Two New Studies Back Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention
... history of nonmelanoma skin cancer, any amount of extra sun exposure would be inadvisable. The meta-analysis on colorectal cancer includes data from the Women's Health Initiative, which had shown in 2006 that a low dose of vitamin D did not protect against colorectal cancer within seven years of follow-...Coffee: Is It Good or Bad for You?
...feine can increase blood pressure. Some people are extra sensitive to even slight amounts of caffeine. For most people, it appears that a moderate daily intake of coffee -- two to four cups -- doesn’t seem to hurt and may even help. Source-Newswie SRM...'Cancer Prevention' - In Your Hands
...rofessionals and policy decision-makers, to go the extra mile towards inculcating healthy lifestyle habits in children, so that they grow up to be healthy adults. Tobacco and Cancer: A smoke-free environment forms the basic premise of any cancer prevention programme. Nearly 30% of all cancer deaths ...A Protein in Brain Cells Controls Obesity: Research
... What’s more, the mice that were treated to make extra SH2B1 didn’t become obese or lose their ability to respond to leptin signals even after being fed a high-fat diet that caused those effects in other mice. “Obesity, whether in mice or humans, is the product of an altered balance between energy int...TEMPE Spray Delays Ejaculation
...ine, managed to delay ejaculation by just under an extra four minutes after using the product" reports Professor Wallace Dinsmore from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. "Meanwhile the control group, who were prescribed a placebo (dummy) spray, increased their penetration to ejaculation time by just o...Melioidosis Disease Warning After Heavy Desert Rain
...ours, locals and visitors have been warned to take extra care when coming into contact with muddy soil. The experts said that the dirt could contain the potentially life-threatening disease melioidosis, caused by bacteria found in surface water and mud after heavy rain. It can also become airborne durin...Doctors Role in Preventing STD
... the team found that simple patient referral, with extra information about the infection and its treatment that the patient can give to their partners, seemed to be as effective as patient delivered partner therapy. Involving patients with sexually transmitted infections in shared responsibility for the ...Informing Partners Can Help Cut Sexually Transmitted Infections
... the team found that simple patient referral, with extra information about the infection and its treatment that the patient can give to their partners, seemed to be as effective as patient delivered partner therapy. Involving patients with sexually transmitted infections in shared responsibility for the ...New Pill for Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
...US drug company Novacea lived for an average of an extra nine months longer than those taking chemotherapy drug taxotere alone, reported the online edition of BBC News. The pill delivers a concentrated dose of the vitamin without running the risk of side effects from an overdose, it said. Nick James,......'The idea is that pharmacists won't have to do any extra work,' Dr. Guion says. 'When the prescription come... will automatically generate. It won't require any extra keystrokes.' He is testing an early version of the program in an independent North Carolina pharma...Is Growth Hormone – a Key to Longevity
...arches have found that men injected with GH gained extra muscle, and bone density, and lost fat. Though the researchers admitted that their study was far from definitive, they suggested the effect was 'equivalent in magnitude to the changes incurred during 10 to 20 years of ageing.' GH is critical to pr...One-time Melanoma Screening Appears to Be Cost-effective for Elderly People
.... They then assessed the cost in dollars for every extra year of life gained (the cost-effectiveness) from melanoma screening by a dermatologist. 'We considered the following four screening strategies: background screening only; that is, skin examination at a routine non-dermatologist physician visit, fo...Social Care for Elders to Be Limited
...own (the chancellor), will not provide significant extra funding for social care before 2010. The best older people could hope for is to ensure the situation does not deteriorate. My message to the chancellor is: please give as much attention to the state of care for older people as you are giving to keepi...A Laboratory Filtration System Kills 100 Percent Of Dangerous Microbes In Water
... Free radicals are atoms or molecules that have an extra electron in dire need of a partner (they obtain the partner by stripping it from a nearby atom, damaging the "victim" in the process). In large quantities, the radicals can destroy toxic chemicals and even bombard bacteria to death or irreparably dam...Better Healthcare for 100 Villages - Courtesy Indian American Physicians
...ma prostate (both of the cancer family) would have extra attention. These diseases are quite curable but mortalities occur due to the late detection of these diseases. "We hope our expertise would help these people in rural India to live a longer and productive life. We have decided to address those types...New Biotech Drugs to Aid in Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
...eived a placebo. Those who took the drug showed an extra period of around 3 months in delay of tumor growth. The results were so effective that doctors are now thinking of placing the control patients on the drug. Yet side effects of the drugs persist and can be severe in some patients. They include ski...Nine Ways to Relieve Joint Stress
...and Clinic. 1.Control your weight. Obesity puts extra stress on weight-bearing joints, such as the back, hips, knees and feet. 2. Be aware of body position, using good posture to protect your back and the joints of your legs and feet. Whenever possible, sit down to perform a job instead of standing. Ch...Young obese girls might develop heart problems later
...oung age. Girls in the age group of 9-12 should be extra careful about their eating pattern as obesity developed during// this period is very difficult to get knocked off. Increased blood pressure, erratic levels of triglycerides and cholesterol are some of the indications of child obesity. In a paper pu...... for instance, earlier research had indicated that extra vitamin C and Zinc could rub cold the wrong way; but research in this area is still inconsistent. Zicam, well-known distributors of zinc combined cold treatment, have been on a roller coaster ride off late. Zicam became popular after its product help......Professor Horner. "As well as being virtually no extra work for the dentist, the diagnosis does not depend on patients being aware that they are at risk of the disease. Just by introducing a simple tool and getting healthcare professionals working together, around two in five sufferers undertaking routin...