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New fertility drug development techniques by Organon

... the follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) molecule by adding a hybrid subunit, which extends FSH's active life. This was achieved through an international collaboration. This longer active life will mean fewer injections for the infertile patient, making the treatment less difficult// and more patient-friendly...

Blood pressure control with ACE inhibitor or diuretic?

...tudy recommended starting with a diuretic and then adding a calcium channel blocker or an ACE inhibitor. Reid concluded that further research will lead to a situation where there will be specific recommendations for various groups of patients like the elderly, the diabetics, and the ethnic groups. He also s...

Vitamin D May Aid Breast Cancer Treatment

...ase vitamin D -- that is genetically engineered by adding or removing certain chemical elements. In the instance of EB1089, it was necessary to modify vitamin D because "at the dose you need to give to have an effect on cancer, it could cause some side effects," Sundaram says. Those side effects would inclu...

Low-dose Growth Hormone (GH) with diet and exercise may help weight loss

...ve side effects. Researchers tested the effects of adding a low-dose of GH to lifestyle modification in the treatment of obese patients.The dose of GH was calculated to replace the normal amount the body would make if the patients were not obese. Researchers randomized 59 obese subjects 20 to 45 years of ag...

New Treatment for Chronic Eczema

...the emollient only to more than 16 weeks for those adding fluticasone propionate to their maintenance regimen. Those using the cream were 5.8-times less likely to have a relapse than those using an emollient alone. Those using the ointment were 1.9-times less likely to have a relapse than emollient-only use...

Heroin to Treat Addiction

... of methadone plus heroin treatment. Results show adding heroin to methadone is a safe and effective treatment. Researchers say the combination can reduce the many physical, mental and social problems experienced by heroin addicts. The study shows treatment with heroin plus methadone is significantly more ...

Some pets found to be SARS carriers

...the virus cultured from a person who died of SARS, adding drops that contained the virus into their trachea, eyes and nose. The cats and ferrets began to show their infection two days later in excretions from the throat, and researchers found they produced antibodies within 28 days. When the animals were ...

Brain Scans Help Predict Alzheimer's Disease

...10 years to assess their progress. Results showed adding a PET scan improved the ability of neurologists to accurately predict future problems by as much as 30 percent. For example, clinical assessments led neurologists to correctly diagnose their patients as free of progressive dementia 66 percent of the ...

The Role Of Calcium In The Formation Of Kidney Stones

Latest research shows that by adding more calcium to the diet may help reduce the risk of developing kidney stones in younger women.// In a study of more than 95,000 women who never had kidney stones, researchers documented 1,223 new kidney stones over the eight years of the study. Wom...

The Role Of Calcium In The Formation Of Kidney Stones

Latest research shows that by adding more calcium to the diet may help reduce the risk of developing kidney stones in younger women.// In a study of more than 95,000 women who never had kidney stones, researchers documented 1,223 new kidney stones over the eight years of the study. Wom...

The Role Of Calcium In The Formation Of Kidney Stones

Latest research shows that by adding more calcium to the diet may help reduce the risk of developing kidney stones in younger women.// In a study of more than 95,000 women who never had kidney stones, researchers documented 1,223 new kidney stones over the eight years of the study. Wom...

The Use Of Antioxidants To Diminish Effects of Alcohol During Pregnancy Questioned

...ing during pregnancy. Researchers say the idea of adding antioxidants to alcoholic beverages has been proposed as a way of helping women who are unable to quit drinking during pregnancy. In a study conducted high amounts of alcohol were used in order to mimic the blood alcohol level of chronic alcoholics...

A Vitamin A Day May Delay The Life span Of HIV Patients

...re not much different than those of placebo. Plus, adding vitamin A to the multivitamin seemed to reduce some of the benefits. Thus researchers conclude that a daily multivitamin supplement may be a cost-effective way to delay the progression of HIV in infected women. However, they say further research is ...

Surprising Cystic Fibrosis Finding That Could Be A Helpful Treatment Option

... infected and fill up with pus. They think that by adding mucus, it could reduce the infection and the amount of pus. Specialists say that if further studies prove that mucus is protective against the bacteria, they might have a new treatment option for CF which would make a wonderful difference in qualit...

Drug That Is Found To Reduce Heart Damage from Chemo

...arm the heart. However, new research shows // that adding an experimental drug to the therapy can reduce or even prevent the heart damage without lessening the effect of the chemotherapy. Researchers say if long term studies confirm their results, this would be the first strategy proven to reduce the heart...

Aspirin Not The Ideal Treatment Option For Stroke Patients

...a stroke. Researchers conducted a study to see if adding aspirin in the treatment of stroke patients would ...rchers say this study shows the potential risks of adding aspirin to current clopidogrel therapy and they say that patients with a previous stroke who are cur...

Survival Of Colon Cancer Patients

...er. In 1977, a project looking at the benefits of adding chemotherapy after surgery was initiated. More than 1,000 patients with colon cancer who underwent surgery were either given no further treatment, chemotherapy or immunotherapy. In 1988, researchers reported patients with colon cancer who had surger...

Raising Good Cholesterol Levels Found To Improve Heart Health

...weight-loss regimen may get more heart benefits by adding // medications that raise HDL (high-density lipoproteins or "good" cholesterol) levels, according to a new study. Researchers studied 143 patients younger than 76 with low HDL and known coronary artery disease. All participants in the study followed...

The Addition Of Radiation Therapy Found To Improve Survival In Breast Cancer Patients

Researchers say adding radiation therapy to a treatment regimen already consisting of chemotherapy and radical mastectomy // leads to better survival outcomes among women with high-risk breast cancer with few long term side effects. Ina study done between 1979 and 1986,...

Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Could Be Effective In Treating Patients With Osteoporosis

...sease do not have improved bone mineral density by adding bone-building drugs to calcium and vitamin D therapy. Crohn's is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic inflammation // of the intestinal wall. It usually begins in the teenage years and is characterized by abdomen pain, diarrhea, and weig...

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