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Gynecological Surgeries Reduce Cancer Risk

...ly involve the balancing of potential benefits and harms for each individual women faced with this difficult decision."...

Ovarian Cancer Screening Questioned

...tine ovarian cancer screening for women saying the harms outweigh the potential benefits. Researchers say there is no existing evidence that any screening test reduces mortality from ovarian cancer. They say the majority of women who have a positive screening will not have ovarian cancer. Specifically, re...

Drugs Banned worldwide still available in India

... in India say that if a particular drug is bad and harms people’s health, it has to be banned immediately and they also stress on the fact that at present such decisions are taken only to help manufacturers and to suit the commercial interests of the pharmaceutical companies thereby affecting the drug regu...

Stop Watching TV: Toddler Development Affected

...her than helping them for educational purposes, it harms the cognitive development. A study by Dr. Frederick Zimmerman and Dr. Dimitri Christakis, of the University of Washington Child Health Institute in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, suggests, however, that television for very youn...

HRT Not That Risky For Breast Cancer

...alysis will help doctors to weigh the benefits and harms of treatment more accurately. Cumulative absolute risk of breast cancer falls with increasing age in women who do not take hormone replacement therapy. The average baseline risk (from 40-79 years) is about 7.2% (1 in 14), reducing to 6.1% (1 in 16) ...

Quit smoking for healthier gums

...g the distinctive brownish black discoloration and harms the gums as well. The frequency of tooth loss in chronic smokers' has been well documented. The reason for this is that smokers' are more prone to develop chronic periodontitis, the disease that affects the gums, thereby weakening their hold on the t...

Alcohol lovers: It has no role in Heart disease

...he health benefits of alcohol are greater than the harms - there is probably no free lunch." In the same league according to the American Heart Association, “drinking too much alcohol can raise levels of some fats called triglycerides in the blood. It can cause alcoholism, high blood pressure, obesity, ...

Smoking Increases Chances Of Needing Root Canal Treatment

Cigarette smoking not only harms the teeth by way of discoloring them, it also leads to the increase in the need for root canal treatment, according to a new study // appearing in the April issue of the Journal of Dental Research. "The findings substantiate what most of us alread...

Choosing your Bowel Cancer Test

...ter evaluating cost and reviewing the benefits and harms of alternate screening methods, the Government dec...er of screening, based on information of benefits, harms and the process of testing. The Multicentre Australian Colorectal-neoplasia Screening (MACS) Grou...

Many Medical Students Unprepared for Skilled Prescribing

... that they can weigh up the potential benefits and harms of treatment; understand the sources of variability in drug response; base prescribing decisions on sound evidence; and monitor drug effects appropriately. Their prescription to improve prescribing includes regular education and assessment (linked ...

Methamphetamine causes severe oral health damage

...ethamphetamine, a strong addictive drug. This drug harms the ability of chewing.// The 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that over 12 million Americans have used methamphetamine, also called meth, crank, crystal and speed, which can be swallowed, injected, snorted or smoked. Most of the...

Breast cancer screening :Benefits vs Harm

Breast cancer screening is linked to several harms such as the increased likelihood of having a mastectomy and receiving radiotherapy according to research published// today. The benefits and negative effects of seven breast screening programs were studied by researchers at the Nordic Cochrane Cen...

Tooth-Whitening Products Work for Brightening Smiles in Short Term

... there are no long-term studies on the effects and harms of these products," Hasson said. On the other hand, "They all work, and it's their choice." Source-Nwswise SRM...

Gene Tests to Identify Ovarian Cancer Have Little Clinical Value

...sed with ovarian cancer. There are few data on the harms of gene-based tests for ovarian cancer, including the psychological impact of false-positive tests or delays in treatment that can result from a false-negative test. A computer simulation model developed by the research team suggests that screening...

Mobile use increases risk of infertility in men

...close and heavy exposure to this type of radiation harms sperms. However, this had not been proved in human so far. "On the face of it, the findings seem pretty robust, but I can only assume that mobile phone use is some kind of surrogate for something else," said Allan Pacey, a senior lecturer in androl...

Safe Sun Exposure a Burning Issue

...le taking a precautionary approach to the possible harms of insufficient circulating levels of vitamin D,' Dr Neale said. 'In the interim, … sun-safe practices should be encouraged and supplements used where necessary until we increase our basic understanding of the relationships between chronic disease...

Multiple Sclerosis Patients Benefited by Parasitic Infections

...Multiple Sclerosis is an auto immune disease which harms the myelin sheath that covers the nerve fibres. // Jorge Correale and Mauricio Farez of the Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research in Buenos Aires divulged this information, in the Annals of Neurology. A study was conducted by them among th...

No Evidence to Support Many Off-label Uses of Atypical Antipsychotics

...l benefits. Overall, analyses identified potential harms as a small increase in the risk of death and increased chances of stroke, neurological problems (such as tremors or muscle contractions), and weight gain. Depression: For patients who don’t benefit from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSR...

European Medical Research Still Ignoring Women

...ece of research, or that any potential benefits or harms did not unfairly affect either sex. Only Sweden had clear national guidelines on these issues. The authors conclude that despite the existence of a European Union policy on gender equality in health research funded by the EU, the research ethics ...

Aspirin Or NSAIDs Will not Prevent Colorectal Cancer

...the topic, the Task Force found that the potential harms of taking more than 300 mg per day of aspirin or N...cussions should address the potential benefits and harms of aspirin therapy. Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in men and women and...

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