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Lightning Strikes Deadliest in Summer

...sity of Illinois at Chicago. Most people seriously underestimate the risk of being struck by lightning and do not know when or where to take shelter. "Decisions about lightning safety must be made by the individual, but education can help people reduce their chances of being struck by lightning," Cooper said. ...

Non Communicable Diseases to Be the Cause of Deaths in Poor Countries by 2115-World Bank

...ases become major problems. "Many studies tend to underestimate the real cost of no communicable diseases to individual people and their families, which can cause a household to slip below the poverty line," She said many families in developing countries tap into savings or sell their possessions to cover the cos...

Women Less Likely to Control LDL Cholesterol Levels Than Men

...ggested that women and their health care providers underestimate risk for high cholesterol and heart disease, leading to poorer cholesterol control among women. The high cost of medications may also be secondary factor. "This study highlights the importance of not just knowing your health, but also taking an ac...

World may Get Much Wetter With Global Warming Than Believed

...tional Geographic as saying that computers tend to underestimate the amounts of rain and snowfall. They say that ...ts that "all models used to predict global warming underestimate the rate at which precipitation increases in response to surface warming. If these models turn out t...

Study Finds Many Older Women Also Victims of Partner Violence

...is startling enough, Bonomi said it is probably an underestimate of how much it actually occurred. One reason is that women were asked to recall abuse over a lifetime. There may have been a tendency for women to downplay violence experienced early in life. In addition, women who participated in the study were ...

Hostility breeds against Homeopathy in England following new regulations

...have the last word. The medical world should not underestimate the power of simplicity nor forget the flaws of complex medicines which too have often failed the public and forced them to look for alternatives. After all history says puny David slew mighty Goliath! <BR...

Cigarette Smoking Impedes Tendon-to-Bone Healing

...or cuff healing." Galatz says the study also may underestimate the harmful effects of smoking because rats tend to be better healers than humans and because they were exposed to nicotine for only a few weeks following surgery, whereas people may smoke for many years before surgery, as well as continue smoking fo...

Yet Another Reason not to Smoke

...tor cuff healing." Galatz says the study also may underestimate the harmful effects of smoking because rats tend to be better healers than humans and because they were exposed to nicotine for only a few weeks following surgery, whereas people may smoke for many years before surgery, as well as continue smoking fo...

Some Antidepressants may Cause Aggression in Adolescents

...closer look at the effects of this practice. "We underestimate the differences between the juvenile brain and the adult brain," he said. "It seems there is more research needed on the effects of antidepressants on kids." Source-IANS...

Usage Of A Condom By A Teenager Varies With Their Perception Of Partners

...condoms most of the time with a casual partner and underestimate the risk of unprotected sex with a serious partner," says lead author Celia Lescano, PhD, with the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Centre and Brown Medical School. This study appears in the September issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. Ov...

Bitter Pill: Thrills That Kill

...nipped his life in the bud. And God help those who underestimate the innocuous cough syrup which can turn wily, if you choose to drown yourself in it! When does use (of drugs) end and abuse begin? WHO has an answer to this with a succinctly worded definition on Drug Abuse, 'The consumption of a drug apart fro...

The Lurking Tsunami: Are We Ready?

...we afford to be laid- back? It would be foolish to underestimate the Tsunami's potential to wipe out civilizations. Steps should also be taken to formulate a broader framework of policies on disaster management. Sustained efforts in creating public awareness, preparedness training in high-risk zones, educating t...

Children Need to Exercise More to Prevent Heart Trouble

...t guidelines for physical activity in children may underestimate the necessary level for maintaining good health. We would suggest 90 minutes per day to prevent clustering of heart disease risk factors.’ The results of his team's research are published in the July 22 issue of The Lancet. Andersen's team conduc...

Obese Women are more likely to suffer from Major Health Risks

...ch tended to reflect lower degrees of obesity, may underestimate the risks for extremely obese individuals and overestimate the risks for mildly obese individuals in diverse groups,’ the researchers write. ‘More accurately assessing weight-related health risk may both improve policy decisions about obesity and ass...

Knock on the Head – No Small Thing After Al

...esses or memory, or sensitivity to light. 'Don’t underestimate the injury that may have happened to you,' Shannon advises. 'Stop the activity and contact your physician for possible evaluation. Once your symptoms have completely gone (usually several days), try an activity that increases your heart rate and bloo...

Alcohol-Related Illnesses On The Rise

... Lievesley said: "This report shows that we cannot underestimate the effect of alcohol on health. "By presenting this data we hope that health professionals will be better equipped to put their work in context and to raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol misuse." 10.39 litres of pure alcohol is consumed by t...

Incidence Of Smoking Less, Obesity More, in Canada: StatsCan

...imated their height, while women had a tendancy to underestimate their weight. Obesity rates, have however, remained relatively stable at 15.5 per cent. In the meanwhile, an increased number of non-smokers are victims of passive smoking despite bans on public smoking , although fewer young folks were keen to ...

Research into Intimate Partner Violence

...een the understanding that prevalence rates likely underestimate this public health problem because of the stigma and shame associated with it," he writes in his commentary introducing the two research articles. Source: Eurekalert...

Majority Of Americans Deny That They Are Overweight

...hat many people overestimate how tall they are and underestimate how much they weigh and do not rate themselves as overweight, even when though they might be. The survey also found that some people appear to have given up on dieting to control their weight. One in four respondents in the survey feel that they are...

Parents – Teen’s Most Reliable Source for Sex Educatin

...st surprising results of the study was how parents underestimate their importance and the role teens expect them to play when it comes to their sexuality and sexual health," said Dr. Miriam Kaufman, spokesperson for the association. Val Friesen, a Teen participant in the study, thought very highly of her mother, ...

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