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Single Gene May Predict Mental Decline After Heart Surgery

Single Gene May Predict Mental Decline After Heart Surgery

Oct 13, – Their study included 233 elderly, white patients whose mental function was assessed before heart surgery and five years after. A certain gene appears to increase risk for mental decline after heart surgery, a new study suggests. Between 30 percent and 50 percent of heart surgery patients have a decrease in mental function […]

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Smoking threat Saudi wife files for divorce

Smoking threat Saudi wife files for divorce

Oct 13, – Manama: A Saudi woman is filing for divorce after she saw her husband smoke “secretly” near their home. “When we got married four years ago, one of her terms was that I do not smoke,” the husband said. “I do smoke, and I managed to hide it from my wife for four […]

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Combat stress with proper diet, water intake

Combat stress with proper diet, water intake

Oct 13, – Nail biting, excessive smoking, obesity and overeating are some of the symptoms of stress, which can be overcome with a balanced diet and by drinking enough water in a day. With high pressure schedules and long working hours, stress is becoming inevitable. It is important to beat it the right way. “Eat […]

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Could a Neck Injection Ease Tough-to-Bear Hot Flashes?

Could a Neck Injection Ease Tough-to-Bear Hot Flashes?

Oct 13, – Injecting a local anesthetic into an area of the neck that communicates with the brain’s temperature regulation zone was associated with a 50 percent reduction in hot flashes among women with moderate to severe symptoms, the researchers reported. A shot in the neck may curb extreme hot flashes associated with menopause, a […]

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Peru bus plunge kills 51, including 14 children

Peru bus plunge kills 51, including 14 children

Oct 13, – The accident occurred Friday night as the red-and-yellow cargo truck made its way back from a party in the provincial capital of Santa Teresa, an area about 310 miles (500 kilometers) southeast of Lima. It went off the road and fell about 650 feet (200 meters) into a deep ravine, ending up […]

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High Smog Levels Tied to Serious Heart Problems

High Smog Levels Tied to Serious Heart Problems

Oct 12, – Particulate air pollution refers to tiny particles in the air known as PM10. The European Union’s PM10 safety threshold is 50 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3), but this study suggests that the harmful effects of PM10 may occur below that level. High levels of particulate air pollution — commonly known as smog […]

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Actress Freida Pinto urges education for girls

Actress Freida Pinto urges education for girls

Oct 12, – The ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star told an event sponsored by the UN children’s fund, Unicef marking Friday’s second annual observance of the international day that she had a chance to be educated and “I feel every girl in the world, in respect of where she comes from, what her social status is, needs […]

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Hillary backs Saudi women defying driving ban

Hillary backs Saudi women defying driving ban

Oct 12, – London: Hillary Rodham Clinton has supported Saudi women who last week defied their kingdom’s ban on female driving. The former US secretary of state told an event in London: “I’m all for it. It is an issue that is symbolic.” She added that the ban is “hard to even rationalise” in today’s […]

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WHO launches drive against mercury thermometers

WHO launches drive against mercury thermometers

Oct 11, –  “Mercury is one of the top ten chemicals of major public health concern and is a substance which disperses into and remains in ecosystems for generations, causing severe ill health and intellectual impairment to exposed populations,” WHO head Margaret Chan said in a statement. The World Health Organisation and campaigners launched a […]

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Choose shoes with caution

Choose shoes with caution

Oct 11, –   Jacqueline Sutera, a doctor of podiatric medicine and surgery here, and Neal Blitz, Chief of Foot Surgery and Associate Chairman of Orthopedics at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital and the creator of the Bunionplasty, shares the dangers of our favourite shoes. If stilettos harm feet, flat shoes can also be dangerous. Find out how these […]

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