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Tag: "bigger" at medical news

Eye Saver

...aid that removal of the eye is the only option for bigger tumours. The study looked at 1,317 patients with cancer of the choroid,the thin layer of vessels beneath the retina, which contains most of the eye's melanocytes .All the patients had medium sized tumours (2.5- 10mm in height and within 16mm i...

Zinc supplements improve survival rate

...// to breast-fed infants, and can help make babies bigger and healthier if taken by pregnant women. Zinc deficiencies can impair the body's ability to fight disease, and previous research has also shown that preschoolers given zinc supplements had less diarrhoea and pneumonia. Such illnesses can be especi...

Cut your puff's

...arette within six hours of developing symptoms had bigger blood clots in their arteries than those who had not smoked for a longer period of time. In general, the blood clot, or thrombus, that leads to a heart attack was larger in smokers than in non-smokers. Larger clots increase both the risk and severity...

Arginine food bar assists people with angina

...se findings propose it would be worthwhile doing a bigger study of the effect of arginine, in conjunction with vitamins, in people with angina....

New hope for eye cancer

...aid that removal of the eye is the only option for bigger tumours. The study looked at 1,317 patients with cancer of the choroid,the thin layer of vessels beneath the retina, which contains most of the eye's melanocytes .All the patients had medium sized tumours (2.5- 10mm in height and within 16mm i...

Smart Plastic As Surigical Thread

... to make implants or bone screws that are not much bigger than a piece of string when inserted into the body. One they warm up, the devices change to form the appropriate implant. He said that sine the material has a memory, it could be threaded into an incision as a loose knot. When it warms o the body’s ...

Breast cancer risk seen in twins

... the norm. This suggests that genetics plays a far bigger role in breast cancer than previously believed. The study means that a woman with an identical twin who develops breast cancer will benefit from closer monitoring to address her enhanced risk. It also focuses future research efforts onto looking fo...

Low potassium intake may elevate stroke risk

...retics with a low potassium intake had a 2.5 times bigger stroke risk than those taking this medication who had a high potassium intake. This doesn't mean diuretics increase stroke risk.Nor does the study prove that increasing potassium will prevent stroke - more research is needed to confirm this....

Vacuum device increase breasts

...a viable alternative to surgery for women who want bigger breasts, according to Dr. Richard J. Greco, of the Georgia Institute for Plastic Surgery in Savannah. It is only appropriate for women who are a B cup or smaller and are willing to commit to the price and time required, he said. Previous studies con...

Reasons why men die earlier

...s among males, however, may simply be that men are bigger than women and thus provide a larger target for parasites. Owens notes in mammalian species where females are larger in size than males, it is the females who are more susceptible to parasitic infections....

Vegetable and fruit intake depends on shopping

... looks as if the convenience of supermarkets has a bigger impact on black Americans' diet than on whites. It is not clear why this is - maybe there is a lack of private transport in black neighborhoods, making people more dependent on locals shops. Clearly, the type and location of shopping facilities needs...

Risk of Heart disease reduced by yoga

...ople as a therapy, it would be useful to have some bigger studies to confirm its effectiveness for heart disease....

Energy intake directly related to portion size

...atisfied. The researchers added that when offered bigger portions, subjects ate a larger amount before they reached satisfaction. The study thus concluded that the energy intake was higher when the portion size is larger, irrespective of the serving method and other subject characteristics. The authors of ...

Safety of soy under suspicion

...ound that moderate levels of genistein had an even bigger effect on male rats than large doses. Researchers concluded that the findings of the study has caused concern and urologists connected with this project are actually advising pregnant women to avoid soya. They added that though the study is not conc...

Boys demand more than girls, even before birth

...ave solved the puzzle of why baby boys are so much bigger at birth than girls, their mothers eat more during...by the foetal testicles. But although they produce bigger babies, mothers of boys do not put on more weight than other women during pregnancy because the gend...

High blood pressure during sleep may cause high blood sugar

...ad revealed an average score of 95 and 133 for the bigger group, and 105 and 144 for the patients of the smaller group. Researchers suggest that the medical professionals should start monitoring the glucose in blood for patients whose blood pressure remains constant during the night, to prevent further hea...

Structure of the brain to increase risk for anxiety disorders

...the brain. The results of the study suggest that a bigger ventromedial prefrontal cortex of the brain can be preventive in controlling panic attacks and help the people to adapt to stress in an acceptable way. Reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, July 2005...

Yet Another Use For Green Tea Extract

...from both food and supplement makers, could have a bigger impact on the food market than safety, already accepted by supplement makers. The first weight management food product containing Teavigo has just entered the Italian market in the form of a powder-based supplement for dieters, however researchers ...

Womb may have impact upon Blood Pressure

...have been done would suggest that it's certainly a bigger effect than smoking. It's certainly an effect at least of the magnitude of obesity and lack of exercise,'' Hanson said....

Aerobics- right choice for Cutting Blood Pressure

...lanation for their finding may be that by creating bigger muscle mass, weight lifting creates an oxygen debt in the body, which means the body must work harder to supply oxygen. Another may be that weight lifting stimulates more damaging free radicals and oxidants than aerobic exercise. It's also important...

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