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Cancers of Colon & Rectum linked to Cigarette Smoking

The risks of smoking are well known. Besides causing 160,000 deaths annually from lung, mouth, bladder and other cancers, smoking also increases the risk of death from cancer of the colon or rectum, according to results of a large new study from the American C...

Contraceptives via Internet

...le or no information about their proper use or the risks associated, the authors note. These oral contraceptives are known to have a lot of side effects apart from having a lot of beneficial effects. Enthusiastic customers who bypass the tried and tested route of going through a doctor by ordering these ...

Starvation in pregnant women can cause heart disease to their children

...nt contribute to several aspects of cardiovascular risks in adult life, but they depend on the gestational time. People whose mothers starved during the first 13 weeks of pregnancy can have heart diseases later in their adult life, Starvation during mid or late pregnancy don’t have a telling effect. Thus ...

Pesticide impairs male reproductive function

...enefits of using DDT outweigh the potential health risks involved. Many developing countries including Mexico still use DDT in their fight against malaria causing mosquitoes. The disease infects as many as 500 million people each year and may kill as many as 2.5 million across the globe, according to the ...

New dimension in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction

...e who administered DHEA to 32 patients. Long-term risks of androgen replacement therapy are not known. Dr. Goldstein and colleagues note that more research is needed to determine whether women with sexual dysfunction should receive this treatment....

Asthma! A new warning for heart disease

...he new study reveals that the connection - and the risks - appear to be there even for nonsmokers. This par...he new study reveals that the connection - and the risks - appear to be there even for nonsmokers. This particular research was prompted by the increasing ...

Folate and famiy planning

...early pregnancy.One should not avoid folate due to risks of twin bearing....

Pregnancy Blues

...s and colleagues say the benefits may outweigh the risks for women with severe depression, and non-drug treatments exist for mild to moderate depression....

Surviving surgery

.... Researchers in the US have tried to quantify the risks associated with surgery, which should help patient...tter of the doctor and the patient weighing up the risks and benefits of different kinds of surgery....

The effect of heart rate in middle aged men

...ty in that, other risk factors being equal, deaths risks increase about 50% for each 20-beat-per-minute increment, and relative risks between extreme heart rate levels are more than 2-fold....

Birth weight key factor in heart diseases

... to the size of babies so that they can assess the risks of later heart trouble....

Poor diet among smokers

...e a relatively poor diet, which adds to the health risks of passive smoking. It has been estimated that second-hand smoke accounts for up to 24 per cent of lung cancer cases. Where people are exposed to passive smoking - usually because they live with a smoker or work in a smoky environment - a healthy die...

Long travel increase pulmonary embolism

... long flight, take medical advice on the potential risks of PE....

Women find difficulty in calling it 'Quits'

...luded that while women may suffer greater relative risks of smoking-related diseases than do men, they tend... than did men. Women may suffer greater relative risks of smoking-related diseases than do men. For example, in one study cited by Dr. Perkins in his revie...

Stop smoking and reduce weight

...benefits of quitting smoking superseded the health risks of even large amounts of weight gain. In each of the groups, 10 sessions were conducted over 7 weeks. No medication of any kind was provided.One year after treatment, 21 percent of the women who received therapy to allay their concerns about weight...

Diabetics and their babies

...A spokeswoman for the charity Diabetes UK said the risks can be reduced with careful planning.// ,br> "... not have diabetes, studies have proven that these risks can be reduced by keeping blood glucose levels in good control. "With adequate medical support and c...

Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

...l times. //Even if you could stand to do that, the risks to your health would probably be higher than the likelihood that wearing the mask would prevent contamination. And wearing a mask could be particularly dangerous if you have a respiratory disease or asthma, which already hampers your breathing. Th...

Smoking Delays Pregnancy

...quitting and the best means of harm reduction. The risks of smoking during pregnancy are well documented, including higher infant mortality, the increased risk of the baby developing serious respiratory infection, and lower birth weights. Many women may not know that quitting improves their chances of beco...

Older men 'father' schizophrenics

... clock too". She said: "Men should be aware of the risks when they do their family planning." As men get older, their sperm reproduces through division. Each successive division introduces a slight risk of error in the genetic material of the new sperm, which is then passed on to the child. Mutations are...

Magnetic resonance angiography in clinical medicine

...rysms of the arteries or veins. There are no known risks of MRA examination. Patients with heart pacemakers, brain aneurysm clips, inner ear implants or any other metal implants cannot have in MRA examination. In summary, it is an excellent method of choice to evaluate the thoracic aorta, pulmonary artei...

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