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Manchester and London, has found that the worst jobs for physical health are in the ambulance service, teaching, social services, call centres, bar work and prisons.
Excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis is a dysfunction of the pseudo motor center, the center in the brain that controls the body temperature, which promotes excessive stimuli to sweat glands in specific areas, independent of physiological necessity. The cause is unknown. Hyperhidrosis can occur in any part, but the hands, the feet, the underarms, and the face, in isolation or in combination, are the most affected areas.
Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. The result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain, autism and its associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in as many as 2 to 6 in 1,000 individuals.
Exposure to excessive heat, causing loss of fluids and a rise in body temperature. This may occur at any age but most common in babies and elderly people. Prolonged exposure to high atmospheric temperature. Brief exposure to very high atmospheric temperature. (direct exposure to sun is not necessary). Heavy manual work in high temperature, high humidity. Pre-existing chronic diseases and alcoholism are some of the predisposing factors.
Pediatric metabolic syndrome, which contains risk factors such as hypertension, insulin resistance and other metabolic abnormalities, increases as obesity worsens. It affects nearly half of severely obese children and adolescents.
Prolonged exposure to high doses of vitamin C seems to make osteoarthritis worse. This suggests that people should not exceed the recommended dietary allowance for vitamin C. Previous short-term studies have indicated that vitamin C might be protective against osteoarthritis, but long-term treatment with vitamin C has not been studied, the researchers note in the medical journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.
It has been known for a long time that mice live longer on diets that severely restrict calories, but until now the reason has not been clear. Restricting calories causes a gene called SIR2 to become active, and this in turn activates another gene called PPAR-gamma that regulates fat storage.
Air pollution causes heart disease, the American Heart Association said. While pollution does not cause as many heart attacks as high blood pressure, for example, it is a serious risk factor, the group said in a statement.