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Gadrasil Could Prove Effective in Men too

...tive women between 18 and 22. In most women, HPV clears up on its own but for some, the infection persists and can lead a couple of decades later, when they are in their prime child-rearing years, directly to cervical cancer, one of the top killers of women around the world. By most estimates as many a...

Despite Being Effective Electroconvulsive Therapy is Underused for Severe Depression

... memory loss as a side effect of ECT, this usually clears up within a few weeks. The procedure can be safely done in patients with various medical conditions, including pregnancy. Despite its effectiveness, there are still questions about how ECT works. Effects on brain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin,...

7 Common Myths About Osteoporosis

...e, as well as ways to prevent and treat it, Douyon clears up some common myths about osteoporosis. 1. MYTH: Only women get osteoporosis FACT: Although there are many more women who may develop this condition, theres also a very significant portion of men who have this disease, Douyon says. In fact, ro...

NRI Brings to India Effective Pain Relief Therapy

...end electromagnetic pulses through the veins which clears the blockages," Yadav told IANS. He said the blood pressure in the leg should normally be 20 to 40 percent higher than the pressure in the arms. If this pressure, called the Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI), is affected it could lead to osteopo...

Hundreds Literally Sea ‘sick’ on Luxury Linr

...only to the common cold in reported cases, usually clears up in two or three days with no lasting effects. The infections amounted to nearly 17 percent of the ship's 1,652 passengers, a particularly high percentage, said Jaret Ames, acting chief of the CDC's vessel sanitation program. By comparison, a...

Ear Fluid Does Not Impair Development

...luid in the middle ear, as the fluid almost always clears up spontaneously, according to Dr. Paradise. “Our recommended treatment approach for children under age 3 in whom fluid has persisted for three months in both ears or four to five months in one ear now calls for watchful waiting for at least six addi...

New Method May Treat Brain Injuries

...ate’s toxic action with drugs inside the brain, it clears the chemical away from the brain into the blood, where it can’t do harm anymore.” Source-Newwise SRM...

Partial-match cell transplants for kids with resistant leukemia

...the body in an inactive state, even after a person clears an initial infection," Hale explained. "A healthy immune system keeps those viruses in check, but after a transplant, the patient's immune system is rebuilding and not capable of mounting a strong defense. That leaves the patient vulnerable to develo...

Commonplace Sugar Compound Silences Seizures

...o seizures. The UW-Madison work for the first time clears up some of that mystery. Roopra has long explored how certain proteins known as "transcription factors" turn neuronal genes on or off. He has been particularly intrigued by one transcription factor known as NRSF, which is thought to control up to 1...

Arthritis Drug to Reverse Cirrhosis

...reby protects the scar tissue cells. It ultimately clears the scar tissue.The success in human trial would lead to Sulphasalazine treatment in end-stage patients replacing liver transplantation. ”This drug could be a Godsend for alcoholics who have given up drinking. Even a seemingly small recovery of 1...

Race May Influences Cancer Risk From HPV

...etween 18 and 22. Though the body’s immune system clears up the infection, some may remain to cause cervical cancer. The study was conducted for a period of 2 years in over a 1000 women infected with the virus. Samples from each patient’s cervical swab involved in the study were analyzed to determine th...

Abnormal Abeta - Protein Level in Human Brain Trigger Alzheimer's Risk

...et a measurement of how quickly the nervous system clears out the labeled Abeta. In the first test subjects, the test procedure lasted for 36 hours. Other research groups have expressed an interest in applying the new test to Alzheimer's research and to other neurological disorders such as Huntington's di...

Approval of Drugs for the Treatment of Late-Stage Cancer

...es While in most women, the body's immune system clears the virus without leading to related health problems some HPV types can cause abnormal cells on the lining of the cervix that can later turn into cancer. Other HPV types can cause genital warts. The vaccine is effective against HPV types 16 and 18,...

New Revolutionary Drug Could Stop the Spread of HIV

...e drug reported that, given on its own, it rapidly clears most HIV from the blood, the study published in the Journal of Virology claimed. Worldwide, over 36 million people were infected at the end of 2000 with HIV, the most dangerous sexually transmitted infection, with 95 percent of them in developing c...

Teething Problems of Sinuplasty

...nflating a small balloon in the sinus cavity which clears the blocked sinus. It is considered as a major breakthrough that offers hope to many sinusitis sufferers. It cost thousands of dollars and has been performed on about 500 patients since November 2004. But the procedure has not been scientifically ...

New Hepatitis B Vaccine

...irus. Normally in case of adults the immune system clears about 95% of the virus from the body. But in case of infants who are commonly affected the body fails to clear the virus and the patient often remain chronically infected. Researchers at the flinders Medical Centre did various experiments to find...

Gum disease can lead to Heart attacks

...quires daily brushing and rinsing after food which clears the bacteria which covers the tooth surface, if this bacteria is not cleared it causes gum inflammation and gum diseases. The study results found that people with worst gum disease had severe heart problems and early treatment of gum diseases reduced...

Soy Protein May Lower Cholesterol

... lipoprotein receptors primarily on the liver that clears it from the body," Reuters quoted Dr. Anderson as saying. "Eating soy protein increases the activity of these enzymes that break down the cholesterol." Source: University of Kentucky in Lexington...

Chronic kidney disease has genetical origins

...nctions. In comparison with the variant e3, the e4 clears the waste in the blood quicker, and e2 more slowly that leads to the build up of the waste products in the blood to cause moderate form of chronic kidney disease. Reference: Journal of American Medical Association, June 2005...

Handling plantar fasciitis

...n the move for a little while. Plantar fasciitis clears up after treatment, but may take several months. Doctors at the suggest that you try daily stretching and strengthening of the sole - by toe curls and flexing and extending the foot. You could also place a cloth-covered ice pack over the sole after a...

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