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Male infertility in relation to cancer

... were assessed. Cancer rates were also studied and compared with those expected for the whole population of Britain to determine levels of risk. Researchers said the risk remained constant over time, suggesting that sperm abnormalities had been present many years before the diagnosis of cancer, they conclude...

Ear infection- a new treatment

...the bacteria spray had no recurrence of infection, compared with only 22 per cent of those given the placebo.The researchers recolonised the children with naturally occurring bacteria to help boost the bodies defence system. The authors say that using alpha streptococci may help offset antibiotic resistance ...

Strong pain killers likely to cause miscarriage

... to see what happened to their pregnancy. And they compared this group to one which had taken no drugs. The study found that while taking such drugs did not cause more birth defects, low birth weight or preterm births, it did cause a higher rate of miscarriage. Ironically, low doses of another NSAID, aspirin...

Early detection of heart attack

...ve got the assessment time down to six hours. They compared the new way with the traditional method in 292 patients. Those who tested positive for heart damage were admitted, and all others discharged. The results showed the new test is accurate and effective at ruling out heart damage within six hours in p...

Sponging Cattle betters spraying in eradicating Malaria

...ts just one-fifth as much. Rowland and colleagues compared the methods in six Afghan refugee settlements in Pakistan. They found that while both approaches reduced the number of cases of malaria, sponging the cattle saved the cost to around one fifth. The study also found that in a village with a high rate ...

Obesity a risk for pancreatic cancer

...ave a 72 per cent higher risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those who are of normal weight or slightly underweight.This may be because excess weight is linked to blood glucose and insulin abnormalities, and the pancreas makes insulin. But moderate physical activity - about 1.5 hours a week of walking, cy...

Prevention of cataracts

...o used a vitamin C supplement for 10 or more years compared to women who never used vitamin C supplements. Researchers say these results provide further proof that antioxidant nutrients play a role in the prevention of age-related eye disorders. Source: Archives of Ophthalmology...

Ecstasy shrinks brain!!-researchers unveil the secrets of MDMA.

... changes".Dr.Frascella in his research in which he compared the brains of MMDA user verses non users using PET scan identified that there is a lasting reduction of serotonin transporters occurred throughout the brain and people who had used MDMA more often lost more serotonin transporters than those who had u...

Human gene number increases

...mated from the human genome sequence seemed scanty compared with the mustard weeds' (25,000) and the fruitfly'...artis Research Foundation in San Diego, California compared the two gene sets and found that they overlap only by about half.// The researchers detect the acti...

Coronary heart disease bids Adieu

... deaths and lower CHD-related costs over 10 years, compared with consuming folic-acid-fortified grains alone. Over the same 10-year period, the model also predicted that for men 45 years of age or older without CHD, folic acid and cyanocobalamin supplementation given in addition to fortified grains would sav...

Obesity shortens lifespan

...nset of heart disease by an average of seven years compared to people who stay slim. It has long been known that obesity is linked to heart disease, but researchers from Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, have become the first to actually quantify the impact on subsequent life expectancy.// The...

Babies of the deaf communicate

...e chunks.// In order to test that theory, Petitto compared three babies with normal hearing to three babies with normal hearing who had been born into homes of deaf parents who mainly communicated to them through sign language. The babies were videotaped and computers tracked the babies' hand movements. Acc...

Acupuncture provides relief

... special sites in the nervous system.// The study compared 157 patients undergoing five treatments over a th...icantly greater improvement in motion-related pain compared with massage, but surprisingly, not with the "sham" acupuncture group. However, after three months f...

Menopause considerations

...y still have problems getting pregnant. The study compared 22 pairs of identical twins, 37 pairs of non-identical twins, and 243 non-twin sisters, to distinguish between genetic and environmental factors influencing age at menopause.For non-twin sisters, it was estimated that age at menopause was 85 to 87 pe...

The right is responsible

...ght brain activity when people viewed a self-morph compared to a co-worker-morph. "One of the astonishing findings in psychology is that humans and the apes (including chimpanzees, orangutans, and some gorillas) are the only species that recognise their own faces in a mirror," says Keenan, who began researc...

Sleep apnoea increases post-operative risks

...pnoea group had complications after the operation, compared to nine per cent in the control group.he anaesthetics, sedatives and painkillers used around surgery aggravate sleep apnoea, as does the need to lie on the back after the operation. The researchers say sleep apnoea should, if possible, be treated bef...

New test for heart attack

...is can rule out a heart attack in just 90 minutes, compared to six to 24 hours for existing methods. The new test was used on 1,285 emergency room patients with chest pain over a nine month period. This led to a drop of 40 per cent in critical care admissions. They were able to send 508 patients home within...

Sleep, snoring....stroke

...riencing day time drowsiness 14% suffered a stroke compared to 4% of those who remained alert during the day, even after classic risk factors which could lead to stroke were ruled out.The Stroke Association said they had found the study "fascinating" and called for more research....

Quit Smoking

...group continuing to take bupropion were abstinent, compared to 42% in the placebo group. Zyban has been licensed as a prescription drug by the Health Ministry. But the dosage of the active ingredient in Zyban is significantly less than the amount taken for depression, he added. Two Zyban pills (totalling 3...

Genesis of SUPAC

...standard equipment and under controlled conditions compared to production level. The ultimate success of a product, to a great extent is determined by how easily and cost-effectively it can be commercialised....

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