Posted on February 20th, 2008 by Brain Mitel
Breath-testing devices thatprevent a vehicle from starting if the driver’s blood alcohol levelexceeds a preset limit can dramatically reduce more DWI offenses amongfirst-time offenders, a new study shows.First offenders with “interlock” devices installed on their cars were60 percent less likely to have a repeat offense than those who did not usethe devices, according to findings […]
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A breath of filtered indoor air mayhelp your health, according to researchers in Denmark.Using high efficiency particle air (HEPA) filters for just two dayssignificantly improved a key measure of cardiovascular health in healthy,nonsmoking elderly individuals, according to a study published in thesecond February issue of the American Journal of Respiratory andCritical Care Medicine.”Our main finding […]
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There’s new evidence thatgetting along with others is more than a key to pleasant humaninteraction. It also appears
to be good for your health. Researchers who studied a survey of almost 700 older adults found thatthose who got along with their relatives, friends and neighbors were lesslikely to report health problems and physical limitations.The findings don’t […]
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Blacks awaiting a lungtransplant during a recent 10-year period were less likely to receive anew lung and more likelyto die or be removed from the transplant listthan whites, according to researchers.The findings, published in the second February issue of the AmericanJournal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, also showed thatblacks on the transplant list between […]
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A laboratory-engineered virus cansuccessfully slow the growth of two types of hard-to-treat pediatrictumors without
harming healthy tissue, a new study shows.The targeted viral therapy, dubbed rQT3, slowed neuroblastoma andperipheral nerve sheath tumors in mice, according to findings published inthe Feb. 15 issue of Cancer Research. It also resulted in longerlife spans in the mice compared with […]
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Posted on February 20th, 2008 by Brain Mitel
A regular, healthy menstrual cycle is a goodindicator of a woman’s reproductive health. If you have problems with yourperiod, see
your doctor.Here’s a list of warning signs that something may be wrong, provided bythe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:If you have no menstrual cycle by age 15, or within three years ofbreast development.If you […]
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Once a newborn’s umbilical cord is cut justafter birth, the remaining piece needs proper care to preventinfection.The American Pregnancy
Association offers these suggestions:Keep the area around the cord clean. Ask your doctor what isrecommended — perhaps cleaning regularly with rubbing alcohol, or justwater and a gentle cleanser.Make sure the cord area stays dry. Use a newborn […]
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?In hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome, initial treatment for hypertension should include a diuretic,? said senior author Barry Davis, M.D.,
Ph.D., professor of biostatistics and the director of the Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials at the UT School of Public Health. ?Diuretics are preferred over other major classes of blood pressure medications to prevent one […]
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Allison?said that the drug has a great safety profile, it is inexpensive and has the potential to reduce blood sugar and may prove useful in the prevention of type 2 diabetes.
According to the researchers,? the drug which is similar to aspirin ?is promising enough to spur three more trials to see if salsalate can […]
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The report, released Monday, comes on the heels a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report Thursday warning parents against giving non-prescription cough
and cold remedies to children under the age of two because of possibly life-threatening side effects.
Among children under 11 researched, those aged 2-5 accounted for 64 percent of all adverse drug events […]
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