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Influenza drug delayed

...ion of the flu by one to two days and reduce major complications such as ear infections and bronchitis. Ear infections, the most common complication in children, can be reduced by 44 percent. Tamiflu can reduce the spread of flu in families. When the first person in a household who developed the flu took the drug ...

Obesity in children a risk factor for diabetes

...g at very high risk for complications." Diabetic complications include early heart disease, eye and kidney disorders. Poor circulation in the legs and feet can also contribute to slow-healing ulcers, which can lead to permanent damage. Currently, this kind of diabetes is often termed "late onset diabetes", as mo...

Heart Surgery Is Getting Safer for the Old

...tion, the researchers found that the risk of major complications was nearly cut in half, dropping from 24% to 14%. "We've gotten better at knowing who we can get through," Rosengart said. "Technically, we know better how to run the heart lung machine, use the right anesthesia." Also, he added, today's older patie...

Statins reduce risks for angioplasty patients

...appear to cut the risk of a heart attack and other complications after angioplasty.// Angioplasty, an alternative t...erol-lowering drugs could reduce the risk of these complications by 30%, compared with patients taking a placebo. The risk reduced by 40% in patients with more than ...

Cholesterol Drug Helps After Angioplasty

...escol or fluvastatin, can reduce the risk of heart complications by up to 20 percent for about 1 million American each year. "This reduction in major heart events -- such as dying of heart disease or suffering another heart attack is quite impressive," said Dr. Patrick Serruys,// professor of interventional cardio...

New hope for eye cancer

... treatment, 12% had the treated eye removed due to complications of the radiation treatment or tumour growth....

Microscopic lens monitors heart problems

...hick as two strand of human hair, can predict when complications are developing after coronary bypass surgery. The ...etected at an early stage, it's possible that such complications could be averted. Researchers at the University of Texas have developed a microscopic lens that can...

Care for footwear not required diabetic patients

...ation and other problems which can lead to serious complications if left unattended. It's been the custom in the United States to prescribe special footwear - with inserts and extra room in the toe area - to people with diabetes. A study from the University of Washington now suggests this may not be strictly nec...

Sleep apnoea linked to surgical risks

...(shortness of breath) experience a greater risk of complications after elective knee or hip replacement. In sleep a... They found that 20% in the sleep apnoea group had complications after the operation, compared to nine per cent in the control group.he anaesthetics, sedatives and p...

Ginseng aids Diabetes

...mpanied by obesity. Diabetics are at high risk for complications caused primarily by high blood sugar levels, and effective blood sugar control is essential to reducing the risk of these complications. Throughout history, many cultures have used the root of Asian ginseng to treat type 2 diabetes because of its ant...

Nightlights could ward diabetic blindness

...event retinal damage in diabetes. One of the major complications of diabetes is a form of blindness called diabetic retinopathy. This results from damage to the retina //- the layer of tissue at the back of the eye which responds to light.In diabetes, the blood supply to the eye is impaired and this has an impact ...

Useful drug for stem cell transplant problem

...rescues patients suffering potentially fatal liver complications from cancer therapy. Generally high doses of chemotherapy are given before a stem cell transplant// such as a bone marrow transplant is used for cancer treatment. But chemotherapy causes five to 50 per cent of such patients to experience a potentiall...

Focussed treatment for Hodgkin's disease

...ir recovery may be impaired by short and long-term complications of conventional radiation treatment. The problem lies with radiation damaging healthy tissue, if applied in the usual way. But researchers at Stanford University have been developing a new type of radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease called I...

Caesarean may aid twins

...born at term are at a higher risk of death, due to complications during labor and delivery, than first twins. Howev...evious studies show second twins are vulnerable to complications during labor and delivery....

Pregnancy shouldn't be dissuaded in older age

...hers also observed an increase in the incidence of complications among those older than age 55 compared with those between ages 50 and 54....

Tentative inhaled steroids is worse for lung patients

...ew study, patients with lung disease suffered more complications if they tried doing without inhaled steroids. Researchers in Texas studied a group of 200 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).// All received a high dose of inhaled steroids, to manage their condition, for a period of four mont...

Geriatric heart patients benefit from extra weight

...r), with a BMI of 25 and above run a lower risk of complications and death from cardiovascular diseases. The study...group, increased BMI does not increase the risk of complications from cardiovascular surgery. The study included cardiovascular procedures such as coronary artery b...

Machines take over the battle against hospital bugs

...e of the most common reason which results in fatal complications among hospital patients. One of the most common and potentially dangerous bug which causes this type of infection is the bacterium// called acinetobacter. This bacterium is found naturally in the environment and survives drying and thrives in dust a...

More risks connected with live-donor liver transplants

... Journal of Medicine has reported that the risk of complications for the donor in a live-donor liver transplant is ...r liver transplants had a 1-in-7 chance of serious complications for the donor. This type of transplant involves giving the donor's right liver lobe, the larger one,...

Platinum for the Eye: A new facial palsy implant

...ptions which included rigid gold implants had many complications like bulging, incomplete eyelid closure, corneal a..., these implants lead to better results with fewer complications compared to standard rigid gold implants....

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