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Hyperactivity Drug Can Be Added to Food

...r the two treatments and there were no significant differences in the rate at which the drug was absorbed or eliminated over the course of one day. Swallowing the capsule or sprinkling the contents over food was found to be equally safe and well tolerated. Side effects, such as headaches, were mild, the report i...

Interference helps Heart Patients

...intervention, and the co-authors said. Riegel said differences in drug treatment given to patients in both groups were not significant and likely would not explain the results. Moreover, the researchers said the low-tech program was more effective at lowering re-hospitalization rates than reductions attributed ...

Schizophrenia detected early

... brain are disrupted in schizophrenia. He said the differences between the brains of healthy and schizophrenic people could allow early detection. His team scanned four healthy patients and nine people diagnosed as having schizophrenia and was able to differentiate between them with 100% accuracy. "This researc...

Relationship bertween birth weight and IQ

...at smaller babies tend to have lower IQs.While the differences are too small to have any practical significance t...ut only 2.8 points in girls. The authors say differences in IQ of this size are trivial and of no clinical importance to individual children.But since seven ...

Sex timing has no impact on risk of Birth defects

...cording to the findings, there were no significant differences among the rates of birth defects or Down syndrome among children whose mothers reported an optimally-timed conception and those who reported a less optimally-timed conception....

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

...brain region. For one, IED patients showed marked differences from other study participants in tests of "emotion recognition"--being, for example, more likely to perceive "neutral" facial expressions as "disgusted." In other tests, Best's team found that IED patients, unlike the other study participants, failed...

Breastfed babies grow rapidly

...ter than their formula-fed peers, but there are no differences in weight,// length or head circumference between ...rn in the other hospitals. And while there were no differences in weight, length and head circumference at birth, infants breast-fed exclusively weighed more and g...

No connection between epidurals and backache

...fter pregnancy was high. There were no significant differences in the timing of onset. Back pain was common in both groups but more women reported severe pain in the epidural group. Pain lasting more than one year, persistent pain, and recent pain were all more common among women who had not had an epidural. Ac...

Gingko languishs memory test

...nctioning. At the end of the trial, no significant differences had been recorded between the two groups. It looks as if gingko does not have any benefit on the mental performance of healthy people - although it may still be useful for those who are at risk of cognitive impairment....

Comparing Breast surgery techniques

...ved similar treatment. There were no significant differences in survival among the three groups of women who st...h their lymph nodes free of cancer. Nor were there differences in the groups who had positive nodes....

Sensitive cough suffered by females

...a more sensitive cough reflex than men to. Similar differences have been found in the onset of asthma and gastroesophagal reflux disease....

Life anticipation differences identified

...gh blood pressure is a major factor accounting for differences in life expectancy between blacks and whites. It's well known that black people live, on average, six years less than white people. And those who did not complete //high school are at a similar disadvantage compared to high school graduates. Now, for...

Longer airway in males increases sleep disorder risk

...on. They have studied the anatomic and physiologic differences in the upper airway region between men and women. This has enabled them build an airway model that reveals the mechanical properties of the upper airway. They find that, regardless of height, the airway is always longer in men than in women. This dif...

Memories change with age

...nformation. The researchers think this may reflect differences in our values and roles in society as we age. It c...s now want to study the possible age-related brain differences which may be linked to this evolution of memory....

Dealing with personality disorders

...iversities in Netherlands. They were evaluated for differences in rapid mood shift, impulsivity and aggression wh...n. This authors say, may be due to gender-specific differences in impulsivity and aggression. Prior to this study, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, called ...

Unfavourable Lipid-Lipoprotein profiles in older adults has been linked to abdominal visceral fat

...r fat mass. The researchers found that there were differences in very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), triglyceri...oprotein and cholesterol levels with some specific differences observed between genders....

Germs to blame for bad breath

...Brook's dental school suggested that environmental differences could also be the reason for the different types of bacteria in the mouth. Paster suggested that halitosis can be reduced by brushing the tongue twice daily, along with scraping the tongue and using oral care products containing zinc....

Hydration requirements can be fulfilled with beverages too

...nd body weight measurementsrevealed no significant differences between the two groups. It was thusconcluded that when one has difficulty in getting access to plain water, one'shydration needs can be fulfilled by drinking other beverages....

Women Benefit More from Quitting Smoking than Men

...en than for men throughout the study, although the differences between the genders narrowed over time. The decline in lung function in those who continued to smoke was on average similar for men and women. Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of COPD, a slowly progressive disease of the lung that is characteriz...

Night Time Aspirin Regimen Found to Reduce Blood Pressure

...m., and every 30 minutes at night. No significant differences existed between subgroups for blood pressure or heart rate at baseline. However, researchers noted highly significant changes to blood pressure between groups after the 3-month treatment period. The subgroup following a regimen of evening aspirin adm...

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