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Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Directly to Brain

...unting aspects of brain research is overcoming the blood brain barrier....

Magnetic resonance angiography in clinical medicine

...seases are the leading causes of death. Imaging of blood vessels thus important in depiction of stenotic, o...an x-ray-imaging test, which takes pictures of the blood vessels or arteries of the body. However, it requires arterial catheterisation, injection of contras...

FDA attacks American Red Cross for blood violations

...mpt of court for repeated safety violations in its blood collection program. FDA is acting today to ensure ...its role as guardian of the safety of the nation's blood supply, which is essential to the public health. // Despite a promise made by the Red Cross in a 1...

Cirrhosis on the rise

...hs are caused by patchy diagnosis and treatment of blood pressure, he says....

Triglycerides Linked To Stroke Risk

Researchers have linked high levels of blood fats called triglycerides to an increased risk of ....// More effective screening and detection of high blood triglycerides and treatments to modify this stroke risk factor could further reduce the stroke burde...

Garlic Supplements Impede HIV Therapy

...n used to treat AIDS. Garlic supplements reduced// blood levels of the saquinavir, one of a class of drugs... infection. In the presence of garlic supplements, blood concentrations of saquinavir decreased by about 50 percent. For the study, nine healthy, HIV-negati...

Warm yourself to sleep

... But it appears that nothing beats the dilation of blood vessels in the hands and feet as a sure way to ind...ase, they fell asleep immediately after a shift in blood flow to hands and feet. The phenomenon is closely related to the release of hormones such as melato...

DNA biochip for genetic screening

...iological samples will bind.The DNA contained in a blood or a tissue sample can be placed on the chip, and the person’s DNA would then match up with the appropriate probe, like two pieces of Velcro attaching to each other.A detection device indicates which probes found their mark. “If we put specific probe...

More Elderly Take Inappropriate and Harmful Medications

...certain sedatives, long-acting drugs to bring down blood sugar levels, pain relievers and drugs to quell nausea. Patients in poor health, women and those who took the most medications were more likely to have been prescribed a potentially dangerous drug. The fault lies with doctors, patients and research...

Strokes increased during squatting

... that squatting, whether defecating or not, raises blood pressure. They say the rise was especially signifi...to the toilet. But they do suggest those with high blood pressure avoid squatting; and that doctors looking after people with hypertension measure their bloo...

Cinnamon combats Diabetes

...y begins earlier in life and requires a regimen of blood testing and insulin injections. It happens when ce... body normally responsible for dealing with excess blood sugar lose their ability to respond to insulin, the hormone which instructs them to perform this fun...

New HIV cases resist drugs

...ugs to counter AIDS. Richman and colleagues tested blood samples from 1,647 men and women. They used a test to show how the virus responded to the many available drugs used to treat HIV. Of these, 78 percent carried virus that resisted at least one drug. Just over 50 percent of them were resistant to more ...

Salt reduction lowers blood pressure

...nd vegetables with decreased salt intake can lower blood pressure, even in those not suffering from hyperte... benefits.// Previous research has shown it lowers blood pressure, low density lipoprotein (LDL) and levels of homocysteine, an amino acid linked to heart di...

Ibuprofen weakens aspirin's effect

...tients regularly take aspirin because it thins the blood and prevents the clots that cause heart attacks. Ibuprofen belongs to a widely used class of pain relievers known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.// Ibuprofen is widely used for arthritis and other aches and pains. The popular pain reliever i...

Pregnancy should not be confined

... subsequent increases in both their heart rate and blood pressure. Those at risk for such problems should b...r legs periodically during their flight to prevent blood clots....

Red Wine Helps Fight Heart disease

...tide endothelin-1 produced by cells taken from the blood vessels of cows. Endothelin-1 is a potent blood vessel constrictor, and overproduction of the compound is thought to be a key factor in why arteries...

High Demand for a child vaccine

...ation, children under 5 suffer 16,000 pneumococcal blood infections and 1,400 pneumococcal meningitis cases every year. And until Prevnar, there has been no way to prevent them. Prevnar was approved by the FDA two years ago. In June, a government advisory committee recommended that all children under 2 rec...

Miraculous Salads

... also said that eating too much salt can raise the blood pressure and that this, in turn, speeds up the body's loss of calcium that could then lead to osteoporosis...

Choose the correct hypertensive drug

Hypertensive or blood pressure medication should always ensure the best ...ting to these drugs. Several different drugs lower blood pressure effectively.// According to researchers at Texas University it is necessary to find out whi...

Coffee enhances memory

...t effect caffeine really has on brain function and blood flow....

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