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World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...-control legislation,” she said. The framework has taken four years Tobacco now kills some five million people each year. This death toll could double to reach 10 million by 2020 if countries do not implement the measures of the FCTC. The smoking rates are are increasing, especially among the young, While ...

Key step forward on International Health Rules

The global health community has taken a key step towards ensuring rapid action against future outbreaks of infectious diseases and other threats to international public health. A resolution adopted today confirms and underlines the World Health Organization’s (WHO) authority to verify di...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...-control legislation,” she said. The framework has taken four years Tobacco now kills some five million people each year. This death toll could double to reach 10 million by 2020 if countries do not implement the measures of the FCTC. The smoking rates are are increasing, especially among the young, While ...

Shorter infants have lower incomes in later life

...education, information about income and occupation taken from the 1990 census. The researchers divided the men into six groups according to their length at age one. Men in the lowest group -- under 72 centimetres, or 28 inches, at one year earned an average annual salary equivalent to only about 75% of wh...

ASPIRIN MAY HELP LOWER PREGNANCY RISK

Low-dose aspirin taken during pregnancy may help lower the risk of pre-eclampsia, doctors say. Their review found a daily low dose of aspirin among high-risk women can reduce the risk of perinatal death and pre-eclampsia, or pregnancy-induced hypertension. women with a his...

Best Drug for SARS

...were tested against two isolates of the SARS virus taken from SARS patients //being treated at Frankfurt University. The study showed glycyrrhizin, which is used to treat some HIV and hepatitis C infections, was most effective in inhibiting replication of the SARS virus. Ribavirin and mycophenolic acid, b...

Night Time Aspirin Regimen Found to Reduce Blood Pressure

... a new study. To investigate the effect of aspirin taken at different times of the rest-activity cycle, Ramon C. Hermida, Ph.D., of Bioengineering and Chronobiology Laboratories, University of Vigo, Campus Universitario, Spain, and colleagues studied a group of 100 volunteers with untreated mild essential ...

Let Anger go, Save the Headache

...che sufferers, even when depression and anxiety is taken into account. Trait anger and hostility did not differ between the groups after researchers controlled for depression and anxiety. Previous research shows people with headaches may experience more problems with anger and how they express it when com...

Let Anger go, Save the Headache

...che sufferers, even when depression and anxiety is taken into account. Trait anger and hostility did not differ between the groups after researchers controlled for depression and anxiety.. Previous research shows people with headaches may experience more problems with anger and how they express it when com...

SARS-Free Taiwan to Mark End Phase of Global Fight

...fficials in Toronto, the Canadian business capital taken off the local transmission list on Wednesday, say they will stay vigilant for SARS, for which there is no simple treatment. "We're not out of the woods yet. It is likely we are going to have to deal with this disease for some time," a spokesman for ...

Benefits of Vitamin Supplements Unclear

... several adverse effects can occur if vitamins are taken in large doses. For example, researchers say moderate doses of vitamin A can reduce bone mineral density, and high doses may cause liver damage or harm a fetus. The Task Force does not recommend using beta-carotene supplements, either alone or in a ...

Painkillers may protect against Alzheimer's disease

...oping Alzheimer's disease, and the longer they are taken the greater the benefit, scientists said on Friday. They reviewed 15 studies that examined the effect of painkillers, known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and found people who take them are less likely to develop the illness, whic...

Painkillers may raise miscarriage risk

...ercent. The risk was much higher when NSAIDs were taken close to the time of conception. Paracetamol, aspirin, and other NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, all suppress fatty acids which are needed for the successful implantation of an embryo in the womb.But NSAIDs act on the whole body, paracetamol acts only on t...

Painkillers Increase Risk of Miscarriage

...miscarriage was especially high if the NSAIDs were taken around the time of conception or were used regularly for longer than a week. NSAIDs work by suppressing production of prostaglandins, which are fatty acids needed for successful implantation of an embryo in the womb. Researchers note these findings ...

Reviving the Immune System

... risk for serious infection. Now, researchers have taken cell transplants one step further with incredible results. Ed Bauter was diagnosed with lymphoma at age 14 and Doctors offered him an experimental treatment. In Ed Bauters case , doctors remove white blood cells and bring them to the lab. Her...

Sage Improves Memory

...than those who didn't. For centuries, people have taken sage for memory loss. In the 16th and 17th centuries, well-known herbalists like John Gerard and Nicholas Culpeper wrote about sage's ability to heal memory and quicken the nerves and senses. "This proves how valuable the work by the old herbalists ...

Few Parents Help Kids Fight Acne

...o 19 found that only 35 percent of the parents had taken their teenager to a dermatologist for acne treatment. The survey also found that:73 percent of the parents who had acne as a teenager said it made them feel self-conscious. 79 percent said they are active in helping their teenager treat acne. 73 per...

Treating Stroke Patients in Rural Areas

...access to computerized tomography (CT) scan images taken to help pinpoint the cause or location of a stroke. The study found no significant difference in the diagnosis and subsequent treatment recommendations made by neurologists in person and those made via the REACH system. "We can literally be there a...

Weight-loss Products Dangerous

...pplements contain N-nitroso-fenfluramine -- a drug taken off the market in the United States after being linked to heart problems. Researchers did not find any other potential causes for liver problems in the patients. One of the 12 patients died and another needed a liver transplant. The remaining 10 pati...

Teen dies after complications from abortion pill

...physician. A second medication called misoprostol, taken three days later, induces labor so the embryo can be expelled. In 5 to 8 percent of cases, surgery is required to stop the patient's bleeding. Anti-abortion groups insist that the pills "offer a whole new set of significant risks," and makes abortio...

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