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Radiation before surgery cuts cancer recurrence

...rom Leiden University Medical Center in New Jersy, among patients who received both radiation treatment and surgery, 2.4% saw a reappearance of their cancer. Patients in the surgery-only group had a recurrence rate of 8.2%. They concluded that radiation before surgery can improve local control of the disea...

Starving leads to obesity

...ccupation.// They found that the rate of obesity among the women, who were aged 50 when the study took place, was higher than in the general population. Many of these women had increased amounts of body fat in the abdominal area.This particular depostion of fat is associated with "metabolic syndrome" whi...

Less drinking less stroke

... in Boston found that moderate alcohol consumption among elderly patients appeared to protect against age-related brain injuries such as silent stroke and white matter disease. However, consumption of alcohol, at any level, was also associated with some brain atrophy.// The research team studied 2,306 pa...

Passive smoking affects respiratory system

...e is an important and preventable cause of illness among children....

Prescription Drug - Helps People Stop Smoking

... that the drug lessened the problem of weight gain among some study participants. The patient undergoing this treatment will also require counselling from time to time. While the framework for guiding a patient through the treatment protocol is well established, the exact duration of the treatment needs ...

Coronary heart disease bids Adieu

... folic acid and with cyanocobalamin and folic acid among participants in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.// Their model predicted that grains fortified with folic acid could reduce myocardial infarction by 13% in men and 8% in women, with comparable reductions in death from CHD...

Male infertility in relation to pesticide

...esticides and solvents can further lower fertility among infertile men, a new report suggests.The study sho... sperm formation was shown to be severely impaired among pesticide manufacturers and agricultural workers. ...

What we can learn from dogs?

...have begun measuring blood pressure more routinely among dogs now (just as your physician should keep yours under observation if you are over 35). This has highlighted some differences between kidney function in dogs and humans that may lead to a better understanding of high blood pressure....

Chemists prepare for face-off with manufacturers

...r. Shah, Cadila Healthcare, Cipla and Ranbaxy from among the pharmaceutical companies have either started or planning to start their own retail outlets. Mr. Shah claims that Subiksha Group from South India has already firmly entrenched itself in organized retailing, having established 80 outlets in 12 citi...

Genetics and cholesterol levels

...ut their cholesterol levels were more similar than among pairs of non-identical twins, who share only some of the same genes. The study reveals that both genes and diet are important in determining cholesterol level. Those whose genes work against them have the most to gain from a low-fat diet when it come...

Dementia - a global problem

...r families, but there are high rates of depression among carers. Where there are a lot of people living at home the strain of caring is less, because it's shared. Public healthcare systems don't really take account of dementia - because it's been relatively uncommon till recently - and private care is expe...

Pollution could be a risk

...he symptoms. The risk of heart attack was higher among those who had experienced a higher level of small pollution particles called PM2.5s in the two hours before the attack. These fine particles are mainly produced by car engines, power plants, refineries and other industries.// Professor Douglas Dock...

Psychological consequence of terrorist attacks

... expects the prevalence of mental health disorders among Americans to rise over coming months and hopes the health services will have the resources to cope. An increase in anxiety disorders is the most likely outcome - symptoms such as disturbed sleep, excessive worrying, and a retreat into smoking or drin...

Long travel increase pulmonary embolism

...ce of PE was much greater at 1.4 cases per million among those travelling more than 5000 kilometres than among those taking shorter flights - where the incidence was just 0.01 per million. For people travelling ...

Women find difficulty in calling it 'Quits'

... evidence that breast cancer risk may be increased among women who smoke. Smoking is associated with greater menstrual bleeding and duration of dysmenorrhea, as well as greater variability in menstrual cycle length. Women who smoke have a more difficult time becoming pregnant, and reach menopause on averag...

Drink milk right now

...od may protect against premenopausal breast cancer among women, say researchers.Norwegian investigators hav...ly appeared to be protective against breast cancer among those women aged between 34 and 39, rather than those aged between 40 and 48// Women who drank mor...

Sequencing of the Plague

...allow - along with the bacteria. So plague spreads among rodents, often causing only mild disease.// If th... be released as an aerosol and can spread directly among humans, without the interposition of fleas.Russia developed such a plague weapon. It picked up gene...

E. coli strains resistant to a common antibiotic

...s. Urinary tract infections are common, especially among women, and cause painful and frequent urination. ...ponsible for outbreaks of urinary tract infections among women in California, Michigan and Minnesota. Because the germs are exactly the same, investigators a...

Alternative therapies popular with Parkinson's patients

... last resort.// The use of CAM was most widespread among higher income, younger and better-educated patients. What's of concern is that only half of those using CAM told their doctors about it - even though some remedies and forms of treatment might have an adverse effect or interact with prescribed ther...

Heart disease correlation to periodontal disease

...e patients with cardiovascular problems were found among the moderate and severe gum disease groups. President of the American Academy of Periodontology, Dr Michael McGuire, said, “As researchers continue to sort out the link between periodontal disease and heart disease, my advice to my patients remains ...

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