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More to Garlic than warding of Dracula

...ves from garlic may potentially play a role in the maintenance of optimal cardiac function, according to a review published in a recent issue of Nutrition in Clinical Care. The researchers looked at studies investigating the effect of garlic on risk factors for heart disease. Several studies suggest that garlic ...

WORM! WORM! all the way

...ths play an important if not essential role in the maintenance of human health....

High-protein diets may pose health risks

... Studies have consistently shown that successful, maintenance of weight loss occurs most often when people follow a nutritionally sound diet and increase physical activity to burn more calories than they consume, says Eckel, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Health Science Centre in Denver. ...

Detecting Colorectal Cancer

... each year worldwide. The protein, mini chromosome maintenance protein 2 (MCM2), was found in 35 of 40 patients known to have colorectal cancer during a recent study. There was no protein found in the samples from 20 healthy individuals. Lead study author R. Justin Davies, of the MRC Cancer Cell Unit in Cambrid...

A new way out for heroin addicts

...ral treatment was a useful complement to methadone maintenance treatment....

New Treatment for Chronic Eczema

...rt course of topical corticosteroids followed by a maintenance regimen using emollients.// However, neither of th...t) used twice weekly as part of an emollient based maintenance regimen would improve the overall condition of patients. Fluticasone propionate is a new topical cor...

Heroin to Treat Addiction

...00 heroin addicts who did not respond to methadone maintenance treatment. Participants were either injected with or inhaled doses of heroin, depending on the study in which they were enrolled.// The participants received either 12 months of methadone treatment alone, 12 months of methadone treatment plus heroin...

Kidney Failure after Non-Kidney Transplants

...se patients, nearly 29 percent eventually required maintenance dialysis or a kidney transplant. The risk of kidney failure differed according to the type of transplant originally received. Nearly 7 percent of heart-lung transplant patients developed kidney failure, while nearly 22 percent of intestine transplant...

Brain Infarctions Found In Patients Suffering From Migraine

...e for the regulation of voluntary movement and the maintenance of posture and balance. Overall, patients with migraines and visual difficulties who had more than one attack per month were at the highest risk for infarcts and were 13 times more at risk than the control group. The risk was also greater for migra...

Zinc Supplements Found To Be Effective In Treating Children With ADHD

... in wound healing, blood formation, and growth and maintenance of all tissues. Oysters are known to be an excellent source of zinc. Other sources include meat, seafood, and liver. Eggs and other dairy products supply zinc, but in smaller amounts. Some vegetables also contain zinc, but nutritionists say it not ab...

Brain Infarctions Found In Patients Suffering From Migraine

...e for the regulation of voluntary movement and the maintenance of posture and balance. Overall, patients with migraines and visual difficulties who had more than one attack per month were at the highest risk for infarcts and were 13 times more at risk than the control group. The risk was also greater for migra...

The Link Between Migraine And Brain Lesions Questioned

...e for the regulation of voluntary movement and the maintenance of posture and balance. Overall, patients with migraines and visual difficulties who had more than one attack per month were at the highest risk for infarcts and were 13 times more at risk than the control group. The risk was also greater for migra...

Catheter Ablation Helpful For Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

...s. Thus researchers conclude that restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation without the use of drugs in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation significantly improves cardiac function, symptoms, exercise capacity, and quality of life....

Activity Found To Improve Sleep In The Elderly

...ent among older individuals . Thus researchers say maintenance of social engagement and avoidance of social isolation are important factors in maintaining cognitive vitality in old age....

More Importance To Be Given To Prenatal Nutrition

...tal care as well as the importance of preventative maintenance with those born underweight....

FDA Approves New Drug For Asthma In Children

...ematic activity in extensive hepatic metabolism. A maintenance treatment for asthma suffering children in the age group of 12 yrs and above, the drug may also be used for adult patients who require oral corticosteroids. These patients will require lesser doses of corticosteroids or stopping of the steroid based ...

Hypertension Drug of Choice for African Americans

...t can widen the blood vessels, contributing to the maintenance of arterial pressure levels within the normal range. The combination of these two actions, as a beta-blocker and a direct vasodilator, may help provide a drug therapy that is both effective and better tolerated by the hypertensive patient. Reference...

Research Shows Carbon Monoxide Prevents Inflammations

...level of accumulated carbon monoxide due to faulty maintenance or poor installation of the apparatus can cause oxygen displacement in the blood stream to cause major harm to the body. ...

An Exploration into Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetics

...zyme, which is responsible for the achievement and maintenance of erection. Erectile dysfunction is a common problem for more than half of men with diabetes and about 50 percent to 75 percent of diabetic men have erectile dysfunction to some degree, [a rate] about threefold higher than in non-diabetic men. Thi...

Brain Plays Vital Role In Maintaining Bone Density

The brain has an important role in the maintenance of bone density, says a study that holds promise for the treatment of osteoporosis. // Itai Bab of the Bone Laboratory and other researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem experimented with genetically engineered laboratory mice whose abilit...

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