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Another ray of hope for Arthritis Sufferers

... a joint or joints and the surrounding tissues and affects millions of people all over the world. Anti-arthritic drugs can cause side effects and surgery can be expensive, however there is hope from a natural product liquid glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates. Some excellent results with an approach based o...

Recommendations for Treatment of Blood Pressue

...sure, or hypertension, is a serious condition that affects 50 million Americans i.e, one in four adults. High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, the first- and third-leading causes of death among Americans. It also can lead to other conditions, such as congestive heart failure, ki...

PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION GENE DISCOVERED

...is a rare lung disorder which is usually fatal. It affects primarily women of child bearing age, although it is known to also affect men and people of all ages, including young children. Because its incidence is low, learning about the disease has been difficult. Although there may be more than one cause o...

Pancreatitis: Minimially Invasive Procedure Offers Long-Term Pain Relief

...creatitis, long-term inflammation of the pancreas, affects up to 5% of the United States population. Caused by various factors including alcoholism, the disease creates severe and even crippling upper-abdominal and back pain. In many cases, Kalloo says, pain may be caused by elevated pressures in the pancrea...

Be happy: live long

... shown that folic acid may help fight the ravaging affects of the disease, which robs the elderly of cognitive function before killing them. So the next time you decide to live long, remember to stop worrying and be happy!!!...

Mystery behind Preeclampsia uncovered

...lampsia. This dangerous complication of pregnancy affects 10% of all first pregnancies. If untreated, this can worsen into a life threatening condition called Eclampsia in which a women has convulsive seizures during pregnancy. The research was led by Dr.Valerian E.Kagan of the University of Pittsburgh, P...

Smoking spreads Cancer

...er, that it's not completely clear whether smoking affects something in the lungs directly to make breast cancer more likely to spread or whether smoking causes a systemic response in the body that encourages cancers to grow and spread to other organs. There may also be other lifestyle factors unique to smok...

B Vitamin protects and lowers toxicity of Arthritis Drug

...arthritis is an autoimmune disease that most often affects women in their 30s and 40s, especially women.The illness causes the immune system to attack the joints, which can cause pain, inflammation and joint destruction. Methotrexate is the standard drug used to treat the condition, but one third of the...

Role of zinc in development

...iency could be as common as iron deficiency, which affects half of all pregnant women in developing countries. Remarking on dietary necessity of zinc, Dr Wendy Doyle, of the British Dietetic Association, said, "Zinc is essential for making new body proteins including cell growth and brain development in the ...

Osteoporosis in men

...hat causes bones to thin, weaken and break easily, affects women and men, nearly half of all people over the age of 75. One in eight men over age 50 will have an osteoporotic fracture of some kind in his lifetime. Fractures due to osteoporosis can lead to chronic pain, loss of independence and, in the case ...

Alcohol linked to brain activity

A largest study on how alcohol affects the brain in elderly people was carried out by res...stainers or heavier drinkers. A silent stroke also affects brain function, but often goes unnoticed at the time when it actually occurs. White matter lesions...

Tracing oesophagal cancer

... the tube leading from the throat to the stomach - affects 5000 people a year in the UK, making it the eighth most common cancer. The main problem is spread of the cancer through the lymph glands. But it is hard for doctors to know which gland close to the oesophagus are affected by the cancer.// Researche...

Long travel increase pulmonary embolism

...searchers from France, the number of miles you fly affects your risk of pulmonary embolism. There's increasing concern that long haul travel could increase the risk of blood clotting in the veins of the legs (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT). If the clot breaks off, it may travel to the lungs, forming a pulmona...

Gene therapy restores sight

...al amaurosis (LCA), a form of blindness, that also affects human infants and for which there is no treatment. The disease involves a defect in the genes responsible for the retina's ability to translate light into nerve impulses.// In humans, LCA causes severe rapid onset of blindness, a process which begin...

The new born nightmare

...of this drug to pyloric stenosis, a condition that affects about 1 in 400 newborns and it is the most common cause of abdominal surgery in infants. Using the Regenstrief Medical Record System – a comprehensive database that stores information on diagnoses, operative reports, pharmacy records and physician ...

Therapy for stopping the spread of cancer cells

An enzyme that affects the spread of cancer cells could provide a new tar...ell. The composition of carbohydrates on the cells affects the balance between hanging on to neighbouring cells and letting go.// Researchers at the Universit...

Uncovering a gene for oesophagal cancer

... of this cancer over five generations. The disease affects those who also have a mild skin disorder called tylosis. // The researchers are studying 350 members of the extended Liverpool family. Those who have tylosis are assumed to have inherited a faulty gene which also predisposes to cancer of the oesop...

Smoker's are prone to Alzheimer's

... enough to develop the disease, which particularly affects the very elderly....

Animal Fat Enhances Risk Of Stomach

... fat also raised the risk of gastric cardia, which affects the upper part of the stomach, and another type of cancer of the esophagus--esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cholesterol, animal protein and vitamin B12, found primarily in animal products, were also associated with a higher risk of these cancers....

Look out for gout

...ch as anchovies, sardines or liver. Typically gout affects the big toe joint which becomes hot, red, swollen and very painful. // But gout affects other joints too and if it is not treated it will leads to permanent joint damage. There are effecti...

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