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Emphysema surgery - unbeneficial

Lung reduction surgery for emphysema does not help the sickest patients, according to the latest report.In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs - the alveoli - are progressively destroyed, leaving the patient so short of breath that they cannot do everyday activities like climbing stairs or ...

Have sex and stay young

Quite a lot of what we fancy, apparently, does good, scientists have claimed. Couples who have sex at least four times a week look more than 10 years younger than the average adult who makes love twice a week, says consultant neuro-psychologist Dr David Weeks, who has made a 10-year study of the...

Smoker's are prone to Alzheimer's

...r age. However, the researchers found that smoking does not increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's for people with a gene linked to the disease. Indeed, they believe smoking may offer protection against the disease for people with the gene - APOE epsilon 4. The Dutch researchers said this could be b...

New gene for hairloss

...gene and typical baldness. In fact, this new study does not explain why the gene causes the rare hair-loss disorders when it malfunctions. Accoeding to researchers, many types of hair loss probably share a similar biological mechanism, and understanding the //hairless gene's function will help scientists...

Estrogen Does Not Prevent Recurrent Strokes

...er women, new research shows that estrogen therapy does not protect women from recurrent strokes and may i... growing evidence that hormone replacement therapy does not have the cardiovascular benefits doctors once believed. // Many doctors have long thought horm...

Collagen improves voice quality in Parkinsonism

...rence. The surgeons think the new procedure, which does not require a general anaesthetic, is very promising for many Parkinson's patients with voice problems....

Look out for gout

...cially after the menopause. However, the condition does tend to affect middle-aged men and some people find an attack follows eating foods such as anchovies, sardines or liver. Typically gout affects the big toe joint which becomes hot, red, swollen and very painful. // But gout affects other joints too ...

Deep Sleep Doesn't Increase Memory

... Valley researcher that finds a good night's sleep does not increase memory. // REM sleep is a deep sleep during which an individual's eyes dart rapidly under closed eyelids and the body is almost completely paralyzed except for the heart, diaphragm, eye muscles and internal organs. Humans on average...

Health Officials Recommend Flu Vaccine

...y and heart conditions. Because flu season usually does not get into full swing until late December and vaccine is expected to be plentiful by early next month, health officials recommend waiting to get a flu shot....

Common contraception

...al School. It is also specific to mature sperm and does not appear to be expressed in sperm precursor cells, or in immature sperm.The very specific role of the protein means that a contraceptive designed to disrupt it would have far fewer side effects than a hormone-based contraceptive. Hormones are found...

Exercises reduce risks of cancers

...y provide convincing evidence that exercise really does protect against bowel cancer." It is not clear yet why exercise should help - it may alter levels of hormones which are key to cancer development, or perhaps alter the speed at which food moves through the bowel, which may also have a bearing. Pr...

Older men 'father' schizophrenics

...e risk of schizophrenia decreased. But the benefit does not cancel out the risk associated with a father's age. The researchers said further work was now needed to be done to identify exactly why the sperm mutations occur, and how they can be spotted....

A new contraceptive

...the tail." It is also specific to mature sperm and does not appear to be expressed in sperm precursor cells, or in immature sperm.The very specific role of the protein means that a contraceptive designed to disrupt it would have far fewer side effects than a hormone-based contraceptive. Hormones are found...

First human clone is near

...eople. We are interested in assisting a father who does not have the sperm to have a biological child of his own...in assisting couples to reproduce." He added that governments that had banned human clone tests were making a mistake in mixing politics with medical issues. He said thousands of childless ...

New therapy for pimples

...sistant to both creams and antibiotics. Some acne does clear up significantly when exposed to UV light. The new treatment, tested by doctors at Hammersmith Hospital in London, uses light, but removes the potentially damaging UV.// Instead, blue and red light wavelengths produced by a lightbox which the...

Implantable Contact Lens Found Safe and Effective

...% had visual acuity of 20/40 or better. The lens does not correct astigmatism, which is blurry vision caused by an irregular curvature of the cornea. The implantable contact lens corrects a range of nearsightedness for which there is no other alternative. This procedure offers an effective and safe alte...

Research of Ritalin

...it's not quite as simple as a short-acting drug,It does appear to be safe when used properly, but it is still important to ask what it is doing in the brain."said Dr Walker. Mice were used in the experiment. One group was given sweetened milk containing Ritalin, and their brains were compared to those of...

Frequent meals can reduce cholesterol

...etween times. If these people eat the same amount, does it really matter when they eat it? Ofcourse it does, according to a new report.// Researchers at the University of England, studied the eating patterns of over 11,000 people aged between 40 and 70 years. They classified them into five categories, d...

Constipation can be a cause

..., said: "However, if people have constipation that does not respond to use of laxatives along with other factors, such as a family history of the disease or other motor problems, then they may be at higher risk of developing the disease." The research was published in the journal Neurology....

Pharmacies in for a dose of bitter medicine

...t, 1940. According to official sources, not only does this common practice jeopardise the health of the masses -- it allows untrained people to deal with high-risk drugs -- it also endangers the job prospects of hundreds of qualified pharmacists. Since anyone with a couple of years' experience passes of...

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