Amino acid may help hair pulling condition trichotillomania

Amino acid may help treat patients with hair-pulling condition – trichotillomania. – The amino acid N-acetylcysteine appears to reduce symptoms of compulsive hair-pulling in patients with a condition known as trichotillomania, revealed by researchers in a new study.

Diabetes patients should have regular exercise

Diabetes patients should have regular exercise and weight training — Regular exercise can reduce or eliminate the need for medication in some patients with type 2 diabetes. – To reduce heart or cardiovascular risk, people with type 2 diabetes should do at least two-and-a-half hours per week of moderate-intensity or one-and-a-half hours per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercises, plus some weight training.

Intervention helps reduce pain and depression

Optimized antidepressant therapy followed by a pain self-management program resulted in substantial improvement in depression as well as moderate reductions in pain severity and disability. – For patients who experience pain and depression, common co-existing conditions, an intervention that included individually tailored antidepressant therapy and a pain self-management program resulted in greater improvement in the symptoms of these conditions than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the May 27 issue of JAMA.

Excessive cola consumption can lead to muscle problems

Excessive cola consumption can lead to super-sized muscle problems warn doctors – Doctors have issued a warning about excessive cola consumption after noticing an increase in the number of patients suffering from muscle problems, according to the June issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.

Good looks get high school students good grades

University of Miami study shows that physical attractiveness, personality, and grooming are good predictors of grades in high school and may indicate future success in college and labor markets – Do personal traits predict success in school? If so, which dimension of one’s outward appearance can tell the most about academic achievement? The answers to these questions are found in a new study by researchers from the University of Miami Health Economics Research Group.

New agents to fight MRSA

Queen’s scientists find new way to battle MRSA – Experts from Queen’s University Belfast have developed new agents to fight MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to antibiotics.

1/3rd Americans lose sleep over economy

US National Sleep Foundation poll finds inadequate sleep is associated with health and safety. – One-third of Americans are losing sleep over the state of the U.S. economy and other personal financial concerns, according to a new poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF).

When stroke strikes act FAST

National stroke awareness campaign launched in UK. Think ‘FAST’ to identify signs of stroke. – Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the UK. Each year, 150,000 people have a stroke and of those, 67,000 people die. Stroke can happen to anyone, young or old, at any time. In fact, 25 per cent of people who have a stroke are under retirement age.

Open plan office bad for health of workers

Why your office could be making you sick? – It’s a sneaking suspicion many of us have had at one time or another, and a new QUT study has confirmed it – working in open-plan offices is bad for our health.

Economic burden of untreated insomnia is high

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Study Shows that the Societal, Economic Burden of Insomnia is High. – A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that the indirect costs of untreated insomnia are significantly greater than the direct costs associated with its treatment.

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