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Keep Colors, Fight Allergies
05.07.2008 05:21
beyondallergy.com
We know with as most conditions, the better our overall health and well being, the better able we are to fight allergies. This isnt a cure all to completely eliminate allergies, but out body can fight allergies (especially environmental and seasonal) when it is in its best possible form. One way to do with this [...]
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Allergy
Mums vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect baby's dental health
05.07.2008 04:31
b4uindia.com
A woman’s low vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect her baby’s dental health, says a new research. According to the study, low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading to enamel defects, which are a risk factor for early-childhood tooth decay. Two hundred six pregnant women in their second trimester participated in the study. Only 21 women were found to have adequate vitamin D levels. Vitamin D concentrations were related to the frequency of milk consumption and pre-natal vitamin use. The investigators examined 135 infants at 16.1 ± 7.4 months of age, and found that 21.6 percent of them had enamel defects, while 33.6 percent had early-childhood tooth decay. Mothers of children with enamel defects had lower, but not significantly different, mean vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy than those of children without defects. However, mothers of children with early-childhood tooth decay had significantly lower vitamin D levels than those whose children were cavity-free. Infants with enamel defects were significantly more likely to have early-childhood tooth decay. This is the first study to show that maternal vitamin D levels may have an influence on primary teeth and the development of early-childhood tooth decay. The study has been presented at the 86th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research. (ANI)
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Health & Beauty
Poor sleep adversely affects kids learning ability at school
05.07.2008 04:31
b4uindia.com
Lack of sleep can adversely affect the ability of kids to learn and interact at school, according to new study. The new survey led by Melbourne researchers has revealed that nearly a quarter of children aged six and seven have poor sleeping habits, which has a strong effect on their health, behaviour and learning ability. "Children are able to make the transition well if they are able to interact with peers and teachers and concentrate in class and take on the workload," he said. "If you have enough sleep, you have enough concentration … the brain is still growing, they are still taking in a lot of information,” Sydney Morning Herald quoted Jon Quach, lead researcher, as saying. "Some might say it's an overwhelming amount of information so the brain needs to be optimal. If you don't get enough sleep, that's something you are really missing out on," he added. The team from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute studied almost 4500 children, whose sleep behaviour was recorded at the age four to five and again at six to seven. About one-third of children reported poor sleep habits. In another survey, about 23 per cent of the children were reported to have sleep problems. About 6 per cent were classified as moderate or severe. The problems included children who were unhappy to sleep alone, reluctance to go to bed, restless sleep and waking during the night. However, compared to the first survey about 10 per cent had resolved their problems, while about 3 per cent had continued to sleep badly and another 3 per cent developed new problems. "If the child has a persistent sleep problem then their outcomes will be worse," "And if they have a resolving sleep problem, and that's treated or just naturally goes away, then their outcomes will improve. "They won't be as good as if they had no sleep problems at all, but they did show a remarkable improvement," he added. (ANI)
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Health & Beauty
Eating mushrooms can help boost immunity, fight cancer
05.07.2008 04:31
b4uindia.com
Mushrooms are rich in antioxidants, nutrients, and vitamins that may help fight cancer, say researchers. While addressing the health benefits of mushrooms in a session Monday at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in New Orleans, several scientists pointed out that this food item contains antioxidants, selenium, riboflavin, and other healthful substances that protect the immune system and fight cancer. Dr. Lana Zivanovic, a researcher in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Tennessee, said that mushrooms contained high amounts of beta-glucans, compounds that help keep immune cells in a state of vigilance and thereby guard against disease. Dr. Shiuan Chen, director of surgical research at the Beckman Research Institute in California, revealed that mushrooms were rich in cancer-fighting substances. He said that lab experiments had found mushrooms’ cells to contain mechanisms that suppress breast and prostate cancer cells. He even revealed that he was following up his study with clinical trials funded by the Mushroom Council, the results of which should be out in a year. The researcher said that, so far, his team had discovered that mushrooms contain an antioxidant called ergothioneine, which contributes to immune support and protection of the eyes, skin, liver, kidneys, and bone marrow. Dr. Joy Dubost, principal nutritionist at PepsiCo, said that her studies had shown that stressful growing conditions might help mushrooms produce more of the antioxidants. The scientists making presentations at the even also pointed out that mushrooms contained robust amounts of selenium, vitamin D and potassium. Dr. Robert Beelman from the Department of Food Science at Pennsylvania State University said that white button mushrooms had more protein, potassium, copper, and selenium than oyster or shitake mushrooms. (ANI)
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Health & Beauty
Acupuncture Terminology
05.07.2008 04:26
beyondallergy.com
I often talk about the benefits of acupuncture, from everything from to aches and pains to emotional well being to, you guessed it, allergies. When people ask me how it works, I realize its not all that easy to explain. I know the very, very basics, what is most important to me is that I [...]
