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Ovarian cancer in relationship with Hormone therapy

...increase the risk of endometrial and breast cancer when used for a long time, but until this study, the effect of postmenopausal oestrogen use on ovarian cancer had not established....

Vaccination reminder for anyone over 65..

...ine at a younger age. And if you had this vaccine when you were younger than 65 and this was more than five years ago, you would be well advised to go for re-vaccination for more complete protection. The pneumococcus vaccine is available all year round....

A boost to quit smoking

...onoxide. Even more dramatic improvements were seen when the subjects quit smoking altogether. Thus this is an encouraging news, because it shows that your health can start to benefit almost straight away. Hence this can motivate people to quit smoking....

Heart Attacks during Menstruation!

...gina is a heavy, squeezing chest pain which occurs when there is insufficient oxygen supply to the heart. ...st time to angina pain: 290 seconds. This phase is when levels of the sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone are lowest. The best performance and slowest t...

Tomatoes for the heart

... and that 65 per cent of the compound was retained when the tomatoes were processed into paste.This suggests the possibility of producing tomato-based products with increased health benefits....

Emotional trigger to smoke

....// Both men and women were more likely to smoke when they were angry. But the effect was stronger in me...y were sad and anxious. But women smoked more only when they were happy. It's known that 'emotional' smokers, and hostile personalities, find it harder to...

A treatment for blindness

...the follow-up period, increasing from 38.6 percent when the children were 5.5 years old to 41.4 percent by...d eyes remained stable at 22 percent. In addition, when the children were evaluated at 5.5 years old — most eyes that hadn't been treated had a visual acuit...

Eating disorders are hereditary

...irst group. And the number multiplies eleven times when it was about anorexia.// These disorders of the eating habits present themselves generally in adolescents who usually self restrict themselves, who are perfectionists, and have been outstanding for their intellectual development and high scholar in...

Genetic influence in menopause

...hat a DNA test may be able to tell a woman exactly when she will have her menopause and this may enable her to make more informed choices about when to start a family and how to plan her career. The average age of menopause is 51, but some women sto...

Waking during surgery

...hological trauma.Thankfully, it is rare to wake up when under anaesthesia. It happens to only 0.2 to 0.7 per cent of patients. Doctors at Boston University School of Medicine have studied a group of such people. They found they remembered many unpleasant emotions and sensations: terror, pain, paralysis a...

Dentist's note for vegetarians

...e at risk of periodontal disease. Teeth may soften when there is a shortage of vitamin D, becoming more susceptible to decay."// Deficiencies in vitamin D are rare, because the body produces it during sun exposure, but a diet lacking in calcium hampers its production. Dr Leibsohn recommended consuming f...

Acupuncture for conception

...other options. They usually face multiple problems when it comes to conception. A woman is born with a certain number of eggs, hundreds are lost with each menstrual cycle and those that are left after 35 years are more fragile, making fertilization and normal conception more difficult.// Because the bod...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...ction of harmful free radicals, which are produced when oxygen burns glucose in cells to release energy. Unchecked, free radicals damage cell components like DNA and proteins, setting the scene for heart disease, cancer and other health problems. Antioxidants also help prevent blood clots and inflammatio...

Bald head bad health

...rown balding had a 23% greater risk, rising to 32% when balding became moderate. Bald men seem to have a greater number of androgen receptors in their scalps , and androgens may contribute to both atheroscelrosis - build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries - and thrombosis, a susceptibility to blood cl...

Radiation before surgery cuts cancer recurrence

... therapy reduced the risk of local recurrence even when administered to patients who underwent total mesorectal excision....

A height problem

...for children whose parents were of average height, when applied to more extreme cases, the system was "misleading".// In fact, children of very tall parents were quite likely to be shorter than the average worked out for them, and children of extremely short parents likely to prove slightly taller. Chil...

Starving leads to obesity

... rate of obesity among the women, who were aged 50 when the study took place, was higher than in the general population. Many of these women had increased amounts of body fat in the abdominal area.This particular depostion of fat is associated with "metabolic syndrome" which is also linked to high cholest...

'Prozac miracle' could end in disaster

...est known - and which were hailed as "wonderdrugs" when they first hit the market in the 1980s. // The ...s have the potential to cause withdrawal reactions when people try to stop taking them, but that Paxil/Seroxat is the worst....

Passive smoking affects respiratory system

...entration of a substance called cotinine, produced when the body breaks down nicotine from tobacco. The researchers found that passive smoking had the strongest impact on the youngest children.It was linked to a permanently increased risk of asthma and wheezing. However, older children exposed to tobacco ...

Prescription Drug - Helps People Stop Smoking

...d withdrawal symptoms, which is otherwise a hurdle when a smoker tries to quit smoking. A study of more than 600 smokers found that use of an antidepressant drug called buproprion was a significant aid in helping subjects stop smoking. The study also found that the drug lessened the problem of weight gai...

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