Long hours in cramped conditions can apparently cause blood clots to form. Doctors say you can reduce your risk by drinking plenty of water and doing stretching exercises during long flights. Researchers say the techniques can reduce headache pain for children - and improve their school attendance. Children in the study were taught deep breathing, muscle relaxation and guided imagery techniques. Their headache severity decreased from 5 on a 10-point scale to 4.5 at the time of their next visit about five months later.
Researchers recommend that the relaxation techniques be combined with traditional drug therapies.
The doctors are asking schoolchildren with eczema to wear the device at night to measure how much they scratch. One in ten children suffers from eczema - a skin condition characterized by itching and inflammation. Up to now, doctors have not had a way to measure the severity of the disease and determine whether treatment is working. This web site is best viewed with a resolution of 800 X 600 or higher.