Tag: "adversely" at medical news

Hypothyroidism can affect babies

...archers say: "Hypothyroidism in pregnant women can adversely affect their child's subsequent performance on neuropsychological tests. "...

Osteoporosis associated with Childhood Cancer

...the areas responsible for growth and maturity, are adversely affected....

Elevated Ozone Levels Hurt Sperm Count

...re than 14,000 sperm samples, found that ozone can adversely affect a man's sperm, reducing their numbers as we...flammatory reaction, she speculates, which in turn adversely affects the sperm. According to Dr. Larry Lipshulz, a professor of urology and chief of the divisio...

Novel research on liver cancer

... leads to the cancerous tumor. They say it did not adversely affect the healthy portion of the liver or surrounding cells. When they compared the effects of this treatment to a commonly used technique called chemoembolization, which delivers chemo to the tumor and blocks off the artery, they found encouraging ...

Niacin Safe for Diabetics

... counter to previous research, which showed niacin adversely affects blood sugar levels in diabetics. Certain studies,show that the researchers used high doses of the medication. Their study, conducted among 150 patients who were assigned to take either a 1,000 milligram per day dose, 1,500 milligram per day...

Vitamin E supports Female Hearts

...n with the lowest intake of vitamin E seemed to be adversely affected, investigators suggest doctors should assess vitamin E intake and blood levels before recommending a change in diet or vitamin E supplements for their patients....

Kidney function can be affected by lead exposure

...tion in people with chronic kidney problems may be adversely affected due to environmental lead exposure. The researchers studied a group of people with chronic kidney disease in which there were some who had a normal body burden of// lead, while others were found to have an elevated level of lead. The subject...

Risk factor high for women who took HRT

...er, they speculated it may be because the hormones adversely affected blood sugar levels. The researchers dismissed claims that HRT can protect against heart disease. While some say HRT has a positive effect on women with diabetes and some, the effect is negative. This increased the debate on the subject and t...

Radiation Exposure Found To Affect Intellect Later In Life

...mputed tomography can, in at least some instances, adversely affect intellectual development.” Thus researchers conclude that although formal diagnostic protocols do not advocate computed tomography in cases of minor head injuries, clinical practice dictated by legal and financial considerations does not alw...

Understanding The Harmful Effects Of Radiation Exposure

...mputed tomography can, in at least some instances, adversely affect intellectual development.” Thus researchers conclude that although formal diagnostic protocols do not advocate computed tomography in cases of minor head injuries, clinical practice dictated by legal and financial considerations does not alw...

Herbal remedies can have harmful interaction when taken with drugs for rheumatic arthritis

...m had taken a form of medication that may interact adversely with the conventional medication taken simultaneously. Scientists have stressed the fact that the patients should be encouraged by the physicians to disclose all the details regarding alternate forms of medication taken so as to minimize the detrime...

Developmental Origins of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

...ed that the way a baby girl develops in a womb may adversely affect// chances of developing polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCO) as adults. Dr Michael Davies, senior researcher at the Research Center of Reproductive Health at the University of Adelaide, Australia headed this study. Dr Davies and his team studied ...

Will bicycling affect your sexual health?

...p erectile dysfunction. Sexual health consequences adversely affect 5% of riders or 1, 000, 000 riding men and lead to erectile dysfunction. Perhaps it equals the probability of a smoker developing lung cancer in his lifetime. May be it is time to switch over to an alternative mode of transportation for appro...

Asthma aggravated by thought processes

...dence have shown that stress and emotional turmoil adversely affect people with inflammatory diseases like asthma. And signs of inflammation have been shown to affect the brain. But until now, nobody knew exactly what brain circuits were involved in these seemingly intertwined emotional and immune events or ho...

Features Of The Brain Affect Asthma And Other Stress Related Disorders

...dence have shown that stress and emotional turmoil adversely affect people with inflammatory diseases like asthma. And signs of inflammation have been shown to affect the brain. It was not known exactly what brain circuits were involved in these seemingly intertwined emotional and immune events or how the circ...

Role Of Estrogen In Breast-Cancer

...ment in other sites, such as the uterus, and could adversely affect the desired activities of vitamin D, retinoid and thyroid receptors. The study sheds light on the impact of estrogen on certain cells, as well as how tamoxifen works as an anti-estrogen to facilitate recovery of N-CoR. Understanding more of ...

Heavy alcoholism has adverse affects on sex life in healthy males

.... It has now emerged that addiction to alcohol can adversely affect sex life and the sperm quality in healthy men as well. // A new study by Indian scientists led by Biochemist Koonakapalyam Ramasami Muthusami in Coimbatore has found that chronic alcoholism decreases the level of testosterone in men. Testost...

Doctors unhappy with insurer’s ratings proposa

...the drive to save costs, patients' health could be adversely affected. As healthcare costs spiral northwards, patients want to see the track records of their physician as regards quality and efficiency. This means that some system to measure the same should be arrived at. 'That is something that is critical fo...

Clinical Renal Trails Do Not Have Sufficient Women Participants

...d ignoring these potentially harmful effects could adversely impact the health of women. Dr. Lewis is scheduled to speak at length on a topic titled “Gender Issues in Large Clinical Renal Trials,” during a symposium entitled, The Pathophysiology of Progressive Renal Disease and Hypertension: Importance of Gend...

Difficult Pregnancy Linked to Premature Heart Problems

...placental syndrome, //especially when the fetus is adversely affected," said Dr Joel Ray, a lead researcher of the study. "We believe the maternal placental syndrome should be considered as an additional risk factor for cardiovascular disease." Dr. Ray says that women should have their blood pressure checked...

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