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Drinking milk: Good or bad?

...ually caused heart disease or diabetes, but showed further research was needed. Bob Boyd, New Zealand’ Food S... though the study was an important contribution to further research, people concerned about heart disease would do better to get more exercise, quit smoking an...

Treatment for cholesterol-related illnesses likely with the discovery of receptor in mice

...apart from those patients suffering from CTX. They further added that CTX and other cholesterol-related illnesses could be treated or possibly even prevented with existing drugs like rifampicin and St. John's Wort, which do activate the PXR receptor in humans....

Bones repair themselves with bone marrow cells

...h in the case of bone damage. This bone growth was further improved dynamically by the researchers by 'sowing...in cell growth and bone mineral formation could be further improved by adapting the flow perfusion system or whether altering the rate at which the fluid is pu...

Stroke victims have new hope with activated protein C

... working in a completely unexpected way could spur further research to help develop treatments that reduce the lifelong disability often associated with stroke....

Herbal supplement ephedra posing threat to people's health

...ade to poison control centres in the US. This fact further gathered importance as, in the same year, products containing ephedra accounted for less than 1 per cent of herbal supplement sales in the US. Researchers concluded that their findings show that it is time for the supplement either to become subject ...

Sleepwalking linked to a gene

...family history of sleepwalking. He also added that further research was needed before scientists could develop an effective treatment for the condition....

New hope for spinal cord injury victims

...lm of a milestone in spinal cord repair that, with further research, could benefit the millions suffering from spinal cord injuries....

Safety of soy under suspicion

...ats were so severe that// researchers believe that further tests are needed to ensure it is safe for pregnant...udy is not conclusive, it highlighted the need for further research....

Blood pressure control with ACE inhibitor or diuretic?

...l blocker or an ACE inhibitor. Reid concluded that further research will lead to a situation where there will be specific recommendations for various groups of patients like the elderly, the diabetics, and the ethnic groups. He also stated that irrespective of the studies, the choice of agent that best suits...

Green tea beneficial in preventing osteoarthritis

... joint swelling and pain. The new discovery needs further testing on human volunteers. However, Sheffield University has already taken out a patent for the use of EGCG in treating osteoarthritis. Dr. Buttle concluded that while results have not yet been confirmed on human volunteers, there is no harm in dri...

A better test than cytology for Urinary Malignancy

...tter diagnostic characteristics than cytology, but further evaluation of these tests is warranted....

WHO Travel Advice to prevent spread of "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

... new data from China and Hong Kong to prevent the further international spread of SARS. In a press release t...k of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). ?A further release said that the new travel advice is intended to limit further international spread of SARS by...

Risk factor high for women who took HRT

... This increased the debate on the subject and that further research needs to be done....

Electrocardiograms plays a limited role

...ssessing four-year event-free echocardiography. On further analysis, stress survival, the negative predictive value of the two tests was similarly high....

Medicaid cuts leave patients in a lurch

.... This has led to the state government to seek for further Medicaid cuts. The physician across the country feel that these cuts would result in dire consequences for patient care. To add to the woes the Texas House of Representatives has cut off $3 billion from the Medicaid program, and this also includes ...

Scientists review SARS

...riod was correct but that epidemiologistsneeded to further study few cases that exceededthat limit.Information at the meeting affirmed that the principalway of spread of SARS is by droplets dispersed incoughs and sneezes among people with close contactwith an infected individual.Some evidence suggested that ...

Canada stunned as mad cow discovery leads to beef ban

...ellers to avoid. Steakhouse chains are bracing for further fall-out as Canadians stay away from eating beef.Above all, Canadian officials are trying to calm fears of the disease spreading to humans, as happened in Britain and Europe. "The risk to human health is low," insisted Dr Claude Levigne, a senior agr...

WHO Says Toronto Going Back on SARS-Affected List

...Toronto, health authorities scrambled to limit any further possible spread while investigating how eight probable new cases and 26 suspected cases slipped through upgraded monitoring and reaction systems designed to catch SARS. The new cases included two deaths, and another death of a patient sick for month...

Hope for 11 million children facing death from illnesses

...ition leading to ill-health and ill-health causing further deterioration of nutritional status often leading ...educed the rates of injuries in many countries but further work is required to broaden the range of effective interventions. Physical environment can be improv...

Best Drug for SARS

... Investigators say glycyrrhizin should be studied further for a potential role in the treatment of SARS patients. They write, "Of all the compounds, glycyrrhizin was the most active in inhibiting replication of the SARS-associated virus....

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