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Exercise has a undeniable effect on cholesterol

...chers from Duke University have shown how exercise affects the level of 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol in the body.// Cholesterol is transported throughout the body attached to protein molecules, the combination being known as lipoprotein. High levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL or 'bad' cholesterol) are l...

Anxiety and Peptic ulcers may be linked

...suffer form ulcers. Generalised anxiety disorder affects three to four per cent of Americans and is characterised by feelings of unremitting worry, dread and lack of energy. In a wide-ranging survey, those reporting anxiety were more likely to also report suffering from gastric ulcers. The more anxiety sym...

A new male contraceptive

...e, might work// as a male contraceptive because it affects the metabolism of sugar-fat compounds essential for male fertility. They tested their theory in an animal study involving mice. The mice were given doses of the drug that were 10-times lower than those used to treat Gaucher's. The drug effectively al...

Fewer teeth & Increased Ischemic Stroke risk

...al disease and tooth loss causes inflammation that affects the arteries. Doctors also claim that earlier studies have shown that tooth loss is related to disease of the carotid artery, the main artery to the brain. Whatever the explanation, the relationship is a good enough reason for better dental care!...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

A complex and rare disorder that affects many systems of the body, called oculodentodigital...y in linking a connexin gene to the disorder which affects so many body systems as connexin 43 and related genes are present in many tissues during development...

Thalidomide may stage a comeback

...ltiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, which affects about 20,000 patients in Europe each year. Earlier, Dr. Claus Newman, a specialist in birth defects stated that thalidomide is a unique drug with powerful effects potentially for harm and good and its wider licensing will require extraordinary measur...

Adult COPD or asthma could be effectively treated with Xopenex

... to be the fourth most common// cause of death and affects nearly 16 million people in the United States. Acc...ation, it is the most common childhood illness and affects approximately 8.6 million children under the age of 18. A new study conducted at the Halifax Region...

Macular Degeneration treatment with Laser

...eneration is a blinding condition, which currently affects 30 per cent of people over the age of 75. Most people affected with this disease suffer from the dry form that has no proven treatment until now. However, a new laser could offer hope to those suffering from the disease. This laser treatment, which t...

Sleepwalking linked to a gene

...eepwalking. Sleepwalking is a complex disorder and affects around half of young children and up to 3 per cent of adults. Though the condition is harmless, it may sometimes cause injuries to the person with the disorder or to others. Scientists examined a family of genes known as HLA genes, which provide the ...

New hope for spinal cord injury victims

... cord injury repair in animals. Spinal cord injury affects millions of people and, until now, has left them with little hope of living a normal life. However, recent research has begun to suggest that maybe stem cells - primitive cells that can turn into specific cell types - could repair the damage involved...

Gene defect linked to dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM)

...nger able to pump blood efficiently. The condition affects 35 in every 100,000 people. Researchers in the United States have suggested in a recent study published in the journal Science that a defect in the gene phospholamban may trigger DCM. This gene plays a key role in regulating the flow of calcium throu...

New treatment for interstitial cystitis

...matory condition of the bladder wall. It typically affects young and middle-aged women , but can also affect men. Investigators are testing the bacteria Bacillus Calmette-Guerin(BCG), which from earlier studies was found to be effective in treating interstitial cystitis, by inserting six installations into t...

Blindness can be stopped with drug for acne treatment

...acular degeneration, is an inherited disease which affects one in 10,000 people. This condition results from a defect in the ABCR gene, which is responsible for coding for a protein that removes all-trans-retinaldehyde, a vision byproduct, from retinal rods and cones. Rods and cones are supported by retinal...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) signals vascular disease

...potence. It is estimated that Erectile dysfunction affects 40 million men, yet just 10 percent seek treatment, partly because patients never tell and doctors never ask.// ED is one symptom of early vascular disease. Some men care more about ED than about heart attack or stroke. One study showed that 57 per...

Asthma is not just a childhood condition

... be a commonly held misconception that asthma only affects children. The condition not only affect all ages, it can start for the first time at any age. It may be the case that many people have asthma but don't realise they have it. It is vital people recognise the symptoms early in order to get appropriate ...

Depression drugs help baby

...ression in the first six months after giving birth affects 12 percent to 15 percent of new mothers. Symptoms include low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy, inability to enjoy// the baby or usual activities, lack of energy, insomnia, lack of concentration and irritability. Researchers studied 78 breast-feed...

Risk Of Schizophrenia due to Gene Variation

...ith longer periods of fatigue and deep sadness. It affects about one percent of adults, usually beginning in late adolescence.// In a series of experiments the researchers found strong evidence that one version of a stretch of DNA that includes the two genes was associated with bipolar disorder. This consist...

Medicaid cuts leave patients in a lurch

... covered by Medicaid, not treating also indirectly affects their practice and reputation..The Bush administration has opposed any additional funds not tied to comprehensive reforms....

Lithium May help in Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's affects about 12 million people worldwide. Lithium may have a potential role in treating Alzheimer's. Lithium targets an enzyme called GSK-3 that facilitates the modification of both the proteins found in Alzheimer's patients. Identification of GSK-3 as a ta...

Traffic pollution linked to severe asthma attacks

...we should set as targets for air quality. Asthma affects the airways -- small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. It occurs when the tubes swell up and go into spasm, blocking the free passage of air in and out of the lungs. People with the illness suffer from coughs, wheezing and shortness of br...

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