A recent study has found that constant exposure to noise at work, together with hearing loss, can cause sleep problems. The study compared the sleep of people in the same workplace, some with hearing loss and some without. One difference between the groups was that those with hearing loss were usually older and had spent […]
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ScienceDaily: promising results have emerged from the first drug to target the causes of fragile X syndrome, rather than just easing its symptoms. They were published in the January 2011 issue of Science Translational Medicine, and the researchers at Rush University Medical Center involved in the study are running longer clinical trials. Fragile X syndrome […]
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Louis Pasteur was a microbiologist and chemist best known for experiments proving that microorganisms cause disease, and for vaccines. He also made a great discovery in chemistry about the symmetry of molecules and how it relates to the way they turn polarised light. He helped solve the problems of silkworm disease and chicken cholera, and […]
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In addition, eat food rich in vitamins and minerals and follow a balanced diet without too much salt, table sugar or fried food, which are enemies of the brain.
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A new study funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has shown that a natural growth factor, IGF-II, helps rats remember and prevents forgetting of shocks and pain. Injected into the memory areas of the brain, it improves long-term memory. Earlier studies had suggested that insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) has a positive […]
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The eye is a precious organ that must be looked after, and no problem with it should be ignored, however minor. Proper treatment follows a proper diagnosis. A stye may be the most common eye problem, so what is it, what causes it and how should it be treated? A stye is a small, red, […]
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Lab tests alone can't detect cancer: you also need to listen to your body, which tells you when something is wrong. Many strange symptoms are simply ignored. Warning: each of these symptoms can have many causes and is rarely cancer. This list is here to make you careful, not worried. If a symptom worries you, […]
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Many people believe that eating fish with yoghurt or milk causes deadly poisoning, and avoid mixing them, so much so that "fish and yoghurt" has become a saying like "fire and water". Medically, though, there is nothing wrong with eating fish with yoghurt or milk. The main reason for this myth is that fish and […]
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Muscles constantly contract and relax, with rests in between. A contracting muscle needs sugar and oxygen, and it uses plenty of calcium. Its waste, carbon dioxide and lactic acid, must be removed all the time. When this process goes wrong, the muscle goes into spasm: it stays contracted and needs more rest. The contraction can […]
Read moreIn November 2007 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zyrtec for use without a prescription by adults and children, in all its forms: tablets, chewable tablets and syrup. Its active ingredient is cetirizine hydrochloride. It is used by adults and children aged 2 and over to relieve hay fever and other respiratory allergy […]
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Assaults, rapes and murders are a growing danger for healthcare workers. The shooting of a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore last Tuesday, which left him seriously wounded, is the latest example of rising violence in healthcare facilities, experts say. A warning issued in June by the Joint Commission, which accredits US hospitals, said: […]
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Research now supports the belief that drinking extra water helps you lose weight. It is no surprise that this liquid, found everywhere in the world, can curb the appetite. A study at Virginia Tech put middle-aged and older people on a low-calorie, low-fat diet and split them into two groups. The only difference was that […]
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