Why you can cool it on hot yoga
LONDON: A vaccine to end the misery of hay fever could be available in three years, scientists claim.
They created a synthetic version of grass pollen, which cut symptoms of wheezing and itchy eyes by 25%.
Just three injections a year could leave sufferers symptom-free, it is claimed.
The research, led by the Medical University of Vienna, shows the vaccine, which treats hay fever triggered by grass pollen, cut symptoms by a quarter in two years.
A larger study is planned for next year, and Dr Rudolf Valenta, who led the vaccine development, said the drug could be available in 2021.
Valenta, head of immunopathology, said:
The vaccine will lead to an almost complete relief of symptoms after two or three years after injections.
People will be able to defend themselves from grass pollen using their own immune system, without expensive anti-inflammatory drugs which may weaken their immune system and make them tired. – Daily Mail LONDON: Perfomed in studios heated to 40ºC, it is the trendy yoga designed to open your pores – and your purse.
But a study has found that hot yoga, also known as bikram yoga, is no better for you than doing it at room temperature.
The practice, which was developed in the 1960s, is popular with sports stars David Beckham and Andy Murray, as well as actresses Demi Moore and Anne Hathaway.
Yoga practitioners claim the heat causes blood vessels to dilate, lowering blood pressure, which could protect against heart attacks and strokes.
This might also delay hardening of the arteries, which leads to a heart attack or stroke. Some also claim the heat can help to burn calories faster.
However, a Texas State University experiment that examined the blood vessels of those doing hot yoga and normal yoga found no difference in function. Instead, yoga postures are responsible for better health, and not the temperature.
The study, published in Experimental Physiology, found exercise forces the lining of blood vessels to dilate, and so the benefits are the same as traditional yoga. – Daily Mail