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Better Drug for Heart Transplant

...splant. Researchers report the patients on either dose of everolimus fared much better than the patients on azathioprine. After one year, researchers say it was clear everolimus was significantly more effective than azathioprine in preventing vasculopathy. Study authors write, "Everolimus combined with c...

Extra hormone found to cut appetite by a third

...t less from a buffet lunch after they were given a dose of the hormone, PYY3-36, to trick the brain into t...ion was monitored twice, once after an intravenous dose of synthetic PYY and once after getting a harmless saline solution. Two hours later, they were given...

Measles Risk in Transplant Patients

... percent of children aged 2 years received a first dose of the vaccine by March 2003. (Data shows there we...ions from measles. Both children received a single dose of the MMR vaccine before transplantation, but since they were about 2 years old at the time, they w...

Eat Less ... Exercise Less

...ter weight loss than those randomized to a similar dose of exercise performed at a moderate intensity.”. <BR...

Ginseng Associated with Pregnancy Risks

...ess organ development. The scores went down as the dose of the ginsenoside increased. Researchers say, their study has demonstrated that ginsenoside exerts a direct teratogenic effect on rat embryos: that is to say it is capable of causing malformations in rat embryos . However more research is called f...

Need for Hepatitis Booster Questioned

...or booster shots. Some studies have even shown one dose of the initial vaccine may be sufficient to protect people long term. The findings hold important implications for public health in under-developed countries, where a single course of vaccination would make it easier to protect more people. Resea...

Relief from Migraine

...ram doses. Fifty percent of those taking the lower dose and 57 percent taking the higher dose reported they were completely free from pain two hours later, compared to 29 percent of those taking...

Radiation for Bone Pain

...d men with prostate cancer. Results show a single dose of radiation therapy was effective in significantl...ain in two-thirds of the patients. A single larger dose of the therapy was just as effective as the longer treatment that consisted of 10 treatments in two ...

Radiation for Bone Pain

...d men with prostate cancer. Results show a single dose of radiation therapy was effective in significantl...ain in two-thirds of the patients. A single larger dose of the therapy was just as effective as the longer treatment that consisted of 10 treatments in two ...

Preventing Vision Loss

...wed a significant effect for those taking the high dose supplements. In this study, investigators from the Age-Related Eye Disease Research Group built on those results by estimating the impact the supplements could have on the total population of people at risk for developing advanced AMD. First, they e...

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

...rchers report the patients treated with the higher dose of CTLA4Ig were more likely to have an ACR 20 than...ug compared to placebo. The patients on the higher dose of the drug also saw improvements in eight measures of quality of life. Study authors conclude the ...

Preventing Vision Loss

...wed a significant effect for those taking the high dose supplements. In this study, investigators from the Age-Related Eye Disease Research Group built on those results by estimating the impact the supplements could have on the total population of people at risk for developing advanced AMD. First, they e...

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

...rchers report the patients treated with the higher dose of CTLA4Ig were more likely to have an ACR 20 than...ug compared to placebo. The patients on the higher dose of the drug also saw improvements in eight measures of quality of life. Study authors conclude the ...

An Alternative to Warfarin

...ients must have monthly blood testing and frequent dose changes when they are on warfarin. An international research study led by investigators in Sweden compared the outcomes of patients on warfarin and ximelagatran. The study included 3,407 patients from Europe, Asia and Australia who suffered from atr...

Prevention of Vision Loss

...wed a significant effect for those taking the high dose supplements. In this study, researchers first estimated about 8 million people 55 and older have early signs of AMD and are at high risk of developing advanced disease and significant vision loss. About 1.3 million, they say, would go on to develop ...

Antipsychotic Drug Linked to Pulmonary Embolism

...ine at 10 milligrams per day, gradually upping the dose to 30 milligrams per day. The man also received various other medications. After 10 weeks of treatment, the man began to complain of respiratory pain. A clinical examination showed no shortness of breath, fever, or other factors normally associated ...

Radiation Exposure Found To Affect Intellect Later In Life

...n. Researchers say, “Irradiation of the brain with dose levels overlapping those imparted by computed tomography can, in at least some instances, adversely affect intellectual development.” Thus researchers conclude that although formal diagnostic protocols do not advocate computed tomography in cases o...

New Medication May Decrease The Frequency Of Angina Attacks

... Researchers found that when added to a standard dose of frequently prescribed antianginal drugs, ranolazine can reduce both the angina frequency and nitroglycerin consumption. When compared to the placebo results, the decrease in angina attacks were slightly less than one per week for those in the 750 ...

Variations In ingredients From Brand to Brand

... type of tablet contained only 1.7% of the claimed dose - the best brand managed only 38.5%. Even when the...ts - the first is potentially to lead to incorrect dose when the label information is complied with. "The second is to degrade the perceived significance of...

Estrogen Found To Protect the Colon Against Cancer

...the most effective in preventing colon cancer. The dose of estrone used was similar to the levels used in hormone replacement therapy. The mice that consumed soy protein and developed colon cancer had fewer and smaller tumors than those mice that did not have soy protein. Specialists say there are no kn...

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