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New Test To Detect Irregular Heartbeats

...vice called an event-loop recorder (ELR) for seven days to monitor the heartbeat. The new device identified another five patients with atrial fibrillation.Since treatment with anti-clotting drugs can significantly reduce the risk of another stroke in people with irregular heartbeat, identifying a greater...

High-Protein Diet Found To Reduce Fertility

...ntinued to develop. Fetuses that did develop to 15 days from the high-protein group were then a third of a day behind the control group in development, and one fetus had a neural tube defect. Thus researchers say the data shows that eating a diet of 25 percent protein results in elevated ammonium levels ...

Experimental SARS Vaccine

... evidence of active infection within five to eight days of receiving the virus. In another study, investigators tested another type of SARS prevention, known as a neutralizing human monoclonal antibody, in ferrets that were also deliberately infected with SARS. Results showed the animals had significantl...

Mixing Ginseng and Blood Thinners Might Be Dangerous

...ceived five milligrams a day of warfarin for three days during week one and again in week four. Starting in week two, 12 of the subjects were given two grams of powdered ginseng capsules and eight were given a placebo. After two weeks, researchers found the daily doses of ginseng significantly reduced the...

The Use Of Steroids for Dizziness Questioned

...acebo. Researchers followed up with patients three days after treatment and again 12 months after treatment. Researchers found that 62 percent of the patients on the steroid improved compared to 39 percent in the placebo group, 36 percent in the antiviral group and 59 percent in the combination group. Re...

Abstinence From Alcohol With The Help Of An Injection

...tudy. Researchers looked at the number of drinking days for each person in each group and the number of days until a heavy-drinking day. The medication was well tolerated and about 74 percent of the patients ...

New Treatment Option For Menstrual Migraine

...al migraines.Their research shows that in the five days before menstruation, women were 25-percent more li...as 71-percent more likely to happen during the two days before menstruation. Women were also more likely to have a migraine associated with vomiting during ...

Lifestyle Linked To Depression

...t states.// They found Americans spend about three days a months feeling sad, blue or depressed. Study pa...nts who exercised and did not smoke reported fewer days of depression. Researchers say their findings highlight the relationship between feeling sad, blue o...

The Effects Of Delaying A Delivery Questioned

...baby was born. The delay ended up being about four days later compared to the babies who were born immediately. Researchers then looked at the survival of the infants and the rate of disability at age 2.It was found that the overall survival was the same in both groups. However, they found 8 percent of th...

Epileptic Drug Found To Be Effective In Relieving Headache

...cruited 133 patients who had headaches at least 15 days every month that lasted more than four hours at a time. The patients were randomly selected to receive gabapentin or a placebo for six weeks. After that period, none of the patients received either treatment for a week, and then each group switched t...

Simple Steps To Help Fight Asthma

... in the intervention group reported about 20-fewer days of symptoms in the first year than those who did n...ogram. These same children reported about 15-fewer days of symptoms during the second year they participated in the program. Researchers say this important...

Vitamin E Could Restore Sudden Hearing Loss

...hers say sudden hearing loss, occurs within three days or less. The cause of the sudden hearing loss can ...rticipants were enrolled in the study within eight days from onset of the hearing loss. They were all treated with bed rest, magnesium, inhalation of carbog...

Drug Resistance Questioned in Patients With Chronic Sinusitis

...inus cultures was taken from each person every 157 days to measure the effectiveness of the drugs over time. The results showed no increase in severity of antimicrobial resistance, and in fact, many patients showed a less degree of antimicrobial resistance over time. The culture results were used to confi...

Another Use For Epilepsy Drugs

...cruited 133 patients who had headaches at least 15 days every month that lasted more than four hours at a time. The patients were randomly selected to receive gabapentin or a placebo for six weeks. After that period, none of the patients received either treatment for a week, and then each group switched t...

Exercising The Best Form Of Treatment For Low Back Ache

...articipated in the exercise program missed only 58 days of work, compared to 87 missed days of work for those receiving usual care....

Common Infections Found To Raise An Individuals Risk Of Having A Heart Attack Or Stroke

...ving a heart attack or stroke within the first few days of being diagnosed with a respiratory or urinary tract infection. But no link was seen between any of the vaccinations and either heart attack or stroke....

Negative Emotions Could Lead To Stroke

...participants were interviewed between one and four days after having the stroke to see if they had experienced any anger, strong emotions, or sudden change in body position prior to the stroke. More than 30 percent of the group reported experiencing such events within a couple of hours before having the...

Predicting Severity Of Appendicitis With Computed Tomography

... and 89 who underwent an appendectomy within three days of an abdominal CT. Results of the CT were compared with the actual severity of acute appendicitis. The study showed CT, which uses various measurements to predict the severity of acute appendicitis, gave results matching the actual condition of the...

Tsunami Survivors Face Pneumonia Threat

...y lives in the already devastated region. In the days following the tsunami on 26 December last year, groups such as the World Health Organization issued statements alerting people to the possibility that diarrhoea-type diseases, particularly cholera, would spread rapidly. Cholera outbreaks typically be...

Two Sessions Of Exercise A Week Could Help Elderly Patients

...ght to 12 repetitions, two to three nonconsecutive days per week. People 50 to 60 years old who are just beginning a strength-training program, as well as frail individuals, should consider starting with lighter weights and fewer repetitions. Researchers feel as little as two sessions a week for older peo...

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