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Study supports vegetable diet

...s can lower bad cholesterol as effectively as some commonly prescribed drugs, a new study found, suggesting medication-free cholesterol control may be viable for some people. Researchers from the University of Toronto showed that a diet heavy in okra, eggplant, soy proteins, oatmeal //and almonds resulted in ...

Overcoming Chronic Fatigue

...chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS for short, a drug commonly used in cancer patients may help them get back a bit of their former selves.// At work, Toni Cueto is an overachiever. "I'd always get my work done," she says," and ask for more work." But five years ago, she lost her energy and her desire to work. ...

Bowel diseases linked to bug in milk

...nd the strongest association yet between a disease commonly found in livestock and Crohn's disease,// a condition of the digestive tract suffered by about one in 600 of the population. Prof Hermon-Taylor is trying to develop a vaccine against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) as a treatm...

Cholesterol drugs improve strange heart problem

Drugs that are commonly used to lower cholesterol levels appear to improve a mysterious type of heart disease with an unknown cause. The disease, known as idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC), results in an enlarged heart that doesn't pump properly. Unlike the most commo...

Teens' vitamin D deficiency an epidemic

...ists. "A mild form of vitamin D deficiency can be commonly unrecognized," say doctors, "but there may be ongoing damage to their skeleton." "Now is the time to do something about it" say specialists....

Drug might prevent Prostate Cancer Spread

A drug commonly used to prevent bone loss may also help prevent pr...one and reduce the risk of death. //This is a drug commonly used to prevent bone loss. Estimates show prostate cancer spreads to the bone in about 85 percent o...

Hidden Disease in Stroke Patients

...for unrecognized coronary artery disease. The most commonly used tests for myocardial ischemia are exercise ECG, nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging, and stress echocardiography."...

It's Never Too Late to Stop Smoking,Study Finds

...e (ACE) inhibitors, beta-blockers, and other drugs commonly used to treat heart failure. In a related editorial, Drs. James Lightwood, Kirsten E. Fleischmann, and Stanton A. Glantz, of the University of California at San Francisco, applauded the study for dispelling the myth that smokers are a lost cause. "...

Few Parents Help Kids Fight Acne

...e, as well as treatment options. Acne is the most commonly diagnosed skin disorder in the United States. More than 40 percent of adolescents have acne that's severe enough to require medical treatment by a doctor....

Prevention of Prostate Cancer

...teride -- will change that. In smaller doses, it's commonly known as Propecia for baldness. It works by stopping testosterone's conversion to DHT -- a more active form of the hormone. It is known that prostate cancer is a hormone-dependent cancer. DHT is more active and more potent in prostate cancer developm...

Corticosteroids Safe for Bones

...significant change in BMD. // Corticosteroids are commonly used to treat asthmatics and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. Researchers say these medications are good at reducing inflammation and mucus production in the airways of the lungs. They also make other quick-relief medicines more ef...

Corticosteroids Safe for Bones

... significant change in BMD.// Corticosteroids are commonly used to treat asthmatics and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. Researchers say these medications are good at reducing inflammation and mucus production in the airways of the lungs. They also make other quick-relief medicines more ef...

New Treatment for Rosacea

...ally treated with metronidazole gel, an antibiotic commonly used to treat infections of the small intestines and colon. In a study, researchers compared the safety and efficacy of azelaic gel versus metronidazole gel in rosacea patients. They found the azelaic gel was better at reducing the number of lesions...

Antidepressants Harmful for Kids

... the safety and effectiveness of SSRIs -- the most commonly prescribed antidepressants -- shows the drugs’ benefits do not outweigh their risks when prescribed to children. SSRIs are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Regulators say the drugs’ effectiveness have not been sufficiently demonstrated in you...

New Hope for Kidney Failure

...ries than mice with normal levels. Kidney failure commonly occurs in intensive care units following a major surgery, and currently, patients who experience it have a mortality rate of about 50 percent. The researchers say it is a major cause of death in seriously ill patients. They explain acute renal failur...

Dementia and Down Syndrome

...ndrome show signs of the brain tangles and plaques commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease -- even when the individual in question did not appear to suffer from dementia while alive. Little research exists to explain the association between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's. Investigators from the Universit...

Hope for Patients With Kidney Failure

Kidney failure commonly occurs in intensive care units following a major surgery, and currently, patients who experience it have a mortality rate of about 50 percent and according to researchers it is one of the major causes of death in seriously ill patients. // A recent...

A Simple Blood Test Can Predict Gum Disease

...ding cholesterol and C-reactive protein, which are commonly linked to heart disease and diabetes. Researchers compared the results of the blood tests to the oral health of the participants by using the community periodontal index score. CPI represents periodontal disease indicators that relate to the conditio...

Antibiotics Found To Increase The Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer

...is potentially worrisome, since antibiotics are so commonly used -- sometimes unnecessarily for conditions in which they are ineffective, including colds and other viruses. But researchers say more research needed because it could have been the diseases women used antibiotics to treat -- rather than the drugs...

Hope for Chemo-Resistant Leukemia Patients

...ial and functional part of the antibodies that are commonly used to fight leukemia. One of those immunotoxins, BL-22, is showing encouraging results in a phase II study. Researchers say in a phase I study, 19 of 31 patients with hairy cell leukemia had a complete remission of the disease after treatment. Ano...

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