Stress can cause cholesterol levels to climb, researchers here have found. A study of 199 men and women here found that “a person’s reaction to stress is one mechanism through which higher lipid levels may develop,” said epidemiologist Andrew Steptoe, D.Sc., of University College London.
IBM announced that the virtual supercomputer will test thousands of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) mutations against tens of thousands of chemical compounds.
Following are the best health articles in October 2005, arranged as per viewed frequency:
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Persons with light hair; skin and muscles lax. Old people, with weak, indolent circulation.
Mrs. L.G. , aged 32 years was under my treatment for chronic ulcers on both feet which were very slow to heal. I helped this patient with Silicea and Calendula ointment but the process took quite a long time and the ulcers used to become active every now and then.
The types of food eaten in an effort to cut down on saturated fat may make a difference in reducing heart disease risk, according to a study of people with either high blood pressure or prehypertension. The study was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health.
More than 700,000 strokes occur in the U.S. every year. For older Hispanic Americans, stroke is the third leading cause of de ath after heart disease and cancer. Strokes also cause more serious long-term disabilities than any other disease.
Dr. Xuemei Huang, and team, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, compared the lipid levels of 124 Parkinson’s patients with a comparable group of 112 healthy subjects.
The glycogen storage disease is the abnormal storage of glycogen in the body tissues. Glucose being major source of energy; it is stored in the form of glycogen and later released in the form of glucose with the help of enzymes, the process known as gluconeogenesis. Glycogen is a complex material composed of glucose molecules linked together in long chains with many branches off the chains. Glycogen is found mainly in liver and muscle cells, while the kidneys and intestines are minor storage sites.