Increased Salt Intake Aggravates Asthma

Various studies have shown that salt intake is directly linked to high blood pressure and heart disease. It is estimated that up to 150,000 Americans die// each year from diseases linked with high intake of salt. A recent study suggests salt intake and asthma may also be linked. Mickleborou...

Girl Foetus Aggravates Asthma Symptoms

Pregnant women who suffer from asthmatic symptoms, carrying a girl foetus are more likely to go through severe asthma symptoms than those carrying a male foetus, // according to a recent study. Michael B. Bracken and other researchers at Yale School of Medicine studied 702 pregnant women throughout...

Smoking Aggravates Psoriasis

Those people who suffer from the psoriasis condition are more likely to smoke, and smoking contributes to worsening the skin condition. Psoriasis results in inflammation and scaling of the skin, and affect places like legs, scalp, // lower back, elbows, knees, palms, face, and the soles of the feet...

AIM Pharmakon Introduced Next Generation of Health and Longevity Products with a Unique Premium Quality Natural Liquid Calcium & Mineral Supplement Concentrate

...es aid in elevating the blood's acidic value. That leads to leaching of calcium from bones thereby weakening the bones. A high protein diet alarmingly aggravates the reduction in bone density. Additionally, lactose intolerance can limit the options of getting calcium from dairy sources. This product is formulat...

New Jersey Jury Awards $12.9 Million to Three Patients Whose Use of Roche Acne Medication Accutane Found to Cause Severe Bowel Illness

... in 1984 that Accutane may be associated with IBD, the company has collected a mountain of evidence showing that Accutane in fact induces, causes, and aggravates IBD. Yet, Roche never shared that information with prescribing doctors or patients. Shockingly, Roche had internally contraindicated Accutane for IB...

Shrinkage and aging are Europe-wide challenges

...ny of whom are living alone in large flats, almost as their own property. By contrast, young families are often unable to find suitable housing, which aggravates the housing shortage. In addition, all four of the cities studied have up-and-coming areas with high-income inhabitants and areas with concentrations ...

Figure Skater Peggy Fleming, HealthSaver Says: Take Pains For Back Strains, 2nd Most Common Doctor Complaint

...uce inflammation and pain. -- Too much bed rest can actually slow the healing process. Go about your normal activities, but avoid anything that aggravates the pain. -- If back pain persists after several days, see your physician. If the pain is due to an injury, or if you experience numbness in yo...

An Online Portal To Aid Kidney Patients

... Anxiety usually aggravates any disease. Patients suffering from chronic diseases are faced with uncertainty and have a number of questions related to their affliction.// Some ma...

Obesity in Delhi school children on the rise

...ernment school students. '28 per cent of urban children have Syndrome X, one step away from diabetes and two steps away from heart disease. Junk food aggravates the problem,' said Dr. Sharma. The World Diabetes Foundation based in Denmark is supporting the Diabetes Foundation of India to carry out further ...

Drugs Are Effective In Treating Depression and Preventing Recurrence

...commonly prescribed class of depression drugs is SSRIs. This results in sedation and cause weight gain or sexual problems. Some researches say that it aggravates the tendency to commit suicide. ...

Aggravates in Medical Dictionary

Rashes

...es are often bothersome, uncomfortable or ... Rashes ... Systemic lupus erythematosus rash on the face. Poison ivy on the knee ... Stress aggravates many rashes , including eczema, psoriasis, and ... Other skin rashes in young children are often caused by viral infections. Rashes cause...

Aggravates in Biological News

AGU journal highlights -- March 25, 2009

...y start dissolving when atmospheric carbon dioxide doubles Ocean proximity aggravates Houston's ozone pollution Underground subatomic-particle measurements yiel..., 2009; http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008GL036282 2. Ocean proximity aggravates Houston's ozone pollution In Houston, Texas, understanding atmospheric ...

Stress may make you itch

...ption, which involves the brain, and the skin is mediated the through the "brain-skin connection". Yet, little is know about the means by which stress aggravates skin diseases. Researchers lead by Dr. Petra Arck of Charit, University of Medicine Berlin and McMaster University in Canada, hypothesized that st...

New discovery on role of vital protein that fights meningitis

...nts of bacteria. In conditions relating to multi-organ dysfunction, a complication which can occur in response to severe sepsis, Properdin however aggravates organ damage. Dr Stover added: So far, the system Properdin is a part of - the so-called complement system - is classified as a first line, inna...

Mutant gene identified as villain in hardening of the arteries

...d clotting, in plaque formation in the arteries, and in formation of new blood vessels. The major finding of this study is that an absence of Akt1 aggravates atherosclerotic lesions, promotes coronary atherosclerosis, and may be a model of acute coronary syndromes, Sessa said. Specific activation of Akt1 ma...

HIV and malaria combine to adversely affect pregnant women and their infants

...egnancy, accounting for an estimated 400,000 cases of severe anaemia and 200,000 infant deaths each year. With the recent realization that HIV further aggravates pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) there is an urgent need to understand these diseases during pregnancy and turn this knowledge into effective therap...

Aggravates in Biological Technology

AIM Pharmakon (API) Announced a New Proprietary Premium-Quality Natural Concentrated Liquid Calcium and Mineral Supplement Now Available Direct to Consumers

...es aid in elevating the blood's acidic value. That leads to leaching of calcium from bones thereby weakening the bones. A high protein diet alarmingly aggravates the reduction in bone density. Additionally, lactose intolerance can limit the options of getting calcium from dairy sources. This product is formulat...

Call centers and customer service: The good, the bad, and the clueless

.... When I told them about my conversation with THEIR customer service center, they were completely unaware of any discount or anything else. Nothing aggravates me more than that deer-in-the-headlights look you get from someone who is supposed to know their product and policies. All of a sudden, everyone with ...