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Eliminating Eye Infection With Antibiotics

... to evaluate how well a standard practice aimed at eliminating the infection in a community works. The practice calls for everyone in a community where the infection is endemic to be treated with an oral dose of azithromycin. Researchers treated nearly 98 percent of the people living in the community with the me...

New Inhalation Anthrax Vaccine

...ould potentially be inhaled through the nose, thus eliminating needle injections. The new formulation is based on an anthrax recombinant protective antigen (rPA), a genetically engineered protein. Researchers say the powdered formula is more stable than the injected liquid version and can withstand wider temper...

New Treatment For Hip Joints

...,” Castor says, and the quality of his game, since eliminating his physical handicap will help cut his golf handicap, too. So far, the procedure has an 80-percent success rate and this procedure is currently only used for younger patients with avascular nerosis....

Chemotherapy Effective for Bladder Cancer

...ows chemotherapy plus surgery is more effective at eliminating the cancer and is associated with improved survival....

Study to look at early surgery to treat epilepsy

... to determine which treatment is more effective at eliminating seizures and improving quality of life. Participants will be people who have had seizures for no more than 2 years and are unable to bring them under control with medications. Most people spend more than a decade trying different drugs before cons...

Herbal Remedy Risky for Cancer Patients

...niversity, says, "Although it is unfortunate to be eliminating another option for women needing therapies to relieve menopausal symptoms, our findings suggest that women who may be at high risk of having an undetected breast tumor and certainly those who do have breast cancer should proceed with caution or simpl...

Heart disease diagnosed by dentist?

...dington, a Clarksville, Tennessee, dentist . "By eliminating a local infection involving a tooth or the gums, patients have been able to decrease blood pressure medications and improve overall health," he said. If bacteria in the infected gums dislodge, they can enter the bloodstream, attach to blood vessels...

Asmanex Twisthaler launched by Schering-Plough for treatment of asthma

...driven device that does not use a propellant, thus eliminating the need for hand-breath coordination. Asmanex Twisthaler represents a major new treatment option in helping asthma patients manage their disease and is a valuable addition to the therapies available to physicians for treating asthma, which is a se...

Psychiatric disorders among juveniles

...nal defiant disorder and conduct disorder. After eliminating factors such as conduct disorders, nearly 55 percent of males and over two-thirds of females suffered from one or more mental or substance abuse disorders. Researchers found more than 20 percent of females and older youth had a major depressive disor...

Influence of diet on allergic Reactions

...ix of common chemicals used in fragrances. After eliminating potential sources of irritation such as perfumes, skin care products and cleaners, patients who still did not see a reduction in symptoms were asked to eliminate foods that contain BOP-related chemicals. Such foods include chocolate, citrus fruits, ...

Sharing injection equipment spreads Hepatitis C

...ection drug users to the importance of reducing or eliminating all equipment-sharing practices. Currently in the US, injection drug users are the group at highest risk for infection with HCV, with experts attributing more than 60% of new HCV cases to people who inject illicit drugs. HCV causes deterioration of ...

Problematic Use of smallpox vaccine

...ding the benefits of a mass immunization campaign, eliminating the threat of smallpox as a bioterrorist weapon, and the disadvantages, which include the vaccine's side effects. Scientists are working to develop newer and safer vaccines, but that takes time....

Safeguarding anti-inflammatory users from ulcers

...the effect on patients needing long-time NSAIDs of eliminating the bacterium Helicobacter pylori - which is a major risk factor for ulcers when it colonises the stomach. One group of patients received antibiotics to eradicate the infection, while a second group received placebo. H. pylori was eliminated in 80 ...

Rubella nearly wiped out

...ring age. In 1989, the United States set a goal of eliminating rubella by 2000. From 1992 through 1997, fewer than 300 cases were reported annually, with an all-time low of 128 cases in 1995. As of January 2001, 44 of 47 countries in the Americas had childhood rubella vaccination programs, though most have been ...

New technique to diagnose heart disease

...form of heart disease and 100 per cent accurate in eliminating three-vessel or left main artery disease. The findings suggest that MRI could well be a useful alternative to alternative methods for diagnosing heart disease. For the patient, it's good because it takes only 15 minutes, compared to several hours for...

High-protein diets may pose health risks

...ss of body fluids caused by the diuretic effect of eliminating most carbohydrates, he explains. Glycogen, the form of sugar used by the body for energy, is lost from the muscles as well, sometimes causing fatigue. In general, some of these diets also induce ketosis, a metabolic condition associated with low bloo...

Diet Can Influence Allergic Skin Reactions

...ix of common chemicals used in fragrances. After eliminating potential sources of irritation such as perfumes, skin care products and cleaners, patients who still did not see a reduction in symptoms were asked to eliminate foods that contain BOP-related chemicals. Such foods include chocolate, citrus fruits, ...

Arthroscopy for Ankles

...onal surgery in treating damaged ankles, including eliminating the need for large incisions. "To do anything in a joint requires that you are able to get in there, see what you're doing and manipulate tissue. The clear advantage of arthroscopy is that you do much less tissue damage in order to accomplish the wor...

Bypass Heart Surgery Performed Without General Anesthesia

...equires only 5-mm pin-size holes. We are basically eliminating incisions altogether, We are eliminating what is not necessary while maintaining the core of the procedure, which is the arterial revasculari...

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