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Immune Cells Destroy Bone In Gum Disease

...body from bacterial infection. As a consequence of dense infiltration of B cells found in the gum, periodontally diseased patients mount significantly elevated antibody levels to bacteria colonizing around gum tissues. However, the fact that periodontal disease continues to progress, even though B cells pr...

Breast Discomfort During HRT May Indicate Cancer Risk

...men who did not experience discomfort. Women with dense tissue in more than 75 percent of the breast face ... breast cancer than do women who have little or no dense breast tissue. Thus, new-onset breast discomfort during hormone replacement therapy may indicate an ...

Formula Predicts Osteoporotic Fracture Risk

...p or fall. Bones affected by osteoporosis are less dense than normal bones, due to larger pores in the bone, reduced calcium levels and fewer blood vessels. The equation developed by Dr. Henry and colleagues takes into account a variety of risk factors, not just bone mineral density. A patient's likelihoo...

High Consumption of Salt by Kids is Making Their Lives Sour

... are interrelated as most children opt for calorie dense drinks or cordial. The risks of childhood obesity is ignored by many parents. The problem lies in the fact that many don’t consider these foods as junk food.According to Heart foundation it’s necessary to monitor salt intake and reduce it to 80% in...

Are You Health-Conscious or Tongue- Conscious?

...same time we can find Indians devouring on calorie dense tandoori dishes with generous dashes of fat and spice. Trans fat (oils which are hydrogenated for a longer shelf life and might increases the chances of developing cardiac problems) is getting banned by New York City's Board of Health, to follow cer...

Obesity Could Bankrupt the Health System, Warn Doctors

...tions for this to happen The advertising of energy dense foods needs to be substantially curtailed The basic principles of energy balance should be taught in primary schools, and education should be provided at all levels to change attitudes and behaviour towards diet and physical activity Obesity should b...

A New Gamma Camera Technique for the Detection of Small Breast Tumors

... invisible on a mammogram for high-risk women with dense breasts,” says Dr. O’Connor. The investigators ... M.D., another study co-author. Yet women who have dense breasts are four to six times more likely to develop breast cancer, and more functioning breast tiss...

Surfing Safer Than Soccer: Study

...ional surfers are often trying to catch waves in a dense crowd of surfers of varying abilities," says Nathanson. The authors note that although age and gender had no bearing on the injury rate, wave size and bottom type, independently, were significantly associated with a great chance of injury. "It wo...

Fresh Polio Case Reported in Jammu

...y in minority-dominated western Uttar Pradesh. The dense population and poor hygienic conditions in several districts are contributing heavily to the spread of the disease." Health authorities said there was some lapse in the immunisation drive in 2005, which resulted in the resurgence of the disease las...

Seven Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer Risk

...en shown to improve cancer detection in women with dense breasts. Chemoprevention. Taking the anti-estrogen drug tamoxifen or raloxifene may cut the incidence of breast cancer in women at increased risk for the disease. Source-Newswise SRM...

Breast Density and the Risk of Cancer

...involved in preventing breast cancer in women with dense breasts. The study revealed that, those with dense breasts were five times more likely to be afflicted with breast cancer, compared to women with fatty...

Virus may Be the Cause of Mad Cow

...o nerve cell cultures. The only new objects were dense spheres that looked like small viruses, she said. She later added a compound to spur the growth of prions about fivefold to see if that would increase the level of infection. The level did not show a significant increase, suggesting that prions wer...

Vietnam may Face Dengue Fever Outbreak: Ministry

...alth watchdogs have blamed stagnant wastewater and dense water hyacinth (a water plant with blue flowers) for mushrooming mosquito populations in the said districts. Dengue fever is fatal in about 5 percent of cases, especially in children and young adults. In related news, the Hanoi-based Saint Paul Hos...

Wet Distiller's Grains Could Play a Role in Cattle Diets

...he distiller's grains rations were wetter and more dense than those without distiller's grains, he said. The data suggests a feedlot would need to deliver 10 percent more feed if feed trucks are filled to the same volume or 23 percent more if feed trucks are filled to the same total weight. The research...

Detection of Malignant Breast Tumors Made Simpler and More Effective

...ay prove most useful for monitoring women who have dense breast tissue, or those who are at a higher-than-a...east cancers, especially if the tumor is buried in dense tissue. About half of women under 50 and a third of older women have naturally dense breast tissu...

MRI Screening of Other Breast Crucial for Patients Diagnosed With Cancer in One Breast

...status or primary tumor history. "The reason why dense breasts are a problem is that tissue lies between the tumor and the detector. The beam has to go though a lot of normal tissue, which can hide the tumor. But if you take slices, as MRI does, you get images in focus every few millimeters and the tumor...

Scientists Discover Rare ‘gene-for-gene’ Interaction That Helps Bacteria Kill Their Hot

... that kill bacteria and then encapsulate them in a dense coat of black pigment called melanin. The researchers found that Photorhabdus produces a special phenoloxidase inhibitor to protect itself against this particular defence. They identified the inhibitor as a small molecule called 1,3-dihydroxy-2-(...

A Handful of Pistachios a Day Helps to Keep Your Heart Healthy

...chios make a wise snack choice as they are contain dense levels of eight nutrients including thiamin, vitamin B6, copper, manganese, potassium, fibre, phosphorus and magnesium. High levels of most blood lipids increase the risk of developing both heart disease and stroke while lowering blood lipid levels...

Tropical Cyclones Play Important Role in Climate-control

...m, buoyant water must be mixed downward, and cold, dense water must be mixed upward. This process, called vertical mixing, plays an important role in the conveyer belt's circulation. It was known that this mixing occurred, but the cause was not well-understood, Sriver said. "Climate models today use what...

Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

...t Orange, a herbicide and defoliant sprayed on the dense forests of Vietnam during the war. Agent Orange contains the carcinogen, dioxin, which can be stored in body fat and is believed to make its way into the cell nucleus and work as a tumor promoter. In the past, relatively higher mortality rates have...

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