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Screening For Prostate Cancer in men over 75 Questioned

...g the men who had the test, 88.4 percent say their doctor suggested the screening and 66.5 percent reported ...dvantages and disadvantages of the test with their doctor before the screening was done. Researchers say it is somewhat surprising so many physicians would s...

Beer Found To Be Effective In Fighting Cardiovascular Disease

...cancer or liver disease. However researchers say doctor recommendations regarding alcohol use must be made on an individual basis in light of major clinical and public health problems associated with heavy drinking. ...

The Effects Of Dental X-Rays During Pregnancy Questioned

...hey suffer from a dental problem, as long as their doctor knows they are pregnant since most dentists are cautious about taking X-rays during pregnancy. Researchers say more research needs to be done to substantiate the recent findings ....

Women not Getting Screened Adequately

...study researchers say women who are heading to the doctor for a Pap smear and mammogram, might be missing out // on getting screened for the number three cancer killer in women. Researchers say that women might now also need to add colorectal screenings to the list. To compare cancer-screening tests, resea...

Gleevec for Lung Disease

...e has with his wife Debbie. Earlier this year, his doctor told him he had a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis. "He gave me, at most, a 50/50 chance of making five years, and that's when it sunk in," Michael tells Ivanhoe. He only has half of his lung capacity right now, but as time passes, it will dec...

Suppressing A Girls Height In Adolescence Could Lead to Fertility Problems

...g, 80-percent more likely to have consulted with a doctor about fertility problems, and twice as likely to have taken fertility drugs. While most of these women did manage to finally become pregnant, they were 40-percent less likely to conceive in any given menstrual cycle when they were trying to become pr...

What's up Doc? You are wanted abroad.

...lore says: "I go to the UK for short stints when a doctor there is on leave, and requests me to cover for hi...ve has brought down the number of hours per week a doctor ought to work. All this has led to a demand for more doctors at all levels. br>...

The Bio-probe –“ Boon to women ?

... 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 six months to 12 months, researchers will gather data to figure out whether the probe is as effective as a Pap test. If it is, this small device could make a big ...

Diagnosing Sleep Apnea By Overnight Sleep Testing Method

...throat clinic researchers say people who go to the doctor complaining of snoring // shouldn't expect to receive a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome ( OSAS ) based on a routine examination alone instead an overnight sleep testing needs to be done inorder to reach a diagnosis of the same . For th...

Effectiveness of acupuncture for migraines

...lines. The third group was put in waiting to see a doctor for treatment. All the patients were required to keep a diary for the headaches (frequency, severity and duration) from four weeks before the trials to ninth or twelfth week of the trial. The results of the trials have shown that although there isn’...

People suffering from Alzheimer’s: can they take decisions about their treatment

...n why patients or their near ones should consult a doctor the moment the notice or sense the symptoms of the condition in them or their loved ones. Early diagnosis of the disease can make it possible for the patient to participate in the decision making process of his treatment. Researchers from University...

Top Ten Super Food Items That Can Help In Avoiding Cancer

...er leafy greens. 9) APPLE: Apple a day keeps the doctor away!! It has quercetin and pectin. Quercetin may reduce the risk of lung cancer prostate cancers. Also known to help in preventing colon and liver cancer cell replication. 10) PINEAPPLE: It has a called enzyme bromelain and phenolic compounds. It ...

Short term hormone replacement therapy effective

...h says that the patients should consult with their doctor regarding the options available to them regarding HRT and makes an informed decision on the procedure after looking into all the aspects related to the therapy. Reference: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, July 2005...

Justifying the use of letrozole for inducing ovulation

...ms stipulated by the Drugs Controller's office. A doctor specializing in oncology and women's diseases from a city based hospital 'A cure for incurable ‘, says that the use of letrozole in a healthy women if used for ovulation may lead to developing cancer of ovary, breast or any other part of the body and...

Impotence Drugs Ordered by FDA to have Label Change

...ed drugs like Viagra, Cialis and Levira and call a doctor or healthcare providers immediately, if they experience sudden or decreased vision loss. This move was followed by an announcement on May 27, by the FDA that it had received 43 reports of varying degrees of vision loss, which also included blindne...

Railway Station Contributes to Create Awareness on AIDS

...Society and railway officials. Chinna Anjaiah, a doctor posted at the health unit near the railway station said: "The railways are trying to relocate all its employees who are staying away from their families as an effort in this direction. But the migrant labour working in the granite industry is respons...

Choose the apple wisely to keep the doctor away

...think that consuming any type of apple to keep the doctor away will work, then// do a rethink as a study confirms that not all apples have the same health benefits. The study reveals that Red Delicious, Northern Spy and Ida Red are more beneficial as they have greater antioxidant activity than others. Agri...

Tackling Prostate Cancer With A New Dietary Supplement

...had a prostate cancer which neither they nor their doctor were aware of. But some prostate cancers can grow and spread quickly. The people most likely to get prostate cancer are men over age 50. For more information read: http://www.medindia.net/patients/ patientinfo/prostate_cancer.asp...

Five patients die amid Bihar doctors' strike

...the real victims of the strike because there is no doctor to attend to patients," said Mahesh Mahto who came from Nawada three days ago to admit his daughter in the hospital. Similarly, Mohammad Karim was worried about his wife, who is a patient there: "No doctor, no nurse to give injection to the patients...

Eleutherobin From Coral Fights Cancer Cells

...had a prostate cancer which neither they nor their doctor were aware of. But some prostate cancers can grow and spread quickly. The people most likely to get prostate cancer are men over age 50. For more information read : http://www.medindia.net/patients/ patientinfo/prostate_cancer.asp Informatio...

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