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Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

...if you have a respiratory disease or asthma, which already hampers your breathing. There were 20 deaths during the Gulf War associated with wearing the gas masks improperly. And those were people who were trained to use them. But if you insist, buy the best. The device used by firefighters or emergency med...

Hormone treatment helps obese people slim down

...nergy-regulation system. // Leptin treatment has already helped people who completely lack the hormone because of a genetic mutation. But only a handful of people don't have any leptin at all naturally. Results of treatment with other obese people have been disappointing, with only some subjects losing sma...

More about HIV

... effects that they did with AZT, which adds to the already emotional stress associated with the disease. In some cases, patients are actually regressing because the stress of treatment is causing them to get sick earlier than they would have without treatment. This also makes it difficult to keep HIV infecte...

Ajanta Launches World's First Once-A-Day Nimesulide Oral Formulation

...he Ethicare division of Ajanta and the Company has already filed a patent application for the product. Nimlodi becomes the second most important product in the Ajanta portfolio after Carofit for which it has a global patent. Currently, the nimesulide market in India is worth Rs. 200 crore. Ajanta, which ha...

New Way To Treat Lupus

...folds. Drugs that suppress the immune system are already part of lupus treatment, but these treatments are nonspecific in their targeting of immune function. And the drugs carry side effects such as nausea, hair loss and an increased risk of infection and cancer. Suppressing only interferon-alpha could pot...

Arterial stiffness prevented by light drinking

...s was measured by ultrasound in this study.// We already know that arterial stiffness increases with age and that this is a risk factor in heart disease. The researchers found that arterial stiffness of non-drinkers or heavy drinkers in the same age group was 12-33 per cent higher than for the moderate dri...

FDA approves surgical gel

...bstruction. Various adhesion-preventing treatments already are sold, but Intergel is the first liquid one. It is only for use during open gynecologic operations -- not the increasingly common "keyhole" surgeries where doctors operate through a small incision, the FDA warned. Nor is it for women with abdomi...

High-protein diets may pose health risks

...dy’s structure and proper function, most Americans already eat more protein than their bodies need, and excess dietary protein can, in itself, also increase health risks, he emphasises. High-protein diets induce a quick drop in weight primarily through loss of body fluids caused by the diuretic effect of el...

Strokes increased during squatting

...ially significant in people with hypertension, who already have a greater risk of stroke. They suggest it has long been recognised that defecation can bring on a stroke.They do not say everyone should change to using different positions when they go to the toilet. But they do suggest those with high blood p...

Bar Codes For Prescribed Drugs

...e Department of Veterans Affairs health system has already moved to purchase bar code scanning systems, but is being hampered because most products still lack the codes. Such a proposal could be technically challenging, but potentially time-consuming and very expensive....

Salt reduction lowers blood pressure

...ressure, even among those whose blood pressure was already normal. Since there's growing evidence that the lower the blood pressure, the less the risk of stroke or heart attack, everyone can benefit from this regime. When it comes to salt, watch out for processed foods, even if you don't add salt at table....

Predictable genes

...sed by inherited genetic factors. Two genes have already been firmly linked with some cases of inherited breast cancer, but researchers are sure that there must be many more.//The team at Cambridge University's Department of Oncology now believes it has identified mutations in six other genes which have a ...

Smallpox Would Spread Rapidly

...irst, infecting 6 to 12 people for each individual already infected. As steps were taken to hinder the spread of the disease--including mass vaccination campaigns, restriction of infected individuals' movement and quarantines--the rate of disease spread would fall. Nonetheless, significant epidemics could...

ZYDUS enters female health care segment

... 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 could disable women for life. This disease is characterised by loss of bone mass, thus making bones very fragile thereby incre...

Hobbies prevent dementia

...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, have been studying 1,000 people aged 60 or older, free of dementia...

Fasten belt at the back seat

... prevented if those in the back used seat belts.We already know that using a rear seat belt// reduces death and severe injury in a car crash among those wearing one. What has not been clear is the effect that belting up at the back has on passengers in the front of the car. A team at the University of Japa...

Keys to good bone health

...ensity to the number of steps taken per day, it is already well known that exercise is a major factor in the prevention of osteoporosis, the common bone-thinning disease. In fact, there are exercises that have been identified as particularly effective in building bone strength, and not just in children. We...

Drug Combinations May Boost Stroke Risk

...ng the neurons from "reabsorbing" serotonin it has already released. Commonly prescribed SSRIs include Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is released onto blood vessels by the nerves and can cause the vessels to contract. Other types of medications also increase serotonin levels,...

Link Between Infection And Heart Disease

...ns J. Rupprecht, MD. He points out that the people already had heart disease at the beginning of the study. Thus, it's hard to prove the exact nature of the association between infection and heart disease. According to the researchres, the infection/heart disease link is probably a result of immune reactio...

Excess vitamin A increases fracture risk

...0 micrograms per day. This suggests that women who already eat a balanced, vitamin-rich diet should think twice before taking a supplement. Certainly they should check the ingredients carefully to ensure they are not taking in too much retinol....

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