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Healing a painful neck

...etimes pinpoint the cause of the pain, most of the time there is no clear diagnosis. Many physicians try to treat the condition with pain relievers but may also refer patients to physical therapists or manual therapists for exercise therapy or manual treatment. The latter consists of hands-on techniques s...

A remedy to lessen fatigue

...ion, and careful management. Feeling tired all the time may be a sign of an underlying medical condition -...ay. Learn stress reduction, pace yourself and make time management a priority - then you don't get overwhelmed. Good sleep habits, a healthy diet, and lots ...

Risk of heart diseases due to loneliness

...ed with increased blood pressure too. Whereas this time it was because of an increase in cardiac output. The difference in physiological mechanisms may explain why lonely people tend to experience a gradual rise in systolic (higher figure) blood pressure as they age. Why loneliness affects the cardiovasc...

Celiac Disease in Type 1 Diabetes

...e two. Researchers examined 200 patients from the time they were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and followed them for six years. Doctors used blood tests to test for celiac disease because many patients were experiencing no symptoms. 50% of cases of celiac disease were present at the onset of diabetes wh...

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

...iled to stop making "disadvantageous" choices over time in a standard gambling task. According to the researchers, this is similar to patients' everyday situations in which they react to problems with aggression, despite the possible consequences. "In that sense," they write, "patients show an inability...

Birth weight may be influenced by genes

... animals. According to a report, this is the first time that researchers have been able to demonstrate a link between cytoplasmic DNA and birth weight. The results suggest that a mother's genes may have a particularly large influence on birth weight, since genetic material in cell powerhouses called mitoc...

Vitamin C maintains healthy lungs

...h. By minimizing the decline in lung function as time passes, a diet containing lots of foods rich in vitamin C may lower the odds of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Extending evidence proposes that vitamin C and other antioxidant vitamins and minerals may be involved in asthma ...

Glaucoma may be delayed by eye drops

...ssure), that can damage the nerve over a period of time and this damage results in poor blood supply or we...brain. Fluid enters and leaves the eyeball all the time - it's when it drains away too slowly that pressure increases. A team of researchers at University...

Nightlights could ward diabetic blindness

...t the University of Cardiff, have found that night time illumination can reduce the rods' demand for oxygen. The work was done with seven patients with type 2 diabetes and eight healthy controls. It opens up the possibility that some kind of transmission of light through closed eyelids, during sleep, coul...

Watch what you eat during summer

Summer is the real time to party outdoor. Summer picnics and barbecues can be a breeding ground for food-borne illness if you don't follow a few simple rules. Food experts at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center would like everyone// to enjoy the warm weather without the bother of a...

Healing environment aids mental problem

According to a recent study, spending time in an Indian temple improves mental illnesses as much as conventional medication. Reserchers in a new study, India, looked at how traditional healing practices might help those with mental disorder.// The temple of Muthuswamy in South India has long ...

Social anxiety has hope from a new drug

...ymptoms after around four weeks. This is the first time that this kind of drug has been tested for SAD - and it looks promising, because there were also few of the side effects often associated with antidepressants....

Women are at risk with raised cholesterol

...n were followed up for several years, during which time there were 500 stroke-related deaths. Those with the highest cholesterol levels were more likely to have a blood-clot related stroke, esepcially if they were younger than 50 at the start of the study. The finding was especially marked for African-A...

Bone loss can be reduced by Potassium

...ase with this medical condition. This is the first time that potassium - rather than calcium - has been shown to have a beneficial effect on bone loss. This was just a small study - so the hope is that it can now be reproduced on a larger scale....

Medication recuperates fat distribution in diabetes

...ition, who took the drug for 16 weeks. After this time body weight had, on the whole, increased. But measurements revealed an interesting redistribution of body fat, inspite of the overall weight increase. There was less of the abdominal fat that is known to be a health hazard. Instead, subcutaneous fat ...

Dangers from lead

...blic health problem, in view of the long residence time of lead in bone.” The findings demonstrated that ...at high levels of lead in the women’s bones at the time of birth corresponded to lower mental functioning of the children at age 2.Experts believe that lead...

Hormone Therapy applicable for Prostate Cancer

...diotherapy group. Bolla felt that at the present time a long-term hormone therapy 2 or 3 years compared to short-term resulted in statistically significant improvements in overall survival, as shown by this trial. The long-term survival rate for men with aggressive prostate cancer is poor, so additional...

Suicide risk high in 12-17 Age Group

... received mental health treatment during this same time period.'' White, black, Hispanic and Asian youths reported similar rates of suicide risk, the report said. Youths in Western states were the most at risk - almost 10 percent - followed by young people in the South, 13 percent; the Midwest, 10 percen...

Nurses save more lives

...th more hours of RN care also spent 5 percent less time in the hospital. Surgical patients with more hours of RN care were 6 percent less likely to die from pneumonia, shock or cardiac arrest, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, blood poisoning, or clotting. However, the researchers found no health benefit ...

Better skin with lasers

...ntional laser techniques because they take minimal time and leave no visible wounds on the skin. They emit a beam that's absorbed by the skin layer beneath the surface, promoting new collagen production. Dr Kauvar's research on non-ablative laser treatment shows that it can be used to treat fine lines, ac...

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