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Another ray of hope for Arthritis Sufferers

...ts. It helps regenerate connective tissue, and may help prevent cartilage breakdown. One reason for the popularity of glucosamine among doctors and patients is the publication of the best-selling book, "The Arthritis Cure," by Jason Theodosakis, a medical doctor. Written in conjunction with Brenda Adderly...

Asthma may actually be prevented by Dust and Dirt

...SA say that a little dust and dirt in the home may help prevent asthma later in life. Environmental endotoxin may have an allergy-protective effect in some infants whose homes have high levels of the bacteria by-product. "Endotoxin seems to drive the immune system to produce cytokines that inhibit certain...

Virus Level could Predict Cervical Cancer Risk

... levels of a virus linked to cervical cancer could help to identify women at risk from the disease long before it develops or is detected with conventional screening.New research published in The Lancet medical journal suggests that the amount of one strain of the virus, called HPV-16, could be a more acc...

Bypass Heart Surgery Performed Without General Anesthesia

...er thoracic epidural anesthesia. This approach may help in discharging the patient early from the hospital. Dr. Zenati from the team of doctors who performed the surgery said that patients who are operated in this way may not have to go to the intensive care unit at all and this surgery may be undertaken ...

New hope on the Horizon for People Wishing to Quit Smoking

...his is currently used to treat skin disorders) may help addicts who wish to give up smoking. Nicotine r...e in blood up without smoking is currently used to help to reduce withdrawl effects of smokers trying to give up smoking. Methoxsalen is not yet approved ...

Blood Cells Capable of Regenerating Liver

...ook and see if other cells might get drafted in to help with this process. Writing in the journal Hepatolo...row is rich in stem cells and is routinely used to help patients with leukemia, a blood cancer treated by destroying the bone marrow and replacing it with h...

More to Garlic than warding of Dracula

..."bad") cholesterol and blood pressure. It may also help keep blood thin, reducing the risk of blood clots and stroke, and function as an antioxidant. However, not all studies have demonstrated a link between garlic and a lower risk for heart disease....

New Way to "See" Genes, Evaluate Effectiveness of Gene Therapies Discovered

...k as they should. "The technology is expected to help patients with cancer and other illnesses, such as ... working with researchers at other institutions to help them evaluate other gene therapy studies for cancer patients. The tracking system consists of "rep...

Cinnamon May Help Diabetics

... it won't do any good and the best is that it will help dramatically. Clinical trials using a cinnamon extract on humans are due to begin in 6 months....

Consensus on "Combination Therapy" for Breast Cancer

...th either chemotherapy or hormonal therapy. To help in the decision-making, experts came up with their own recommendations as follows: 1. Women whose breast tumors contain estrogen receptors, regardless of other factors, are recommended to use hormonal therapy. The panel suggests five years of drug-T...

Inhaled Steroids Safe & Effective for Children with Asthma

... and parents should feel comfortable using them to help children with mild to moderate asthma participate fully in childhood activities." Another study published in October 12, 2000 issue of NEJM, which followed children with asthma into adulthood, found that the children with asthma who received long-t...

Acupuncture May Help Chemotherapy Side Effects

...upuncture along with commonly used medications may help ease the distressing and disabling side effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, if researchers at National Institute of Health (NIH) are to be believed. According to Dr. Joannieshen MD, MPH, research associate at NIH, electro-acupunctur...

Controversial deal on public access of the human genome map

...ke the color of the eye or even skin. It will also help say whether a cell will function normally or not, enabling one to screen babies in the womb for diseases, and device specific advancements against many hereditary diseases and remedies for crippling ailments. While it is customary to make the result...

Brain death – How to cope with it

...m with no apparent injuries and breathing with the help of a ventilator can be brain dead, despite explana...possible that allowing relatives to be present may help them to understand the diagnosis and assist the grieving process," Bonner said. "These are not peo...

Patient’s perception of health status helps in better recover

... our recovery because the patients perception does help in speedy recovery!!...

When Celebrities Die

... suicides is now clearly established. But there is help at hand. Dr. Jeremy Kisch, senior director for clinical education at the National Mental Health Association, based in Alexandria, Va., says "Suicide is very much an impulse of the moment, so anything you can do to create some postponement, some think...

Crowning glory of 2000!!! Cracking of the genetic code is top of tops

...atment of many diseases. Genetic mapping will also help doctors evolve more patient specific therapies. Use of gene therapy to prevent restenosis following bypass surgery and as a treatment option for atrial stenosis is another major breakthrough of 2000.Other topics of interest are the use of stem cells...

Antioxidants protect health tissue in people undergoing radiation therapy.

... and turmeric- piperine and curcumin were found to help protect the bacterial DNA from damage by irradiation in test organism. Spices with antioxidants property have radio protective effect and protecting organisms like Escherichia role and Bacillus megaterium organisms (taken for study) against of gamma...

Doctors needed urgently in Gujarat

...uake affected towns. As India rallies round to help the victims, localauthorities are quick to point out that help is literally pouring in. Medindia.net spoke to Dr. Ashok G Patel , at Ahmedabad Medical Associatio...

And now live birth on the internet.com?

...as set the trend in using live audio video feed to help parents and relatives in touching base with their loved ones slumbering in a hospital cot. This facility will be very useful if the baby is premature and is in the intensive neonatal unit, where visitors are not allowed. This way the parents can se...

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