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Aliskiren: A New Treatment For Hypertension

...y compared with placebo and is as effective as two commonly prescribed ARBs with a similar tolerability profile. The article also noted that, although further examination is needed, there is preliminary evidence from one study that adherence to aliskiren therapy is high, averaging more than 95%. Source: New...

Brain Fever or Encephalitis Spreading in North India

...s special report we review encephalitis or more // commonly known as brain fever and provide some essential information on its history, its spread, its life cycle and prevention. The first historic mention of Japanese encephalitis occurred during the “summer encephalitis” outbreaks in the late 1870’s. The...

With New Drug To Fight Against Sleeping, Your Increment Is Not Far Away

... activated areas also correspond to the areas most commonly affected by the above mentioned diseases. The use of the drug could prove to be very valuable in certain types of occupations like fire fighting where sleep is very minimal most of the time. However, it is equally important to have the right amount...

Fat Consumption Could Play A Vital Role In Affecting A Child’s Memory

...y to have better results in the digit span test, a commonly used measure of short-term // memory and cholesterol intake appeared to reduce performance in the memory test. The researchers analyzed intake of different types of fat in 3,666 children aged six to 16 years old who were interviewed about their die...

Drugs As Alternative To Surgery After Miscarriage

...n relievers for arthritis. Misoprostol is now more commonly used to induce labor, as it stimulates contractions of the uterus. The study authors wrote that pregnancy failure, or miscarriage, occurs in 15 percent of pregnancies. With miscarriage, in some cases, a fetus dies in the womb, explained the study’s...

Women and Black Patients have less chances to survive a Heart Attack

...d to identify blockages in the heart's circulation commonly performed in patients after a heart attack, was also used less frequently in women and black patients with a heart attack. "What concerns me most is that we found persistence of an elevated risk of death among African American women," said senior ...

Premature Aging Can Be Managed With Anti-Cancer Drugs In Future

...ffering from Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, commonly referred to as progeria. Progeria is a genetic disorder characterized by growth retardation and accelaration of symptoms of aging -- namely hair loss, skin wrinkling and fat loss. Accelerated cardiovascular disease also ensues, typically causing de...

Olive oil can do more good than just adding taste to your dish

...ofen, which belongs to the above category, is most commonly prescribed for pain reliefIt has now been found that high quality olive oil contains a natural chemical that acts like the popular anti-inflammatory pain killer ibuprofen. Infact, a 50-gram helping of extra-virgin olive oil was equivalent to about 10...

Mushrooms can help fight chronic disease

...ate food scientists have found that among the most commonly consumed mushrooms, portabellas and criminis have the most of the antioxidant ergothioneine. The white buttons follow close behind. Infact, white button mushrooms have about 12 times more of the antioxidant than wheat germ and four times more than c...

Cardiac bypass seems to be favoring men more than women

...his structural effect can be corrected by surgery, commonly known as coronary bypass. Coronary bypass surgery is a way to treat blocked heart arteries by creating new passages for blood to flow to your heart muscle. It works by taking arteries or veins from other parts of your body — called grafts — and usin...

Bone Fractures In Elderly Can Be Genetical

...s, monozygotic twins (who have all the same genes, commonly called identical twins) are more likely to have si...ygotic twins (who share about half the same genes, commonly called fraternal twins). Researchers from the Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, had us...

Walnuts a source of the Anti –oxidant Hormone Melatoni

...produced in humans by the pineal gland. It is most commonly associated with // inducing and regulating sleep, since it is produced during the hours of darkness. Researchers investigated whether melatonin is present in walnuts, and whether eating walnuts has an effect on levels of melatonin and antioxidants ...

Aloe Vera Coating For Fruits And Vegetables Preservation

...de and other synthetic food preservatives that are commonly used on produce and increasingly the target of health concerns. Aloe vera gel has been used as a functional ingredient in some foods and beverages for years. Furthermore, the gel can be applied to other fruits and vegetables. Further testing of the...

Launch Of India’s First Virology Course At Pun

...k of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), commonly known as bird flu, and Japanese encephalitis underlined the need for a dedicated course in virology. The two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) course in virology, launched by the NIV in July, is the first of its kind in the country. There has been no ...

Pomegranates Found To Slow Prostate Cancer Progression

...evels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a marker commonly used to monitor prostate cancer....

Injury Rates High For Workers In Poultry Farms

...arm/hand. Musculoskeletal problems were the most commonly reported work-related injuries. Thirty-six percent of workers surveyed had neck or back pain, and one in three of those workers missed work in the past 12 months because of the pain. The injuries and illnesses varied by company, but on average exce...

Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Helps In Removing Thyroid Cysts

...-shaped organ located in the front of the neck. It commonly develops nodules or becomes very big. Its removal is complicated by the presence of multiple vessels, including the vessels supplying the brain and head, and nerves, which affect speech. Conventional operation leads to a long incision (collar incisi...

Papillomavirus no more a sure sign of child abuse

...hat subclinical HPV infection is possible, but not commonly associated with sexual abuse in children....

Common, cheaper drugs could be used to treat hypertension

Hypertension or high blood pressure as it is commonly known is a silent killer because it often goes unn...actone have been available for many years but less commonly prescribed as far as hypertension is concerned. In the study of 98 patients, some were given one o...

NSAIDS, Reduces The Risk Of Oral Cancer But Causes Heart Attacks

...tudy participants. "Our findings highlight how a commonly used drug can have a benefit from the standpoint of cancer prevention but can also have side effects - in this case, an increased risk for cardiovascular death," said co-researcher Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, the Henry R. Erle, M.D., Professor of Medicine...

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