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Allergy
Female Kidney Transplant Recipients Are More Likely To Reject Male Donor Organs
05.07.2008 04:22
medicalnewstoday.com
New research published in The Lancet suggests that sex-matching kidney donors and recipients may result in better outcomes. The report finds that when females receive a male donor kidney, they have higher rates of graft failure compared to the other three combinations of donor and recipient. These findings imply that future studies and decisions about organ donations should take sex into consideration.
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Transplantation
Meditation Good For Psychiatrists' Mental Health
05.07.2008 04:22
medicalnewstoday.com
Meditation sessions are proving a hit for members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists at their Annual Meeting at Imperial College, London - with a growing number claiming they are turning to the spiritual discipline to combat anxiety and burnout. Meditation workshops, run by the College's 2,000-strong Spirituality Special Interest Group, are overbooked.
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Mental Disorders
Personal Self-awareness Good For Mental Health, Says Friar Jamison - Royal College Of Psychiatrists Annual Meeting
05.07.2008 04:22
medicalnewstoday.com
Religion can provide a "cure for the soul" by educating people to be self-aware and accepting that their inner world has an impact on the world outside, Friar Christopher Jamison, abbot of Worth Abbey and star of the BBC documentary series The Monastery told the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting this week.
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Mental Disorders
HIV Transmission Via Breastfeeding Blocked By Infant Formula
05.07.2008 04:21
medicalnewstoday.com
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global epidemic threatening the lives of millions of people. Because there is no known cure, prevention of the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), is critical for controlling the disease. The transmitting routes of HIV include breastfeeding, which passes the virus from mothers to infants.
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HIV/AIDS
Ritalin-style Drug Set For Wider Role In Adult Mental Illness
05.07.2008 04:21
medicalnewstoday.com
A significant number of adults with unresolved depression, anxiety or addiction may actually have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a condition that has been widely considered to resolve in late adolescence.
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Depression
Prozac Gene Test Good For Patients, Royal College Of Psychiatrists
05.07.2008 04:21
medicalnewstoday.com
People who suffer depression that does not respond to medication could be treated successfully if a simple genetic blood test was made more widely available in the UK. Four out of 10 people with depression have a genetic abnormality that prevents them responding to anti-depressant medication, according to research presented at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting in London this week.
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Depression
Antidepressants Can Change The Way Depressed People See The World In Just Four Hours
05.07.2008 04:21
medicalnewstoday.com
A single antidepressant tablet makes a depressed person see the world in a more positive light just four hours after swallowing it, a new study has shown. Dr Philip Cowen, professor of pharmacology at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, told delegates at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting in London that antidepressant medication starts to work far faster than most clinicians assume.
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Depression
Vaccine To Prevent Kidney Cancer Recurrence Not Shown To Be Effective
05.07.2008 04:20
medicalnewstoday.com
A randomized trial that studied the impact of the new vitespen vaccine, administered after surgery for kidney cancer, failed to demonstrate an increase in recurrence-free survival (RFS). More research is needed, according to the study authors, in order to know whether the vaccine can increase RFS if given to patients during the early stages of the disease.
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Cancer
KAI-1 Able To Distinguish Chromophobe Renal Cancers From Oncocytoma
05.07.2008 04:20
medicalnewstoday.com
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Researchers showed that KAI-1 can differentiate chromophobe renal cancers from oncocytoma. Papillary renal cancer with clear cell components is worse than pure papillary tumors. There was a general trend toward watching small renal masses rather than surgery. Small renal tumors that are destined to be metastatic have a growth rate of 0.74cm/year compared to 0.
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Cancer
Bladder Cancer - Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association
05.07.2008 04:20
medicalnewstoday.com
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Abstract 1791 showed the importance of a repeat TURBT for T1 grade 3 tumors. If there is no residual tumor (NRT) on the repeat TURBT patients do much better than if there is residual tumor (SRT). NRT - Recurrence 17% - Progression 10% - DFS 78% SRT - Recurrence 45% - Progression 23% - DFS 50% Abstract 1695 showed that 60% of all bladder cancer deaths occur within the first 2 years of diagnosis.
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Cancer
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