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Frequent meals can reduce cholesterol

... really matter when they eat it? Ofcourse it does, according to a new report.// Researchers at the University of England, studied the eating patterns of over 11,000 people aged between 40 and 70 years. They classified them into five categories, depending on their eating frequency and then measured their bloo...

Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Directly to Brain

...bstacle to treating brain ailments such as strokes according to researchers.Based on early studies in rats, res...hways directly to the brain, he said. This method, according to Frey, means the drug reaches the brain much faster than it would if it were administered into a v...

Cure for sleepless nights

...d for sleep and sex rather than popping sedatives, according to research. A Canadian study found that taking sleeping pills worked in the// short-term, but only changing their behaviour was effective over a long period. Insomnia is defined as trouble falling asleep, waking frequently in the night and waking ...

Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

...is as safe for babies as it is for older children, according to new research.// The radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) treatment involves threading a catheter - with an electrode at its tip - into the area of the heart which is struggling with an uncontrolled heartbeat, known as tachycardia. A mild pain...

Ibuprofen weakens aspirin's effect

...en blocks the heart-protecting effects of aspirin, according to a study that sounds a warning for people who take both medicines. In the study, when patients took a single dose of ibuprofen beforehand, aspirin lost 98 percent of its blood-thinning power. When aspirin was taken first, three daily doses of ibu...

Cure for Hepatitis B

...reating disorders caused by the Hepatitis B virus, according to new research. Clinical trials using a drug based on the Keezhanali plant were conducted at the University of Madras in South India and the Scottish Centre// for Infection in Glasgow. The results are believed to be better than any drug so far used...

Predictable genes

...ou take a series of 10,000 women and evaluate them according to these factors, you can predict fairly accurately how many of them will get breast cancer....

Protein and fat improve memory

...each nutrient and brain region involved in memory, according to researchers....

Hobbies prevent dementia

... sport all reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.High education and career attainment has already been associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease. Now it seems that leisure activities, too, protect against cognitive decline as we age.//Researchers at Cleavland University, ha...

Antenatal kerosene exposure endangers child's sight

... or paint industries or in laboratories. However, according to Dr. Koren, the findings suggest that exposure to levels of toxins such as lead and mercury considered safe for an adult woman might not be safe for her unborn child....

Depression increases heart attacks

...V are more likely to die after a heart attack, and according to the researchers, experiencing a major depression can quadruple a person’s likelihood of dying within 6 months after a heart attack. Although treatment of depression with medication or psychotherapy after a heart attack has not been shown to improv...

New Dietary Approach To Manage Kidney Stones

...to a new dietary approach to manage kidney stones, according to Dr. Loris Borghi from the University of Parma in Italy and colleagues. Reducing calcium intake has not been shown to reduce the risk of recurrent stones over the long term and may cause calcium deficiency, which can weaken the bones. Restricted in...

Nasal Spray Beats Antihistamine

...aily, "most patients are probably not compliant,'' according to Dr. Robert M. Naclerio and his colleagues at the University of Chicago in Illinois. They note that little research attention has gone to how well these treatments work when patients take them "as needed'' - after their allergies begin to bother th...

Sex safe for strokes

...hout having to fear their risk of having a stroke, according to research. Professor Shah Ebrahim, who led the University of Bristol team, said men should be livened by the research, which digresses fears that there is a link between sex and strokes. The team based its findings on a 23 year study of 7,000 me...

Moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia

...t have signs of dementia. Everyone was categorized according to how much they drank. Four or more glasses of alcohol per day was considered heavy drinking. By the end of the study in 1999, 197 of the participants had developed Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Those who fared best were people who drank...

Particulate matter affects lung development

...eaner air, their lungs begin to grow more quickly, according to a study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.Preventive medicine researchers followed more than 100 children through their teen years and compared those who moved away to other communities in the West.Resulting changes in air pollu...

Infertile men at cancer risk

...ed risk of being diagnosed with testicular cancer, according to a study of more than 17,000 indian men.// It is the second major study in less than four months to make the link between abnormalities in sperm production and cancer of the testicles. But the researchers maintain their findings should provide "so...

Older Men Surviving Coronary Bypasses

...period." Also helping to boost the survival rates, according to Pell, are improvements in "secondary prevention," meaning post-surgical drug treatments and changes in diet, exercise and lifestyle, including quitting smoking....

HIV infections have reached a new high

...alf over the first five years of the 21st century, according to public health experts.// New figures released ... 2001, the number of HIV cases reached a new high, according to the PHLS figures. According to the PHLS, gay and bisexual men remain the biggest risk group, but...

Risk Of Decongestants In Hypertensive Patients

...o be safe for people with high blood pressure, but according to Smaha, they're unlikely to help those looking for a decongestant....

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