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New Drug ALT-711 decreases blood vessel stiffness

...stolic blood pressures - was significantly reduced among those taking the drug compared to the placebo group....

Pharma majors gear to supply anti-anthrax drug

...over 12 million patients for 60 days. Ranbaxy is among the few Indian companies with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) approval for the manufacture of Ciprofloxacin. The Mumbai-based Cipla, which is also approved by the U.S. FDA, has also offered to supply large quantities of Ciprofloxacin, the ...

Suicide risk in panic disorder

...y factor contributing to a heightened suicide risk among those with panic disorder. Several recent studies suggest that suicide is a real risk when people suffer from panic disorder. It's been assumed that depression is the link - people with panic disorder often suffer from depression. Moreover depression...

Blood transfusions beneficial after heart attacks

...hey get transfusions. The risk falls by two-thirds among the severely anemic. Anemia is common among the elderly, and doctors routinely check for it. But there is no consensus about how to use the info...

All the more bad

...gnificantly reduced levels of paraoxonase activity among current smokers and ex-smokers who had stopped for less than three months. However, the researchers also found that once smokers had given up the habit, their paraoxonase levels began to return to normal.// Head researcher Dr Richard Gestner, from M...

Pregnant smokers could harm their child

...s a risk factor for the development of tobacco use among youth. "Our findings indicate that foetal exposure to tobacco may have a significant impact on early initiation of tobacco use in children." // The researchers questioned almost 700 10-year-olds, more then half of whose mothers smoked an average of ...

Is there a link between bones and memory?

...mineral density (BMD) and verbal memory impairment among more than 4,300 elderly people included in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. // The researchers found that people with greater BMD had better verbal memory. "Verbal memory impairment is one of the strongest predictors o...

Levels Of Blood Proteins May Help Heart Disease Care

...th high IL-6 levels, it had no effect on mortality among those with lower levels of the protein. In the second study, researchers report that another blood protein associated with immune response called myeloperoxidase (MPO) is associated with CAD. If these findings are confirmed in other populations and...

Gene Therapy Destroys Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest of cancers, affecting many people a year and having an extremely low survival rate. Pancreatic cancer is the most aggressive cancer and there are few palliative treatments. Using a new two-pronged attack, researchers were able to destro...

Aspirin and Warfarin Are Equally Effective for Stroke Prevention

A study aimed at settling a long-standing question among doctors has found that aspirin works just as well ...rfarin for stroke prevention has been the thinking among clinicians that warfarin may be a better blood thinner than aspirin to prevent almost all forms of s...

Acne may protect against infections

...ions. It appears that P. acnes stimulates activity among a type of white blood cell called a Th-1lymphocyte which plays a central response in fighting infection.// These cells specialise in fighting bacteria and viruses. However, they can also be mobilised to attack some types of tumour cell. Dr Anne Ead...

New light on Cardiology

...l. Adverse cardiovascular outcomes were also lower among those who did not develop LVH or experienced regre...ikely to be due to other risk factor modifications among the study participants. Since the regression of LVH found with the drug was independent of blood pr...

Sex life enhanced by cycling

...a beneficial effect in treating sexual dysfunction among men with chronic heart failure, Heart failure may produce sexual dysfunction in men because blood flow is restricted, in other words they may find it hard to get an erection. The problem is that many of these men cannot take the anti-impotence drug s...

Protein signals need for heart surgery

...study found that mortality rates were also reduced among patients with only slightly elevated levels of troponin who were treated quickly with anti-clotting drugs. <br...

Hormones Linked To Migraines

...pregnancy to stimulate milk production, were lower among those with migraines, the report indicates. Peak levels of prolactin were low in 53% of patients compared with 22% of those without headaches. This hormone is partially regulated by a brain chemical called dopamine. Chronic migraines may occur with...

Safe for people with asthma

...ine, there is no difference in asthma exacerbation among people who have taken and those have not. Influenza can be a serious problem for people with asthma, so vaccination seems like a sensible thing to do. But there have been concerns that the flu jab can make people's asthma worse. To find it this out r...

Women more susceptible to brain damage from ecstasy

... scientists found substantial decreases in density among heavy female users of the drug but not in the men. Women who had stopped using the drug had higher densities than the heavy users. The heavy use of MDMA is associated with neurotoxic effects on serotonin neurons, that women might be more suscept...

Depression a possible danger in elderly

...th, and this relationship may be especially common among older people. Researchers in Switzerland, studied over 300 patients on hospital admission, tested then for depression and then followed them up for six months. Those who were depressed were 40 per cent more likely to be re-admitted during this time a...

Birds breed viruses

...ge of 10.Both viruses were known to be circulating among chickens in Hong Kong, and some of the cases were known to have had contact with poultry before they became ill.// Although it was not possible to establish how every case became infected, it is most likely that the individuals who contracted avian...

MSI puts on hold plans for operations in Chennai

...competition melts down. The competition in Chennai among corporate outlets is by way of discounts is quite fierce. The company felt that this would endanger its interests if it began operations. The latest decision of the company means that Chennai will still continue to have the existing five corporate ...

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