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SARS-Free Taiwan to Mark End Phase of Global Fight

...e the common cold, quickly spread to 30 countries, helped by global travel, and prompted the WHO to issue a global alert in March. Its virulence startled the health community which is still trying to establish its origin and how it is spread. The fact that it jumps from one infected person to another easily...

Teens' vitamin D deficiency an epidemic

...its contributed to a vitamin D deficiency that has helped weaken the 18-year-old's bones and left him prone to fractures.//Doctors say it's an often overlooked problem that may affect millions adolescents. Often undetected and untreated, vitamin D deficiency puts them at risk for stunted growth and debilita...

Black tea said to lower cholesterol

...ealth benefits are among several factors that have helped boost tea consumption in the last decade. Consumers also have been flooded with newer shapes, sizes and flavors that have made their way beyond traditional supermarkets and into drug and convenience stores. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agr...

New Drug to Stop Gambling!

...urges. Jeff says the drug changed his life. "It's helped my relationship with my wife, because I'm not lying to her anymore, covering things up or making excuses and draining our bank account. So, it's changed it in many, many ways." And that's something he can bet on. However experts say the drug can cau...

Senate assures ban on smoking

... determined to preserve that competitive advantage helped doom a House attempt to lift the ban last month. B...ill, and the idea's inclusion in a broader measure helped push it through last night. "Modernizing the marketplace by allowing Sunday sales will bring consum...

Finding relief from Excruciating Headaches a challenge

...aine lasting nearly a month.Medication and a tutor helped her make it to graduation. But, now a freshman at St. Cloud State University, she's still missing some classes and making at least one trip a month to the emergency room, where she's given narcotic drugs that help her sleep. "And that's a good month...

‘Protein’ Produced By Overstressed Heart Muscle a Strong Indicator Of Heart Diseae

...e's levels in ER patients with shortness of breath helped doctors more quickly decide whether patients had heart failure. It was also found to reduce treatment costs and hospital stay. Doctors believe a gradually failing heart tries to protect itself by secreting more and more of the peptide, which dilates ...

Two drugs Mays Be Better Than One For Prostate Enlargement

...of more than 3,000 men in the five-year study were helped by the combination therapy.Researchers believe this therapy is a long-term treatment and could help many men avoid surgery.Specialists says a few men did experience side effects but none were dangerous, and they went away after the patient stopped ta...

New Treatment To Raise Good Cholesterol

...vels, also known as good cholesterol. Statins have helped improve the outcomes of patients at risk for heart disease. They are commonly used to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol. One potential therapeutic target is a low level of good cholesterol. In fact, a low level of good choleste...

Viagra Also Found To Be Effective For Treatment of Lung Diseases

...res for pulmonary hypertension, the new drugs have helped improve the outlook for patients. Drug manufacturers say they would sell a pulmonary hypertension drug under a different name and in a different form from Viagra to prevent prescription errors. Investigators in the clinical trials said the drug was...

Laser Surgery for Allergy

... should be only be offered to patients who are not helped by standard anti allergy prescription drugs....

Embryonic Cells Might Prevent Parkinson’s Disease From Worsenin

...es. Researchers believe the cell implants may have helped stabilize the brains of the patients who received them, suggesting the treatment could keep Parkinson’s disease from worsening. Specialists say that this is an important beginning and they suggest additional studies in the area may one day lead to “...

Public Defibrillators Found To Improve Survival Rate

...d characteristics of heart attack victims who were helped by volunteers in the two groups. Volunteers trained in CPR alone helped 107 patients. Fifteen survived to the point they were discharged from the hospital. Volunteers train...

Easier Tests To Detect Tuberculosis

...ample of sputum. Researchers found the string test helped to detect more cases of tuberculosis than did sputum induction alone. Thus researchers say more straightforward diagnostic procedures are needed to help reverse the somber tuberculosis statistics....

Relief From Asthma With New Combo Therapy

...It was also observed that the bud/form combination helped maintain a reduction in asthma attacks severe enough to require medical attention, using a corticosteroid dose that was one-fourth the amount in the budesonide/terbutaline combo. Another positive finding from the study was that there was no evidence ...

New Tooth Paste Is Here To Fill In Dental Cavities

...d merged with the natural enamel and the paste had helped in making the teeth stronger. The only problem with the paste is the fact that it may cause inflammation when comes in direct contact with the gums. Link: http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v433/n7028/abs/433819a_fs.h...

Improving Lighting Could Bring About A Change In Alzheimer's Patients

... morning and Melatonin, in turn, improved mood and helped individuals sleep better at night. Researchers say as we get older, less light penetrates our eyes hence older people need three- to five-times more light than young adults. Studies have shown that one can improve their mood and sleep patterns most...

Computer System To Predict Deep Vein Thrombosis

...rombosis can be averted. The computer program had helped in alerting hospitals to the risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in 41% of the cases. The researchers are of the opinion that such a computer aided program will help the medics to use more of prophylaxis or prevention of a disease like...

Supplement Of CLA May Reduce Body Fat

...lts is not only acceptable to the body but it also helped in reducing body weight and may help in maintaining the body fat mass in the longer time phase. However experts are of the opinion that the results are not sufficient to use triglycerides or CLA supplements as medication for weight loss in obese adu...

Onions to prevent osteoporosis

...o the peptide GPCS. The treatment with the peptide helped in controlling the bone loss by preventing the loss of bone minerals like calcium. The results prove that onion does have a significant effect on osteoporosis. However how far this treatment can be adapted for humans is something that only further ...

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