BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To estimate whether aerobic training has an effect on frequency of hot flushes or quality of life. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Symptomatic, sedentary women (n = 176), 43-63 years, no current use of hormone therapy. INTERVENTION Unsupervised aerobic training for 50 minutes four times per week during 6 months. OUTCOMES Hot flushe...

In this mini-hot topic issue, methods of body composition analysis are reviewed, a new shape chart based on waist-to-height ratio is presented and a new obesity classification system is proposed. Anthropometric indices are surrogate measures of body fat and are cost-free, practical and easy to interpret for health care providers and lay people. The answer to the question of “the best anthropome...

In the present study, mixed convection laminar flow around an adiabatic body in a Lid-driven enclosure filled with nanofluid using variable thermal conductivity and variable viscosity is numerically investigated. The fluid around the body in the enclosure is a water- based nanofluid containing Al2O3 nanoparticles. The Vertical enclosure’s walls are maintained at constant cold temperature an...

PURPOSE: To test the safety and efficacy of acupuncture in reducing hot flashes in men with advanced prostate cancer (CaP) undergoing androgen deprivation therapy. METHODS: A single-arm, pilot study was undertaken to evaluate acupuncture treatment for hot flashes experienced by CaP patients undergoing hormonal therapy. Sixteen advanced CaP patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) ...

in order to investigate the combined effects of shift work and heat stress on the physiological parameters, such as heart rate (hr) and body temperature (bt), a hot-dry working environment was investigated for 53 workers in foundry workshops. in this study wet bulb globe temperature index (wbgt) was measured and along with that simultaneously heart rate and oral temperature were checked in 3 sh...

results all doses of g. vitellinum extract induced anti-nociception activity during the first and second phases of the formalin test. the extract showed a significant (p < 0.05) dose-related inhibition during the first phase compared to the control group. in the second phase of the formalin test, the extract showed analgesic activity comparable to the effect of morphine. in pre-treatment with n...

This paper presents a case study to determine the efficiency of the currently used heat stress indices in correlation with wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) as a permissible index at a foundry plant and to evaluate the extent of the physiological responses such as heart rate and body temperature in correlation with heat stress indices. The field consisted of a foundry plant where a shift w...

Introduction Natural and artificial radionuclides are the main sources of human radiation exposure. These radionuclides, which are present in the environment, can be dissolved into water. Evidence suggests that radionuclides being entered the human body through drinking or hot spring water can be harmful for human health. Materials and Methods In this study,10 samples were collected from ground...

UNLABELLED Environmental heat stress degrades aerobic performance; however, little research has focused on performance when the selected task elicits modest elevations in core body temperature (<38.5 degrees C). PURPOSE To determine the effect of environmental heat stress, with modest hyperthermia, on aerobic performance and pacing strategies. METHODS After a 30-min cycling preload at 50% V...