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Echinacea: Cold-Season Cure or Risk?

... weeks. In light of their research, Foote and Hill caution that “prolonged consumption could prove deleterious” to bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, particularly for those who are ill. Their research, they conclude, shows that larger studies are needed to target the specific bacteria affected and to ...

High Doses of Lithium-Like Drugs May Impair Neuronal Function

...particular enzyme, GSK-3 beta, should be used with caution in treating Alzheimer's disease// because too high a dose can impair, rather than enhance, neuronal function. Lithium is currently in clinical trials for treating Alzheimer's. Pharmaceutical companies are interested in producing other GSK-3 beta in...

The Outbreak of Influenza is Now Predicted

...and severity can be announced which would act as a caution to people to opt for preventive measures like vaccination. In a prediction market, people with information about a future event buy and sell shares based on what they believe the likelihood of that event will be. For instance, if a health care worke...

Specialists Mystified by Coughing Cases

...rm. This episode at the Children's Hospital is a caution stating the limits of science, particularly the ability of laboratories to produce absolute, unimpeachable results when disease strikes. While symptoms can provide strong clues about whether a patient has the disease, laboratory tests provide far m...

Handle Your Cute Pets With Care

...ug resistant types of salmonella." Doctors advice caution while buying and keeping rodent pets and total refrain by people with weak immune systems as well as pregnant women. AN...

R.I. Schools Buckle Under Encephalitis Scare

...and our concerns, we felt that out of abundance of caution we would keep schools closed for the next two days. Calling it an outbreak at the time is premature." The meningitis case came to light in a student studying at Hopkins Hill School in Coventry. Encephalitis which also involves swelling in the brain...

Fast-Multiplying Lawsuits Can Stymie Medical Science, Authors Warn

...wyers warns in the journal Neurology. The authors caution that litigation's effects could seriously impair efforts to identify compounds that contribute to a wide variety of diseases, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). They provide suggestions for pol...

Skin-Destroying Ulcer Appears in NSW as New Treatment Guidelines Emerge

...gues have used the Medical Journal of Australia to caution GPs and other doctors to look out for the infection in NSW. M. ulcerans infection was first described in Australia in coastal Victoria (Bairnsdale) in 1948 and since then has been found in central coastal Queensland and the Northern Territory. N...

Chinese Government Warns Its People About Stomach Flu

...re highly contagious, people are asked to exercise caution while eating in restaurants and hotels. These viruses are one of the common forms of gastrointestinal viruses. The indications could vary from nausea, vomiting, severe abdominal pain and diarrhea which may be accompanied by fever too. They begin typi...

Work-outs, Not So Much of a ‘pain’ With Caffeie

...ts of caffeine. Till such time, researchers advice caution in the use of caffeine, as it could trigger nervousness or palpations and even cause sleep disturbances. The results are published in The Journal of Pain....

Women - Do You Consider the Condom, a ‘must-have’ in Your Hand Bag, on a Night Ou?

... be completely in-charge of their lives, yet throw caution to the winds, in life and death matters. A new survey has shown that, nearly three out of four women, do not consider themselves to be at risk of getting HIV. The Body Shop and MTV got together for a research which showed that 70% of women felt ...

The Psyche Behind Drug Commercials

...dy feels that the pharma companies should exercise caution in the content of the advertisement too. Reacting to this study, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturer’s Association said that the advertisements increase the awareness about a disease and its treatment among the people. JT...

Link Between Childbirth and Stress Incontinence Established

...to assist the delivery. Even so, the researchers caution against using these findings as support for more elective C-sections because that would result in numerous women having an operation they do not need. Rather, they say, the study results should be used to help determine how to prevent these injuries ...

On the 'Fast Buck' Trail: Kidneys on Sale

..., is becoming a destination for medical tourism, caution must be exercised to nip unhealthy practices even as it sprouts, in order to avoid a situation that might get copletely out of hand. RJA...

Ultrasound Technology - Boon or a Bane?

... that the greed pushes back all considerations and caution is thrown to winds to make more money. The economics of the entire operation is revealed by Puneet Bedi, a doctor at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, who is a votary of strong social values for the medical profession. He said: "Ultrasound was inve...

Antidepressants Help Men Decrease Alcohol Consumption, but Not Women

... prescribing antidepressants may be more likely to caution men than women about their drinking.” For the study, 14,063 Canadian residents aged 18-76 years were surveyed. The survey included measures of quantity, frequency of drinking, depression and antidepressants use, over the period of a year. The res...

Unique Tomatoes Tops In Disease-Fighting Antioxidants

...atoes as an alternative to Tangerine tomatoes, but caution that they haven't tested how much or what kind of lycopene these varieties contain. Lycopene belongs to a family of antioxidants called the carotenoids, which give certain fruits and vegetables their distinctive colors. Carotenoids are thought to ha...

Sportsmen – Beware of Hepatitis

...s a potentially lethal liver infection. Scientists caution that vaccinations for hepatitis B should be made mandatory to professional// rugby players before they embark on a sporting tour. This would prevent the spreading of this dangerous disease among sportsmen and women. The virus is passed on through i...

Can Giving More Homework Improve Test Scores For Children?

...he perceived value of homework. Hence, researchers caution that government and education policymakers need to consider the appropriate grade levels and related impact before trying to create overall homework policies for schools. "Over the past two decades, much of the policy discussion in the U.S. has foc...

Nanoparticle Research Offers Hope of Artificial Retinas, Prostheses

...ess size-compatible with cells." The researchers caution that despite the great potential of a light-sensitive nanoparticle-neuron interface, creating an actual implantable artificial retina is a long-range project. But they're equally hopeful about a variety of other, less complex applications made possib...

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