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Aspirin - a drug after one’s own hear

...als of aspirin and other “antiplatelet” drugs that help to prevent blood clots confirmed that aspirin redu...aigent and his team found the treatment could also help prevent an initial heart attack or stroke in people at high risk because they suffer from diabetes, ...

Smoking Linked To Low Infant Birth Weight

...use of genetic susceptibility.// The finding could help medicine better determine the causes of low birth weight, though the researchers said they were not recommending at this point that women be screened for presence of the genes involved. "Our data demonstrate that a subgroup of pregnant women with c...

High vitamin A increases risk of hip fractures

...uch vitamin A inhibits the ability of Vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium, said lead author, Diane F...people should not stop taking multivitamins, which help lower the risk of other diseases. Instead, consumers might consider a multivitamin that supplies som...

Diet plays a role in kidney stones

...esearchers, lessening calcium in the diet does not help prevent the return of kidney stones. Kidney stones are made of a chemical called calcium oxalate and one approach to preventing this painful condition// is to reduce the amount of calcium in the diet. But since calcium is important for keeping a heal...

FDA approves drug for rare liver disease

...r disease have won the first drug that promises to help them live years longer. The drug, named Orfadin, amazingly is a failed weed killer that Swedish scientists discovered could fight a disease called hereditary tyrosinemia. "This is a real breakthrough drug," said Dr. Marlene Haffner of the U.S. Food...

Water regulation in humans

...sorb water through their kidneys. The finding may help to develop treatments for diabetes insipidus,an ailment that inhibits reabsorption of water causing frequent urination and emaciation.Water makes up 70% of the human body, and while certain cells need to absorb water quickly, other cells are relative...

Asprin aids in pregnancy

...velop pre-eclampsia.// Taking low-dose aspirin may help women have a successful pregnancy, say the researchers. The researchers reviewed more than 23 previous studies of more than 22,000 women to assess the benefits of anti-platelet drugs, of which low-dose aspirin is the most common. They found that wo...

Moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia

...mption of alcohol, which has already been shown to help prevent heart disease and strokes, may also ward off Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.// The study also found that it doesn't seem to matter what people drink - the effect is the same. Researchers say moderate alcohol consumption betwe...

Robots craft medical history

...gery (MIS).According to Computer Motion, Zeus will help decrease patient pain and trauma, and shorten convalescent periods. The company says using the Zeus system, surgeons have greater dexterity and precision. The system includes two holding instruments and another containing a laparoscope, or a tiny ca...

Take care of constipation

...bert Abbott, who led the research, said: "It could help us more effectively identify people with early or suspected disease or people at high risk of developing the disease in the future." The large study, part of the Honolulu Heart Program, looked at 5,324 patients aged between 50 and 80 who were followe...

Unpredictable Premature Birth

...ive birth to a premature baby. If we truly want to help more babies be born healthy and lead healthy lives, we need more research aimed at preventing prematurity from occurring in the first place....

Rubella nearly wiped out

...ctors ask patients about vaccinations, and perhaps help other countries with their vaccination programs. Infants in the United States are routinely immunized against rubella. And in the late 1970s, doctors also began vaccinating women of childbearing age. In 1989, the United States set a goal of eliminat...

A novel augmentation

...k was remarkably conspicuous and could in due time help scientists reduce the confidence on donors for uncommon organs....

GlaxoSmithKline To Cultivate Non-Smoking Environment

... part of its policy, along with providing teams to help in the transition. // Some of the corporate, which have negotiated for this 'no-smoking' environment, are Housing Development Finance Corporation, the Godrej group, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Siemens, Tata Power and The Associated Cement Co...

Risk Of Decongestants In Hypertensive Patients

...ssure, but according to Smaha, they're unlikely to help those looking for a decongestant....

Sensible drinking staves off strokes

... for stroke. Dr.Redahan led researchers said:"To help reduce your risk of stroke - watch your alcohol intake - that is no more than 2/3 units a day for women and 3/4 units a day for men. Don't drink every day and try to have at least a couple of alcohol-free days a week."...

Immune cells halt round in space

...ll capsule-shaped bacteria. The immune cells which help protect us from disease does not generally work the way they should in space travellers and it could be something to do with their shape. Researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) have been studying how immune cells behave in microgravity as ...

Diet, Sunlight connected to Breast Cancer Risk

...n this study. Some research suggests vitamin D may help ward off cancer. Thun noted that in the US, breast cancer rates are higher in the Northeast than in the Southwest, a pattern some suggest illustrates the role of sun exposure and vitamin D. But the possible effect of sunlight "has never been clear,"...

Herbal treatment not to be sneezed at

...r sufferers should be pointing to their garden for help and not trying to avoid it.// The study has found that a herbal treatment called butterbur is as effective as antihistamines with less side effects. A team headed by Andreas Schapowal, from the Allergy Clinic in Arizona gave 120 participants in Ari...

Vaccination to prevent strokes

...rain. The authors suggest that the vaccination may help prevent strokes by creating an impulse of the immune system. A total of 342 people took part in the study. They included 124 patients aged 60 and older who were admitted to a clinic for treatment following a stroke. For each stroke victim, two match...

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