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Survival rates in breast cancer patients improved with "Dose Dense Chemotherapy"

...of their tumors, the women were assigned to one of four treatment regimens involving the standard chemothe...at the disease-free survival was 82 per cent after four years compared to 75 percent for those who received conventional therapy. This difference correspond...

Do you heed to healthy eating advice?

... study was that despite the fact that three out of four women and almost half of men said they knew they should eat five portions per day, it was found that women eat only 3.7 portions per day while men eat only 3.4 portions. People were also much more likely to eat fruit than vegetables. This study was ...

Good news for moderate alcohol drinkers!

...t was found that men who consumed alcohol three or four days a week had approximately two-thirds (68%) the risk of heart attack compared with men who drank less than once a week. Men who consumed alcohol five to seven days per week had slightly less (63%) risk. However, study data suggested that there was...

Stroke also in list of common childhood ailments

...rology at the University of California showed that four in 1000 newborns had a stroke. Dr. Donna said that many parents and neurologists are not aware of the risk of strokes in the very young. This results in the strokes being diagnosed late or not diagnosed at all. There is also very less knowledge abou...

Oxygen helps heal wounds

...treatment was carried out for 90-minute periods on four consecutive days, followed by three days of rest. ...treatment and there were no complications. Another four healed after undergoing surgery to repair the wound, while eleven others did not heal, and three pat...

Way out of winter depression

...from a specially designed box, helped three out of four of those with SAD. The light has to be as intense as the light outdoors just after dawn or before sunlight. The exposure needed for a therapeutic effect varies from 15 minutes to two hours a day. SAD, whether mild or severe, has serious implications ...

Lower chance of bone fracture with Vitamin D supplementation

...ither one capsule of Vitamin D3 or a placebo every four months for five years. They asked the participants to provide them with information on bone fractures// and any major illnesses. They found that those who were given the vitamin D3 capsule had a 22 per cent lower rate for first fracture at any site. ...

Treatment over a longer period for blood clotting

...mboembolism, major hemorrhage, and who died. After four years, researchers found that 37 of the 253 patients assigned to the placebo had recurrent venous thromboembolism, as compared with 14 of the 255 patients on the low-intensity warfarin. This indicated a risk reduction of 64 percent. Furthermore, majo...

Elevated homocysteine levels linked to congestive heart failure risk

... Those with the highest levels of homocysteine had four times the risk of heart failure compared to those with the lowest levels. Researchers also found that even those with so-called normal levels of homocysteine had an increased risk of heart failure. They also found the link was strongest for women. T...

A cup of coffee could hamper your diet

...red nondairy creamer (liquid) adds 80 calories and four grams// of fat (as much as a pat of butter). Two t...s of fat and 137 calories when whole milk is used; four grams of fat and 109 calories with low-fat milk; just under a half gram of fat and 80 calories with ...

Second hope for men with erectile dysfunction

...to Viagra, whose effect lasts for upto to three or four hours, with few men reporting effects upto 12 hours. The reason for the longer effect of the drugs is due to their longer 'half life'. Dr. Andrew McCullough, director of the sexual health and male infertility and microsurgery programs at New York Un...

Periodontal disease and oral cancer may be linked

...concluded that those with periodontal disease were four times more likely to have an oral cancer, and twice as likely to have a precancerous lesion. The study however, does not prove that periodontal infection causes oral cancer. But, if proved, then researchers believe that the scope for prevention and ...

Older women's heart health depends on location of fat

... up in// the arteries. The women were divided into four groups which consisted of lean women, women with low central fat and high peripheral fat, women with high central fat and low peripheral fat, and obese women with high levels of both kinds of fat. Central fat is carried around the abdomen while perip...

Capsaicin patches help reduce post-shingles pain

...h showed 33 per cent reduction in pain compared to four per centof those who were given a placebo....

Little sleep as bad as no sleep

...ipants divided into 4 groups. The first groupslept four hours a night for two weeks, the second group slept six hours a nightfor two weeks, the third group slept eight hours a night for the same period// andthe fourth group did not sleep at all for three consecutive days. Theparticipants were monitored to...

Viral encephalitis can cause more damage than already known

...were admitted toneurological intensive care, while four developed severe movement disorders liketremor, my... an average stay of 16 days. Out of these patients four still remain inintensive care, while two were transferred to chronic care and only one hasfully reco...

Guangdong health official says SARS can be prevented and treated

...tive masks and disinfecting patient rooms three to four times 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 patien...

SARS: India's drugs in demand

...have reported that order inquiries have gone up by four to five times from China and Southeast Asia, which forms the epicenter of the epidemic. China is turning to India at this stage as it traditionally meets some of its macrolide requirements. While medical practitioners are still struggling to find t...

Answer on SARS 3 to 4 weeks away

...lth Organization said that it should take three to four weeks for it to fully understands about SARS in China. Since mid-February, an international team from WHO has been working with the Beijing government and now WHO are a full partner with China in the investigation of SARS. China has 1,435 cases of se...

Hypertension lowered by Bedtime Dosing

...ening administration of guanabenz or clonidine for four weeks. The blood pressure lowering effects of the two drugs in the morning and evening were evaluated by patients// by monitoring themselves in their own homes. The patients were then sub-divided into different groups according to their evening blood...

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