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Avoid stress to have strong babies

...w patterns. A "resistance index" measurement was taken of the extent to which the blood flow was impaired.The researchers found that of the most anxious group, 28% had a resistance index high enough to be of "clinical concern". Only 5% in the less anxious group had similarly impaired uterine artery blood...

Contraceptives have dual effects

...that compared bowel cancer rates for women who had taken an oral contraceptive between the mid-1970s and 1980s.Lead researcher Dr Carline , from the Institute of Pharmacological Research in Milan, Italy, said: "For a while now we have suspected oestrogen in the Pill could protect against bowel cancer and o...

Anthrax drug doxycycline could stunt fetal growth

... exposed to anthrax -- can stunt fetal growth when taken by pregnant women. Instead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors to prescribe Cipro to pregnant women. The recommendation comes as health officials worry that Cipro is being overprescribed in the general population, possibly c...

Drugs For Anthrax May Interfere With Oral Contraceptives

...cy, are significantly less effective when they are taken at the same time as some antibiotics. This interaction is commonly known within the medical community and is noted in the prescribing information for leading antibiotics and for oral contraceptives. There have not been any clinical studies on the ...

Slightly High BP Poses Health Risk

...ng from heart disease. Blood pressure readings are taken in two numbers. The systolic value i.e., the first number in a blood pressure measurement, represents the pressure in the heart during contraction. The second number, the diastolic value, represents the pressure when the heart is at rest between beat...

Smoking Delays Pregnancy

...th Sciences at Oxford University compared the time taken to conceive by 569 women smokers, ex-smokers and never-smokers. Their findings show that on average women who continued to smoke while attempting to conceive took almost two months longer to conceive than non-smokers. // However, women who quit smo...

Infertility in relation with virus

...AAV) and was found in samples of testicular tissue taken from men whose semen was abnormal. The virus was f...ormal semen. The researchers also analysed samples taken from the testicles of 48 men taking part in fertility treatment because their semen contained no spe...

Common contraception

...o block this ion channel specifically, it could be taken by men or women," said Dr Chapman....

Exercises reduce risks of cancers

... at many different types of physical activity, and taken together they provide convincing evidence that exercise really does protect against bowel cancer." It is not clear yet why exercise should help - it may alter levels of hormones which are key to cancer development, or perhaps alter the speed at whi...

A new contraceptive

...o block this ion channel specifically, it could be taken by men or women.It would not have to be taken for a very long period to block fertilisation, perhaps only just before or after intercourse", said ...

Allergies are related to mothers' menses

...tudy of Finnish families was based on measurements taken more than 30 years ago. More than 4,740 pregnant women had been asked about the age at which they began menstruating. More recently, their their children in thirties were given allergy tests against types of grasses and house dust mites.// These fi...

Heart disease starts early

...ol levels of 267 boys and girls. Measurements were taken when the young people were 13 and again when they were 15. Obesity levels were measured using a body mass index (BMI) calculation. BMI is the person's weight in kilograms divided by their height in meters squared (wt/ht2). Researchers classified thos...

Cardiac diseases develop early

...ol levels of 324 boys and girls. Measurements were taken when the young people were 14 and again when they were 16. Obesity levels were measured using a body mass index (BMI) calculation. BMI is the person's weight in kilograms divided by their height in meters squared (wt/ht2). Researchers classified thos...

'Disprin Plus' is now 'Disprin Paracetamol'

...brand-name, Mr. Barua said. "This matter was also taken up by the drug aythorities and the company was advised to address this concern.// Taking cognisance of the concern of consumers and the drug authorities, the company decided to change the suffix from 'Plus' to 'Paracetamol', thereby making clear the ...

Safe for people with asthma

...rence in asthma exacerbation among people who have taken and those have not. Influenza can be a serious problem for people with asthma, so vaccination seems like a sensible thing to do. But there have been concerns that the flu jab can make people's asthma worse. To find it this out researchers at Cleavlan...

No vaccination - diabetes link

...shown an association but a fresh look had not been taken since 1990 when some newer vaccines came into use. The cause of juvenile diabetes is not known but genetic and environmental factors are believed to be involved....

Zinc supplements improve survival rate

..., and can help make babies bigger and healthier if taken by pregnant women. Zinc deficiencies can impair the body's ability to fight disease, and previous research has also shown that preschoolers given zinc supplements had less diarrhoea and pneumonia. Such illnesses can be especially serious for infant...

Alcohol within the body

...t did not contain alcohol, and breath samples were taken as they aged. Obesity-related fatty liver disorder usually develops in older animals and people. The scientists found that older obese mice produced roughly five times as much ethanol as older lean mice, and all the obese mice developed fatty livers....

Armpit odour enhances mood

...n more than 300 university students sampled smells taken at random, filling in before and after questionnai...est their mood. People who had inhaled the samples taken from the armpits of old ladies responded significantly more positively. But results showed the sme...

Ibuprofen weakens aspirin's effect

...cent of its blood-thinning power. When aspirin was taken first, three daily doses of ibuprofen weakened asp...t, it's more a matter of timing. Aspirin should be taken two hours before ibuprofen. Enteric-coated aspirin, which is released more slowly into the blood, co...

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(Date:12/4/2009)KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 4 The large, two-day free health clinic sponsored by the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) in Kansas City on Wednesday and Thursday is not just for the sick but also
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(Date:12/4/2009)Case Western Reserve University researchers, from the School of Medicine,s Department of Nutrition, discovered two new metabolic pathways by which products of lipid peroxidation and some drugs of abus
(Date:12/4/2009)Outcomes same whether procedure done immediately or 3 weeks later, study shows , , FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Timing of surgical repair or reconstruction of multiple-ligament knee inju
(Date:12/4/2009)Dr. Redlener Applauds Historic Effort but Points out Potential Risk if America,s Safety Net Programs Are Lost in Final Health Care Reform ,, NEW YORK, Dec. 4 The New England Journal of Medicine
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(Date:12/3/2009)Spanish researchers have measured CO2 levels for the past three years in the troposphere (lower atmosphere) over a sparsely inhabited rural area near Valladolid. The results, which are the first of th
(Date:12/2/2009)PHILADELPHIA Less acculturated Latino men have a more difficult time quitting smoking than those who are more acculturated to U.S. culture, but acculturation has no affect on Latinas odds of quitting
(Date:12/2/2009)PHILADELPHIA Exposure to secondhand smoke for a prolonged period of time and in high quantity may increase the risk of breast cancer, even in women who never smoked cigarettes themselves. , "The qu
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