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Middle-aged men in Lycra (Mamils) are often described in the media, but little is known about the magnitude of the phenomenon. Now scientists at the University of Sydney say they have evidence of middle-aged men riding at least weekly But they say that regular cycling and commuting to cycling did not increase. Science says that the number of middle-aged men …

A Victorian-led study found that people suffering from hypertension could receive drugs used for autoimmune diseases to treat their condition. Research has found that drugs that suppress inflammation used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gout, reduced blood pressure in mice with hypertension "Ultimately, this could help save millions of lives and significantly reduce the overall burden of the disease resulting …

Juba, 8 December 2018 – The Ministry of Health of the Republic of South Sudan with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), the DFID, the GAVI vaccine alliance and other partners , is intended to vaccinate targeted health care and frontline workers operating in high-risk states bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) against Ebola virus disease …

The pharmacist administers a vaccine. Source: PSA. Record of numbers of Australians were vaccinated against the flu this year – and the health minister emphasized the involvement of the pharmacy Greg Hunt announced that Australia has experienced the lower rates of influenza since 2013, after a record of 11 million Australians have been vaccinated against the disease This was almost …

There is a lot of dietary advice that circulates online about the types of foods you should eat to increase your tolerance to the sun and help prevent sunburn. Much of this discusses how eating foods rich in vitamin C, water and antioxidants can improve your skin's ability to cope without burning. From strawberries to green tea and watermelon to …

(CNN) – The CDC wants you to say "no" to the raw biscuit dough. In this holiday season you might find yourself preparing a series of delicious cookies in the kitchen. But you might want [2] The CDC uses this Christmas season to remind all bakers that eating or tasting uncooked products can make you sick. Flour and raw materials …

A doctor has outlined a shocking case in which a woman was left brain-dead after a celiac case went terribly wrong. The medical episode, outlined on YouTube's Chubbyemu medical channel, involves a 39-year-old woman, identified as CG, who presented herself to the emergency with a rapidly deteriorating state of mind. Earlier that day she had "soy sauce colon cleansing" – …

Doctors inserted a heart pump through the leg artery to flood the blood organs. But there is a negative aspect of the strategy: the clots can be formed through its use. So the doctors gave the unidentified anticoagulant man to thin his blood. But his airways began to filter. "He had a slow bleeding that was going on despite the …

Vitamin C reduces lung damage of children caused by smoking during pregnancy (representative image) & nbsp | & nbspPhoto Credit: & nbspThinkstock Washington DC: According to a recent study, vitamin C can reduce the damage caused to the lungs in babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy. The study was published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical …

The proportion of middle-aged men aged 45 to 65 who have cycled at least once in the previous year almost doubled by 11% (2002-04 ) at 20.8 percent (2016) Credit: MJA The number of middle-aged Australian men cycling on weekends has doubled in recent years, but the rise of so-called "Mamils" (middle-aged men in lyrca) is limited to men in …