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Radiation in Hodgkin’s increases breast cancer ris

...reated with wide-field chest radiotherapy that was commonly used from 1965 to 1994," Travis concluded. The details of this particular study can be found in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute....

Sex Played A Vital Role For Evolution Of Infectious Diseases

...e central nervous system to cause disease. It most commonly affects immune-compromised patients such as organ transplant recipients and cancer patients -- whose immune systems are crippled by immunosuppressive drugs or chemotherapy -- and people with HIV/AIDS. In contrast, C. gattii infects individuals with a...

Oral use of ZYVOX (Linezolid) is better to Intravenous Vancomycin use for Skin Infections

...treated with ZYVOX for less than 28 days. The most commonly reported adverse events in adults across clinical trials were nausea, headache, and diarrhea....

Simplest therapeutic regimen found less effective against HIV

...me better defined. Resistance testing is used more commonly in clinical practice and interactions among antiretroviral agents and with other drugs have become more complex. New government guidelines recommend against starting AIDS patients on a popular treatment combination, due to concerns that using two sim...

The Polymicrobial Nature Of Diabetic Foot Infections

...cterial comparative in vitro susceptibility to the commonly used antibacterial agents was assessed. During th...niques. Isolates were tested for susceptibility to commonly used antimicrobial therapy. S. aureus and P. aeruginosa were found to be the most common...

Curcumin found to halt spread of breast cancer in mice

...o appeared to reverse the effects of paclitaxel, a commonly prescribed chemotherapy for breast cancer. There exists a possibility that the long-term use of the drug can trigger spread of the disease over a long period of time. The protective effect of the pigment adds a new ray of hope to risks associated wit...

Acute Toxicity Of Nano-Scale Zinc Powder: Severe Renal Damage And Anemia

...h zinc is an essential metal needed by mammals and commonly found in nutritional supplements, acute, high-dose oral exposure to zinc and its compounds generally results in gastrointestinal damage, with symptoms including nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. According to the U.S. Department of Hea...

Stenting: A Possible Remedy For Brain Artery Blockage

...s put in place to keep the artery open.Stenting is commonly used for strokes caused by partial blockage of a carotid artery, which carries blood to the brain. But there had not been much research on whether it would work for complete artery blockage. A recent study, published in the October issue of the jou...

Smokers Are Prone To Number Of Psychiatric Disorders

...hiatric conditions (e.g., depression, ASAD), which commonly co-occur with anxiety disorders. Results from this study may have important implications for adapting smoking cessation treatments to specific populations. The authors stress that knowledge of factors that increase risk for potentially reciprocal...

Isolated Sleep Paralysis In Patients With Anxiety Disorders

... on the chest, and hearing footsteps or odd sounds commonly accompany the paralysis. These experiences may cause fear and be interpreted as a supernatural experience in a culturally-distinct manner. Rates of isolated sleep paralysis (ISP) are elevated in individuals with panic disorder and particularly low in...

Another Victim Of Legionnaires' Disease

...partment now advises that evaporative air coolers, commonly used in smaller commercial premises and in homes, should also be cleaned regularly. One popular type of air-conditioner, the window-type, which uses refrigerated air instead of evaporated water, cannot collect the bacteria and therefore presents no...

Bhitarkanika Sanctuary In Orissa Takes Precaution To Monitor Bird Flu

...es. Avian Influenza or Bird Flu: This is also commonly called bird flu. Although the disease mainly spreads from birds to other animal species, even to humans, In the avian form, the disease is borne by wild birds, especially ducks, and so it may be difficult to contain the spread of the disease. The fir...

Chiron Corporation Gets US Contract To Produce Bird Flu Vaccines

...NS) Avian Influenza or Bird Flu: This is also commonly called bird flu. Although the disease mainly spreads from birds to other animal species, even to humans, In the avian form, the disease is borne by wild birds, especially ducks, and so it may be difficult to contain the spread of the disease. The fir...

Cholesterol provides immunity against infection by certain parasites

...archers have known that high density lipoproteins, commonly called HDLs or "good cholesterol," are responsible for protecting humans from certain parasites. // The mechanism however remained unclear but has now has been uncovered by Scientists. Human HDLs work by serving as a platform for the assembly and d...

Persons With Fatty Liver More Prone For Hypertension

...to hepatitis or cirrhosis. The liver enzyme GGT, commonly measured to test liver function is strongly affected by variation in weight and, most importantly, body fat distribution. Infact GGT was a significant predictor of hypertension only among overweight participants with increased central body fat. Alc...

The Relation Between Pregnancy And Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

...be taken into account. These results support the commonly held belief that erythrocyte sedimentation rate increases during pregnancy. The authors suggest that these values will help define the limits of the range of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in healthy pregnant women...

Legal Action against Authority Regarding Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Diseas

...naires' disease is caused by a bacterium that most commonly spreads through air conditioning units. It is more common in summer and was first identified in 1976 at a Philadelphia hotel where the American Legion organisation was holding a meeting. Young people usually recover completely from the disease that h...

One In Nine Young Women Diagnosed With Chlamydia Infection

...s over the past three years. Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed STI in men and young men. The fact that more young people tend to have multiple sexual partners could account of the epidemic. The sexually transmitted disease can cause infertility in women but is often diagnosed late as only few symptom...

A warning for children consuming hamburgers: Asthma

...her incidence of asthma. Asthma is a disease more commonly found in developed countries than in developing countries. Asthma is suspected to be linked with the westernized diet, higher living standard, decreasing physical activity and increased pollution. The pollution theory does not stand to reason. Tokyo...

Mode Of Action Of The Anti-Convulsant Valproate

...ro bioassay for steroid hormones that valproate, a commonly used anti-convulsant for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder, is an anti-androgen and anti-progestin. // Anti-convulsant treatment is associated with a high prevalence of reproductive dysfunction compared with age-matched non-epileptics....

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