A new research involving patient of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) found that tiotropium therapy (a drug that stops the nerve reaction that blocks the breathing route) can improve the lung function and thus improving the quality of life for its patients.
A study called UPLIFT (Understanding Potential Long-term Impacts on Function with Tiotropium) has been carried out involving 5,993 patients in 37 countries around the world.
Smoking, is the single most preventable cause of death in the world. Cigarette smoking alone is directly responsible for approximately 30 percent of all cancer deaths annually in the United States. Smoking also causes chronic lung disease (emphysema and chronic bronchitis), cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cataracts. Smoking during pregnancy can cause stillbirth, low birthweight, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and other serious pregnancy complications. Quitting smoking greatly reduces a person’s risk of developing the diseases mentioned, and can limit adverse health effects on the developing child.
A group of researchers from United States try to challenge the perception which states sleep less causing individual loose weight easily when claiming that the practice can instead add to one’s body weight.
Since years long, body weight expert stress the interest of taking low calorie food and getting enough exercise.
However, University of Chicago’s new research has shown the third factor to control weight – get enough sleep at night.
Stress is a normal body response in facing various needs or responsibilities of one’s life. The needs or responsibilities could be issues which come from the outside of a person (for example: a letter from a falling behind bank loan, friends, job, or relationship problem), or may also comes from one’s own self thinking (for example: how a person review or judge himself or herself). Stress is often labels as a bad thing. However, every person need some pressure indeed so that they can achieve a better life.
As a parent, you have an important role in shaping your children’s physical activity attitudes and behaviors. Here are some tips to encourage your children to be more physically active.
