Obesity and depression interdependent middle-aged women

A new U.S. study found that middle-aged women between obesity and depression, there is a relationship. The researchers collected information from 4641 women size, weight, diet and physical activity. The results showed that women with depression twice as often overweight (body mass index over 30) and women who are overweight, suffer twice as likely to be depressed state. The relationship between obesity and depression remained strong even after taken into account the factor marital status, education, smoking, and use of antidepressants. Depression and obesity are closely linked and feed off each other, says the head of research of Dr. Gregory Simon (Simon Gregory). According to Gregory Simon, if people better - it leads to depression, and depressed it harder to do something to lose weight. The label on the completeness of the human suffering, lowers self-esteem and in turn want to lose weight. Scientists advise women who suffer from obesity, to improve self-esteem, which will help them to lose weight later.

SARS: antibiotics do not help when you cough, and only damage

According to doctors, pulmonologists, antibiotics for cough completely useless and even harmful, especially when given to children. Antibiotics are ineffective against viral infections and reduce immunity. Taking these drugs is only by a physician or possible cases of purulent expectoration. In children, a high level of immunity, so it is advisable to simply help the body to move the child's illness. Recommended for children inhalation, nasal wash herbal tea and gargle frequently. Brew rosemary, coltsfoot, Thermopsis and others, and to promote the expectoration of mucus from the lungs Finally grass. Not to force your baby to eat. Normally, the body requires even the amount of food. Useful to excessive alcohol consumption, which reduces the toxicity of the body: Vitamin mousse, fruit drinks. To mustard to interscapular region and the chest well soothe coughs.

Scientists have developed a universal vaccine against influenza A

Scientists from the U.S. and the UK the successful completion of the first phase of clinical trials with a vaccine capable of long-term protection against all types of human influenza virus type A. The new vaccine, called Acamflu-A, causes that the body of. the immune response against the protein of the human influenza A virus called M2e Previously created vaccines administered immune response to viral proteins, hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, which mutate from season to season, the need not to create new and novel vaccines. An important step in the search for lasting solutions to the pandemic influenza (pandemic through modifications of the influenza virus type A, and in all these modifications M2e protein is unchanged, which means that the new vaccine will be recognized.) Has been shown in mice have been used to reduce the mortality of bird flu after treatment Acamflu-A. According to the World Health Organization, each year on the planet is dying from the flu 500 thousand up to a million people.