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Vitamin Shields Brittle Bones

...veloping osteoporosis," Wimalawansa said. "If this applies to humans, it could be a very exciting and cost-effective treatment for the future."...

Stress can make you overweight

...h boosts the risk of heart disease and stroke.This applies to both sexes.// One doctor states, that people may be able to avoid the hazards of weight gain in midlife by learning when the body is vulnerable to stress and choosing the right sort of snacks. Dr. Pamela Peeke, a professor of medicine at the Univ...

Breakthrough in eye treatment

...cy energy. A probe, thinner than a strand of hair, applies radio waves at points around the cornea. The radio energy shrinks the tissue, increasing the curve of the cornea and correcting far-sightedness. “The whole procedure is done in the edge of the window, not in the center of the part that you look thro...

Body mass index guide needs revision

... of cases of impaired glucose tolerance. This only applies to aborigines - previous research has shown that certain ethnic groups are more vulnerable to the health risks of weight gain....

Many factors influence sexual potency

...ual activity. The old saying ``use it or lose it'' applies here. Therapies for impotence include medication changes, lifestyle changes, mechanical devises, oral medication and counseling....

How to arrest cough

..., or fever, you need urgent medical help. The same applies if you start to bring up blood-coloured sputum. Yellow-coloured sputum may indicate a serious bacterial infection - another indicator for a doctor's care....

Curbing medication errors with new rules

...e FDA within 15 calendar days. This reporting also applies to blood establishments which encounter serious reactions....

Kidney Patients Risk Heart Attacks

...say the most surprising finding was that this also applies to people who are in the very early stages of kidney disease. Doctors have known patients in end-stage renal disease have a greater risk of heart attacks. Researchers from Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston say their concern is for the 20 m...

Kidney Patients Risk Heart Attacks

...say the most surprising finding was that this also applies to people who are in the very early stages of kidney disease. Doctors have known patients in end-stage renal disease have a greater risk of heart attacks. Researchers from Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston say their concern is for the 20 mi...

Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate Can Now Be Predicted Before Birth

...ith a cleft. Further research shows the gene test applies for 12 percent of isolated cleft lip and palate cases. Researchers say they have also identified another gene mutation that accounts for 2 percent of isolated cleft cases. Therefore, researchers say they can now screen for about 15 percent of cases. ...

Reflexology, complement therapy for breast cancer patients

...ts. . Reflexology is specialized foot therapy that applies firm pressure to certain parts of the sole of the foot – helps women adjust better to their treatment. Reflexology can be used to support patients through treatment such as chemotherapy or for enhancing well-being for cancer-free individals....

Booster dose not required for Hepatitis B Vaccination

...on should not be recommended. We believe that this applies both to hyper-endemic and low endemic areas of the world.” Source: News wise, The Lancet...

Microbicides could serve to materialise women empowerment in the years to come

...use or abandon partners who put them at risk. This applies to all age group categories. Ultimately women end up with no choice but to give in. Furthermore, it is difficult to encourage male partners to use condoms. There are currently no approved microbicides in large-scale use worldwide yet. In 2001, WHO d...

Asthma Attacks May Be Triggered By Inhalers

...nd exposure to allergic triggers'. 'Our new study applies mathematical models which are commonly used in engineering, but not in medicine to study the occurrence of asthma attacks. The mathematical models are based on processes, which are commonly known as chaos'. We have analyzed lung function measureme...

Breakthrough In Tasmanian Devil Disease

...t is an animal resistance [which is the] same that applies to people and so what often happens is the [extent to which the] animal population goes down to various degrees depends on the disease then builds up again from the animals that have some sort of natural resistance."...

Novel Study Unravels a New Dimension to Decision Making

... a way of settling down on their own. Perhaps this applies to decisions as well. It works like magic, when you allow the unconscious mind to take over from the conscious, sparking intuitive decisions that most often fit in well. The Journal Science has published the results of a new study that suggests the ...

New Government Contract Forces Dentists To Quit The NHS

...ate a dentist at Northam, near Bideford. The same applies for somebody living in Cornwall, situated 50 miles away from Northam. Furthermore, nearly 15, 000 dental patients belonging to the NHS would be de-registered by their dentists, according to official reports. The new government contract has been res...

Massachusetts Governor To Sign Health Coverage Bill

...productive element of this bill," Romney said. "It applies to a tiny number of employers, and it raises a very small amount of money relative to the scale of this entire proposal. So I don't think it's necessary." Romney, who is a possible Presidential candidate in 2008, can take credit for pushing through t...

Nurses Outsmart Surgeons When It Comes Safety And Team Wok

...’t happy with his working environment and the same applies to the OR,' he says. The SAQ was adapted from the Flight Management Attitudes Questionnaire (FMAQ) and its predecessor, the Cockpit Management Attitudes Questionnaire (CMAQ), both of which were developed to address accidents in the airline industry...

Provisional Fees For Medical Courses Fixed By Punjab Government

...arding the actual fee is arrived at. The same rule applies to second and third year students who had been admitted in the years 2004-05 and 2005-06. With respect to hostel accommodation charges, a general independent room has been priced at Rs 12, 000 per year, which is inclusive of hostel fee and the secu...

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