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Understanding The Relationship With Diet And Cataract

...earchers say more studies need to done in order to clear up the confusion between diet and cataracts....

Reaction To ADHD Medication May Be Genetic By Nature

...a protein on the nerve cell membrane that helps to clear the neurotransmitter dopamine from the nerve junction. The researchers had first reported an association of this gene with ADHD 10 years ago. In the new study, they had examined the relationship between the gene and patients' medication response ove...

Have You Ever Wondered How We Perceive Different Sounds?

...l part of the hearing process. However, it was not clear which genes were involved in the development of this polarized shape within the cochlea. It has now been discovered that the PCP pathway is involved in shaping the cochlea and the sensory hair cells. Mutations within this genetic pathway impair the s...

Antidepressant Medication Leading To Suicidal Thoughts

...efits outweigh the risks. At this stage, it's not clear what method the researchers have used to arrive at these numbers or which clinical trials they have selected. However, it can be said that these conclusions in no way reflect the picture that has been built up about the benefits and risks of paroxeti...

"An Armour against pleasure, and a cobweb against infection" – Has the condom withstood the test of time

... protection against STDs, although it is still not clear just how much. What one needs to understand is that only some STDs are passed through the body fluids like the semen or vaginal secretion. The STDs that are passed through semen and blood include HIV/AIDS virus, hepatitis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea,...

Medical Management Now Available For Miscarriage

...procedure known as dilation and curettage (D&C) to clear the uterus remains the current standard treatment of cure for miscarriage. The procedure is done under either local or general anesthesia. Vacuum aspiration is another option to empty the uterus. Misoprostol is one of the medications used in electiv...

Benefits Of Robotic Prostate Surgery- But At What Cost?

...e one area in which the older open surgery was the clear winner. Robotic surgery requires a high level of skill and expertise to handle complex instrumentation. Robotics allows surgeons to work seated at a console a few feet away from the operating table, pushing a joystick and pressing foot controls to r...

All Play Is No Good For Health

...athletes, injuries may still occur. There are some clear signs which if appears, then a young athlete should consult a sports medicine specialist immediately. Source: Newswie...

Toxic chemicals found in domestic products poisoning newborn babies

...ile industry and toothpastes. Though, there is no clear evidence that these chemicals cause damage to newborn child, presence of these chemical compounds in the umbilical cord causes great concerns, as they are very dangerous to the child. The European union is planning to change its current legislation...

Clinical Comparisons Between ADHD Drugs Are Less

...-term, randomized controlled trials do not provide clear evidence that any one stimulant is any more tolerable than another or that non-stimulants are more tolerable than stimulants. None of the trials compared how well the drugs performed in terms of improving academic performance, quality of life or soc...

Scientists Awarded Appropriately For Contribution Towards Medical Research

...certain scientific problems, it should fist have a clear sense of what science can and cannot be expected to do. This in turn, depends on some understanding regarding the scientific research and the scientific community. It would help if scientists tried harder to explain their everyday work to the general...

Walnuts a source of the Anti –oxidant Hormone Melatoni

...olecules called free radicals. Although it is not clear how many walnuts humans would need to eat in order to benefit, in theory researchers say they expect it to reduce the incidence of cancer, delay or make less severe neurodegenerative diseases of aging, including Parkinsonism, Alzheimer's disease and ...

Malnutrition And Obesity Goes Hand In Hand

...or women in developing countries are scarce. It is clear that a large percentage of women from developing countries suffer negative health and nutrition consequences. The real challenge will be to identify new ways of dealing with the new nutrition realities of diet-related chronic diseases while also ad...

Experts State Strategies To Increase Good Cholesterol

...eries narrowing again after angioplasty surgery to clear them. Low levels of HDL cholesterol are defined as less than 40 milligrams per deciliter of blood in men and 50 milligrams per deciliter in women. In the NEJM report, the researchers provide a comprehensive review and summary of the 50 most signifi...

WHO says MMR vaccine is safe and recommends MMR Jab to all children’

...de parents and health professionals with access to clear factual information about the vaccine and MMR is recognized by the World Health Organization as having an outstanding safety recrd”....

Children Of Smokers Start Smoking Early

...search professor of social work. "The evidence is clear from this study that if parents don't want their children to start smoking, it is important for them to stop or reduce their own smoking," Hill said. Children whose parents smoked are twice as likely to begin smoking between 13 and 21. Twelve-year-o...

Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Helps In Removing Thyroid Cysts

...ach is the total invisibility of the scars and the clear magnified images seen during the endoscopic operation. The safety of the operation rested largely on the superb quality of the images captured on the world's latest and best endoscopic high-definition camera," Ramana said. High-tech laparoscopic equ...

Dietary pattern of Soy consumption among women at risk for breast cancer

...t is important for health professionals to deliver clear messages about the health benefits, if any, of soy."...

Need For Awareness Of Allergenic Foods

...d all the ingredients in a food to be labeled in a clear and understandable manner. The review lists the allergenic foods (or derived ingredients), which will have to be labeled as allergens in accordance with the European Union directive. Mills and Breiteneder, writing in the review, state that there ar...

Men Victims Of Breast Cancer?

...f” the symptoms: a lump, pain or sensitivity, or a clear or bloody discharge from the nipple. Because of the late diagnosis, between 25-35 % of men with breast cancer die. Edie Pituskin, a University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing graduate student is conducting what she believes to be the first North Ameri...

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