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New treatment for diabetics

...ly affects people later in life. Patients with the condition do not make enough insulin, or cannot use it properly, which means they cannot move blood sugar into the cells. Sugar then builds up in the bloodstream and causes health problems. Type 2 diabetes can be controlled by regular exercise and diet control...

FDA Approves Elidel Cream for Eczema

...am for treating mild to moderate forms of the skin condition called atopic dermatitis, or eczema. The skin condition is common, causing red, swollen, and itchy rashes that often seep and ooze. The drug maker, Novartis...

Nervous disorder being treated

...leave people// totally disabled. People with the condition are often too disabled to walk or move, or are afr...he house in case they suffer a spasm and fall. The condition resembles chronic tetanus. Spasms can be triggered by noise, touch or emotional distress. Doctors ha...

Early menopause- The cause

...ich would allow women with a family history of the condition to know if they are at risk. They analysed DNA from women who had experienced POF, which can lead to loss of fertility and side effects such as weakened bones. They found the inhibin alpha gene was mutated in three out of 34 of the women they studi...

Moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia

...ich is linked to dementia. There is even a medical condition called alcoholic dementia. Scientists at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, conducted a six-year study of 5,395 people aged 55 and over who did not have signs of dementia. Everyone was categorized according to how much they drank. Fou...

Early menopause- The cause

...h would allow women// with a family history of the condition to know if they are at risk. They analysed DNA from women who had experienced POF, which can lead to loss of fertility and side effects such as weakened bones. They found the inhibin alpha gene was mutated in three out of 34 of the women they studi...

No link between bad weather and rheumatism

... study focused on women with the chronic rheumatic condition fibromyalgia, which is characterised by pain and s...ather changes than women who had suffered from the condition for longer. Researchers said that the tendency of some fibromyalgia patients to blame the weather m...

Zinc may enhance growth in Young sickle cell patients

...metimes called sickle cell anemia, is a hereditary condition that causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped, which makes it difficult// for the cells to pass through the bloodstream to deliver oxygen to the body's tissues. Young sickle cell patients who are having delays in their growth and maturation may...

Delirium linked to death

... hospital stays and other health problems, yet the condition is often not diagnosed during hospital stays. The results of this study have implications for the care of older medical inpatients and for research in such patients. First, delirium should be considered a significant, serious problem in its own righ...

Mutation connected to Osteoporosis

... researchers studied DNA from 15 people who have a condition called progressive osseous heteroplasia or POH. People who have POH form extraskeletal bone, essentially small rice-like bone fragments that grow in various organs in the body. He said DNA from the patients revealed 13 of the 18 shared a GNAS1 mutati...

Bruxism linked to anxiety disorder

... percent of those with sleep bruxism related their condition to either aggrevation, stress, or anxiety. Daily use of alcohol, tobacco, or caffeine were also associated with sleep bruxism.Researchers also noted that bruxism was unrelated to gender and decreased significantly with age. The highest prevalence was...

Dental x-rays to prognosticate heart attacks

... frontal images taken to authenticate the baseline condition of teeth and surrounding bone -- also revealed any calcium deposits present in the carotid arteries. These are the large vessels on either side of the neck that carry blood from the heart to the brain and back. The study involved 3,200 new patients i...

Eyedrops for amblyopia

Lazy eye is a condition in which the brain favors one eye over the other. It is the most common cause of visual impairment in children, with symptoms including crossed eyes, farsightedness and nearsightedness.// Lazy eye affects as many as 3% of U.S. children and usually de...

Endometriosis coalesced with genes

...more than 62 per cent.//Endometriosis is a painful condition where endometrial tissue, which is normally found only in the lining of the uterus, develops outside the womb. The tissue attaches itself to ligaments and organs in the abdominal cavity, but still responds to the menstrual cycle — causing bleeding, p...

Lethal Heart Condition linked To Cocaine Use

...use a lethal rupture in the heart’s main artery, a condition that should be suspected in people treated for chest pain. The condition called aortic dissection occurs when the lining of the aorta tears, exposing the inner layer. //Coca...

Heart Surgery Is Getting Safer for the Old

...later to determine their outcome and whether their condition had been improved by the operation. The researchers found that all 100 patients survived their operations and half lived another 40 months or longer. "This is not just doing surgery for sake of keeping people alive," Rosengart said. "It's allowing t...

A unique factor in breathing disorder

...from sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep apnoea is a condition which is characterised by collapse of the tissues// at the back of the throat during sleep, impeding the free flow of air into and out of the lungs. Often, it is accompanied by snoring and the person actually stops breathing many times in the night. ...

Stent shows promise in keeping arteries open

...ter of the time, the reopened artery closes off, a condition called restenosis. The solution to this dilemma appears to be a new kind of stent that is coated with medicines that gradually ooze into the artery. The drugs keep cells from growing. At least 6 different varieties - coated with different growth-inh...

New treatment for muscle spasms

...oise, touch or emotional distress. People with the condition are often too disabled// to walk or move, or are a...he house in case they suffer a spasm and fall. The condition resembles chronic tetanus. Scientists have developed a highly effective treatment for this disorder ...

Treating eye pain eases migraine

...mation of the trochlea tendon in the eye socket, a condition known as trochleitis. A new study suggests that treating this may be all that's needed to relieve the migraine itself. According to researchers in Texas, they studied five women with migraine who reported pain in the eye socket. Tests, including br...

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