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...n contributes to an increase in hypertension (high blood pressure), which in turn leads to an elevated risk for stroke," he explained. "People need to understand that our study opens the possibility that depression may be an additional risk factor pending further investigation," Jonas said. "It is not appr...First Vaccine Designed for Africa Cleared for Testing in Humans
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... results when an artery wall ruptures and prevents blood flow to the heart and brain and causes paralysis....More Accurate "PROSTATE CANCER" Test can save Unnecessary Biopsies
...e cancer and is called "Prostate Specific Antigen" blood test or PSA for short. This test measures protein in the blood produced by the prostate gland and the normal level is between zero to four. Usually levels that are...White Cells Count Can Predict Heart Attack Death Risk
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...is School of Medicine and Medical Center collected blood samples from 12 healthy volunteers and incubated the samples with dilutions of spirulina made from 429 mg capsules of dried, powdered spirulina. After 72 hours they analysed the cytokine level changes using ELISA analysis. The immunologists concl...Vitamins-The answer to Heart Disease?
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...st of risk factors of heart disease including high blood pressure and fatty deposition in blood vessels- atherosclerosis. The study indicates that transcendental meditation, practiced for 20 minut...New drug to treat Heart Attack and damaged tissue
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... A study by American national heart, lung and blood institute-funded sleep heart health study research group has shown that individuals with sleep related breathing problems were more at risk than those with no sleep related breathing problems by 1.5 times. Even though studies have not been ver...Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Direct to Brain.
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...e endotoxins, which can damage the inner lining of blood vessels causing atherosclerosis.However there is no need to cry over the latest findings, as this will enable us to be aware of the complications of chronic infections, which we normally tend to brush aside. Some lifestyle modifications like stopping...Oracle Corp. to help build world's first "Digital Hospital"
... moment a patient registers at the hospital, every blood test and MRI will be recorded in a central patient record, and pharmacy visits will be tracked. All charting will be done at the patient's bedside, "getting the nurses' back to the patient's side" and making doctors more efficient.Oracle will provide...Liver donors can thrive after transplant
... match between donor and recipient isn't required, blood type must be matching. Dr. Elizabeth Pomfret, director of live donor liver transplantation at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts and her team, conducted a study into the post liver transplant scenario- from both the donor’s......ering one is the trauma of going through the daily blood tests. The worst part according to many diabetics is the finger stick. There are unfortunate patients who use the stick up to six times a day for more than ten to twenty years or so. The main obstacle of these tests is the pain and discomfort associa...Hemopurifier may revolutionise AIDS treatment
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... in a seated position, there is a lot of stasis of blood (pooling of blood) in his lower limbs and this predisposes to clot formation in his long veins. This clot can get detached and become mobile and can result in fatal complications. This condition is called thrombo embolism. But this need not occur o...Avoid sudden death by quick cooling
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...ent receives an organ transplant, the body's white blood cells often try to reject the new organ .It is here that ATG steps in. The rabbit ATG works to prevent this from happening without the problems caused by steroids. Unlike traditional long-term steroid treatment, normally used to reduce swelling and ...Doctors advice early anemia tests
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...lls. But at times these pellets can erode through blood vessels and enter other areas of the body. In more than 35% of the cases, these pellets end up in the lungs, causing increased risk of radiation to the patients. These findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Associa...Vitamin E, the latest warrior against diabetes
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...e stroke abnormalities in the brain as a result of blood clot can be measured using the MRI. Simple tests ...gives doctors an indication of critical changes in blood flow to the brain. "This allows us to be more certain about the probability of recovery, and to put...GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia
...lleagues. CML is a disease in which too many white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. In the early stages of CML, most patients do not have any symptoms of cancer,but the disease progresses slowly. In the chronic phase, bone marrow transplantation is the only known cure. But there are many pr...GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia
...lleagues. CML is a disease in which too many white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. In the early stages of CML, most patients do not have any symptoms of cancer,but the disease progresses slowly. In the chronic phase, bone marrow transplantation is the only known cure. But there are many pr...Obesity raises IVF miscarriage risk
... excess weight, this could impact on the supply of blood to the developing placenta.......land, Cork. Their gut movements are slower and the blood supply to that area differs from that seen in normal mice. A recent study of 50 people who had undergone a colostomy, or removal of part of the colon, to treat severe ulcerative colitis. They developed infections in the remaining area of the colon. ......e up the bottle can recover brain volume and boost blood flow. The researchers estimate that aging accounts for about 30% of brain shrinkage and heavy alcohol consumption for about 10%....Malaria strikes Munger tribals
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