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Innovative device aids in advanced heart failure

... studies, the CSD could prevent heart enlargement, decrease leakage of the heart valves and improve, or at least preserve, heart function. The CSD promotes recovery of heart muscle, by giving the cells and opportunity to relax. A nationwide trial of the CSD is now underway, involving a group of 120 patients....

Hormone restrains appetite in man

... to eat at an open buffet. The hormone appeared to decrease appetite, for those receiving it consumed one third fewer calories. The effects lasted for 12 hours after the injection. However, regulation of appetite is a complex business involving many other hormones. It's not clear that treatment with PYY3-36...

Carbon monoxide passes down

... has had on carbon monoxide mortality. They find a decrease of 20 per cent in accidental deaths and 6.0 per cent in suicides, linked with carbon monoxide, between 1980 and 1997. In other words, nearly 10,000 deaths have been avoided since the introduction of the Act - a clear public benefit....

Cleanliness might lead to Asthma

...in mattress dust, is associated with a significant decrease in the risk of hay fever, atopic sensitization, atopic asthma, and atopic wheeze in childhood....

Importance of soy protein in your diet

...ments and whether these might increase rather than decrease breast cancer risk. Doctors have finally observed that there is no risk with soy foods....

Clean air protects lives

...creased by about 65 percent. There was a 5 percent decrease in non-trauma related deaths and a 20-percent decrease in respiratory deaths. Researchers say they even observed a 15-percent decrease in cardiovascular de...

Staying agile reduces hip fracture risk

...uivalent task or MET) was linked to a six per cent decrease in hip fracture risk. Three hours MET is similar to one hour of walking a week. Women with at least 20 MET a week had a 50 per cent lower risk of hip fracture, compared to those reporting less than three MET a week. Among women who did no other exe...

New therapy improves quality of life for cancer

...e effect of cancer chemotherapy. It results from a decrease in levels of haemoglobin,// the protein that carries oxygen round the body. The problem with anaemia is that it causes overwhelming exhaustion that is not relieved by rest. Patients find it hard to get the energy together to perform even the simplest...

Mountain biking connected to infertility

...ch on mountain biking it is observed that it could decrease a man's fertility. Dr.Ferdinand Frauscher, M.D., from University Hospital in Innsbruck, Austria,// presented his findings of a study that looked at fertility in male mountain bikers.45 extreme mountain bikers and 30 non-bikers took part in the study....

Dealing with personality disorders

...t fluvoxamine generated a healthy and long lasting decrease in rapid mood shifts, but the placebo did not. It was also found that the drug did not have any impact on impulsivity and aggression. This authors say, may be due to gender-specific differences in impulsivity and aggression. Prior to this study, sele...

Need for Blood Transfusions reduced

...ody to produce new red blood cells and is meant to decrease the number of red blood cell transfusions. Erythropoietin, produced in the kidney, stimulates the production of red blood cells. Study was conducted at 67 centers with 1,305 patients who had been in the ICU for two days and were expected to stay th...

Combination regime may work against prostate cancer

...ore than half while 59 percent showed a 75 percent decrease in the PSA levels. PSA is produced in the prostate gland. A high level of PSA may indicate the presence of cancer. In men with advanced prostate cancer, the PSA level provides information about the amount of cancer in the body. Further study of the...

Unhappy relationships could result in more than just heart breaks!

... in loving, supportive, relationships experience a decrease in blood pressure when they are with their partners, added that studies have to be conducted to see if visits to a marriage counselor or stress therapist can be effective in lowering blood pressure, for people with mild hypertension and a troubled re...

Life expectancy lessened due to obesity

...dings suggests that overweight and obesity may not decrease life expectancy until a BMI of approximately 32 to 33 for men and 37 to 38 for women is reached. At these BMI levels, longevity begins to decrease, especially among individuals in the younger age categories. However, the optimal BMI (associated with ...

Progression of Glaucoma could be controlled with early detection

... that was lowered was associated with a 10 percent decrease in the disease progression. This proved that early treatment of glaucoma can reduce the risk of the disease progressing....

Macular Degeneration treatment with Laser

... same time, some of these drusen can disappear and decrease in size, number and thickness. The laser treatment is however for the dry form of the disease and Dr. Fox, an ophthalmologist said that this treatment could also help people who go on to develop the more serious wet form. He believes that the incide...

More information sought by patients on medical errors

...lso that their admission might harm the patient or decrease their trust. Researchers suggested that medical institutions should strive to create a blame-free culture, which will help the doctors to give more information to patients and put patients at ease and restore doctor-patient trust....

Brain aneurysms can now be treated with a less invasive procedure

...ray scanners. This new procedure will considerably decrease the recovery time for the patient who can return to work within a week with literally no side effects....

Poorer breast cancer prognosis with reduced physical activity

...h as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy had a 50% decrease in their physical activity as compared to only a 24-percent decline in patients treated with surgery alone. Those women who underwent radiation therapy had a 24-percent decline in physical activity. The study also found that those with higher body ma...

Marriage does not have much impact on life satisfaction

... satisfaction. Widows and widowers show an initial decrease in life satisfaction after losing their spouse, but as time goes on they do not stay miserable for the rest of their lives. They return to their former level of life satisfaction....

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