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Less sleep:more risk for heart attack in women

...earch study has shown that women who slept five or fewer hours were more likelier to have a heart attack th...an. Researchers found that women who sleep five or fewer hours have an 82 percent higher risk of heart attack than those who get the suggested eight hours, e...

Care with a touch!

...vided. Patients receiving massage therapy also had fewer central nervous system or neurological complications. The study's positive results however, must be taken with a pinch of salt, as there were other aspects, like high patient withdrawal(27 dropouts from the initial target of 88) and unhappiness of pa...

Oxygen helps heal wounds

...peculate, might be easier to administer// and have fewer unwanted side effects. For their study, they tested topical oxygen application on 58 wounds in 32 patients, who were followed up between one to eight months after treatment ended. The oxygen was locally administered to the wound site through a gas-i...

New fertility drug development techniques by Organon

...l collaboration. This longer active life will mean fewer injections for the infertile patient, making the treatment less difficult// and more patient-friendly. The company indicated that a long-acting form of the genetically-produced fertility drug, Puregon(rFSH), has moved into the dose-finding phase of i...

Type of inhaler used in asthma treatment crucial

...less use of rescue medication for asthma symptoms, fewer courses of steroids and less courses of antibiotics for respiratory infections prescribed to this group....

Lower chance of bone fracture with Vitamin D supplementation

...nal, older people taking vitamin D supplements had fewer bone fractures than expected. The researchers from Cambridge, UK, identified a group of 2,686 people aged 65 to 85 living in the community. They sent either one capsule of Vitamin D3 or a placebo every four months for five years. They asked the parti...

Chance of water births being urged for mums-to-be

...more, women who have waterbirths also tend to have fewer interventions, and shorter labours. A survey conducted by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) has revealed that while 90 per cent of women are aware of the benefits of using water during labour and birth, more than 60 per cent are not being given the...

Cosmetic plastic surgery for a youthful healthy look

...bining smaller procedures for quicker recovery and fewer risks. Facial contouring with chin and cheek implants, gentle liposuction done on the neck to eliminate sagging, and a chemical peel around the eyes to remove crow's-feet are some of the facial techniques being used to give patients a healthier look....

Platinum for the Eye: A new facial palsy implant

.... Also, these implants lead to better results with fewer complications compared to standard rigid gold implants....

Guangdong health official says SARS can be prevented and treated

...mes a day. Hospitals that were well ventilated had fewer infections than others, he said. Treatments that have proven to be effective include early use of hormones, which caused patients fevers to quickly drop, and respirators, which helped patients rapidly recover. China is the worst affected nation in t...

Drop in global deaths from measles

... from measles in 2000 and this is about 11 percent fewer than in the previous year. Data on deaths beyond 2000 was not available. The WHO is concentrating its efforts in Africa and Southeast Asia, the two regions hardest hit by measles and hopes to cut the number of annual measles deaths to 437,500 by 20...

Antidepressant Helps Relieve Hot Flashes

...the study.Women who took an inert placebo also had fewer hot flashes, though the improvement was not as great as with the drug, which cut hot flashes to a median of 3.8 per day from 7.1 per day in women taking a relatively low daily dosage of 12.5 milligrams of Paxil. Paxil and other antidepressants know...

Drugs Deter Heart Disease for Transplant Patients

...ups, those in the fluvastatin group did experience fewer fatal and nonfatal heart attacks -- 70 vs. 104. This finding is similar to results from studies of statin use in other populations. Researchers conclude fluvastatin may be beneficial in reducing the heart disease risk common in kidney transplant pat...

Vitamin D Wipes out Cancer Cells

...cells, researchers have modified EB 1089 so it has fewer side effects. Lead researcher says these results are very encouraging. She adds, "We are eager to push ahead to clinical trials with breast cancer treatments in humans." EB 1089 is now in clinical trials in Europe for the treatment of cancer, but ...

Easier Dialysis for Kids

...ildren more safely. The machine’s efficiency means fewer alarms, which means a better night’s sleep for everyone. While Maya waits for a kidney transplant, this machine keeps her alive, and her family keeps her spirits up.Another advantage of the machine is that it has a computer chip that allows doctors ...

Gene Mutation Causes Ovarian Failure

...es. As the gene-altered mice aged, the females had fewer and smaller litters. By 15 weeks, which is comparable to early adulthood in a woman, they were sterile. In addition, in the ovaries of the gene-altered mice, the follicles that contain eggs were activated earlier and more widely than in the normal m...

Skip Breakfast, Get Fat

...half as likely to be fat as those who ate three or fewer times a day. The difference may have something to do with fewer spikes in blood sugar levels among the frequent eaters. Insulin levels go up when blood sugar rises,...

Benefits of Eating Whole Grains, Fruits and Vegetables

...rain contains only the endosperm and thus provides fewer nutrients than whole grains. For this study, researchers used information from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. The research included data on more than 15,000 people. The participants filled out a food frequency questionnaire to determ...

Extra hormone found to cut appetite by a third

...nch. After the PYY dose, the obese ate 30 percent fewer calories than they did after the dummy solution. The lean people ate 31 percent less. The PYY continued to curb their appetites for 12 hours, with the obese eating 26 percent less and the lean eating about 34 percent less, based on food diaries they ...

Reducing Medication Errors

... the control wards." They say there are definitely fewer medication errors, but they did not see a decrease in adverse drug events. The cost and effectiveness need to be studied further before this method should be adopted....

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