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Anthrax drug doxycycline could stunt fetal growth

...No formal studies have been conducted on how Cipro affects pregnancy, but the CDC said the drug is unlikely to pose a substantial risk. Doctors can also consider amoxicillin, a relative of penicillin....

New Drug PP188 Helps Sickle Cell Disease

...e cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped and have difficulty passing through small blood vessels. When sickle-shaped cells ...

Asthma linked to obesity

...sity Children's Hospital, Munich. The way weight affects the lungs could also affect the airways, leading to a child developing asthma symptoms. The mechanical impact of the weight on the lungs could compromise the airways, causing increased responsiveness which is a hallmark of asthma, the researchers add...

Older men 'father' schizophrenics

...enia is the most common serious mental illness. It affects one person in a hundred at some time in their life, and the rate is the same in every country.Most people are affected when they are in their late teens or early 20s, though it can start at any age. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder. Symptoms inc...

Quit coffee and help your heart

...iltered coffee, but notably normal filtered coffee affects cholesterol and homocysteine.""If your cholesterol or homocysteine level is above normal and you are a heavy coffee drinker you should consider reducing your consumption of coffee.// In the study, the researchers evaluated blood samples from 222 non...

Aspirin and Warfarin Are Equally Effective for Stroke Prevention

...t supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain.// Aspirin affects the blood platelets, while warfarin inhibits circulating clotting proteins in the blood. Aspirin has been used for over 100 years, but its beneficial effects to prevent stroke and heart attack only started to be recognized in the 1970s. Coumadin, kno...

Bronchitis in the young

...opposite. The researchers found that the disease affects up to 12% of adults under the age of 40. Young smokers were particularly at risk, and men were more affected than women. Chronic bronchitis often gives rise to bouts of heavy bacterial infection, and can eventually lead to very serious problems with ...

Smallpox Vaccine May Help Fight Cervical Cancer

...ith the virus develops the cancer. Cervical cancer affects about 465,000 women worldwide each year and causes 300,000 deaths. If it is diagnosed and treated in its earliest stages there is a high survival rate. // Doctors at Britain's Cancer Research Campaign hope the vaccine will boost the immune system's...

Erythromycin and infants’ intestinal disorde

... development of pyloric stenosis, a condition that affects one in 500 newborns. Pyloric stenosis, which usually occurs in the first or second month of life, is a blockage of the outlet of the stomach that causes projectile vomiting//, leading to weight loss and dehydration. It is a common indication for abd...

Cut down on fries

...ipe connecting the stomach with the upper throat - affects approximately 11,000 people every year. Drinking lots of tea or coffee - particularly when piping hot - also seems to increase risk, perhaps because of the burning effect of the liquid as it passes down the food pipe.// Concentrating on the most c...

Alcohol within the body

...our people in developed countries. It particularly affects obese people. The condition is currently untreatable, and one in ten sufferers go on to develop cirrhosis of the liver, which in turn increases the risk that cancer will develop in the organ.The damage caused to the liver is identical to that assoc...

Miraculous Salads

... of osteoporosis - the crippling bone disease that affects one in three women, usually after the menopause. Reported researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland who conducted experiments on rats.// They said that 1g of onion a day can help prevent the process that causes the condition - resorptio...

No link between blood groups and prostate cancer

...ccording to some medical writers, your blood group affects your health.// In particular, men with blood group A are supposed to be more likely to develop prostate cancer and to get more aggressive forms of the disease. Hence it may be of big concern for men who have type A, but not confirmed as yet. Researc...

ZYDUS enters female health care segment

...ally sets in between 45 to 55 years. In India, PMO affects at least one out of every three menopausal women. It is aptly termed a ‘silent killer,’ as 30 per cent of bone mass is already lost by the time it is detected. If not prevented osteoporosis leads to fractures, mainly of the hip, spine and wrists, and...

New drug may stop alopecia

...scalp, the drug does not enter the bloodstream and affects only the hair cells and not the cancer cells....

Vaginosis increases risk of miscarriage

...rmal discharge among women of childbearing age. It affects 24% of pregnant women. The researchers studied 850 women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in Leeds. These women conceived at the same rate as women with normal vaginal bacteria. However, 29% of those with the infection subsequently miscarried...

Genes for Vision discovered

...nd treating blinding diseases.Macular degeneration affects 20 per cent of people over age 75. Discovery of the full set of photoreceptor genes expressed int he retinal cells, which was made in mice, could also lead to new methods for preserving and restoring the vision of those affected.// Photoreceptors -...

Target for obesity treatment

Obesity is a disease that affects at least 39 million Americans, and public health experts are increasingly using the term "epidemic" to describe the problem. One in five Americans is obese and more than half are overweight. Being fat raises the risk of many potentially fatal health ...

Dyslexia due to cerebellum abnormality

Dyslexia a most common learning disorder, affects nearly one in 24 people. People with dyslexia often have great difficulty learning to read, write and spell. Dyslexia was found to have been linked to reduced activity in the cerebellum // of the brain that controls movement, co-ordination and balanc...

More People Seeking Treatment for Depression

... leading cause of disability in the United States, affects more than 9 million adults in a given year.Despite advances in treatment options and educational efforts,// depression has been described as underdiagnosed and poorly treated in the US. In fact, a recent study stressed that as many as 8 million Ameri...

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