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Exercising can keep asthma in check

People having weight loss surgery are more likely to commit suicide, quitting cigarettes reduces diabetes risk after five years studies and research tips for a healthier you

Thirty minutes of exercise on a daily basis can control asthma. Photo: iStockphotoPremium
Thirty minutes of exercise on a daily basis can control asthma. Photo: iStockphoto

Blood test enough to predict heart attack

Research claims that a significant number of patients admitted to hospitals can be discharged immediately if the protein level in the blood is checked first. University of Edinburgh has found that the level of troponin in blood can tell whether a patient is going to have a heart attack or not. Troponin at low levels suggests that a heart attack is unlikely. Researchers checked the blood samples of 6,304 people admitted to four hospitals in Scotland and followed their progress over 30 days. They found that the level of troponin was directly linked to whether the patients would have a heart attack within a month. “The number of hospital admissions due to chest pain has tripled in the last two decades, but the overwhelming majority of these patients do not have a heart attack," said lead author Dr. Anoop Shah from the University of Edinburgh. The research was published in The Lancet. Read more here.

Exercise key to controlling asthma

Thirty minutes of exercise on a daily basis can control asthma, says a research. This is contrary to the traditional notion that exercising triggers shortness of breath and asthma attacks. A group of Canadian researchers used an existing longitudinal cohort study of 643 asthma patients, some of them exercised and some not. They found that the 100 people who exercised for 30 minutes a day experienced controlled levels of asthma symptoms with appropriate use of medication. According to Simon Bacon, the study’s lead author, “A lot of people with asthma are very anxious about doing exercise. We’re not talking about running marathons here. From yoga and riding a bike to low-level exertion like walking could be enough if it’s done 30 minutes daily and the inhalers are used before exercise." The research was published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Read more here.

Quitting cigarettes lowers diabetes risk over time

Smoking can lead to diabetes but the risk of developing it drops over the long term once cigarette smoking stops. Researchers examined data from 88 previous studies on the connection between smoking, second-hand smoke exposure and diabetes. They discovered that roughly 28 million type 2 diabetes cases worldwide were caused by active smoking. The risk of diabetes was 54% higher in quitters immediately after they gave up smoking. But after five years, the increased risk dropped to 18% and after a decade it dropped to 11%. The research was published in Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. Read more here.

Exercising before pregnancy makes it less painful

Exercising before pregnancy can help women ward off aches and pains that generally occur during pregnancy, says a new research. Researchers claim high-impact physical activities, such as jogging, ball games, and aerobics five times a week before pregnancy can bypass pain in pelvic girdle. This pain is common during pregnancy, and lasts over a year after child birth in 2-3% women. The researchers used the Norwegian Mother and child Cohort study of 39,000 women who were expecting their first child between 2000 and 2009 for their research, and found that women who exercised three to five times a week reported no pain during pregnancy. The findings were published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Read more here.

Weight loss surgery increases risk of suicide

People who go through weight loss surgery are more likely to attempt suicide after the operation, says a new study. Researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) studied about 8,800 people from Canada three years before and after weight loss surgery. They found that the number of suicides was low before the operation, but the incidence increased by approximately 50% post surgery. Intentional self-poisoning by medications was the most common mechanism of attempted suicide, according to the study. Other methods of self-harm included alcohol, physical trauma and poisoning by toxic chemicals. Nearly all the self-harm emergencies occurred in patients who had a history of a mental health disorder. The findings were published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Surgery. Read more here.

Compiled by Abhijit Ahaskar

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Published: 08 Oct 2015, 01:23 PM IST
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