Alcohol has been found to ease the severity of the crippling and painful rheumatoid arthritis and also helpful in lowering the risk of developing it. The study was carried out by a group of researches under the guidance of a University of Sheffield’s professor, Gerry Wilson. The team of researchers questioned 873 arthritis patients along with a control group that included 1,004 people on how frequently they consumed alcohol in the last month. The patients were asked to complete a questionnaire, underwent blood tests and X-rays. Their joints too were examined as part of the tasks. The study revealed that patients who consumed alcohol more often had less severe symptoms [...]
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Not All Epilepsy Drugs Ignite Suicidal Behavior
by admin on 28. Jul, 2010 in Health News
A study that came out in the journal Neurology on Monday suggests that only a few epilepsy drugs are connected to rise in suicidal tendency, even though all the medications display a warning about the hazard. The study involved 44,300 UK patients using epilepsy medications from 1990 to 2005. But an increase in suicidal tendency was noticed only in a few patients who use a few newer drugs that were previously associated with risk of depression. Some of the newer drugs are topiramate (Topamax), levetiracetam (Keppra), tiagabine (Gabitril) and vigabatrin (Sabril). In 2008, the Food and Drug Administration had ordered that all the epilepsy drugs should display a warning about [...]
Social Relations Help Live Longer
by admin on 28. Jul, 2010 in Health News
Here is a reason to spend some more quality time with close friends and family! A new study published in the latest issue of PLoS Medicine shows that good relationships can help increase life span in addition to making the life worth living. Persons with more number of good friends and family in contact have higher chances of living longer compared to lonesome people. Having good terms with friends and family relationships have an effective effect that’s as good as giving up cigarettes. The study authors analyzed 148 inspections that studied the effect of good relationships, loneliness and death risk. This involved studying 308,849 people for about 7.5 years. People [...]
Insecure Relationships Cause Cardiovascular Problems
by admin on 27. Jul, 2010 in Health News
People who are into an insecure relationship are at higher risk for a heart disease along with other health problems, says a latest study in Canada. An analysis of the data available at US National Comorbidity Survey Replication reveals that the individuals who feel insecure in relationship or avoid being close to others seems to be higher risk of developing various chronic diseases. The Canadian team studied the survey data that involved 5645 adults, between 18 and 60, and found that there existed a link between ‘avoiding attachment’ and chronic pains like headaches. People who were unable to be close to others or had others depending on them in their [...]
Obesity Increases Heart Risks
by admin on 27. Jul, 2010 in Health News
Individuals concerned about heart problems usually worry about their blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels. But recent studies have shown that there’s one more problem that could possibly eclipse these three risk factors—Obesity. According to Dr Vincent Bufalion’s studies, obesity is directly linked to the biggest 3 risk factors for heart troubles. Obesity can increase the bad cholesterol levels, increase the risk of diabetes by boosting the blood sugar level and also raise the blood pressure resulting in hypertension. These findings can’t me ignored easily as Dr Bufalion is a man of position. He’s the president and chief executive of Midwest Heart Specialists, spokesperson for the American Heart Association [...]
Diet Soda Linked To Premature Birth
by admin on 27. Jul, 2010 in Health News
A new research reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that consuming artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy increases the risk of premature births. The research was carried out on approximately 60000 women in Denmark who testified on the number of soft drinks they include in their daily diet after nearly 25 weeks of being pregnant. Of these 5% women delivered babies before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant women who consumed minimum one serving of diet soda were 38% more likely to have a preterm delivery against those expecting mothers who completely shunned artificially sweetened soda. The women who opted for at least 4 diet sodas per day were [...]
Vitamin C Curbs Cancer Cells
by admin on 26. Jul, 2010 in Health News
A recent research by scientists from New Zealand published in this month’s edition of Cancer Research journal revealed that vitamin C can be helpful in curbing the growth of cancer cells. The scientists claim that it’s the first time that evidence beyond doubt has been shown regarding the connection of vitamin C and development of cancer. According to Margreet Vissers, an Associate Professor at the University of Otago and also a member of the university’s Free Radical Research Group, the results are promising and can be quite helpful in the fighting cancer at both the stages of prevention and cure. Vissers’ previous studies too had explained vitamin C’s importance in [...]
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