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Decrease in Brain Size Linked To Alcohol Consumption

... between low to moderate alcohol consumption and a decrease in brain size of middle-aged adults. As alcohol consumption increased, the MRI identified increases in the spaces that do not contain brain tissue -- an indication of brain deterioration. However, no consistent link was found between alcohol intake ...

A way to a mans heart !

...he intake of total fruit and vegetable did in fact decrease risk of heart disease. People who had a high intake of Leafy green vegetables showed the strongest inverse association with heart disease and cancer combined. However, no correlation was observed between the fruits and vegetables and cancer incidence...

The Beneficial Effects Of Fruits and Vegetables

...tables won't reduce ones risk for cancer but could decrease // ones risk for heart disease . For the study researchers studied large-scale reports to determine if associations exist between the foods and cancer and heart disease. Researchers analyzed data from more than 100,000 participants in two studies. T...

Sudden Weight Gain Could Increase The Risk Of Heart Disease

...r the long term and the easiest way to do it is to decrease the amount they eat one eats and increase ones physical activity....

Another Alternative For Diabetics On Insulin

...ulin for six months. Hypoglycemia, or the abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood, was slightly lower for the inhaled insulin group and increased insulin antibody levels were observed in this group. Mild to moderate cough was also more frequent in the inhaled insulin group, but decreased during the treatment....

Shrinkage Of Brain Size Linked To Chronic Pain

...ge. Thus researchers hypothesize that some of the decrease in brain density reflects only tissue shrinkage, which could be reversed with proper treatment. They say it may also be attributed to more irreversible processes like neurodegeneration....

Reducing The Frequency Of Angina Attacks While Exercising

...umption. When compared to the placebo results, the decrease in angina attacks were slightly less than one per week for those in the 750 mg group and somewhat more than one per week in the 1,000 mg group. They also found exercise duration increased by nearly two minutes for those in the ranolazine therapy grou...

Report on the Safety and Effectiveness of Melatonin supplements

...ly the next morning. But melatonin supplements may decrease sleep onset latency—the time it takes to fall asleep after going to bed—in persons with primary sleep disorders such as insomnia, although the magnitude of the effect appears to be limited.Melatonin supplements do not appear to have an effect on slee...

Acupunture relieves pain and improves function in knee Osteoarthritis

... increase in function and by week 14 a significant decrease in pain, compared with the sham and control groups...l, those who received acupuncture had a 40 percent decrease in pain and a nearly 40 percent improvement in function compared to baseline assessments. "This tri...

New Drug That Might Help Congestive Heart Failure Patients

...lvaptan weighed less within 24 hours, indicating a decrease in fluid retention. The mortality rate was also lower for those in the Tolvaptan group. Researchers say there were no changes in worsening heart failure between the groups at 60 days. Based on the results of the above study researchers conclude say...

Arthritis Patients Can Find Relief With Acupuncture

...ek 14, the patients in the acupuncture group had a decrease in pain compared to the other two groups. Specific...tients receiving acupuncture reported a 40-percent decrease in pain and a 40-percent increase in function. Thus researchers conclude that acupuncture is an eff...

Home-based Treatment For Eczema More Effective Compared To Hospital Care

...howed both groups had a significant and comparable decrease in hand eczema, with an average of 41-percent impr...th PUVA with oral PUVA at home, both had a similar decrease in hand eczema score clinical improvement at the end of treatment....

Poorer Quality of Life Observed In Overweight Kids

...al and social functioning for obese children. The decrease was small for overweight children but more marked for those who were obese. Thus researchers say both parents should help children make appropriate changes to improve their health and quality of life. ...

Progesterone Found To Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk

...which is what the progesterone hormone does, might decrease the receptor’s efficiency, reducing the influence on the body’s cell. This can lead to ovarian cancer. However, they say that more such studies should be done in the future to confirm this theor....

Rejection Rate for Liver Transplants Patient Reduced

...d in combination, allowed us to have a significant decrease in the rejection," Dr. Marino announced. "We went from about 40 percent rejection to only 12 percent." Dr. Marino says this treatment is a sign of good things to come. "A transplant is not any longer a treatment to save a life momentarily. It is a...

Raising Good Cholesterol Levels Found To Improve Heart Health

...it is not clear whether the increase in HDL or the decrease in LDL ("bad" cholesterol) accounted for the positive changes in artery health. Thus researchers say a combination regimen aimed at increasing HDL cholesterol levels improves cholesterol profiles and helps prevent angiographic progression of coronary...

The Link Between Weight Loss and Heart Failure

...eight loss and angiotensin II was also linked to a decrease in blood and skeletal muscle levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). A more recent study was done by researchers to help clarify how angiotensin II and IGF-1 work to produce weight loss. Using various scientific methods, they showed angioten...

Vitamin C Consumption In Pregnancy Found To Increase The Likelihood Of Asthma and Eczema in Kids

...eczema or asthma. However, vitamin E did appear to decrease both asthma and eczema risk. In conclusion researchers say their findings suggest that maternal dietary antioxidant intake during pregnancy may modify the risks of developing [asthma] and eczema during early childhood....

Analyzing The Risk Factors For Diabetic Neuropathy

...esearchers proper blood sugar control can markedly decrease the risk of neuropathy, however they also add that a significant number of patients are still affected despite good control , thus identifying additional risk factors, researchers say, might lead to new risk-reduction strategies. Researchers studie...

The Bio-probe –“ Boon to women ?

... fluid in the tissues increases, and that causes a decrease in electrical resistance," The Bio-probe measures this difference in the electrical resistance. What is even more promising is that one need not run to a doctor to get the test done. It can be done by the patient at home conveniently. Over the next ...

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