Researchers randomised 200 adults going into witnessed cardiac arrest to receive either standard resuscitation or resuscitation with cooling started as soon as possible during the arrest, with ongoing CPR.All patients who survived until hospitalisation were further cooled according to standard criteria.Eighteen patients were excluded from the analysis because a ?do-not-resuscitate’ order was found or there was a non-cardiac reason for theircardiac arrest.In the 182 patients reported, 83 (average age 66 years, 71 percent male) were randomised to receive nasal cooling (although two were not cooled because of user or device problems) and 99 (average age 64.8, 78 percent male) received standard care.

RhinoChill is a non-invasive device that introduces coolant through nasal prongs. The system is battery-powered and requires no refrigeration, making it suitable for emergency medical technicians to use while a person is receiving CPR.In the total group, 46.7 percent of those cooled survived until hospital discharge, compared with 31 percent of those receiving standard care.And 36.7 percent of those cooled were in good neurological condition on hospital discharge, compared with 21.4 percent of those receiving standard care, said a Karolinska Institute release.In a time analysis, patients who received a combination of early CPR started within six minutes of collapse and cooling had the best outcomes.

Arthur V. Peterson and colleagues at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle, designed a trial to evaluate to what extent phone counselling could help teenagers quit the habit.

Researchers identified more than 2,000 smokers via classroom surveys of juniors in 50 high schools in Washington state.

In 25 of the high schools, after parental approval teen smokers received personalised smoking cessation counselling that combined motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural skills training.

These included using the smoker’s own words and values to increase the importance of quitting, anticipating and coping with stress and other triggers to smoke, and making plans for stopping.

The study included over 700 non-smokers to ensure that contacting students for participation in the trial would not reveal a participant’s smoking status.

More than a year after the intervention, nearly 89 percent completed a follow-up survey in which 22 percent reported a six-month prolonged abstinence from smoking, compared to 18 percent among students in the no-intervention control arm.

There was also strong evidence that the intervention had made a difference for three months, one month and seven-day abstinence and for the length of time since the last cigarette.

These findings were published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The researchers studied more than 1,000 pregnant women and found those who ate the most fruits and vegetables were 26 percent less likely to have URTI relative to those who ate the least amount. It could affect the baby very much. So avoid these problems , pregnant women should intake fresh fruits , juice and fresh vegetables. Pregnant women have been recommended to consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day.

What To Do : If  you’re very senstive , avoid candles altogether. But if you love tha smell and want to use at home , buy candles that have few ingredients and feature just one scent . If you have a bad reaction to scented candle , getting some fresh air should make you feel better .

Allergen No 2 Perfume : Fragrance can conatin hundreds of chemicals that are mostly untested on humans . When those chemicals bond with the essiential oils in perfumes and are then sprayed into air , senstive people make offense . Sneezing , congestion , and headaches can be the result .

Wat to Do : Kindly ask your colleagues to go easy on their favorite fragrances .Turn on the fan to keep your area as scant-free as possible . If the thought of not wearing a fragrance  leaves your blue, stick with body creams and moisturizes that have light scents . These are less likely to irritate you .

* Segregate waste into wet or organic for composting in your building and dry or organic (which can be sold to recycled) . Petition your municipal ward office to send two separate vans to pick up wet and dry waste separately .

* Say no to plastic bags . Try to avoid using plastic , its a tough task but anyway we have to reduce using plastic bags .

* Reuse plastic , papers , glass , cloth , aluminum whatever, or give/sell

* Write copy , print on both sides of the paper . Reuse envelopes, folders . Use e-mail instead of paper .

* Repair electronic goods or exchange them for another model .

* Reuse containers to store food rather than aluminium foil and cling wrap .

* Go for Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries .

* Buy products on bulk to save on packaging .

* Grow plants in old shoes , egg shells , coconut shells .

* Discourage children from chucking stuff out the window of your home or car , and littering the streets .

The Waste Time Frame

Veggies/fruits – 2 to 3 weeks to degrade
paper bags – 1 month
wood – 10 – 15 years
Aluminum – 200 to 300 years
Thermocole and glass – forever .

In one study oming 15 to 20 minutes twice a day for three minths cut women’s PMS symptoms by more than half. It was a patient who first told Dr.Brain L.Weiss , MD , of her success with meditation; the technique helped her prevent colds and anxiety-induced stomach-aches. So he tried it: “At first it was difficult to remain so focused but once I dropped the concept of needing to progress , I felt great,” says Dr.Weiss , who now runs a holistic medicine centre in Miami. “I even get fewer migrate.” His patients benefit too.

Hyaluronic Acid (HA) more famouse for its use in the treatment of wrinkles , is a natural thickening component of synovial joint fluid. The viscous yellow substance lubricates bones and cartilage in the joint. Some , but not all – people OA of the knee have low concentrations of joint HA , making their synovial fluid thinner and less protective.

Research suggests that injecting synthetic HA into painful joints can thicken the joint fluid and help cushion the bones. However patients who received HA injections reported only about the same degree of pain relief as they got from NSAIDS. And HA has no effects on OA prognosis.