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Identifying The Risk For Kidney Infection

... infections in women younger than 50 are linked to frequent sexual intercourse (more than three times per week), having a new sexual partner the previous year, and recent spermicide use. The infections were also linked to having a recent urinary tract infection or having a mother with a history of urinary tra...

Is Surgery The Only Solution To Backache?

...a quick recovery from back surgery are depression, frequent headaches, use of tobacco and a low education level. The effect of these factors seems much stronger than preexisting conditions of cardiac problems and arthritis. Patients with multiple problems, health wise or otherwise, had more difficulty in comi...

Freedom From Nagging Pricks For Diabetic Kids ?

...out that it might be an effective replacement for frequent skin-puncture blood sampling. The study involved 46 children, 15 under age 7 and the rest between ages 7 and 17 and was focused on how the children responded to the device. All the children wore the device on their forearm, ankle, or upper arm for tw...

Transmission Of Infectious Disease On Planes Analyzed

...Thus researchers say their evidence points to more frequent recirculation of cabin air. Some studies in the p...n researchers suggest that simple measures such as frequent hand washing, which has been proven to reduce the transmission of airborne and other infectious dise...

Working in shifts may cause damage to your health

...e healthy benefit out of the situation is to avoid frequent change of shifts to allow the body clock to settle down. However the scientists also feel that there may not be a blanket solution for all, and the results will vary with the state of health of the workers concerned. Reference: New Scientist, issue ...

Shrinking bladder with age is a thing of past

...dvice. The characteristics of such a condition are frequent urination, urgent need to urinate, and for some, urine incontinence or inability to control urination resulting in urine leakage. The scientists of the research published their results in the annual meeting of the American Urological Association. R...

In Early Epilepsy Delay in medications Recommended

...r study on 1,400 patients suffering from seizures, frequent or infrequent, half of whom were assigned to immediate treatment with anti-epileptic drugs while the other half had their treatment deferred till their medical practitioner said so. The results of the trials indicated that immediate treatment had be...

Delay medicine for early epilepsy, says scientists

...r study on 1,400 patients suffering from seizures, frequent or infrequent, half of whom were assigned to immediate treatment with anti-epileptic drugs while the other half had their treatment deferred till their medical practitioner said so. The results of the trials indicated that immediate treatment had be...

Lower risk of cardiovascular disease from tight glucose control

...jections a day or an insulin pump that follows the frequent self-monitoring for the blood glucose levels. The results had showed that for the participants who had an intensive treatment of glucose control had almost fifty percent less incidence of cardiovascular events like heart attacks, stroke, angina and ...

Breakthrough in cancer therapy

...known as chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA), is a frequent side effect of cancer therapy and is often very distressing for patients at a vulnerable time in their lives.// Currently, there is no effective way to stop this type of hair loss. The only way doctors can attempt to minimise hair loss is to fit pat...

New Blood Thinner Pill - First Potential Alternative to Warfarin in 50 years

...ots. It acts more quickly and does not require the frequent blood testing of warfarin, also known as Coumadin. According to the study it has shown a reduce the risk of blood clots by one-quarter after knee replacement surgery, and substantially cut the long-term risk of another clot developing in patients w...

Success Of Preventable High-Risk HPV Infections With Vaccines May Vary

...terparts in sub-Saharan Africa. HPV16 was twice as frequent as any other high-risk type in all regions except sub-Saharan Africa, where HPV35 was equally common. Dr Clifford states: “The proportion of high-risk HPV infections preventable by a vaccine for HPV16 or HPV18 might vary by region, being highest in ...

All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy

...s rate. The present study has addressed the most frequent injuries and illnesses such as musculoskeletal disorders (35%) followed by cuts and bruises (25%). Previous studies have already explored relationship of working hours to heart disease, fatigue, stress, depression, chronic infections, diabetes, gener...

New Vaccine Targeted At Effective Treatment Against Tuberculosis

... which, however, fails to protect against the most frequent form of disease, pulmonary tuberculosis in adults. Moreover, multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis strains are on the rise, which cannot be treated by first-line drugs. A more efficient vaccine is urgently needed for control of this global threat. A new...

Obesity, diabetes in pregnant women affects babies

...es. "Diabetes is a wonderful affection, not very frequent among men, being a melting down of the flesh and limbs into urine…. The patients never stop making water, but the flow is incessant, as if from the opening of acqueducts. The nature of the disease, then, is chronic, and it takes a long period to form...

Ovarian cancer risk reduced by regular exercise

...te of breast cancer and colon cancer was also less frequent among those who exercised. The study, which surveyed the exercise habits of nearly 28,000 men and women, has been the first indicate a link between exercise and a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer. However, walking fast, cycling or running has...

Marijuana-Derived Drug Promises Hope In Treating Bladder Infection

... the bladder and pelvic area; and an urgent and/or frequent need to urinate. // Additionally, the bladder wall may become scarred or irritated, and pinpoint bleeding may appear on the bladder wall. There appears to be no definitive treatment for interstitial cystitis. The therapy usually employed frequently...

Early Detection Of Prostate Cancer For Complete Recovery From Prostate Cancer

...uch as increased frequency, urgency or hesitancy), frequent night time urination, painful urination and blood in the urine. Many treatment options are available for treatment of prostate cancer, prostate cancer can be easily cured if detected early and therapy is started. The treatment options depend up on t...

Dental Cysts Can Cause Infections In Head And Neck

...ution were due to dentigerous cysts, which is more frequent than expected. Therefore, dentigerous cysts need to be considered as a possible underlying cause when treating head and neck infections. They therefore recommend that unless there is an obvious source of infection, a CT scan should be part of the wo...

Drinking, Smoking And Unhealthy Food Linked To Mouth Cancer In Young People

...althy foods by young//. The survey points out that frequent check up of mouths by dentist or physician is requ...ed to be done by the young, as early detection and frequent examination will diagnose early symptoms of cancer which could be helpful for curing mouth cancer. ...

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