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Fixing the way to a Man’s Heart

...ant reduction in their symptoms, so they're having fewer chest pains. Some have actually even stopped having chest pain." It is said that the new stem cell therapy is performed without the need for surgery and is meant to help the sickest of heart disease patients first. ...

Suppressing A Girls Height In Adolescence Could Lead to Fertility Problems

...y in later life. However researchers also say that fewer girls today are receiving this treatment, as tall stature in women has now gained greater social acceptance....

Understanding The Link Between Metabolic Syndrome And Drinking Patterns

...s of alcohol per day than to drink more alcohol on fewer days. More than 2,000 people were analyzed for the study , researchers say they found that drinkers in the highest category of intensity have a 60-percent greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome than those in the lowest category. Those at highe...

Genes Linked To Cigarette Addiction

...in the body longer, thus requiring people to smoke fewer cigarettes in order to satisfy their cravings. But this slower clearance also boosts brain exposure to nicotine, leading to a greater chance of becoming addicted....

Reducing Vertebral Fractures In Women

...archers report new vertebral fractures occurred in fewer patients in the strontium ranelate group than in the placebo group. Specifically, patients on the drug had 49-percent reduced risk in the first year of treatment and a 41-percent reduction during the three-year study. Researchers say at the end of th...

Monitoring Blood Pressure

... measuring ones blood pressure at home may lead to fewer blood pressure medications and slightly lower costs.// Researchers compared self-measurement at patients’ homes to conventional doctors’ office measurements of blood pressure for patients with high blood pressure. 400 patients with a diastolic blood...

New Compound Could Strengthen The Effect Of Chemotherapy

...ge and still get the same therapeutic results with fewer side effects or use the same drug dosage, which is now much more effective in its treatment. Most anti-cancer drugs work by causing cell damage, which ultimately kills the cancer cells. However, cancer cells are also prone to repair themselves and ...

Preventing Colon Cancer With Estrogen

...onsumed soy protein and developed colon cancer had fewer and smaller tumors than those mice that did not have soy protein. Thus researchers conclude saying that there are no known harmful side effects to eating soy protein but they say that it is more beneficial to eat the food and not the supplement....

Two Sessions Of Exercise A Week Could Help Elderly Patients

... should consider starting with lighter weights and fewer repetitions. Researchers feel as little as two sessions a week for older people could see results that include increases in strength, better mobility and better balance. Additionally, the increase in muscle mass will also increase their metabolic rat...

Preventing Colon Cancer With Estrogen

...onsumed soy protein and developed colon cancer had fewer and smaller tumors than those mice that did not have soy protein. Thus researchers conclude saying that there are no known harmful side effects to eating soy protein but they say that it is more beneficial to eat the food and not the supplement....

Raising Good Cholesterol Levels Found To Improve Heart Health

...overall cholesterol levels, higher HDL levels, and fewer cardiovascular problems than those taking a placebo. Since all lipid profiles improved, researchers say it is not clear whether the increase in HDL or the decrease in LDL ("bad" cholesterol) accounted for the positive changes in artery health. Thus ...

The Harmful Effects Of Secondhand Smoke

... 1.5-times higher risk and those exposed daily for fewer hours having about a two-times higher risk. The risk of developing other respiratory diseases like COPD or cancer of the larynx were lower, but still significant and former smokers were found to be more affected by secondhand exposure than nonsmoke...

Understanding The Link Between Movement And Metabolism

...rage, about 150 minutes more each day and burn 350 fewer calories than lean people do. 20 participants were followed 24 hours a day with a movement-monitoring system that included embedded sensors in customized, data-logging undergarments. According to researchers the lack of NEAT in obese patients doesn'...

Higher Statin Dose Safely Reduces Stroke and Cardiac Arrest

.../ cholesterol-lowering drug is safe and results in fewer cardiovascular events. The study included 10,000 heart disease patients. They initially took 10 milligrams of atorvastatin (Lipitor) a day to get their LDL-cholesterol levels down to 130 milligrams per deciliter a day or lower. Then, half of the pat...

Damaged Heart Rejuvenated By Stem Cells

...e, replenished interior wall, little scarring, and fewer signs of the death of heart tissue. In contrast, the hearts that were treated with a placebo showed a decline in the function and health of the heart. In conclusion, embryonic stem cells can contribute to a stable beneficial outcome on the function ...

Light Cigarettes - Not So Light?

...ng // themselves by thinking that they are getting fewer cancer-causing substances from smoking “light” or “ultra-light” cigarettes. No significant difference was found in the amount of these dangerous byproducts in smokers’ urine, regardless of the type of cigarettes they smoked nor there was any differ...

Excess physical activity can induce stress fracture in adolescent girls

...racture than the girls doing physical activity for fewer hours per week. The study also showed that adolescent girls who worked out for less than 16 hours per week had more chance of engaging in disorderly eating practices to control weight gain. For the girls who had vigorous activity for 16 or more hour...

Epilepsy surgery to help child development

...ere seizure free, while the rest had substantially fewer seizures, with only 8% failure rate. Most children developed normally after the surgery, with the gain being most prominent being that of 15 or more points in the IQ. The researchers concluded that although postoperative recovery also may show delay...

Married men fare better after surgery in prostrate cancer treatment

...ery than their loner counterparts. Married men had fewer fears about their well being after surgery than men who did not have the support of a partner. The research which is slated to come out in the July issue of journal Cancer, says that prostrate surgery results were better for men with their support o...

Improved procedure to do laproscopic esophagectomy discovered

...ues, and esophageal disease other than cancer with fewer complications. Researchers are confident that the rate of survivors from this procedure will be higher than the rate for open surgical procedures for the same cause. The scientists have presented their invention to meeting of European Association o...

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