conclusion came from a look at 768 diabetes-free children who were compared to 252 others who had juvenile diabetes. Those who had been vaccinated against hepatitis B, whooping ...

Cut down on fries

... cancer is to begin the day with a light breakfast such as cereal or fruit. Cancer of the oesophagus - the food pipe connecting the stomach with the upper throat - affects approximately 11,000 people every year. Drinking lots of tea or coffee - particularly when piping hot - also seems to increase risk...

Lecithin lowers cholesterol absorption in body

...terol. Koo anticipates that regulatory barriers to such development will be low.Koo says people with normal cholesterol and no family history of cardiovascular disease should not worry about eating 1-2 eggs a day. There’s overall nutritional benefit than harm gained from eating “nutrient-dense” eggs_in mo...

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