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Links Between Prostate Cancer Treatment, Periodontal Disease

...roblematic and ours tools are limited. As patients consider hormone treatment, they should carefully weigh the potential for side effects. The list is long and includes fatigue, hot flashes, bone loss, and mood changes. The information about periodontal disease is news and, while it needs confirmation, sugges...

New Clinical Trial Results Could Improve Survival for Myeloma Patients

...rs and physicians// - today said physicians should consider lowering the dose of the steroid dexamethasone whe...a Foundation. "We are recommending that physicians consider these findings when treating their patients across all stages of myeloma and that patients discuss t...

Eritrea Bans Female Circumcision

...s faithful to her future husband. Some communities consider girls ineligible for marriage if they have not been circumcised. Girls as young as three undergo the process, but the age at which the operation is performed vary according to country and culture. Health workers say that the operation is often ...

Religiosity May Be Instrumental In Preventing The Spread Of HIV-AIDS

...respondents is the fact that many religious groups consider homosexuality to be a morally unacceptable lifesty...l behavior, Catholics increasingly are inclined to consider their individual consciences as sources of moral authority,” the study notes. “What role this may pl...

Red Meat Increases Breast Cancer Risk

...s of red and processed meat on a daily basis is to consider reducing their intake,” he stressed. Earlier findings from the same study showed that pre-menopausal women who have the greatest intake of fiber have cut their risk of breast cancer in half. Experts estimate that approximately 30% of all cancers...

Women Suggested to Consult Doctors Before Undergoing Routine Mammography

...cluded. The group recommends that younger women consider the harmful effects of mammograms and that women who decide not to undergo screening review the decision every one or two years until age 50. For women at higher risk of breast cancer -- which includes women who have a family history of breast canc...

India Should Take the Lead in Stem Cell Research, Expert

...hat was being used elsewhere. The hospital would consider making available the technology to other institutions after five years or so, it is reported....

Asian Smokers in Danger

...n this context, getting people to quit or at least consider quitting has never been more important.One means of control is the increasing importance of the good work pharmacists can do. In Malaysia, the Certified Smoking Cessation Service Provider (CSCSP) was set up in 2003 with the full support of the Minis...

Obese Heart Patients At Greater Risk

... 35-54 years. "This may be because doctors might consider elderly patients who are obese to be poorcandidates for surgery," says Dr Yap. "Younger obese patients are in comparison more likely to be referred for surgery as they areseen as having lower surgical risks and may have more to gain from the surviv...

International Study Finds Ways to Maximize Effective Responses After Terrorism Incidents

... took time to recall staff and that they needed to consider how to maintain medical systems for hours and days.... In considering evacuation, it was important to consider that many terrorist bombings occur in remote tourist communities in developing countries such as Tur...

Cryoablation: A New Treatment Option for Some Kidney Tumor Patients

...y need five to 10 years of follow-up to be able to consider this a curative treatment, they are optimistic about future findings. Source-Nwswise SRM...

Debate in US: Who Should Decide for Disabled People?

...ngness of the hospital to go along. Many seem to consider that her parents were right in doing what they did. They did all that only out of love and concern after all. But yet others charge the hospital authorities concerned have acted beyond brief, in deferring to all the requests from Ashley’s parents, wi...

White House Press Secretary to Battle Second Round of Colon Cancer

...mor doesn't return within five years, many doctors consider the patient cured. Says Dr. Raymond DuBois of MD Anderson Cancer Center that this relapse is not an unusual thing. "Any time a patient comes in with a big tumor, we always worry about micrometastatic lesions somewhere else in the body," DuBois ...

Want a Good Night’s Sleep- Maternity Nurses to the Rescu

...at out of 1,500 parents quizzed, 53 per cent would consider using a maternity nurse. Six out of ten said th...y the NHS were not the only reason why women would consider opting for the aid of a maternity nurse. The survey also found that 30 per cent of fathers did not g...

World Bank Head Praises DDT Use Against Malaria

...ple and the environment. Wolfowitz says he will consider taking South Africa's approach to other malaria-affected countries. He committed around US$48 million for malaria control in 14 African countries, which could increase, depending on success. However, Crispin Kaposhi, an insect pest management and ...

Scientists Re-grow Dental Enamel from Cultured Cells

...and decay. // For this reason, it is exciting to consider the prospect of artificially growing enamel, or even whole teeth, using culturing and transplantation techniques. In the emergent field of tooth-tissue engineering, several groups have developed their own approaches. Although there has been some succ...

Root Beer - Safe Soft Drink

...2007 issue of General Dentistry. Consumers often consider soft drinks to be harmless, believing that the only concern is sugar content. Most choose to consume 'diet' drinks to alleviate this concern. However, diet drinks contain phosphoric acid and/or citric acid and still cause dental erosion—though consid...

Teens to Be Lined Up for Vaccination Shots

...accine against genital herpes. This decision to consider teenage vaccinations is supported by rising cases of drug abuse involving the sharing of needles, and pre-marital sex among teens. In the U.S there are optional shots against HPV, advised for those who are sexually active and at risk from sexually...

Link Between Smoking And Parkinson’

...mote nicotine but urge the scientific community to consider the possibilities of neuro-protective chemicals that may be present in tobacco leaves. This study published in the March 6th issue of Neurology had scrutinized smoking habits of 79,977 women and 63,348 men. It was found after nine years of follow...

Youngsters Warned to Stay Out of the Sun - and Sunbeds

...idence suggests that policy makers should strongly consider enacting measures such as restricting minors and discouraging young adults from using indoor tanning equipment, in order to protect the general population from additional risk for melanoma and squamous cell skin cancer." ANN...

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