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Anxiety likely to affect the foetus

...and were frequently feeling scared.According to a survey antenatal anxiety leads to the risk of hyperactivity increasing from one in 20 to one in 10. It is also significant to note that mood swings are common in pregnancy and that most mums-to-be will have times when they are worried." Professor Glover s...

Liver transplant oversight urged

...hospital units to do the surgery.// According to a survey conducted at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, which was woefully inadequate post-surgical care, when a 57-year-old man died after donating 50 percent of his liver to his brother. In their proposal, James Trotter and three colleagues at Denver's...

Dental implants are turning to gain popularity

According to a new survey shows that Americans are opting for dental implants to replace problem teeth. If you lose a tooth through accident, injury or decay, //the traditional solution to the problem is to go for dentures - artificial teeth fixed on a bridge that is inserted...

Evading sports injuries

...rcise.The Consumer Product Safety Commission did a survey that revealed how sports injuries// went up by 50 per cent among those aged 60. Most injuries were due to inflammation and wear and tear aggravated by overuse. Biking, skiing, tennis and skating were the highest-risk activities. To stay safe, alway...

Men happy to take contraception

...year or so, said Dr Weston. However, he hopes the survey will disprove the perception that there is no need for male contraception....

Antidepressants increase gastric bleeding

A new survey suggests that certain antidepressants increase the risk of a gastrointestinal bleed in older patients. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a group of antidepressants which are very widely prescribed.They are preferred over older d...

Body mass index guide needs revision

...ese. Health risks increase with BMI over 25. But a survey of 2,500 aborigines living in remote areas of Australia suggest that those with BMI in the 20 to 25 range might also be at risk of glucose intolerance and diabetes. Overall, 15 per cent of the group had impaired glucose tolerance, and 14.5 per cent...

Suicide risk high in 12-17 Age Group

...rd of those tried to kill themselves, a government survey found. According to the on Drug Abuse report, girls were almost twice as likely as boys// to have thought about or tried to commit suicide. The study, released Sunday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, showed that only...

Awareness of oral cancer is low

Researchers in a new survey observe that many people are still not very much a...d early diagnosis often leads to a cure. But, as a survey by dental experts at New York University shows, not everyone is aware of the risk. The survey was ...

Watching television linked to smoking

...art smoking. They used information from a national survey that gathered data on television viewing in 1990 and 1993 among youth ages 10 to 15 years. They also examined other risk factors such as weight, ethnicity, IQ, household income level and household structure. Among the adolescents in the study, smoki...

Overweight can affect sex life

According to a survey presented at the American Urological Association,k overweight men are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction than slimmer correspondents. 40% of 1980 men surveyed between the ages of 50 and 85 reported moderate //to severe erectile dysfuncti...

Emotional intelligence in Cancer

...ed breast cancer patients to fill out an anonymous survey online. More than 550 women filled out the survey and 200 of the responses were usable for the study. The questions centered on emotional intelligence...

Pancreas transplant gives hope to type 2 diabetes

...ition. So it's perhaps surprising to learn, from a survey of US transplant centers, that two per cent of those selected have type 2 diabetes. Researchers at Yale University, who did the study, observe that this is highly uncommon and noted that most centers do not accept obese patients or those over 60. T...

Occupational exposurer aises respiratory symptoms

...6 of the original participants were revisited. The survey showed that even after adjusting for sex, age, educational levels and smoking habits, there is a clear link between occupational exposures and respiratory symptoms and asthma. In particular, exposure to quartz causes cough symptoms and asbestos expos...

Women's stroke indications vary from men's

...he, limb pain, hiccups, nausea and chest pain. A survey of 1,245 men and women presenting with what was later diagnosed as acute stroke revealed some interesting gender differences. Overall, 30% of the women reported non-traditional stroke symptoms, compared to 15% of men. The researchers also found that ...

Vegetable and fruit intake depends on shopping

...ese is the convenience of shopping facilities. The survey looked at black and white people in 200 US neighborhood areas. Six times more supermarkets were located in areas where white people lived, compared to black people. In general, the more supermarkets in an area, the more likely the local population ...

Life anticipation differences identified

...at the University of California, Los Angeles, in a survey of around 650,000 adults, found that high blood pressure is a major factor, accounting for 16 per cent of the gap in life expectancy between black and white people. HIV/AIDS accounts for 12 per cent of the gap, while diabetes and homicide account for...

Aggressiveness is a prime heart disease risk

...igh cholesterol. Researchers in the US conducted a survey of 720 men, average age 65, noting their level of hostility towards others and the world around them.// They also asked them about traditional heart disease risk factors, like smoking, high cholesterol, and weight to hip ratio. They found that amon...

Dealing heart disease risk in ethnic minorities

...'s Hospital, Georgia have carried out a population survey involving 1250 men and women of various ethnic origins, looking at their heart disease and stroke risk factors. They find that people of African origin have the lowest risk of heart disease, and the highest risk of stroke. Meanwhile, south Asians h...

Inadequate proof to justify routine prostate screen

According to a recent survey there is not enough proof or evidence that the benefits of prostate cancer screening make it worthwhile offering to all men. While the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test can detect cancer early,// there is controversy over how useful the test reall...

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