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Vitamin C – Supplementation A Boon For Asthmatics

...on chronic diseases in the world. Perhaps the most commonly discussed respiratory disease after the common cold. The word asthma is derived from a Greek work meaning 'breathlessness or panting" both of which accurately describe an attack of asthma. For More Information Read: http://www.medindia.net/patie...

Combing Hair More Effective Than OTC Medicine For Head Lice

...armless, they can make your head feel itchy. It is commonly found in school children For more information read: http://www.medindia.net/ HomeRemedies/Lice.asp...

Older People May Not Need Multivitamins To Prevent Infections

...veral other studies on this issue. Regular use of commonly available multivitamin and multi-mineral supplements is unlikely to reduce the number of self-reported infections or associated use of health services for people living at home, say the authors. It remains to be seen whether those at higher risk of i...

Risk of Breast Cancer Overestimated with Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT) Treatment

...August, 2005. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is commonly advocated in menopausal woman. However taking this hormone treatment could be associated with increased chances of breast cancer and recently anxiety has been expressed. In a study published in British Medical Journal// the cumulative risk of such...

Expandable metal stents used in digestive cancers

...h gastrointestinal cancers. These patients commonly suffer from obstructions and they present with symptoms like difficulty in swallowing, if the block is in the esophagus; they might present with other symptoms like difficulty in defecation, alternating diarrhea and constipation, bleeding in stools a...

Blood test for diagnosis of heart attacks

...tine-kinase MB (CK-MB) - for years. It is the most commonly used test to confirm a heart attack has taken place.The researchers found an ECG was not enough for accurate diagnosis But its use has not become routine in casualty departments - the first port of call for patients suffering chest pains. The test ...

Blood Test May help Heart Prediction

...opment of coronary disease than most other data we commonly track,'' said Dr. David A. Meyerson, a Johns Hopkins University cardiologist and American Heart Association expert who was not connected with the study. We may now be at the threshold where this should be a routine measurement. The researchers noted...

Arsenic in drinking water

... strata underlying Bangladesh. Situation The most commonly manifested disease so far is skin lesions. Over the next decade, skin and internal cancers are likely to become the principal human health concern arising from arsenic. According to one estimate, at least 100,000 cases of skin lesions caused by arsen...

When it comes to health, all chocolates not the same.

...searchers say eating milk chocolate, which is most commonly used in candy bars, does not raise antioxidant levels in the bloodstream. They found the same discouraging result among patients who drank milk while eating dark chocolate.// The results suggest that milk and other dairy products somehow discourage ...

Ultrasound may mean end to classic stethoscope

...stems inside the body. The ultrasound procedure is commonly used during pregnancy to check on the health of the baby or in tests to measure blood flow through the heart. Ultrasound has generally been reserved for specialists, but as technology has improved, smaller handheld devices that produce good quality...

Yet Another Use For Botox

Botox commonly used for cosmetic purposes to erase the signs of aging. However at present researchers are using it for medical reasons.//Now, the toxin is being used to treat a chronic condition known as gastroparesis. Gastroparesis is where there is delayed empty...

Artificial Heart , Gives Hope For Patients Awaiting a Heart Transplant

... and all cardiac valves, thus eliminating problems commonly seen in the bridge to transplantation with left ventricular and biventricular assist devices. These problems include low blood flows, arrhythmias, and ventricular clots.The rate of survival to transplantation for the patients who received the artific...

Drug might prevent Prostate Cancer Spread

A drug commonly used to prevent bone loss may also help prevent pr... bone 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...

CT Pulmonary Angiography Scan More Effective In Detecting Dangerous Blood Clots In The Legs

...bolism // as smaller arteries are not visible in a commonly used lung scan, CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA), which is used to detect the presence of these blood clots in the lung. Researchers studied 1,590 patients undergoing both CTPA and CTV. CTPA detected pulmonary embolism in 15 percent, or 243 patients...

The Risks Involved In Purchase Of Over The Counter Medications

...ng Over-the-Counter Medications. Some of the other commonly treated ailments include heartburn, migraine, period pain, coughs, colds, and acid stomach. The report also indicates that the trend towards greater self-treatment is indeed a sensible use of resources however if misused it could be dangerous. Drugs...

Slowing Down The Progression Of Tumour Cells With Omega-6 Fatty Acids

...urbiprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly prescribed for arthritis, blocked the production of cPLA2 and broke the chain leading to cell growth, pointing to a new drug development target. Studies have shown that COX2 has been implicated in the growth of many types of tumours, hence research...

Red Clover- A Future Remedy For Menopause And An Alternative To HRT

...ptoms as it is much stronger than the herbal doses commonly used. <br...

In The Habit Of Taking Painkillers For Your Chronic Headache? Time To Switch Over

...minophen, aspirin and ibuprofen are the three most commonly used drugs for chronic headaches and arthritis. Older women taking acetaminophen daily (> 500 mg) were 93 percent more likely to develop hypertension than those not taking the drugs, while younger women taking the same dosage were 99 percent mor...

Super Bugs Contaminate UK Chickens

... were resistant to one or other of the antibiotics commonly used to treat it." Vancomycin Resistant Enterocococci in chickens can lead to resistant organisms in the human gut, leading to food poisoning and gastrointestinal trouble. Spokesman Darren Pearson said: "There's overwhelming evidence that the main ...

Latest Research Shows That Multivitamins Might Not Prevent Infections In All Elderly

...ts. In conclusion researchers say regular use of commonly available multivitamin and multimineral supplements are unlikely to reduce the number of self-reported infections or associated use of health services for people living at home. At the same time researchers say they cannot exclude the possibility tha...

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