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Smoking spreads Cancer

...moking 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 smokers that may also help explain the link. Smokers can still reduce their risk of dying by quitting - even after the cancer is diagnosed....

Say "no" to x-rays

...ved. The authors suggest radiography reinforces or encourages the patient’s belief that they are unwell and may lead to a greater reporting of pain and limitation of actvities. The authors said their study shows that radiography should not be given to patients suffering lower back pain unless serious spinal di...

Mild Depression may guard aged women

...s familiar with Blazer's provocative research that encourages people to reevaluate how they perceive depression and depression's effects. The problem with depression in the elderly is that sometimes people become depressed by the regressive health problems that accompany old age and sometimes depression itself...

Innovative device aids in advanced heart failure

...ibre, which is placed around the failing heart and encourages it back into a normal shape. In animal research and limited human studies, the CSD could prevent heart enlargement, decrease leakage of the heart valves and improve, or at least preserve, heart function. The CSD promotes recovery of heart muscle, b...

Lymphedema patients can benefit form exercise

...ive upper-body exercise in breast cancer survivors encourages lymphedema. For the study, researchers randomly assigned seven breast cancer survivors with lymphedema to an exercise group and seven survivors to a control group. The exercise group followed a progressive, eight-week upper-body exercise program tha...

Alternative Therapy in HIV Patients

...hers suggest a need for a health care setting that encourages open discussion between health care providers and patients. They say, "Improved physician understanding about patients' need for control over their own health care and the benefits and risks of CAM in HIV care may open channels of communication." Re...

New Tooth Paste Is Here To Fill In Dental Cavities

...ng in the early attack of dental caries. The paste encourages caries control by nanocrystalline growth with very little damage to tooth’s natural enamel. The study was conducted by the FAP Dental Institute of Tokyo and the results were published in the recent issue of Nature journal. The paste was initially...

Eating healthy is cost effective

...ssified on the basis of nutrient content. The diet encourages consumption of high-nutrient, low-fat "green" foods, including most fruits and vegetables, and slightly higher fat, also nutritious "yellow" foods while seeking to limit consumption of high-fat, less nutritious "red" foods to 15 or fewer servings per...

Researchers Identified Process That Aids Spread Of Alzheimer’s’ Diseae

...western Medical Center have identified a step that encourages buildup of the key protein called beta-amyloid that encourages the spread of the disease// . In Alzheimer’s disease, an enzyme that has many other essential roles...

A Protein That Increases Risk Of Tumours

...rapeutic agents. They also found that the protein encourages the growth of tumours in mice exposed to a carcinogen, reports the science portal eurekAlert. The study compared the effect of urethane, a lung-specific carcinogen, on two sets of mice -- wild-type mice, which have two functional genes that express ...

Quitting Psychotherapy Midway May Be Preventable

... the ability to change and creating a climate that encourages commitment to change may help patients who aren’t yet willing or ready to change. · Establishing the therapeutic alliance: The key feature of all successful psychotherapy is a strong working relationship between the patient and the therapist. Th...

Women may not be tested often after stroke

...atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm condition that encourages the formation of clots in the heart. Source: Newswis...

US Kidney Failure Rates show Stabilization After 20-Year Climb

...r control of diabetes and blood pressure. NKDEP encourages early diagnosis and management by increasing awareness about: · Connection between diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease Strategies proven to prevent or delay kidney failure br> Estimating kidney function (eGFR) to find kidney ...

Age of first alcoholic drink determined by tendency to cheat

...o do things like lie, steal or skip school is what encourages alcohol consumption even at a very early age of 12, 13 or 14//. The study is the first of it’s kind to focus on the issue and is a contradiction to the existing assumption that a family history of alcohol dependency predisposes to the drinking habi...

HIV Mortality declining in India due to Generic Antiretroviral therapy drugs

... our patients due to availability of cheaper drugs encourages patients to undergo screening and treatment for AIDS”. Source: Indo-Asian News Service...

Woodruff Foundation Grant To Support Doctorate Of Nursing Practice Program

...re practice, leadership and education. The program encourages nurses to stay in health care practice and contribute to issues faced in the field. The first cohort of doctorate of nursing practice students, consisting of 13 MCG School of Nursing faculty, began this year. The DNP curriculum includes 40 graduate ...

Oman and Turkey To Cooperate in Health Field

...both countries can participate. Oman also actively encourages foreign investment in its medical filed, with incentives and facilities....

US Continues Its War On Diabetes

...vercome this. The social influences in the country encourages its prevalence, with ignorance with regard to obesity contributing towards it. An investment of US$ 1.5 million had been made by Beth Israel towards its diabetes initiative, and it relied more on diabetes educators and nutritionists. The Center i...

Sex Spell Lasts Two Years Graduating To 'Cuddles' Companionship

...raised doubts on whether nascent stages of romance encourages nerve growth, necessitated by the need to record novel experiences in the brain.Ofcourse, this area is yet to be explored and more research is necessary to make any conclusive statements. Apprehension also abounds among researchers, if the identific...

Depression More Likely To Affect Parents, Rather Than Non-Parents

...of the difficulties associated with parenthood and encourages parents to seek greater social support, Simon said. "Parents should know they are not alone; other people are feeling this way, too," she said. --Edited IANS...

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