Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
08 July 26: Levels
Studies show HIV-infected men are more likely to progress to AIDS if they are under high stress than those with lower levels of stress.
08 July 6: Sunlight
‘A daily dose of sunlight may help the immune system guard against invading pathogens and sun-induced skin damage, according to a new study. The findings reveal how immune cells specialize to protect the skin and suggest that staying out of the sun could cause harm if carried too far.’
08 June 15: Arsenic
Scientists warn that some rice products for infants contain worrisome levels of arsenic.
08 June 8: Blood
In an average healthy adult, the volume of blood is about one-eleventh of the body weight.
08 June 5: Memory
A team of neuroscientists reports results suggesting that the continuing activity of a particular enzyme is somehow necessary to maintain long-term memory, something that's not predicted by most current hypotheses on the mechanisms of memory.
08 May 29: Bruxism
Bruxism - the grinding of teeth at night - affects anywhere from 15 to 96 percent of the adult population at some point in their lives.
08 March 30: Insured
A U.S. study found that most free prescription-drug samples go to wealthy, insured patients, a different study found that black and Hispanic emergency-room patients are less likely than whites to receive narcotic pain medication, and a third study found that blacks receive poorer nursing-home care than whites.
08 February 12: Snot
Your nose and sinuses make about a quart of snot every day. Boogers are a sign that your nose is working the way it should!
08 February 8: Massage
Two of the greatest physiological changes produced by massage therapy are an increase in blood circulation and an increase in lymphatic fluid circulation.
08 February 5: MS
‘In multiple sclerosis, the body mistakenly directs antibodies and white blood cells against proteins in the myelin sheath, a fatty substance that insulates nerve fibers in your brain and spinal cord. This results in inflammation and injury to the sheath and ultimately to the nerves that it surrounds. The result may be multiple areas of scarring (sclerosis). Eventually, this damage can slow or block the nerve signals that control muscle coordination, strength, sensation and vision.’
08 January 13: Fumes
Consumers, not just factory workers, may be in danger from fumes from the buttery flavouring in microwave popcorn, according to a warning letter to U.S. federal regulators from a doctor at Denver's National Jewish Medical and Research Center, a leading lung research hospital.
December 23: Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is best used as an anti-aging technique on mature skin; it is not as beneficial to younger skin.
December 12: Anger
Women who show unexplained anger at work are thought to lack control, according to a report in Psychological Science.
December 1: Cord
Since the first successful transplantation of umbilical cord blood in 1987, cord blood has become an important source of haematopoietic stem cells for the treatment of blood and genetic disorders.
November 30: Laser
Some laser printers may damage your lungs in a manner similar to secondhand smoke. Almost a third of laser printers in a recent study released high concentrations of ultra-tiny particles that could infiltrate and damage lungs. - Environmental Science & Technology
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