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Drinking too much water during racing may be harmful

...o have personalized fluid replacement schedules to avoid the condition of hyponatremia during long distance racing. Reference: New England Journal of Medicine, April issue....

Antibiotics not to reduce rate of cardiac diseases

.... pneumoniae bacteria with antibiotics in order to avoid a cardiac arrest. This was true for the people in the study who had doses of Azithromycin, irrespective of their ages, gender, smoking habit or the presence of antibody of the bacteria. There were no effects of antibiotics on stroke, or total mortali...

Using herbal remedies with chemotherapy may not be a good idea

... the opinion that till such is known it is best to avoid the combination of drugs and alternate medicine like black cohosh....

Canada helps in giving birth to world first baby from frozen egg

... rapidly in liquid nitrogen at –1960 C in order to avoid the formation of ice crystals. At this temperature eggs can be successfully stored for long durations till the time they are required. Then they can be extracted out of their protective casings, thawed and fertilized. The new process will be able to...

Exercising is good for you at all ages

...st be encouraged to take up exercising in order to avoid having// difficulty in climbing stairs or walking. People in the age group of 70 years and above should go for physical activities if it is possible for their body to do so. This may help them in preventing problems of movement settling in their bod...

Risk of deep vein thrombosis less in people who were flight stockings when flying

... study to walk or exercise regularly, drink water, avoid salty food and do not stop leg movements in spite of carrying bulky baggage in order to avoid deep vein thrombosis that can affect them. Deep-vein thrombosis or the formation of a blood clot in...

Caffeine can interfere with PET scan results

...gest that patients scheduled for a PET scan should avoid having coffee for sometime before the scan, as even a normal amount of caffeine in the beverage can cause distortions and present a false image. Reference: Saint Louis University, News release, June 2005...

Scientists Unveil Mechanism Behind Resistance to Severe Malaria

...parasitized cells to stick in tiny capillaries and avoid being cleared from the bloodstream. When parasite-infected red blood cells stick to blood vessel walls, the resulting inflammation may increase the severity of malarial symptoms, explains Dr. Wellems. Dr. Wellems and his colleagues found uneven and ...

Avoid Coffee Before Undergoing PET/ CT scans

...sted that patients going for PET or CT scan should avoid // drinking coffee as caffeine intake interferes w... known to increase heart rate. Hence it is best to avoid both exercise and coffee when undertaking PET/CT scans....

Pomegranate juice to check fetal brain injury

...ch treatment possibilities. Preventive measures to avoid this condition can go a long way in reducing the number of instances of congenital birth defects in children. Reference: Pediatric Research, June 2005...

‘Loud Noise’ Research may help in Development of Prosthetics for Eldery

... used in designing prosthetics to help the elderly avoid the painful falls that too often lead to immobility or death. The authors note that, "it has already been shown that facilitation of other types of foot sensation can be helpful in the elderly by improving the effectiveness of stabilizing reactions a...

Experimental Blood Test May Spot Heart Attack Risk, Study Says

...r arteries of heart. This may in future be able to avoid the use of invasive tests like angiograms. Oxidized phospholipids is similar to cholesterol. Researcher Tsimikas said ``It's a novel test in the blood that's independent of everything else we can measure currently to determine how much coronary blo...

Treatment of postpartum depression needs to be personalized

...ype of depression and taken preventive measures to avoid the condition. However a recent study by the researcher of University of Toronto, Canada who had reviewed 15 randomized control trials on 7,697 women had said that it is possible to prevent post partum depression but the treatment meted out to the pr...

Insomnia is not normal for the elderly

...r irritability in the geriatric people in order to avoid further complications like depression that may stem from insomnia. Reference: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 2005...

Consuming Fish During Pregnancy Boosts Child’s I

...he system. Pregnant women are therefore advised to avoid swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish, shark and white tuna. Safe fishes are sardines, herring, cod and haddock as they have lower mercury levels. Along with mercury another harmful component to be considered in farm raised fish are PCBs. The pacific...

Serevent, to be examined by experts due to deaths associated with its use

...sthmatic symptoms in patients who took the drug to avoid asthma attacks. FDA documents released yesterday indicate that about a year ago, the agency asked Glaxo to strengthen Serevent's existing so-called black box warning, the most serious a drug label can carry. The FDA wanted the label to say that a st...

Eating disorder occurs due to increased weight consciousness

...n 17.5. There are many ways to reduce fat and to avoid anorexia, do proper exercise, avoid fatty diet, and eat fat-free diets. Though anorexia occurs due to ‘loss of appetite, most of the suf...

Athletes Warned Of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia

...latory processes. The key to preventing EAH is to avoid drinking a larger volume of fluid than the body loses in the form of sweat and urine. Formulas are available for estimating hourly sweat loss during exercise—however; a good rule of thumb is to drink only when thirsty. Increasing sodium intake thro...

Stem Cell Therapy For Treating Heart Attacks

...velopment, called adult mesenchymal stem cells, to avoid potential problems with immunosuppression, in which every human’s immune system might attack stem cells from sources other than itself. Bone marrow adult stem cells do not have the same potential to develop into different organ tissues, as do embryon...

More News That Circumcision Could Reduce risk of HIV infection

...preventive condoms. Use of disposable syringes can avoid transmission of the virus by needle. Routine testing for HIV can prevent transmission through blood transfusions. http://www.medindia.net/patients/ aids/prevention_about.htm Further Information on Circumcision from Medindia What is a normal ...

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