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New Laser Techniques cure degeneration of the eye

...e eye condition. This degenerative condition cause blood vessels to grow underneath the retina and leak fluid, causing scarring and loss of vision. Eye specialists have come up with a new therapy called the Photodynamic Therapy, which has a lower risk rate of damaging the retinal tissue. This is a two-st...

Moderate Use of Analgesics - Not Associated With Kidney Dysfunction

...ed creatitine levels and creatitine clearance from blood samples provided by the men. A total of 450 men had elevated creatinine levels and 1258 men had reduced creatinine clearance. They found no significant associations between the use of pain killers and either elevated creatinine levels or reduced cre...

Hostility can hurt your heart

...els of homocysteine - which is a chemical found in blood and strongly associated with coronary heart disease. Catherine Stoney, associate professor in the department of psychology and co-author of this study// states that it is one possible reason that people with high hostility and anger tend to get hear...

Shock it to Heal!!

...clear, electric stimulation works in enhancing the blood flow to the affected area and hence enhance the immune system. The device should be used in combination with other measures. According to the study, author Dr. Lawrence A Lavery of the University of Texas Health Sciences, "it is more promising than ...

Blocked viens block eye sight

...-dissolving drugs into a clogged vein.// The tiny blood vessels that supply blood to the retina drain into a single vein. "If this central vein becomes blocked, you get a build up in...

H2O - a cure for low blood pressure

...ound that a large glass of water may be the latest blood pressure drug for some patients. Investigators at...function Center reported that water has a powerful blood pressure raising effect in patients who experience fainting spells while standing.// Blood pressure...

New scalpel probes into cancer

...the presence of cancer cells beneath layers skin, blood and muscle have been developed by US researchers. ...ect leader Paul Gourley. It works by incorporating blood cells into the lasing process, rather than shining a laser light upon the cell. A vertical microl...

New FDA Approved Drug To Treat Migraine

...migraine headaches by inducing the constriction of blood vessels surrounding the brain. Nausea, sleepiness, numbness, dry mouth and headache are the side effects associated with the use of Axert. In controlled trials, Axert showed a low percentage of side effects. However this class of compounds has the ...

Simple Therapy

...ng the islets.The once sickly mice have seen their blood sugar levels returning to normal and by most measures, the mice appeared to be cured of the disease....

Iron supplementation for a common side effect

...g cough that often plagues people on a widely-used blood pressure medication. The angiotensin-converting ...zyme (ACE) inhibitors are often used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure and other cardiac conditions. But up to 40% of people on ACE inhibitors are ...

New FDA Approved Drug NATRECOR For Heart Failure Patients

... condition // in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body's other organs. Most...red version of a natural hormone that helps dilate blood vessels. That dilation helps blood flow from the weakened heart. But it also can cause seriously low...

Early detection of prostate cancer

...r’ for prostate cancer progression), and two other blood proteins. It was found that men with prostat...with symptoms (such as problems with urinating, or blood in the urine) be tested. The first stage of testing includes both a rectal examination and a blood t...

Gene HPA-2 Met linked to cardiac arrest

...se are more likely to have a specific variant of a blood clotting gene.Researchers in Finland carried out t...ation.// The gene is one of many involved in the blood clotting cascade. Men with HPA-2 Met have blood that is 'stickier' and more prone to form clots that...

A boost to quit smoking

...te smoke,// which raises cholesterol levels, white blood cell counts and creates other heart disease risk factors. Each 1% increase in carbon monoxide levels raises the risk of tobacco-related death by 22%. Researchers in Texas have studied 33 people as they gave up smoking over a four month period to se...

Heart Attacks during Menstruation!

...ns peak. Oestrogen is a vasodilator – it relaxes blood vessels and allows blood to flow more freely. Because of this, oestrogen has been iplaying a vital role in reducing the risk ...

Reversing heart failure

...by a decreased ability of the heart muscle to pump blood around the body. Till now, it has always been assumed that heart failure is irreversible - with the only real cure being a transplant.// The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical pump which is used to support the failing heart - tak...

B Vitamin Supplementatoin Saves Money and Lives

People with high blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine experience more heart attacks and death from heart disease.And giving patients inexpensive and safe therapy with the B vitamins folic acid and cyanocobalamin can lower homocysteine levels. Fortifying foods with ...

Iron supplements proves helpful in dry cough .

...ntinued. At the end of 4 weeks, iron levels in the blood were measured again. It was found that supplementation of iron clearly showed a beneficial effect in most of these subjects.The mechanism of ACE inhibitor-induced dry cough is unclear, but it is thought to be associated with the increase in nitric ...

Need for Colon cancer screening

...ople (above 50).The usual test is the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) which looks for traces of blood shed by a tumour, or the sigmoidoscopy - an examination of the lower colon. According to researchers...

Obesity a risk for pancreatic cancer

...ght.This may be because excess weight is linked to blood glucose and insulin abnormalities, and the pancreas makes insulin. But moderate physical activity - about 1.5 hours a week of walking, cycling, swimming, work outs in the gym or hiking - decreased the risk in obese people. Medications that normalis...

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