Saturday, 1 March 2014

Asthma Drug may Desensitize Several Food Allergies

A new study has found how an asthma drug could accelerate the process of desensitizing patients having different food allergies at the same time!. The findings come on the heels of a recent study by the same team showing that people with multiple food allergies can be desensitized to several foods at once. The two studies, both phase-1 safety trials, provide the first scientific evidence that a promising new method for treating people for multiple food allergies ...

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Diabetes And Obesity Common In Socioeconomically Deprived Regions

Residing in a socioeconomically deprived region could increase your risk of being affected by diabetes mellitus and obesity. This holds true regardless of the individual social status of the inhabitants. This is the conclusion reached by scientists from the Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM) at the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen (HMGU) and the Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin. "Regional factors, ...

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Climate Change may Cause Food Production Changes in the US

The way certain foods are produced may be needed to change in order to meet the consumer demand if significant climate change is observed in the US. In a paper published online this week in the journal emRenewable Agriculture and Food Systems/em, researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University provide an overview of current farmland use and food production in the Northeastern U.S., identifying potential vulnerabilities of the 12-state ...

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Social Media Before Sleep: a Habit of Many

Are you one of those who watch TV or check out Facebook before going to bed after a long, tiring day? You belong to the majority as bedtime rituals have changed from a good book read to taking resort in the virtual world before sleep. New research reveals the average bedtime ritual consists of checking social media networks four times and watching 17 minutes of television. Experts have said that in order to get a good night's sleep, most people need ...

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Salmon, Walnuts may Help Trim Waistline!

London, Feb 28 (IANS) If you want to avoid having extra fat around your waist, eat salmon and walnuts, suggests a new research. The study conducted by Uppsala University reveals that people who eat a lot of polyunsaturated fat gain more muscle than those who eat a lot of saturated fat, reports dailymail.co.uk. The researchers believe their findings also suggest people who eat lots of polyunsaturated fat are less likely to develop heart disease and type ...

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