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Acupuncture superseeds massage therapy for short term relief of pain

...h have local effects but acupuncture seems to have also general effects on health promotion. He also said that the acupuncture has multisystem effects which include inducing the chemicals in the brain ...

ZYBAN, The smoking cessation drug marked for its adverse reactions

...and not by patients with a history of seizures. He also added that the rate of seizures seen was consistent with the clinical trials experience....

GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia

...hared in the excitement of people with CML, but he also mentioned several caveats. He said many research questions remain to be answered, such as how long Gleevec will control CML. Does the drug actually cure CML patients? Or, does it delay the onset of moreadvanced forms of the cancer? According to Kl...

GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia

...hared in the excitement of people with CML, but he also mentioned several caveats. He said many research questions remain to be answered, such as how long Gleevec will control CML. Does the drug actually cure CML patients? Or, does it delay the onset of moreadvanced forms of the cancer? According to Kl...

Risk of heart disease begins in teens

...rs patients with more plaque inside their arteries also had higher levels of blood fats such as LDL ,"bad" cholesterol, and increased blood homocysteine, a substance that is associated with heart disease risk. Dr. Jody S Krantz, author of the study feels that early intervention is warranted and is mandat...

Roller coaster takes brain for a big ride!!

...are alcoholics, diabetic or hypertensive. They can also be caused by head trauma, falling to a sitting position or strain from heavy lifting. Although it is rare for people to develop subdural haematomas after riding roller coasters, it can happen, says Dr. Ishano Kyuorite of Japan. He further added that...

Antifever drug betters stroke outcome

...ry little research done on this perspective. It is also unknown whether lowering body temperature in stroke patients with normal temperature might improve their odds of recovery. Eventhough the a difference of 0.4 degrees celcius may not seem impressive it is noted that the risk of stroke patients dying ...

Arthroscopy for Ankles

A surgical procedure widely used on knees can also repair damaged ankles claim the researchers. Arth... best known for repairing knee injuries, but it is also a valuable method for treating ankles.// As it is a minimally invasive surgical technique it is bei...

Brisk Walking lowers memory loss in women

...asured by the number of blocks walked per week and also by the number of calories burnt in walking and other activities....

RANBAXY - enters anti-AIDS segment

...for the segment offers. The anti-AIDS drug segment also witnessed the entry of many more pharmaceutical companies including GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals and Zydus Cadilla. Recently, the US based Dade Behring diagnostic company renewed its contract with Ranbaxy, putting an en...

CDC reveals relationship between prepregnant weight and heart defects in infants

...s not only good for the individuals themselves but also for their siblings. Over weight, which is of course the predisposer of majority of the illness such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension etc., is now being studied in depth, the reason is to attain the destination of disease free environment, tha...

Risk of Cancer can be reduced to 40% with a High Fiber Diet

...nts of preserved meats such as ham and bacon .They also showed that people who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day and drink more than a bottle of wine are 50 times more likely to suffer from throat cancers. Hence people are advised to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to achieve optimum h...

Folate and famiy planning

... is recommended in their daily diet. However it is also very important for women before and during the early stage of pregnancy to take folate as it is necessary for the healthy development of babies in early pregnancy.One should not avoid folate due to risks of twin bearing....

Watch your weight when pregnant

...nds and had an average BMI of 31. The researchers also found that the number of women who needed a C-section increased as BMI of a person increased. Among women with a BMI of 20 or less ( which indicates a low amount of body fat),had a normal delivery. Whereas if BMI ranged from 21-30 ( which indicates ...

Prevention is better than cure

...lly contracted from other people, social isolation also increases susceptibility to colds.Stress is another factor that increases chances of a person contracting a cold. There is no cure for a cold and, hence, prevention is the best medicine. Those already suffering should refrain from sneezing in the o...

Meditation relieves stress

...nto the normal range - while their physical health also improved. There was no change within the control group, who didn't get the training. According to Dr Kimberley Williams, lead investigator in the study, the purpose of mindfulness training is for participants to gain greater insight into their per...

New treatment for Osteoporosis

.... The team found that in bone cells, oestrogen can also trigger a signal preventing the cells from dying thereby prolonging their lives and keeping the bones strong. This signal acts directly, much faster than gene expression, taking minutes rather than hours.The team developed a calss of compounds that...

Virus killer

...as being tested on animals. The cloned virus could also be used for diagnostic purposes to detect the pres...y reaction, that can be detected during tests.They also added that the formation on the viral genome could also be used to create drugs for the disease....

Thirty minutes of work up per day reduces the risk of Diabetes

...pants who used metformin without diet and exercise also reduced their risk, by 31%. Professor of medicine at Harvard University and president of The Endocrine Society Dr.William Crowley agreed with the experts that it is common sense to have made up this study. The Diabetes Prevention Program was conduct...

How much can exercise improve health?

...ity,the risk of death at any given age.The article also said that, following at least the minimal guidelin...bout as they always try to see what works best. He also added that studies should be more tightly targeted to exactly how much exercise it takes to get a sp...

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