02.28.07

Certain vitamins may shorten lifespan

Posted in Health at 5:21 am by heaven

Copenhagen, Feb 28 Consuming certain vitamin supplements with hopes of good health may adversely affect your lifespan, says a new study.

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Hidden abdominal fat may be more dangerous

Posted in Health at 12:15 am by heaven

The study of 30 adolescents had fat tissue measurements taken using anthropometry -- DEXA and single-slice and whole-abdominal, multi-slice MRI. The study's 20 boys and 10 girls were between the ages of 10 and 18 and included nine overweight but non-diabetic individuals, 10 type-2 diabetic and overweight patients and 11 normal weight, non-diabetic adolescents.

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Rheumatoid arthritis and cancer link

Posted in Health at 12:15 am by heaven

British researchers found a 40-percent increase in mortality in patients with both inflammatory polyarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer.

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02.27.07

Wrist posture contributes to carpal tunnel

Posted in Health at 10:37 pm by heaven

U.S. and Canadian researchers have identified wrist posture as a contributor to carpal tunnel pressure syndrome.

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Windows effective to reduce TB germs

Posted in Health at 10:27 pm by heaven

Opening windows can be more effective than using mechanical ventilation to reduce the risk of airborne diseases such as tuberculosis, says a U.S. study.

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